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jaydee

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Thursday 6th December 2001
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Evo seems to be the only media outlet with an interest in the Zonda

Has anyone seen/driven one ? I'm particularly interested in how it compares to the other current supercars.


domster

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271 months

Thursday 6th December 2001
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Why have such a tart's trinket when you could buy a Ferrari F40 in Rosso Corsa for the same dosh?

PS2 programmers like it too, according to the last time I played GT3. Just can't see the attraction myself. Maybe I need to donut one around Halfords car park to realise what I'm missing.

So has anyone out there driven one?

marki

15,763 posts

271 months

Thursday 6th December 2001
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Tarts trinket ,,, :-) you are about right there i think , how much is it anyway

cjm

518 posts

269 months

Thursday 6th December 2001
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Thanks for putting the winner in the title, I was going to read it tonight.

domster

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271 months

Thursday 6th December 2001
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It is 325k US dollars - I dunno what that is in the queen's currency, just over 200 k.

Too much to pay for this overfussy effort, if you ask me. I suppose posh spice will buy one though.

When you can get a LHD diablo for 40k on mobile.de, these poncey concept car affairs make about as much sense as having 'Louis Vuitton' written in felt tip all over an otherwise perfectly pleasant piece of luggage.

Must admit, I thought the BMW Z8 was similarly daft. I bet Clarkson was itching for an excuse to ditch his order, probably made when under the influence of drinks, cold/flu remedies or his wife.

jaydee

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Thursday 6th December 2001
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Thanks for putting the winner in the title, I was going to read it tonight.
Oops, sorry

McNab

1,627 posts

275 months

Thursday 6th December 2001
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jaydee...grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr



But thanks for your 'Surf's Up' under General Gassing - clever stuff!

RobM

392 posts

285 months

Friday 7th December 2001
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PS2 programmers like it too, according to the last time I played GT3.


Hey, some of us have taste Although the built in usb port on the back looks a good idea

marki

15,763 posts

271 months

Friday 7th December 2001
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Too much to pay for this overfussy effort, if you ask me. I suppose posh spice will buy one though.
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Well i guess that is the intended audience,, for that kind of dosh think of what you could be driving ???

rthierry

684 posts

282 months

Friday 7th December 2001
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Evo interest in Zonda's might have something to do with the full advertising page that Pagani have purchased in the past few issues. Having said that, I do think it looks fantastic. But I'm not really bothered because I know that by the time I can afford this, I will have driven every single TVR model!

thom

2,745 posts

274 months

Friday 7th December 2001
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It may be a very fine supercar but still the design of the interior is dreadful: even fiat trim their cars better...

Edited by thom on Friday 7th December 08:44

jaydee

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Friday 7th December 2001
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Sorry guys, didn't occur to me that some of you might not have used your local free magazine library (aka WHSmith) yet.

jaydee

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Friday 7th December 2001
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Best cancel my order then ?
IMHO most recent supercars/sportscars suggest the interior designers either couldn't be ar$ed or that the computer did all the work. The 911 has staggering build integrity but half the interior wouldn't look out of place in a Golf, the Diablo=total tart's boudoir, the 360's just dull and most of the baby sportsters scream kitcar.
Had a lift in a Maserati 3200GT recently, it's got the most "feel good" interior of any car I've ever been in, without resorting to carbon fibre or plastic wood. I love the style of Tivs' interiors, but I suspect the mystery buttons would drive me bananas (more bananas ?)

rthierry

684 posts

282 months

Friday 7th December 2001
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Jaydee,
I think most TVR owner love these mystery buttons. Honest, you're told once when you pick up the car and then that's it you remember. If you forget, you can always go back to the service book... Although these buttons are small things, they do a lot to enhance the feeling of exclusivity. That's probably because they are visible.

Cheers

jaydee

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Friday 7th December 2001
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I think that's prob. correct, being "in the know" seems to be an important part of being a Tiv owner (not intended as a criticism.) The thread on mystery controls does suggest there are quite a few people who still haven't figured everything though

rthierry

684 posts

282 months

Friday 7th December 2001
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That's probably because few people actually bother to read the user's manual when they get the car...

jaydee

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Friday 7th December 2001
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Alledgedly genuine Boeing code for customer complaints "RTFM"-read the f**king manual

russell

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285 months

Friday 7th December 2001
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Has anyone seen/driven one ?

Haven't got anywhere near driving one, unfortunately, but there was one on display at Le Mans last June. I guess a car like this is never going to be to everyone's taste just because it's so extreme but it certainly has presence. I must say I prefer it to the new Lambo Murcielago.

I haven't seen next month's Evo yet but, IIRC, previous Evo articles reckon it's much better dynamically than comparable cars.

Oh well, it's not like I'm going to be able to afford it for quite some time....

Russell