Possibly so.
Maybe I'm hoping that almost everyone else thinks the same: hardly anyone else buys one, so it holds its value because of rarity.
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Possibly so.
Maybe I'm hoping that almost everyone else thinks the same: hardly anyone else buys one, so it holds its value because of rarity.
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Only 1 more sleep, unless I fall asleep on this stupid train and end up in Portsmouth Harbour...
That's nothing. People have fallen asleep on the Eurostar and woken up in Brussels
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"TURBO"
Very nice, enjoy!
Very nice, enjoy!
Scared.
Dead nervous driving it around right now.
Hopefully I will chill out and enjoy it soon.
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Very nice!
Looks like a 5 series from the front and a DB11 from the back
What's it like?
Looks like a 5 series from the front and a DB11 from the back
What's it like?
Initial impressions are good.
Driving position is low, auto box is very smooth and seems to change sensibly.
The sound ... personally I would like more V6 "growl", but it sounds ok.
Initial build quality looks good - no paint defects that I could find, door shut-lines all good. No squeaks or rattles.
Interior is a pleasant place to be - not up to Audi interior standards, but there's nothing nasty that I can find.
Harmon Kardon sound system is on a par with some Jag systems I have listened to. But then again, I'm relatively ancient, so probably not the best judge of that.
Just leaning on the right pedal at 50% causes it to go zooming off, so I have no idea what full bore on this thing would be like.
14 year old daughter says it is "sick".
Is that a good thing?
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Driving position is low, auto box is very smooth and seems to change sensibly.
The sound ... personally I would like more V6 "growl", but it sounds ok.
Initial build quality looks good - no paint defects that I could find, door shut-lines all good. No squeaks or rattles.
Interior is a pleasant place to be - not up to Audi interior standards, but there's nothing nasty that I can find.
Harmon Kardon sound system is on a par with some Jag systems I have listened to. But then again, I'm relatively ancient, so probably not the best judge of that.
Just leaning on the right pedal at 50% causes it to go zooming off, so I have no idea what full bore on this thing would be like.
14 year old daughter says it is "sick".
Is that a good thing?
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looks v v nice, enjoy it.
Stinger, or even Kia on the engine cover would have been soo much better than "turbo" tho...
Stinger, or even Kia on the engine cover would have been soo much better than "turbo" tho...
Looks like an A7 from the sideVery nice!
Looks like a 5 series from the front and a DB11 from the back
What's it like?
Accessibility looks kind of okay on this, assuming you remove the "covers" from underneath the car first.
Underneath that top cover is fuel injection gubbins - I don't think cooling is affected either way, because the cylinder heads are further down and to the sides.
Cover pops off with a firm tug.
Turbos are really quite low down, to either side of the engine at the bottom of the exhaust manifolds.
Top cover should more correctly say "Turbos" anyway
They are for sound proofing.
Hmm, not sure it's doing much sound proofing.
The fibrous stuff on the bonnet is doing that.
Mods already out for this to make the exhaust sound "proper", and it does sound rather cool!
Good bits start from 4:50.
Good bits start from 4:50.
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I saw one of these for the first time recently, they look a lot better in the flesh than the pictures, really quite like them!