I've made a purchase and its bright yellow!

Darkman said:
Not many cars look good in yellow but that looks awesome.

Next week is going to feel like a long time to wait.
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Should not be too bad, just put the Summer tyres back on EVO for a weekend of fun. :D
Taking EVO to Forge Monday for its free goodies and will then no doubt have some box on wheels for a couple of days and then Porsche. :)
 
I have to say I prefer the Evo but I've never been a fan of the 911 styling. Usually I would be tempted to bring up the colour choice but that car just about gets away with it, for me. :p

It's refreshing to see Porsche calipers on a Porsche. Hope you enjoy it.
 
BallisticGT3 said:
I’ve been reading your road-tests with avid interest and have to admit from your shortlist I’m surprised by your final choice.

All I can say is beware, be very aware and tread carefully until you get used to it.

What do I base these comments on? Well A few years ago I had a GT3 mk2 and whilst it had a fantastic engine that sounded amazing when being revved out, I just couldn’t get used to the handling. I can definitely relate to your comment that it feels a scary car to drive at 30mph! The first time I drove one the salesman was encouraging me to go faster and I remember saying that I was going as fast as I felt comfortable at down this particular road. And this is from someone who has had a lot of experience of FF, FR and MR cars and has done a lot of kart racing. I’ve seen pics of experienced drivers drifting 911’s through corners and I know a lot of people swear by them but it wasn’t the car for me. You will soon experience the 911 trait of the front feeling very light and bobbing as you drive along. Maybe it was just my particular car and I should have had the geometry checked, but it always felt as if the front tyres were on a knife edge. The bottom line was that it wasn’t a car that felt planted to the road and inspired confidence when pressing on. I went on a track day and spun at the first corner and almost lost it a couple of times after that whilst on the brakes. After I sold it I heard that the new owner had it stolen and the scrotes lost control and wrote it off a mile down the road. I went via a T350C (very fast and lots of character, but also poor handling) to an Exige S which was sublime and inspired bags of confidence.

Anyway, good luck with your new purchase and enjoy!

P.S. I remember admiring your Mustang outside your old premises and it sure looked the business.
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I had one of them too, you simply needed to get used to it and let it move around and not fight it and then it all made sense, but it was and is a compromised road car on most roads. I remember when Gibbo drove it, he was nervous of it (like anyone for the first time) and couldn't get anywhere with it really but for me it took time and then it all started to make sense. Bounced around like a bitch but what a bitch.

997 is an S-Class in comparison, much more road suited, none of the 6 GT3 'challenge' but quicker on road for that. I remember taking a friend cross country in the GT3 and it was all over the place, he was CRAPPING himself but I had a massive smile on my face as it was simply having it's head, it's what GT3's do on road and to me what makes them so utterly compelling.
 
If you get some money off for the exhaust, spend it on a decent aftermarket one.
I fitted a Remus to the Boxster, made the engine note just so much better plus really improved the throttle response and gave a noticeable increase in power.
 
Dont go and do that exhaust bypass mod, that noise will drive you mad in the end, they make a decent noise anyway without all that.
 
Seeing your porsche thread earlier I went to Cambridge porsche and tried an approved cayman S. I drove the 370z the day before and the cayman S just seemed in a different league. I`m not sure why, but it just felt faster than the 370z even though it isnt technically any faster. If i can get my job sorted for next year I may be joining the porsche club in the next few weeks :eek: (and yes, I couldn't afford a *decent* 911) :p

*edit* Insurance for cayman S would be 1.3k :( and i`d happily pay it :)
 
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