Reply to: How to make a small fortune out of building British sports cars.

[Hobosapien]

Shame because the rest of lt looks great.

So much so that I cannot see the point of having the Cayman and the 911 in the same lineup. Supposedly one is mid engined and one rear engined but they look almost the same. Cayman started out as a hard top Boxster but to the uninitiated the Boxster was the open top 911 for those that didn't really know or care about the 911 targa.

Then there's the Porsche Macan and Cayenne. A brief comparison via google images and I cannot see a major difference.

Reminds me of BMW and Audi where they are filling every possible gap in their model line up with derivatives. It's like trying to choose a tube of Colgate, there's loads of variants, only subtly different as you go through the product range.

[bobspud]

The point I was trying to make is that mega-power when you have it can actually be quite boring and that less is more in a lot of circumstances as you can thrash the pants off something without losing your licence.

I have to keep reminding myself of this every time I take my toy in for servicing and see nice shiny AMG 63's sat at the dealers...

I think the truth of it is because the performance of normal cars have improved so much, even thrashing them in a moderately quick car is going to get you some nasty consequences if you happen to stumble past an an unmarked car in the middle of the game. Having been in a court for speeding a long time ago I can attest that Magistrate Courts love young well off guys with sports cars because they get to use them to subsidise the other penniless ******* that cause all manner of grief.

It does rather look like a nasty aftermarket number.

Shame because the rest of lt looks great.

[Lockhouse]

Amongst a couple of other bits and bobs I have a 1998 Merc C230K manual. Worth probably £1K at best, but cracking fun to drive, carries the kids, not worried about parking it anywhere and I can service and repair most things myself. There's loads of lovely metal for sub-£10K. Even lovely low mileage Bentley Arnage T can be had for £30K. Why anyone buys new these days is beyond me.

I agree. For everyday use I have a 1998 Volvo V40 Estate - so fairly similar.

[The_Equalizer]

The point I was trying to make is that mega-power when you have it can actually be quite boring and that less is more in a lot of circumstances as you can thrash the pants off something without losing your licence.

Amongst a couple of other bits and bobs I have a 1998 Merc C230K manual. Worth probably £1K at best, but cracking fun to drive, carries the kids, not worried about parking it anywhere and I can service and repair most things myself. There's loads of lovely metal for sub-£10K. Even lovely low mileage Bentley Arnage T can be had for £30K. Why anyone buys new these days is beyond me.

[Lockhouse]

Cars have long been able to so eye watering speeds. The best thing is you can get cracking late 90s/early 00s motors for relatively little money, but with enough performance to more than entertain.

The point I was trying to make is that mega-power when you have it can actually be quite boring and that less is more in a lot of circumstances as you can thrash the pants off something without losing your licence.

[The_Equalizer]

Why does it have a tulip spoiler hanging off it like a council estate Scoobie?

It does rather look like a nasty aftermarket number.

[bobspud]

That's no longer relevant.

Cayman GT4

Why does it have a tulip spoiler hanging off it like a council estate Scoobie?

[The_Equalizer]

Cars have long been able to so eye watering speeds. The best thing is you can get cracking late 90s/early 00s motors for relatively little money, but with enough performance to more than entertain.

[AtW]

Which is one reason why I've swapped my Cayman S for a Jaguar XF. No point being able to do 50-90 in the blink of an eye if you're getting a ticket for it in most places.

On M40 a lot of bog standard cars do 90

[AtW]

The problem with the cheap Porsches is everyone looks a them and says poor sod couldn't afford a 911

That's no longer relevant.

Cayman GT4

[Lockhouse]

My car makes 602bhp and it's impossible to use even half throttle on the roads in this country without getting into licence losing territory. There's a lot to be said for a light car with a small engine that you can drive flat out everywhere when it comes to the fun factor.

I also used to have a 5.0 TVR.

[d000hg]

The cops give you a 12 second start before chasing you?

[LondonManc]

And equivalent to 20p for most of us.

I've no points on my license and rarely go over 90. Used to live in Frankfurt so know how they do it over there. Bring in the 12 second rule.

As used by BP's ex-wives?

[NigelJK]

And equivalent to 20p for most of us.

I've no points on my license and rarely go over 90. Used to live in Frankfurt so know how they do it over there. Bring in the 12 second rule.

[oracleslave]

Police stopped 2,000 motorists 'doing over 100mph' in 2014-15 - BBC News

Enjoy it while you can and try not to end up on this list.

"A footballer was fined £1,400 and given a six-month ban for that offence after being stopped in his BMW M4 Coupe."

Seems quite lenient for 156mph on an A-road.