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Thats not bad, but that is the bare essentials Please see earlier post where I posted a link to the full running costs of 100k miles I never said I was the expert, but 4 years of ownership gives me a little perspective Im gad the car is that good Slys good pricing structure is available to everyone. No the GTR is not a v8 - if thats a deal breaker, than skip it.... if it isnt a deal breaker, go test one or if you want, you are welcome to join us on a track day (have a look round the car, chat to owners, get a few passenger rides, etc) Saying that the GTR has no presence is just a bit silly.... its not exactly a Ford KA Now back on track please.... other options for a good looking V8 Has anyone actually seen a UK RHD Mustang (I havent even seen one at a dealer yet)? Whats the wait list like? And the interior? I personally wasnt a fan of the C63, but it definitely it is worth testing as they are a very nice car. Good friend had a CL63 a few years ago and it was rather impressive.

OP and others mentioned the GTR, cant sit back when people ramble on about silly high running costs when they have no idea I get the fanboy thing from owning a GTR, God knows I've been flamed enough about my 'fanboyism' of my puny wee Nismo. However, Octet did point out, very graciously, that the servicing was around £1000 per year, along with a bit of a warrant at £1000 + VAT per year. Now if you have £2000 +VAT a year to throw at your GTR, that's great, there's no bigger fan of the GTR's engineering pedigree than me. But to say that no one but you knows how much it costs etc, is frankly rather arrogant. What you have to remember is that there are a lot of forum users out there that HAVE researched the running costs and there is no pretending that it is 'reasonable', just like any high end, complicated and evocative car will be. It is expensive, comparatively against less complicated cars, but maybe not for other more complicated cars. So the OP wants a V8, the GTR is not a V8, he hasn't ruled it out nor tried to trash its reputation, which is awesome. It's not got 'presence' though, just legendary engineering. Anyway, me and the Mrs were out looking at furniture earlier on today, in one of the places we visited, there was a Jaguar XK R in the car park, man that had more presence than all the Nissans in Japan, what an awesome looking beastie!! Oh look, you were one of them.... quoted from page 1 If you make a statement like that, make sure you know your facts. The GTR is NOT horrendously expensive to service, especially if you are planning on spending that much on a car. £1k a year to service.... ignore the warranty, as I doubt a £35k Aston or Maser is going to come with one (so would have to be bought as well). Do you really classify that as "horrendously expensive"? I dont see the Aston or Maser costing less to service

The man is in love

OP and others mentioned the GTR, cant sit back when people ramble on about silly high running costs when they have no idea. Completely agree.... 964 would be awesome!!! Shame they are the post expensive car being discussed in this thread Enjoy the MX5 for completely different reasons, but its not very much fun to get to the track and I most certainly would not drive it around Europe. Definitely, noise wasnt massively high on my list... GTR sounds good, but compared to the V8s............ well it doesnt compare. Comes down to what the OP wants from the car and I leaning towards the V8s, even though he thought it would always be the GTR.

The one thing we do agree on then Yeah, but whats the price tag on a 12C Its not about winning at track days, I also run a standard MK2 MX5 which is also heaps of fun. I meant comparing the cars so far.... So if the choice was a £35k GTR/Maser/Aston/Porsche, Id take the GTR. I just dont think the Aston and Maser are enough car to enjoy and well Porsche is Porsche (I like old ones ). Track days, events like ASDA, tours of Europe (you will be surprised how comfortable the GTR is), mountain passes in Europe, etc, etc. The GTR excels at doing it all.... not just individual pieces Back on topic............. is the OP interested in track days and the likes or is it more for cruising comfortably, looking and sounding good?

I see more Astons on the road than GTRs.... strange, how when the GTRs arrive at events like ASDA Day, etc they are the most popular compared to Astons, Masers, etc. Once again, it comes down to the driving you do.... I like driving events and track days, Aston/Maser would be crap at that. You and I will never see eye to eye on this, but there is no chance I would take a £35k Aston/Maser over a GTR.

All these people saying that a GTR is expensive to maintain.... have you owned or run one? Considering the cost of running an Aston Martin, the costs of the GTR are rather reasonable, especially when going through someone like Sly. Here is the breakdown from an owner that has done 100,000 miles in the GTR http://www.gtr.co.uk...-000-miles.html Obviously I am biased, having owned a GTR for more than 4 years (and counting) now, but it is by far the BEST car I have ever owned. I tested V8 Vantage S (depreciation was laughable, performance was not very good and servicing costs were expensive... simple example the Quartz key, £1000 to replace), Audi R8 V10 (very nice, loved the sound, just felt very BMW/Audi/Merc which I really dont like and lacked luggage space), Merc C63 (didnt like the driving position, the silly foot/handbrake, merc - the service was shocking), etc, etc before I bought the GTR. The GTR destroyed them all in the areas that I was looking at... Im not ready to just cruise around, the GTR is a great tourer, rather decent on track and can be used daily. If performance is what you are after, here is a video of the Maser at ASDA Day (posted on the GTR forum, by the Maser owner ):- Personally, I do want to own an Aston and I will, but it will be the Vantage V12 or DBS and I will be doing my best to keep the GTR as well. Even my missus loves the GTR, I have talked to her about potentially selling and moving to the Aston and she has told me to wait another year and keep the GTR. If you have not driven it, you are doing yourself a serious dis-service IMHO!! Will all come down to what you want from the car.... and sounds like it will be more of a status symbol, so Aston or Maser will be good choices, my choice would be Aston.

I didnt have a pic of mine that was in the size limits at the time and I liked the blue one

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Love that pic!! Not sure if the GTRs are huge or the 240 is tiny Darren you sure you built right? it looks a little small and if you do ever decide to sell (and I really hope you dont) please speak to me first! Swap? What, my 240 for yours? You really fancy another project

It does Hahaa, nice try.... I know a few people that are constantly looking, just waiting for mine to be finished Really think my missus needs one

looks like my new tyres are already on the car

Love that pic!! Not sure if the GTRs are huge or the 240 is tiny Darren you sure you built right? it looks a little small and if you do ever decide to sell (and I really hope you dont) please speak to me first!

Adrian, it was a pleasure glad to see another happy GTR owner! New exhaust = allowed on TRACK!!! While you are at Slys place, get him to start my car and you will understand what I mean RE silenced exhaust system. Yes, the red one at Slys is mine, its waiting for a remap, which is next week (and maybe for the front pads to arrive).

He must be taking the "LONG" way home

got home, turned around and headed back....easy to find.... look at the Shell stations

I would be tempted to go with a vq35 - weight so far back, but would love it with ITBs not for power, just the noise!

Video from the Kawasaki team

Hahaa, this is the state mine is in now

True, but they have to catch him first although, with that exhaust they will know where he is from about 5 miles away Left foot on brake with NO throttle, then stamp throttle and sidestep brake gives similar results

Needs an "INSANE" button

Enjoy and be a little bit careful Quiet lane..... why? Can do it from a set of traffic lights...... so simple to engage.

In the mean time you get to work on something completely different tomorrow Yes, my car

Thats brilliant And my teacher said I'd amount to nothing. ha, what do they know

Will do Stuff will sell quickly on the GTR forums There are a few threads RE cobra and I know some got compensation for recovery, etc. There might be a proper fix now....