991 4S

GT4 said:

Jam911 said:

My word this thread is a bit lively...lol

So took a Audi R8 V10 out today.

I was very impressed, it was an absolute rocket ship and very easy to drive. Very easy.

It is unfair to compare it to the 991 4S I drove I guess, as it had way more power, but then again they come out around the same money.

As I said earlier I also drove the new Range Rover last weekend and that is an excellent car, I am only mentioning it here as on the way to drive it I hit a full, across the dual caridgeway, pot hole in my 997 and the resulting crash made me think I had broken an alloy or four and I think the Range Rover would have shrugged it off with effort, but then it should, shouldn't it.

Oh the state of the bloody roads at the moment.

All the cars I tried are , with a spec that I expect, are over £100k which is a lot of money.

I have always loved Porsche and the 991 4S is a brilliant car and I loved the PDK. The interior is lovely and I love the huge sunroof too.

I seem to be sharing the 991 love.

The R8 , is quite an event.

But I have now had a 911 for 2 years and lets not forget that I truly love my 997, it challenges, scares and thrills me. still. And I still think it is a cool car. And not a thoughtless point and squirt drive.

People say the 991 is a softer GT car, having driven a few Aston's I disagree, it has just caught up with the times a little. A bit more luxurious and I would expect that from a car costing over £100k. And yes I am now the wrong side of 40 and oh my poor back !!

The R8 was fun , in sport mode it made me laugh out loud as it changed down at every opportunity and taunted me to put my foot down and the howl from the V10 was intoxicating...but the I love my license too, I think an R8 could sour that relationship, in a week !!!

The Range Rover is fantastic to drive it corners so flat the it made me want to throw it into corner harder each time to see if I unsettle it. It is Bentley standard inside the 7 speed auto is , as smooth if not smoother than the Bentley GT and it looks cool.

But I want a Range Rover and a sports car.

So what am I saying? I am not sure really, we all bitch and moan about this and that and lets remember, we are lucky to be able to drive these fantastic cars and to be able to form these opinions.

So when it come down to it you pays your money and you make your choice...

Now I wonder what a 991 turbo will be like ...

Happy Friday

Cheers

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STOP!!!

I have been advised you are not allowed an opinion on any car until you have actually owned it (and never on finance, as that is NOT really owning it).

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Jam911 said:

But I want a Range Rover and a sports car.

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chimp911 said:

I'm sure it will be a fire-cracker, but I don't anticipate any significant leaps forward on the outgoing model,

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