Non Electric Vehicles
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Really shitty roads are the one drawback for me. Another few mm clearance at the front would make all the difference - I'm the car worth its arse sticking out when I park coz I can't clear a curb.
I did manage to take it up to Port Jackson in the summer but some of the creek crossings were a bit close your eyes and hope.
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@dogmeat said in Non Electric Vehicles:
Another few mm clearance at the front would make all the difference
I had never really thought about it but I scraped the front air dam just trying to put it into a garage once and gave up, parked on the street. Have also taken it across the old causeway at Raglan with no problem.
They are renowned for it though, have just learnt to live with the minor issues compared to how good everything else is.
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@Snowy I have an ABT modified job so 9 cm clearance at front which is insane. I hooked it the first time I parked in a car park.
Like you say you get used to it but very occasionally I find myself a metre out from the kerb and have to creep forward.
Most fun car I've ever owned though and the driver comfort is fantastic. The cockpit is just so clever. I don't pay for the fuel either which is a bonus.
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@TeWaio said in Non Electric Vehicles:
Thanks @MajorRage and @JC. I'm planning on paying cash, from a dealer, so thinking of going near quarter end on a Friday to try and haggle price down. Probably in September, as apparently convertibles trade cheaper going into winter (and SUVs higher, with the opposite occurring in Spring?).
Any update?
I went to a Ferrari auction with a friend a couple of weeks back. A lot didn't sell, so I think the market has softened a bit.
Best value I think was a 2013 FF ex-owned by Jay Kay which barely broke 100k.
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@TeWaio said in Non Electric Vehicles:
@Salacious-Crumb said in Non Electric Vehicles:
I worked in auto industry and parts & service for a couple decades. Biggest joke in the garages were young guys with a few dollars in their pockets who buy the shiny used toy they’ve always wanted (esp. BMW, Audi, Porsche, Mercedes) after warranties have expired and parts need replacing. They’ll bitch about the price of economy-brand oil filters, which last 8000 km for the price of a couple rolls of toilet paper, they’ll still want it cheaper and leave complaining. Keep reaching for the stars, but keep your feet planted firmly on the ground. Your wallet will thank you. Champagne tastes and all they gots is beer money (barely).
I am probably flirting dangerously with this category.....at the risk of sounding like a total piston wristed gibbon am seriously considering buying a Lambo. Specifically a Gallardo Spyder, used, 2007-2009 model with 20k-50k miles on the clock. Am aware the service costs will be eye-watering. Any petrolheads here got some advice on these?
You’re amongst friends bro so all good.
A mate had a white 08 Spyder that I found extremely loud when the top was down. It was fun to be in no doubt about it. He let me drive it once and it was a definite rush getting up to 7K rpm.
He absolutely loved it and had very little complaints. The only thing he used to go on about wasn’t parts or servicing (he had budgeted for all that), but it was the poor customer service he got from the high and mighty dealer he bought it from.He now has a 2018 911 GT3 which is a phenomenal car. He hasn’t let me drive that one yet...
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@ACT-Crusader said in Non Electric Vehicles:
@TeWaio said in Non Electric Vehicles:
@Salacious-Crumb said in Non Electric Vehicles:
I worked in auto industry and parts & service for a couple decades. Biggest joke in the garages were young guys with a few dollars in their pockets who buy the shiny used toy they’ve always wanted (esp. BMW, Audi, Porsche, Mercedes) after warranties have expired and parts need replacing. They’ll bitch about the price of economy-brand oil filters, which last 8000 km for the price of a couple rolls of toilet paper, they’ll still want it cheaper and leave complaining. Keep reaching for the stars, but keep your feet planted firmly on the ground. Your wallet will thank you. Champagne tastes and all they gots is beer money (barely).
I am probably flirting dangerously with this category.....at the risk of sounding like a total piston wristed gibbon am seriously considering buying a Lambo. Specifically a Gallardo Spyder, used, 2007-2009 model with 20k-50k miles on the clock. Am aware the service costs will be eye-watering. Any petrolheads here got some advice on these?
