is there an affordable supercar?

[helpimcrap]

this is more down to me being curious than anything else but:

how often do supercars have to be serviced and what sort of cost would you be looking at? i.e. for a ford you're looking at £100 for a minor and £200ish for a major service and i think its every 12000 miles normally alternating.

by supercars i mean cars such as an Ultima GTR, TVR Tuscan, Porsche 911, Chevy Corvette etc so not strictly supercars but certainly more restricted and impractical than most other cars.

i'm more curious about the Ultima and Porsche i suppose. they are to me, more 'super'.

 

[Spuderoony]

Wasn't the new Nissan GTR marketed as a sort of everyday supercar?

 

[Jonnycoupe]

Honda NSX are suprisingly cheap to service, but then again you fall into the is it/is it not a supercar.

 

[Draeger]

I suppose it all depends on what an individual would class as "affordable".

 

[BigT]

I don't really know what Corvette servicing costs are like, but I thought that American cars were known for having unstressed, large capacity engines that last forever so presumably servicing costs are not horrendous. 911 is "reasonable" when compared to a Ferrari or Lambo but not what most people would call affordable. I *think* service intervals are something like 20K miles or two years on the 911 which is twice the length of time/mileage compared to your Ferarri and the cost is less.

 

[Housey]

£500 for a normal services around £1200 for a biggy on my GT3, ish.

 

[aproctor]

I don't really know what Corvette servicing costs are like, but I thought that American cars were known for having unstressed, large capacity engines that last forever so presumably servicing costs are not horrendous. 911 is "reasonable" when compared to a Ferrari or Lambo but not what most people would call affordable. I *think* service intervals are something like 20K miles or two years on the 911 which is twice the length of time/mileage compared to your Ferarri and the cost is less.

20k mile service on a 911? I don't know where you heard that tosh, old diesels were more frequent than that.

 

[Housey]

20k mile service on a 911? I don't know where you heard that tosh.

Try the service book.

 

[james.miller]

Try the service book.

\o/

 

[Janesy B]

Try the service book.

You tell him Housey

 

[aproctor]

Try the service book.

Your right

My apologies, but you might want to get off the high horse Mr Reeve.

Seriously though who would do such a thing, it is only the later 911s that have this insane service schedule.

 

[I get around]

It depends what you consider affordable.
Though in fairness I've heard an R8 is good for every day use.

 

[Dr Who]

Ultima?

 

[Housey]

Your right

My apologies, but you might want to get off the high horse Mr Reeve.

I think you mean you're. Clip clop, clip clop...

 

[s0ck]

Yep, it's next to the money tree in my garden.

 

[Draeger]

Affordable, I'd consider a Bathurst VXR8 or a Monaro VXR as an "affordable" supercar, performance wise.

 

[SkodaMart]

If you are looking for supercar performance, how about a Lotus Elise or Exige?

 

[aproctor]

If you are looking for supercar performance, how about a Lotus Elise or Exige?

More go kart than ferrari.

 

[Jamous]

Ultima GTR's are fantastic but very unreliable which is surprising due to thei agricultural technology - 2 valve per cyl.
911 is a good choice but depending on how much you have to spend, can be expensive to maintain- we are currently £115 +vat per hour.

 

[Eliot]

Affordable, I'd consider a Bathurst VXR8 or a Monaro VXR as an "affordable" supercar, performance wise.

thing is the supercharger makes a hideous noise