Can you request a thread title change from "sports car"..?
how about "dull handling sports car"?
Which Sports Car 50K Budget?
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, Sep 23 2016 05:04 PM
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Posted 30 September 2016 - 10:57 AM
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Posted 30 September 2016 - 11:22 AM
Can you request a thread title change from "sports car"..?
how about "dull handling sports car"?
I was thinking "very very quick VAG coupe"
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Posted 30 September 2016 - 11:32 AM
Can you request a thread title change from "sports car"..?
how about "dull handling sports car"?
I was thinking "very very quick VAG coupe"
absolutely.
In a straight line.
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Posted 30 September 2016 - 12:31 PM
They are far quicker round the bends than you think. Just does not always feel it
Any safe 4wd pocket rocket has a feeling of dullness as they are not overly dangerous to drive and forgiving.....especially with electronic support
But this is true of 95% of all new cars and make it far too easy to drove fast......que soo many plank drivers in fast bmw, Audi, etc etc
Love it or hate it on the road not much in the price range will stick with it.
Who does not like having a car that is faster than the said other options. 😊
I am at the £5k sports car budget so never have this kind of dilemma lol
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Posted 30 September 2016 - 12:37 PM
Bring back the omega eh DG
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Posted 30 September 2016 - 02:47 PM
Rob as you know......epic car 😁 lol sidewards with creamy v6 estate 😎
Had so much fun in that car, almost put a v8 or something turbo charged in it.....and great tow car
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Posted 01 October 2016 - 10:58 AM
I am at the £5k sports car budget so never have this kind of dilemma lol
I had that dilemma a year ago.
I paid £5,000 for a BMW Z3 done only 36,000 miles.
Not very quick, doesn't handle, but 6 pot sounds nice,
And the good ones are creeping up in value.
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Posted 04 October 2016 - 10:09 PM
I had a blat around Wales with my Mate following me in his TTRS. It was pretty quick. Looked nice as he added a couple of side stripes. The roads were wet so he kept up. However on the way back the roads were dry, then he didnt
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Posted 05 October 2016 - 09:46 AM
BMW 1M? Or did they never make those in RHD?
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Posted 05 October 2016 - 11:49 AM
Having had a nosey around the Alfa 4C parked outside my house last night... my £50k would be on that.
It could drive like a tractor for all I care. That thing in the flesh is fcuking stunning!
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Posted 05 October 2016 - 02:55 PM
My feelings exactly 😊Having had a nosey around the Alfa 4C parked outside my house last night... my £50k would be on that. It could drive like a tractor for all I care. That thing in the flesh is fcuking stunning!
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Posted 05 October 2016 - 03:15 PM
My feelings exactly 😊Having had a nosey around the Alfa 4C parked outside my house last night... my £50k would be on that.
It could drive like a tractor for all I care. That thing in the flesh is fcuking stunning!
Would have to be the Pogea Racing version 
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Posted 05 October 2016 - 03:59 PM
Really?! No thanks.Having had a nosey around the Alfa 4C parked outside my house last night... my £50k would be on that. It could drive like a tractor for all I care. That thing in the flesh is fcuking stunning!
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Posted 05 October 2016 - 04:14 PM
Really?! No thanks.Having had a nosey around the Alfa 4C parked outside my house last night... my £50k would be on that. It could drive like a tractor for all I care. That thing in the flesh is fcuking stunning!
Got to agree..
Plus you're not far off an Exige V6 which would probably eat it for road and track performance (and that's before you spend ££££ on getting the Alfa to drive as it should). The Alfa is a lovely 'object' though..
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Posted 05 October 2016 - 05:58 PM
Again parked next to my house... sndhaving stared at an Exige V6 all the way home, it just looks sooooooooooooo much better.
It may technically be a bag of w4nk, but in met red it visually outclasses the Exige by a mile.
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Posted 05 October 2016 - 06:46 PM
Recently serviced a 4c that had the front suspension blocks from Alfa workshop on it ,transformed it on the road no more sneeze and you're in a tree steering . Also a QV version on the way .
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Posted 05 October 2016 - 07:38 PM
Think my £50k would have gone on an v8 f-type, steering feel will never be as good as a exige/vx but looks like a completely bonkers car from the reviews I've seen.
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Posted 06 October 2016 - 07:49 AM
I think I'd struggle a little with the 4C's interior, it does not smack of 50k quality. But then neither does the V6 Exige 
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Posted 06 October 2016 - 08:47 AM
BMW 1M? Or did they never make those in RHD?
If you mean the last generation coupe, I looked at them and they have appreciated significantly since new. Check out the prices.
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Posted 06 October 2016 - 09:46 AM
I have just bought an APR Stage 1 TTRS with the S-Tronic box, it is a fabulous little car with bonkers performance. The launch control is mental! Plus my misses can drive it which keeps her happy... However, as Jon has mentioned the steering is very dull, it will take some getting used to.
Glitch is bang on the money, I have just been to the Nurburgring in a 440 BHP 1M. It turned heads everywhere! With the prices of the E46 CSL and E30 M3 in mind I would say the 1M is a very safe investment.
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