...> He now has a 2018 911 GT3 which is a phenomenal car. He hasn’t let me drive that one yet...
A mate of mine had a GT3RS. Bright purple, huge spoiler, just screamed "look at me". He had quite a garage, Boxster Spider, 911 4S, Audi R8 spyder. The GT3RS was the one that absolutely frightened him.
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I've never understood the appeal of the GT2 / GT3 911's.
They are beautifully balanced cars in their natural form, and all that is being done is removing a lot of the comfort and drivability on the roads and adding 20-50k to the list price.
Caveat - never driven or been in one!
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It's all in the performance (if you're good enough) otherwise it's in the resale. I'd stab people for a 911 GT3 RS 4.0
That's not hyperbole.
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@MajorRage said in Non Electric Vehicles:
I've never understood the appeal of the GT2 / GT3 911's.
They are beautifully balanced cars in their natural form, and all that is being done is removing a lot of the comfort and drivability on the roads and adding 20-50k to the list price.
Caveat - never driven or been in one!
Bring your grandpa nappy because it will make you....😎
I found it handled well enough on normal roads (as a passenger that is), but get it on some open road and it’s a crazy experience. The kick from still is unrivalled and I’ve been fortunate enough to have driven and be in many different super/luxury cars.
@Catogrande my mates is the same as in this video
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@antipodean said in Non Electric Vehicles:
It's all in the performance (if you're good enough) otherwise it's in the resale. I'd stab people for a 911 GT3 RS 4.0
I think it's the resale myself.
@ACT-Crusader said in Non Electric Vehicles:
Bring your grandpa nappy because it will make you....😎
I found it handled well enough on normal roads (as a passenger that is), but get it on some open road and it’s a crazy experience. The kick from still is unrivalled and I’ve been fortunate enough to have driven and be in many different super/luxury cars.
Struggle to see how the kick can be stronger than the cheaper, more comfortable Turbo S which I have been in. Basic states are 0-100 at 3.2 for the RS and 3.0 for the Turbo S.
Each to their own though, obviously.
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I don't give a fuck if people view them as penis extensions, they are big penis extensions.
If i won lotto i would absolutely buy a Ferrari. Bright fucking red, completely impractical, i don't give even a single fuck.
Sadly i look forward to a life of korean vehicles.
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@mariner4life said in Non Electric Vehicles:
I don't give a fuck if people view them as penis extensions, they are big penis extensions.
If i won lotto i would absolutely buy a Ferrari. Bright fucking red, completely impractical, i don't give even a single fuck.
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@mariner4life said in Non Electric Vehicles:
@jegga i took the Father In Law's Patrol out bush the other weekend. They are basically tanks, but shit they are awesome off the road.
I’ve never driven a patrol but a mates had a short wheelbase Y60 for about 20 years and I don’t think he’ll ever sell it . Those patrols and cruisers were built in the greatest era of Japanese cars, all the manufacturers had loads of cash to throw around .
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@MajorRage said in Non Electric Vehicles:
@TeWaio said in Non Electric Vehicles:
Thanks @MajorRage and @JC. I'm planning on paying cash, from a dealer, so thinking of going near quarter end on a Friday to try and haggle price down. Probably in September, as apparently convertibles trade cheaper going into winter (and SUVs higher, with the opposite occurring in Spring?).
Any update?
I went to a Ferrari auction with a friend a couple of weeks back. A lot didn't sell, so I think the market has softened a bit.
Best value I think was a 2013 FF ex-owned by Jay Kay which barely broke 100k.
Will be around January time hopefully, you lot will be the first to know if it happens
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@MajorRage said in Non Electric Vehicles:
Arranging with one of my in laws to take one of these for a spin:
325 hp in an 820kg car. The Caterham is 152 hp in 500kg. This should be hairy.
It's been nice knowing you.