From an RX-8 to this
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It was not my first choice, I went to look at a Nissan GT-R with my two kids who are 6 and 8, but the room in the back of the GT-R was non existent for them. Decided to test drive this after looking at a AM DB9 which was also too small. I was sold on the RS6 the first time I put my foot down!
Otispunkmeyer said:
Wowzers
Excellent purchase!
Man you have gone from a fairly fast car (with slightly feeble torque) to a car with a hyperspace button for an accelerator pedal!
Enjoy that beauty!
That sums it up in a nutshell. I warmed the RX8 up today and wish I had not. i want my memories of it to be untarnished. I loved it while I had it and the handling is still sublime, it is just nowhere near the same league as this. I am still in awe of the RS6Excellent purchase!
Man you have gone from a fairly fast car (with slightly feeble torque) to a car with a hyperspace button for an accelerator pedal!
Enjoy that beauty!
I've been working in the same industry for 28 years (Oil Exploration, Offshore). I finally decided to spend some money on myself. I'm 47 soon and don't want to be too old to appreciate something like this. Strangely, my ambition was to have a Boxster by 50. I really do not know what I am gonna do to top this. Any suggestions are welcome...
scorchio said:
oooooooooooooooooooooooooft, there is a few of these going about in aberdeen inc a kinda wierd primer grey coloured one that sits at the airport fire station, good choice mate and nogaro blue to boot.
P.s pwduncan do you mind if i send you a wee email to ask some advice as i am in the oil industry too
No problem mate, go ahead. I will help if I canP.s pwduncan do you mind if i send you a wee email to ask some advice as i am in the oil industry too
Mastodon2 said:
Saw your car parked next to mine again this evening, what a stunner. Give those tailpipes a clean though 
would you believe me if I told you I cleaned the whole car this morning? The tips and alloys don't stay clean long at all. I've done almost a thousand miles in 8 days just having fun.
PaulFontaine,
That is a very good point. The RX-8 is hard car to maintain speed in with it's high revving nature - very similar to a VTEC, it makes you work a lot to keep it on the 'bubble'. The chassis really could handle a lot more power though and there is always the feeling of what could have been. The RS6 is absolutely brutal, there is no other word for it. There is very little about that can keep up with it, certainly nothing I have seen in the two weeks of ownership and a few have tried. The stopping power is vast - and it needs to be, this is a heavy car but the weight is disguised very well. They are very different creatures but I think the most telling point is that I have only been out in the RX-8 once since buying the RS6 and it really did feel slow. I am loathe to let it go, but it will never thrill me again..
That is a very good point. The RX-8 is hard car to maintain speed in with it's high revving nature - very similar to a VTEC, it makes you work a lot to keep it on the 'bubble'. The chassis really could handle a lot more power though and there is always the feeling of what could have been. The RS6 is absolutely brutal, there is no other word for it. There is very little about that can keep up with it, certainly nothing I have seen in the two weeks of ownership and a few have tried. The stopping power is vast - and it needs to be, this is a heavy car but the weight is disguised very well. They are very different creatures but I think the most telling point is that I have only been out in the RX-8 once since buying the RS6 and it really did feel slow. I am loathe to let it go, but it will never thrill me again..
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