Sam-K said:
And i'd rather have the car built by the italians who know what they are doing.. well just look at their racing heritage.?
Know what they are doing?
Ha...
Right enough.
The Italian car industry over the last 40 years demonstrates that, doesn't it?
...and I forgot. The Germans don't have any racing heritage, do they?
Are you really so young and naive that you believe that crap you've written?
A challenging car makes it a better drive..? and the fact that it is challenging means it's engineered better? contradict yourself much?
Engineering and challenging to drive are completely unrelated. Surely that's easy to understand?
A challenging car is one that will reward you for trying hard...one that will take years to reveal what it's capable of...not show you in the first 30 mins.
So to me, in order not to get bored, yes...that's better.
A well engineered car is one you can use every day, all weathers...and it won't not start, have the electrics pack up or behave in a tempremental manner...hell, properly engineered means you can change the drive belts without taking the engine out of the car and it lightening your wallet by £2500 in so doing.
SURELY. a better engineered car is the one that does what you want it to do when you want to do it.?
No...
The better engineered car is one that works. All the time. Even in the wet...
The better handling car is the one that does what you want it to, when you want it to...and I can't see an issue with either to be honest.
not the one that is **** over ears in the ditch.. mr porsche?
You really are king of the pointless comments, as anyone who has driven any 911 after about 1985 will confirm...
you only leave the road backwards if you lift off mid bend...and only a fool devoid of all driving skill would do that...anyone who's driven a recent 911 will confirm that 'normal' people will have no problem with the rear engined handling characteristics.
Oh, and if you knew anything about weight distribution, you'd know a mid engined car is more likely to spin as it will pivot around the point of maximum weight (the middle) more easily than a front or rear heavy car.
More thrilling, the perfection of way a ferrari executes its path.. or basically how it gives you that little grin when you are blasting through some beautiful country pass south of france or north of italy? oh and to that equally fantastic soundtrack?
Not driven a 911 then?
I can assure you it executes its path in an equally perfect way.
The soundtrack is subjective too...
Whilst I enjoy the wail of a flat-plane V8, I don't see a flat 6 as any lesser a sound.
i know which one i'd spend my money on anyday. and that's the one with the prancing horse thanks.
Which one?
They both have a prancing horse on?
The same horse...
When you are in the position to buy one...perhaps the ideology will fade slightly and reality will set in (running costs, maintenance, usability, reliability)...and you'll see sense.