05-07-2020, 11:08 PM | #1 |
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R8.. 997TT.. possible car shopping
This is more of a rant.. my apologies I love my F10 M5 6spd, BPM tuned.. brutally fast.. amazing 4 door car! For a rear wheel drive car.. its a bit of a nail biter.. I never fully disengage traction control or I'd be in a ditch.
I've owned quite a few different cars but have mainly regretted selling the 2 previous 996TTs I had years back. The bug has bit.. and I'm looking for a replacement around $65K. The 2 cars that keep me up at night are a 997TT and an Audi R8.. both of which need to be a manual transmission. The 997TT is a dream. I love the looks and relative ease to modify that powerplant. Its been on my mind for awhile and its reachable with the budget I have in mind.. however another car is holding me back.. The Audi R8 w/ a gated manual. The V8 would be the only option due to my budget. I know the HP doesn't compare to a 997TT or the F10 M5 , but it looks so good. The design of it is amazing imo. And the sound and feel of that gated shifter is I realize people are going to respond to the power differences etc.. but I'm wondering if anyone has considered the 2 recently. There is a beautiful 2009 R8 w/ manual transmission for sale near me and I'm so tempted to pull the trigger.. Here is a pic of the current ride: EFFECTS by seattle996, on Flickr
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R8 for the mid engine layout, natural aspirated V8, and the gated manual. Future classic.
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Personally I'd go for the R8 over the 997TT.
PS, were you looking at this one? https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/d...1187/overview/ |
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Yes that is the one.. looks beautiful. There are a few around here with gated shifters actually.. I'm surprised by the prices.. better than I had thought.
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