LP550-2 v LP560 -4

[aspirated]

kbf1981 said:

The 550 is a very lairy car, loads of grip in the dry, much less in the wet. Manual gearbox is very smooth.

Just wondering, is your LP550 orange...? Think I may have seen it around

[andrew]

GRBF430F1 said:

Wow. Off to find myself a manual 2WD then. Got to be a good long term investment

did you manage to find a car in the end ?

[GRBF430F1]

andrew said:

did you manage to find a car in the end ?

I did but it was a LP570-4 Performante in the end. I didn't think I would be able to extract the same degree of performance from the 2 WD version and there were no manuals out there.

Well chuffed with the new car and think it was the better choice for me on balance

[kbf1981]

mondie said:

The weight difference must be ~50kg between the two, so not insignificant?

LP550 is 1350kg from memory. It's a light car for the engine size / power. Power also wasn't detuned from chatting to people who've dyno'd them. Same power as the 560 etc.

[kbf1981]

aspirated said:

kbf1981 said:

The 550 is a very lairy car, loads of grip in the dry, much less in the wet. Manual gearbox is very smooth.

Just wondering, is your LP550 orange...? Think I may have seen it around

It was owned by another PH now! Need to update my profile before I pick something new!

[aspirated]

kbf1981 said:

aspirated said:

kbf1981 said:

The 550 is a very lairy car, loads of grip in the dry, much less in the wet. Manual gearbox is very smooth.

Just wondering, is your LP550 orange...? Think I may have seen it around

It was owned by another PH now! Need to update my profile before I pick something new!

Hopefully one day it'll fall into my hands, the epitome of perfection in my eyes

[Adam B]

70proof said:

drove an audi double clutch car for a day, thats my only experience of modern systems.....
the e gear is not as bad as made out by comparison..... maybe i tense my body, but my neck has never jerked, nor got sore, though i do see the passengers bobbing back and forth...

in attack mode, its very good, otherwise, a bit of toe lift makes it smooth.....
so, not as fast/smooth as a double clutch gearbox, but then where's the emotion in that, and skill....

Would have thought anyone looking for a 2 is also looking for the greater purity of the manual also

Are balbonis going for much of a premium?

[andrew]

Adam B said:

Would have thought anyone looking for a 2 is also looking for the greater purity of the manual also

Are balbonis going for much of a premium?

balbonis were available new on subsidised finance deals
now dropped 30% or more

[jeremyc]

aspirated said:

kbf1981 said:

aspirated said:

kbf1981 said:

The 550 is a very lairy car, loads of grip in the dry, much less in the wet. Manual gearbox is very smooth.

Just wondering, is your LP550 orange...? Think I may have seen it around

It was owned by another PH now! Need to update my profile before I pick something new!

Hopefully one day it'll fall into my hands, the epitome of perfection in my eyes

That'll be me then.