[gasmanR8]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Don't settle for less than SPARS code "DDD". Back in the 80s those CDs were highly regarded and usually more expensive than "AAD" and "ADD". And let's face it: it was kinda silly money grabbing. But hey, top of the pecking order fed to your top-notch fully-fledged stereo rack (which, of course equally featured a cassette deck with 'auto reverse' gimmick to play 'Extended Version' audio recorded onto your C90 Maxell tapes).

Nowadays there is nostalgia for retro/oldskool 'analog' again, static/dust ticks and 'turntable needle on vinyl humming' that reconnects to the 'condition humaine' of a youth era in a non-sterile environment. The call for things that are gradually phased out like manual transmission, naturally aspirated engines, hydraulic steering, real clickable control buttons, 'kick in the nads' exhaust rumble, lack of nosy interfering tech stopping you in your tracks throwing codes and 'limp mode' at you 'for your own good', etc. But we gotta move on and adapt.

So to return to OP's query: keep that V10 R8.

P.S.: without 'auto reverse' Quincy Jones would have never recorded the MJ pop song "Human Nature": see here.

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Thanks for all the replies. I never set out to compare My R8 to the TTRS/M2 CS "apples to apples"- obviously not a fair comparison looks and overall performance-wise.This is a "risk-benefit" situation and I wanted to elicit opinions regarding using the equity on my R8 to trade it in on the 2020 TTRS or BMW M2 CS. The negatives on owning an R8 (to ME) are the constant attention, fart can owning teens and mini vans always daring me to race, worries about where to park it and where it was "safe" to drive, future repair costs (once even the extended warranty is up), and limited storage/luggage space. The positives are all that everyone said above. I live in Upstate NY and even though I could drive it in the snow with proper tires, I could never do that to this car given salt is used to melt snow on the roads up here. My DD for the salty winters is a 2004 (!) BMW X5 with 160k mikes. That being said, I LOVE my R8 and will most likely keep it and purchase an extended warranty. I know I would regret getting rid of it in the end.