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Evo 5 RS
out of interest you ever heard of Parr Racing? I used to drive by there everyday. Mentioned it to my boss and he had a full system fitted on his C4S there. Very helpful bunch. Based in Crawley Surrey
LY RS Clio 197 R27
Great Looking car mate, and personally I quite like the wheels !!
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Epic. I'll still give you sh*t for buying a slushbox 997 (twice), but then I'm not the one going home in it. Unbelievably low mileage too; I think even Ali would call it low mileage.
Great buy dude. :approve:
Great buy dude. :approve:
Turbos.
Cheers mate.Bee-jeseus, i'm going to lose my license though! Makes the Carrera S seem like a Micra, you just eye a gap and it will get there, with ease, and with absolutely no fuss. Has been very secure in today's rain too, as you'd expect. Going to turn off the TC on the way home and see what its really like!
A ANIMAL
Coming to a hedge near you.
brisa4984
ClioSport Club Member
very nice fella.
Very nice, particularly like the interior (I've clearly been kidding myself that the 996 isn't that bad...).
You should get some winter tyres on it if it snows, I did that with our station car last winter and had the neighbours baffled as to how anything other than a Landie could get up the hill, the effect would be even better with a Porsche!
You should get some winter tyres on it if it snows, I did that with our station car last winter and had the neighbours baffled as to how anything other than a Landie could get up the hill, the effect would be even better with a Porsche!
Poopensharten
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
I love that, very nice mate.
Out of curiosity, did you consider anything else along the lines of a 997? (It would be my preference over most if not all the competition also)
Out of curiosity, did you consider anything else along the lines of a 997? (It would be my preference over most if not all the competition also)
Turbos.
LOL.
The obvious competitor is the Nissan GTR, after all, its cheaper and quicker. However, i have been turned off by its image; i keep seeing them in vinyl wraps driven by wide-boys. Its a shame to stop liking a car because of image, but there you go. They are also a bit cheap inside and the ride isn't that great.
The 911 is a known quantity, there is no worry about things going wrong or whether its covered under warranty. Maybe i'm guilty of paying too much attention to the internet paranoia, but it seemed with the GTR that running costs are a bit of an unknown, and generally expensive.
You could also argue a F430 or Gallardo would be an alternative, but i'm not really interested in dealing with the histrionics of a car like that. Me buying a 'weekend car' like that equals driving like a loon and ending up in jail. If i'm in the mood for quick and unreliable, i can get in one of my old man's race cars
The obvious competitor is the Nissan GTR, after all, its cheaper and quicker. However, i have been turned off by its image; i keep seeing them in vinyl wraps driven by wide-boys. Its a shame to stop liking a car because of image, but there you go. They are also a bit cheap inside and the ride isn't that great.
The 911 is a known quantity, there is no worry about things going wrong or whether its covered under warranty. Maybe i'm guilty of paying too much attention to the internet paranoia, but it seemed with the GTR that running costs are a bit of an unknown, and generally expensive.
You could also argue a F430 or Gallardo would be an alternative, but i'm not really interested in dealing with the histrionics of a car like that. Me buying a 'weekend car' like that equals driving like a loon and ending up in jail. If i'm in the mood for quick and unreliable, i can get in one of my old man's race cars
I just couldn't ever own the GTR over the Turbo, even the gen 1. The badge, I just feel it's a far superior car.
And again I just can't get by how "exhausty" the GTR sounds. The Turbo brings sound from the bowels of the car. The car is maiing the noise not just the nice exhaust system.
Still you can't go quicker for your money than a GTR, doesn't mean it's a better car.
And again I just can't get by how "exhausty" the GTR sounds. The Turbo brings sound from the bowels of the car. The car is maiing the noise not just the nice exhaust system.
Still you can't go quicker for your money than a GTR, doesn't mean it's a better car.
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
I'd take the GT-R, but that's just me. A GT3/RS on the other hand would tempt me away from Godzilla.
LOL.
The obvious competitor is the Nissan GTR, after all, its cheaper and quicker. However, i have been turned off by its image; i keep seeing them in vinyl wraps driven by wide-boys. Its a shame to stop liking a car because of image, but there you go. They are also a bit cheap inside and the ride isn't that great.
The 911 is a known quantity, there is no worry about things going wrong or whether its covered under warranty. Maybe i'm guilty of paying too much attention to the internet paranoia, but it seemed with the GTR that running costs are a bit of an unknown, and generally expensive.
You could also argue a F430 or Gallardo would be an alternative, but i'm not really interested in dealing with the histrionics of a car like that. Me buying a 'weekend car' like that equals driving like a loon and ending up in jail. If i'm in the mood for quick and unreliable, i can get in one of my old man's race cars
Simple fact of the matter dude is A GTR is no 911 turbo!! I dont care what anyone says!!! The 911 is a far superior, better built and far, far better looking car!!! A friend of mine has just sold his that had a stage 1 DMS map on it and it was epically fast! The GTR is also significantly more expensive to own and the servicing costs and intervals are just ridiculous. As for the gearbox, id never own a turbo with a manual, everyone says oh yeh but auto is boring..... however, ask the question.... how many people on here have actually driven a 997 turbo!!! Practically none of them in which case i dont think their really able to make comment. Fabulous car mate and hope u enjoy every min of it!!
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