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Well that was a wild 18 months - I went from a Nissan GT-R to a Boxster Spyder to an F430 to a 430 Scuderia and back to a Spyder.
Says a lot about the Spyder that after fulfilling my idea of the ultimate car (Scuderia) I'm back in the bucket seat and ready to stow "that" roof (record on last Spyder was under two minutes)and hit the road.
Nearly went for a GT-R, got tempted by an M3, considered a Cayman R but the Spyder won.
Platinum silver with a big spec, sufficiently different to my first one. Can't wait!
Says a lot about the Spyder that after fulfilling my idea of the ultimate car (Scuderia) I'm back in the bucket seat and ready to stow "that" roof (record on last Spyder was under two minutes)and hit the road.
Nearly went for a GT-R, got tempted by an M3, considered a Cayman R but the Spyder won.
Platinum silver with a big spec, sufficiently different to my first one. Can't wait!
Beaver said:
Well that was a wild 18 months - I went from a Nissan GT-R to a Boxster Spyder to an F430 to a 430 Scuderia and back to a Spyder.
Says a lot about the Spyder that after fulfilling my idea of the ultimate car (Scuderia) I'm back in the bucket seat and ready to stow "that" roof (record on last Spyder was under two minutes)and hit the road.
Nearly went for a GT-R, got tempted by an M3, considered a Cayman R but the Spyder won.
Platinum silver with a big spec, sufficiently different to my first one. Can't wait!
Can you enlighten us as to why the Spyder takes your fancy as opposed to the others?Says a lot about the Spyder that after fulfilling my idea of the ultimate car (Scuderia) I'm back in the bucket seat and ready to stow "that" roof (record on last Spyder was under two minutes)and hit the road.
Nearly went for a GT-R, got tempted by an M3, considered a Cayman R but the Spyder won.
Platinum silver with a big spec, sufficiently different to my first one. Can't wait!
Please.
Zp said:
Can you enlighten us as to why the Spyder takes your fancy as opposed to the others?
Please.
OK...Please.
M3 too common, especially in north London, didn't drive one though.
GT-R I really like, but as soon as I drove one I remembered my experience of the one I had before, which is that it is supremely capable down a B road, but you HAVE to be REALLY pushing it to enjoy the experience, and that will (probably) lead to an accident. If you want to have a car that will annihilate pretty much any other car on the same road, it's great. But at 2/3rds pace I find it's a bit sterile, and I don't want to have to go mad to get the rush from it.
Cayman R is too expensive right now - £60k if you configure a fairly light spec, although one OPC does have a demonstrator for £47k that's almost perfect spec. However, they are of course broadly similar to the Spyder but I prefer the looks, think it is more likely to remain a "special" variant, and might as well have the option of taking the roof off.
Beaver said:
Well that was a wild 18 months - I went from a Nissan GT-R to a Boxster Spyder to an F430 to a 430 Scuderia and back to a Spyder.
Says a lot about the Spyder that after fulfilling my idea of the ultimate car (Scuderia) I'm back in the bucket seat and ready to stow "that" roof (record on last Spyder was under two minutes)and hit the road.
Nearly went for a GT-R, got tempted by an M3, considered a Cayman R but the Spyder won.
Platinum silver with a big spec, sufficiently different to my first one. Can't wait!
you have been a busy-beaver!!!Says a lot about the Spyder that after fulfilling my idea of the ultimate car (Scuderia) I'm back in the bucket seat and ready to stow "that" roof (record on last Spyder was under two minutes)and hit the road.
Nearly went for a GT-R, got tempted by an M3, considered a Cayman R but the Spyder won.
Platinum silver with a big spec, sufficiently different to my first one. Can't wait!
Beaver said:
Zp said:
Can you enlighten us as to why the Spyder takes your fancy as opposed to the others?
Please.
OK...Please.
M3 too common, especially in north London, didn't drive one though.
GT-R I really like, but as soon as I drove one I remembered my experience of the one I had before, which is that it is supremely capable down a B road, but you HAVE to be REALLY pushing it to enjoy the experience, and that will (probably) lead to an accident. If you want to have a car that will annihilate pretty much any other car on the same road, it's great. But at 2/3rds pace I find it's a bit sterile, and I don't want to have to go mad to get the rush from it.
Cayman R is too expensive right now - £60k if you configure a fairly light spec, although one OPC does have a demonstrator for £47k that's almost perfect spec. However, they are of course broadly similar to the Spyder but I prefer the looks, think it is more likely to remain a "special" variant, and might as well have the option of taking the roof off.
Beaver said:
silver with a big spec
any excuse for a pic of mine 
I love this car. Unfortunately only get to use it 2-3 days a month atm (due to it being impractical for my work and family), but had it out today for a decent blast with a mates 7GT3 RS.1
I like changing my cars regularly and am finding it hard to know what to swap for this time. I did consider a 1M, but after today i just don't think the BMW will deliver like the Spyder does. My only criticism is the rubber it's on - not sure if it's the weight distribution of the car, or the Michelin Pilot's, but even in the slightest of damp surfaces the back end loses grip seemingly too easy. The GT3 i had inspired more confidence in the wet
Dry surface.... grips like a b
d thoughall2ofme said:
That's a seriously drool-worthy list in your My Garage section, Beaver. Excellent work!
Indeed. Just out of curiousity how does the Spyder compare to the super cars you have had? I am seriously considering a Spyder at the minute, there is one for sale locally that I may take a look at. Its even in the right colour.Thom987 said:
Indeed. Just out of curiousity how does the Spyder compare to the super cars you have had? I am seriously considering a Spyder at the minute, there is one for sale locally that I may take a look at. Its even in the right colour.
It gets close for specialness, but much more useable and much less expensive to own. You tend to overlook things like build quality when you have a Ferrari, it's enough to have the prancing horse on the steering wheel most of the time. They definitely don't have the engineered integrity of Porsche.It's impossible to compare to the Scuderia, very different altogether, and I know I probably won't own another car quite like it. However, as I said before I've come back to a Spyder and I know it will give a lot of enjoyment.
Zyp said:
rob.kellock said:
Hey Phooey, I see you and Zippy made it onto the front cover of Porsche Post this month. Well, your cars did anyway!
Outside a rather large house (that'd be mine 
)?Great day with the shotguns.
Other than joining PCGB, how can I acquire a copy?
Great day of shooting. Even better at the end of the day when they announced the winning team!
Phooey said:
Beaver said:
silver with a big spec
any excuse for a pic of mine I love this car. Unfortunately only get to use it 2-3 days a month atm (due to it being impractical for my work and family), but had it out today for a decent blast with a mates 7GT3 RS.1
I like changing my cars regularly and am finding it hard to know what to swap for this time. I did consider a 1M, but after today i just don't think the BMW will deliver like the Spyder does. My only criticism is the rubber it's on - not sure if it's the weight distribution of the car, or the Michelin Pilot's, but even in the slightest of damp surfaces the back end loses grip seemingly too easy. The GT3 i had inspired more confidence in the wet
Dry surface.... grips like a bd though
Phooey said:
Great day of shooting. Even better at the end of the day when they announced the winning team!
Zyp - you can have mine if you like, PM me your address and I'll post it to you.
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