Hey I just had my Corrado VR6 in for a minor repair and I was looking at a few of the new Porsches...
I've read a lot about the new 'Vette especially the Z06. For the money its a hell of a lot of car. It even handles like a sports car for a change. (not that past 'vettes haven't handeled well, but they have never really been in the same league as porsche, farrari, etc.)
anyway I've never driven a 911 turbo. I've never driven any fararri. I have driven several 'vettes, and a few porsches.
considdering the Z06 is like 60K and the 911 turbo is at least twice that, and the Fararri even more expensive, my money would be on the 'vette if given the option for those three.
But like I said I just was at the porsche dealer and checking out the new Cayman and Cayman S.
What a gorgous car. It is amazing. Overpriced, but not 911 overpriced. Not nearly as powerful as the Z06 for the same money, but still plenty fast and quick. But it drives like butta.
It reminds me a lot of an old 914 an older guy in my neighborhood had when I was a kid (don't laugh the vw porsche was killer). He had salvaged and stripped it and built it into a club racer. The thing was unbelievable. It was the most neutral car I have ever driven. It would oversteer, understeer, drift any way you wanted and totally predictable.
The Cayman S reminded me a lot of that, well in so far as I could tell in a test drive with a porsche sales person, ahem I mean 'specialist' sitting next to me. They had the non 'S' caymans just come in, but they were still covered up and not available for test drives yet.
I was pretty smitten, and a new car is NOT in the budget but I have to admit that as much as I have loved my Carrado, its 14 years old (a '93 SLC) and I'm itchin' for a change. I wonder if I can get a good deal on a slightly used '06 leftover from the dealer... They have at least 6 or 7 on the lot that I could see, and a few more that were still undriven brand new '06 left overs.
I have to find some time to test drive the new 'vette though...
I have to say that I like the direction they are taking with the styling of the new 'vettes. At first I didn't like that they were kind of going 'foriegn' in their look. I always like that corvettes were somehow american in styling. I still think the stingray 'vettes of the late 60's early 70s and the curvey 70's vettes are among the coolest looking cars ever! (unfortunately the 70s 'vettes pretty much were pieces of shiznet) So the new direction seemed like wanabe ugly stepsister fararri's or sort of more muscular NSX's. I didn't like them, but now they have been refined and have won me over, though I still don't understand why they can't seem to make the rear end look good. 'Vette's have the ugliest rear ends of any sports car. They look awfull from a rear view or even rear 3/4 view. But the new one isn't nearly as bad as the last few efforts...
anyway I'll never be able to afford a 911 turbo or farrari or any other supercar. But a 'vette is something I could get if I was willing to put out the effort. Perhaps in three years or so I could afford something well treated from the used market.
But that Cayman is calling to me... The boxster didn't do much for me, and I'm not a convertable sort of guy... and to be fair the cayman is much more than simply a hard top boxster, but I still think its overpriced. Then again, its a porsche, its not supposed to be a value car.
So if its my money its the 'vette Z06 from what I've heard. If its given to me free and someone throws in a few years of insurence and a wherehouse of parts... ****** Its got to be the farrari!!! no offence to the 911 Turbo, but I see them all the time, I rarely see any farrir's so the cool factor is just too much. But then why stop there? I'd sure like to try a Bugatti Vyron or Lamorgini to see how it fits
I've read a lot about the new 'Vette especially the Z06. For the money its a hell of a lot of car. It even handles like a sports car for a change. (not that past 'vettes haven't handeled well, but they have never really been in the same league as porsche, farrari, etc.)
anyway I've never driven a 911 turbo. I've never driven any fararri. I have driven several 'vettes, and a few porsches.
considdering the Z06 is like 60K and the 911 turbo is at least twice that, and the Fararri even more expensive, my money would be on the 'vette if given the option for those three.
But like I said I just was at the porsche dealer and checking out the new Cayman and Cayman S.
What a gorgous car. It is amazing. Overpriced, but not 911 overpriced. Not nearly as powerful as the Z06 for the same money, but still plenty fast and quick. But it drives like butta.
It reminds me a lot of an old 914 an older guy in my neighborhood had when I was a kid (don't laugh the vw porsche was killer). He had salvaged and stripped it and built it into a club racer. The thing was unbelievable. It was the most neutral car I have ever driven. It would oversteer, understeer, drift any way you wanted and totally predictable.
The Cayman S reminded me a lot of that, well in so far as I could tell in a test drive with a porsche sales person, ahem I mean 'specialist' sitting next to me. They had the non 'S' caymans just come in, but they were still covered up and not available for test drives yet.
I was pretty smitten, and a new car is NOT in the budget but I have to admit that as much as I have loved my Carrado, its 14 years old (a '93 SLC) and I'm itchin' for a change. I wonder if I can get a good deal on a slightly used '06 leftover from the dealer... They have at least 6 or 7 on the lot that I could see, and a few more that were still undriven brand new '06 left overs.
I have to find some time to test drive the new 'vette though...
I have to say that I like the direction they are taking with the styling of the new 'vettes. At first I didn't like that they were kind of going 'foriegn' in their look. I always like that corvettes were somehow american in styling. I still think the stingray 'vettes of the late 60's early 70s and the curvey 70's vettes are among the coolest looking cars ever! (unfortunately the 70s 'vettes pretty much were pieces of shiznet) So the new direction seemed like wanabe ugly stepsister fararri's or sort of more muscular NSX's. I didn't like them, but now they have been refined and have won me over, though I still don't understand why they can't seem to make the rear end look good. 'Vette's have the ugliest rear ends of any sports car. They look awfull from a rear view or even rear 3/4 view. But the new one isn't nearly as bad as the last few efforts...
anyway I'll never be able to afford a 911 turbo or farrari or any other supercar. But a 'vette is something I could get if I was willing to put out the effort. Perhaps in three years or so I could afford something well treated from the used market.
But that Cayman is calling to me... The boxster didn't do much for me, and I'm not a convertable sort of guy... and to be fair the cayman is much more than simply a hard top boxster, but I still think its overpriced. Then again, its a porsche, its not supposed to be a value car.
So if its my money its the 'vette Z06 from what I've heard. If its given to me free and someone throws in a few years of insurence and a wherehouse of parts... ****** Its got to be the farrari!!! no offence to the 911 Turbo, but I see them all the time, I rarely see any farrir's so the cool factor is just too much. But then why stop there? I'd sure like to try a Bugatti Vyron or Lamorgini to see how it fits
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