I didn't like the colour
15 March 2011, 04:20 PM
#1
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: UK
Posts: 15,271
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I didn't like the colour
and took it back for this much more subdued model
but luckily only for a few days whilst a fault with the front axle lift gets fixed
but luckily only for a few days whilst a fault with the front axle lift gets fixed
15 March 2011, 04:49 PM
#6
Scooby Regular
15 March 2011, 05:45 PM
#7
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: UK
Posts: 15,271
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
To be fair I have driven it 25 miles through town and on a dual carriageway.
It is brand new so I am not giving it too much welly to respect the new engine.
It is OK - but I am not a fan of autos (didn't you guess) and it is comparing it to an RS which is a bit like comparing a 20cm newly sharpened Global to an Alessi Butter knife. They are both good, but have different roles in life!
It is brand new so I am not giving it too much welly to respect the new engine.
It is OK - but I am not a fan of autos (didn't you guess) and it is comparing it to an RS which is a bit like comparing a 20cm newly sharpened Global to an Alessi Butter knife. They are both good, but have different roles in life!
Trending Topics
15 March 2011, 07:56 PM
#10
Scooby Regular
In the 60's Hertz (in the US) used to rent the Shelby Mustang GT350 to customers -- most of whom would race/track them over a weekend before returning them on Monday morning (often with roll cages still in!!!!)
Hertz unfortunately stopped renting them
Hertz unfortunately stopped renting them
15 March 2011, 08:51 PM
#11
Scooby Regular
To be fair I have driven it 25 miles through town and on a dual carriageway.
It is brand new so I am not giving it too much welly to respect the new engine.
It is OK - but I am not a fan of autos (didn't you guess) and it is comparing it to an RS which is a bit like comparing a 20cm newly sharpened Global to an Alessi Butter knife. They are both good, but have different roles in life!
It is brand new so I am not giving it too much welly to respect the new engine.
It is OK - but I am not a fan of autos (didn't you guess) and it is comparing it to an RS which is a bit like comparing a 20cm newly sharpened Global to an Alessi Butter knife. They are both good, but have different roles in life!
Fair points and what I was expecting I suppose coming from the RS. The PDK is meant to be good though isn't it?
15 March 2011, 09:41 PM
#14
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: UK
Posts: 15,271
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Ha ha!!
No - it was faulty from the factory. The front axle lift goes up on it's own when I leave the car overnight! Looks like the pressure valve is leaking. It is a non-core part of the car fortunately - otherwise I would be VERY unhappy!
Mind you - it is something that should have been fixed in PDC - when I picked it up and pointed out the fault they just looked clueless.
No - it was faulty from the factory. The front axle lift goes up on it's own when I leave the car overnight! Looks like the pressure valve is leaking. It is a non-core part of the car fortunately - otherwise I would be VERY unhappy!
Mind you - it is something that should have been fixed in PDC - when I picked it up and pointed out the fault they just looked clueless.
15 March 2011, 09:47 PM
#16
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: ....
Posts: 6,621
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
15 March 2011, 09:58 PM
#17
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: UK
Posts: 15,271
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Just been checking out the details of the 4S 
With PDK in Sport Chrono mode (a cheeky extra from Porsche) it will do 0-100 in 9.4s!!!
Pretty quick for suet.
With PDK in Sport Chrono mode (a cheeky extra from Porsche) it will do 0-100 in 9.4s!!!
Pretty quick for suet.
15 March 2011, 11:43 PM
#22
Scooby Regular
16 March 2011, 09:30 AM
#25
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: UK
Posts: 15,271
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Been driving it again this morning - after a dose of lardy diesel BMW in between.
Now it is not back to back with the RS it feels much better. Actually quite a nice car. Suspension is a little bit crashy over big joins in the tarmac. PDK is easy to use - and once you get used to having to press the throttle hard to get a response it is pretty nippy. Very easy to thread through town traffic quickly and nice corner to corner cross country.
If ever there was a 'sensible' fast car to own, this is it. Performance figures are probably the same as the TT-RS, except at this spec it is around £90k. I would really struggle to see the value of £90k in this when a GT3 is about the same price.
But that is down to preference.
Now it is not back to back with the RS it feels much better. Actually quite a nice car. Suspension is a little bit crashy over big joins in the tarmac. PDK is easy to use - and once you get used to having to press the throttle hard to get a response it is pretty nippy. Very easy to thread through town traffic quickly and nice corner to corner cross country.
If ever there was a 'sensible' fast car to own, this is it. Performance figures are probably the same as the TT-RS, except at this spec it is around £90k. I would really struggle to see the value of £90k in this when a GT3 is about the same price.
But that is down to preference.
16 March 2011, 10:45 AM
#30
Scooby Regular
Been driving it again this morning - after a dose of lardy diesel BMW in between.
Now it is not back to back with the RS it feels much better. Actually quite a nice car. Suspension is a little bit crashy over big joins in the tarmac. PDK is easy to use - and once you get used to having to press the throttle hard to get a response it is pretty nippy. Very easy to thread through town traffic quickly and nice corner to corner cross country.
If ever there was a 'sensible' fast car to own, this is it. Performance figures are probably the same as the TT-RS, except at this spec it is around £90k. I would really struggle to see the value of £90k in this when a GT3 is about the same price.
But that is down to preference.
Now it is not back to back with the RS it feels much better. Actually quite a nice car. Suspension is a little bit crashy over big joins in the tarmac. PDK is easy to use - and once you get used to having to press the throttle hard to get a response it is pretty nippy. Very easy to thread through town traffic quickly and nice corner to corner cross country.
If ever there was a 'sensible' fast car to own, this is it. Performance figures are probably the same as the TT-RS, except at this spec it is around £90k. I would really struggle to see the value of £90k in this when a GT3 is about the same price.
But that is down to preference.
Thanks.
Btw, have you thought any further about my charitable offer?
