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Yeah if I was to spend a good chunk of more money on top of selling my CS today absolutely it would be for a 991.2 gt3. But that would be about another 40-50k on top of selling and I just don't feel like spending more money at this time lol. Everything I saved last year I'm about to just do a balloon payment and payoff school loans this summer when the payment hold expires. Then I'll just save the last 6 months of the year and we'll see next year. The market should adjust a little too by then. Then it'll be either sell the CS or consider holding off for another full year and then add a proper car in addition to keeping the CS. If that's the case it'll most likely be either a LT McLaren, 458 or 991 gt3rs. Right now with how happy I am with my CS I'm totally okay just driving it as my only car for another 1-2 years, maybe adding a cheap car this next winter just for work milles. The only problem with getting a spare "cheap" car is everything is overpriced rn. I remember when I first started college I got a brand new v6 accord coupe for $25k and 0.9% apr lmao if only those were still the days
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I think the LT 765 would be a spectacular addition to any garage I wouldn't ever sell my CS for any other car, but would happily donate the left kidney of my left neighbour, and the right kidney of my right neighbour for a decent McLaren 😜
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Good friend of mine had a 720S, sold it for a 488 Pista. He is of the opinion there is no such thing as a decent McLaren due to reliability issues. But regardless of brand or reliability, when you get into the 6-7-800hp supercars, they're just unusable on the road. I really think the CS, GT4/Spyder, and Lotus Emira are the upper limit of useable power for amazing handling 2 door cars on public roads. Unless you're an expert driver, or a total knob, you're not getting anywhere near the limit of GT3 and up type vehicles in public. So if you're not tracking, owning something like that is no longer a pure driving enjoyment proposition. Not to say they can't be enjoyed on the road, but definitely not to their full capacity, so it's more about making a statement, or appreciating a piece of engineering. Both of which are fine reasons if you have the means mind you, so I'm not casting aspersions
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I've always had a soft spot for British cars; it's a diseases really 😉 - name me one British brand that wasn't almost always troublesome? Jag, Triumph, MG, Rolls Royce, TVR, McLaren, even Lotus; they were all a pain in the arse but a joy to have in your garage. When Germans got in, there was some major improvement with Mini Cooper and Rolls Royce through BMW, McLaren somewhat benefited from BMW and Benz, and Bentley did it through VW. The Japanese helped Lotus and Ford rescued Aston Martin (at least financially). But I do agree with you, where are we supposed to enjoy the true mettle of 800hp beasts on open roads? I know Jimjamz had an Emira on order and I look forward to hearing his comments when it arrives. I have a M4CSL waiting to go through customs but as much as I would like to say I love the car, I doubt it will ever hit 7000 RPM. I'm not even sure if I'd enjoy it knowing there will only be 23 specimen in the entire country; what's the point of having a car you're afraid to drive because some chomp might do the dirty on you out of spite or jealousy? .... All of which brings me back to your point, M2CS is perfectly poised in the Goldilocks zone and that suits me just fine. Update: In South Australia, as of tomorrow, if you get caught doing 45kph (27mph) over the speed limit, you will lose your licence for 12 months as well as being fined $5000. You could also end up in prison for up to 12 months. Do 10kph more, and you will be losing your licence for 3 years and your car with it, as well as just about a guaranteed 12 months in prison. Who's going to be game enough to see how well their exotic car can perform now?
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My radar detector has saved me countless times but lidar will always get you unless you have jammers. I want to get AL priority but I just don't like the idea of a shop taking apart the dash for the install and then I'm left with creaks left and right, especially on the CS.
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In the US, there's only 1-2 states where radar detectors are illegal and maybe half the States where laser jammers are illegal. Canada is very strict too from what I remember
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