Lotus exige sport ?

 

Just not a Fan of either R8 myself.. Cant say why really but for the $$$ there are some better options IMO

Mike

 

I have had lengthy discussion on the Turbo section about what i don;t like with the GtR but in the course of those posts it was pointed out by JasperGtr that each car has an assigned sales rep and service rep . My thoughts on it was Nissan might be trying to narrow down the interractions with the owner to avoid warranty loopholes . However --in terms of customer service the owner basically gets two people to deal with and only one is the service end. So it really would boil down to those two individuals and from what he explained they are specifically trained for the GTR.

I haven't gone far enough to buy one. I don't usually buy cars that i feel service doubts with . In fact I may not even buy another BMW because even though the car is reliable I am less than impressed with "free service". I wold rather pay to have superior service .

But compared to the R8 --I would pick the Gtr . I really think its the better car.

One last thing --I have a Honda and i must say that both the sales (at one dealership) and service (at another dealership) that i have received has been outstanding .. I know this is NOT always trhe case but even a less expensive car can still hire those who are commited to customer satisfaction and professionalism .

 

Love the R8. V10 convertible is here soon!

 

For all of its peformance credentials the R8's biggest problem is that it is and, always will be an Audi. Audis over our way have serious resale problems and i havent seen that change in this R8. If you buy it then be prepared to use it as a substitute coffin unless you are prepared to take a serious pill to get out of the thing. Ive heard some real ugly horror stories with resale on near new r8 cars AND with zero K's. I guess if your really ponied up then no problem taking the plunge for a suck and see change. I had a real serious look at buying one of these cars when they first came out and so so thank my lucky stars i woke up and stayed away. Im also really not so sure what all the fuss is about over the so called stylish interior.....it doesnt do it for me and with that round fat pillow stuck on the steering wheel Im convinced thats there for when you go to sleep with the boredom. The porsche is a far more involving car to drive imo. If you want something exotic and screaming "look at me" then buy a real exotic like a ferrari or lambo.

 

I think the R8 is a cool looking car, haven't driven one.

For $100k, you can do what I recently did. Find a excellent low mileage well optioned 997.1tt, flash it and get suspension/coilovers/sway bars. Then you have a close to 600hp DD that handles pretty close to a GT3 (excepting weight and AWD). Not a bad choice.

 

R8 looks cool, but if the budget's $100K, it would not be on the top of my used car list. Here's a short list - in no particular order:

996 GT2 - 10K miles - $84.5K (http://paul-miller.porschedealer.com...ne=go&eissue=9)

997 GT3.

7Turbo.

 

Get a 997.2S - period . Awesome car - some good upgrades over a 997.1 and a better car than an R8. Plus you get to get a new one for around $100k - made just like the way you want it. The power, suspension, feel is pretty darn good. Its a car you can drive every day - I pretty much do.

 

Bad advice. Add up a little bit and get 2010 turbo car.
I do need as many people as possible to get this car now so I would be able to choose a good used one for myself in 3 years.

Seriously speaking - if you do have an ability to make such selections, why to settle on something in-between? 2010 TT PDK is an awesome top of the line car and will be much more fun that R8. May be not as much as Ferrari, but, Ferrari ownership is a serious financial commitment.

I saw one 2010 TT 2 days ago in my town - not sure who got it yet, but it looks drop dead gorgeous in the flesh.

 

He did say $100K max. Obviously if money's no object 2010 PDK TT. But thats $150K+.. Or GT3RS.

At $100K i still say C2S or C4S if you need 4WD. The Audi doesnt stir the passion like the 911 will/does.

 

Nah, if one got $100K to spare, $40-$50K additionally will not hurt overly too much. But it will be a non-compromise solution.

 

I had the choice to buy a 997.2 when I bought mine and to be honest, I'm glad that I didn't hold out the extra 2 months for them to be released. The .2 IS a more refined car but to me it wasn't worth the extra $20k they wanted for the option list I desired.

I bought a new Cayman S from the factory, spec'd it up to almost $80k and I lost SO much money on it a year later when I traded it against the 997, I'll probably never buy another one brand new from the factory again.

The .2 has the better nav, nicer looking lights (imo) and of course the PDK but my chance to buy was right as they were being released, we knew very little about them and if like the 2005 911's, there were going to be any long term issues. Instead I took the option of jumping into a very nice .1 C2S for $70k, CPO with an AWE exhaust thrown in

I just don't feel the .2 S would warrant the money I'd have to put in, *yes* it's a better car than the .1 but I think if I look at the 911 range, at least until the 998, I'd have to jump to a GT3 or Turbo to make the purchase seem worthwhile.

 

No I'll be quite honest here, there's a *big* difference between $100k and $150k!!! There is absolutely no way I can afford a $150k car, certainly not until I'm a little closer to being done with med school. As much as it pains me, I really must be mature and put the extra money towards my MD

 

I disagree. An additional 50k for any normal car (under 250k) isnt something to just toss around like it doesnt matter. If that was the case he would just get an R8 V10 and be done with it.

 

Fair enough - but nothing's going to be "much" better than a 911 in the $100K range. 2007 or 2008 GT3 perhaps for the track. But a 997.2S is not that far behind performance wise. And you can drive it very comfortably every day. There's a fairly decent power bump over a 997.1 and the suspension and brakes are awesome.

I was not suggesting paying top $ for a new one - I bought mine new - but got a very healthy discount.

R8's pretty but doesnt stir "my" passion. Maybe it does yours.