supercar ...would you ?

peasant

A spin off from the Veyron thread ....

Imagine for a moment, you had the resources to effortlessly afford that supercar you've always dreamt about (Veyron or otherwise)

Would you actually buy it with intent of driving it on Irish roads?

Think speed bumps, congestion, potholes, speed limits ...and a bit further down the line: thieves, vandals, begrudgers.


I think, for me personally...I'd probaly be frustrated with all of the above very quickly and would desist from buying one. If I had the kind of money ..I'd rent that supercar, somehwere in a setting where it could actually be enjoyed (racetrack, Cote D'Azur:D ) and with the money saved ...I'd rent them all over time.

HashSlinging

I'd join a car club, and buy an E55 AMG.

zuutroy

If I could effortlessly afford a Veyron, I wouldnt be living in Ireland!

fletch

BMW M5/M6
or
Audi RS4/RS6+

zuutroy

fletch wrote:

BMW M5/M6
or
Audi RS4/RS6+

HashSlinging wrote:

and buy an E55 AMG.

None of these are supercars!!

fletch

zuutroy wrote:

None of these are supercars!!

Maybe but yes as you point out, no supercar is practical on Irish roads.....if I had to choose then I suppose it would be a Lamborghini Gallardo sheerly for the Audi build quality/reliability.

fits

I *know* its not a supercar but its as flashy as I'd get.
Would absolutely love to be flippant with my money and drive the new Scirocco for a year (if its any good that is) when it comes out, then sell it and be sensible after that.

Even if I had serious funds, I'd never buy a Ferrari or Aston Martin or anything so flashy. I just wouldnt like that much attention, and they're pretty useless on our roads anyway. The new Jaguar XKs are lovely but even they are too flashy for my taste, I might drive an older xk though.

HashSlinging

zuutroy wrote:

None of these are supercars!!

To put it another way - I wouldnt buy a super car but would buy an E55 AMG (very close to a super car) and join a car club (with super cars).

Actually 475bhp says the E55 is a super car.

smash

zuutroy wrote:

If I could effortlessly afford a Veyron, I wouldnt be living in Ireland!

yep I agree... and I'd have a Murci lp640 convertible

r3nu4l

To answer the question, I have to say, it's a pity but no I wouldn't buy one.

The begrudgery would lead to keying and other vandalism wherever it was parked.
Sheer monetary value would mean every professional car thief in the country would be looking to get into it.
Sheer muppetry would mean every joy-rider would want to get into it.
Irish roads would make it impossible to enjoy driving the car. i.e. speed limits, road conditions, other drivers etc

I'd just be too frustrated, it'd drive me mad

Anan1

I would think that the width and limited suspension travel of most supercars would make them pretty slow around Dublin. Unless getting there quickly comes a distant second to being looked at, there really is no point. Pity.

TheBazman

My choice would be the M5 - I agree its not a supercar but its practical ish

I also agree that if I could afford a supercar I would feck off and live somewhere else eg south of France

This reminds me of that piece in Top Gear when the Zonda got stuck trying to get out of the underground car park in Paris. I think a supercar would be nice for some weekend driving (or posing)!

Biro

I would. There is no car that I wouldn't buy if I could afford it. (obviously if I liked it).
If I were wealthy enough to buy it, I'd be wealthy enough to find or hire a place to drive/enjoy it. But I'd only drive it if I wasn't seen in the local area. Don't like the associated attention, but in some other county no one knows me so who cares!

RobAMerc

I would have one of everything.

I think if I had that sort of money I would go a:) broke or b:) insane trying to decide what I want next.

The Sultan of Brunai knows how I feel, his collection includes just about one of everything you could want on your wish list from a Mini cooper to a host of Ferraris and yep your right he's proabably still not happy as he's no doubt short something.

Car club is a great idea too, pity we dont have one here - (insurance me thinks)

bennyx_o

If I had the money to buy and run one, then yes, I probably would.

unkel

Sure if you can afford to own a supercar, you could afford to hire a racing circuit for a day now and then

RobAMerc wrote:

The Sultan of Brunai knows how I feel, his collection includes just about one of everything you could want on your wish list from a Mini cooper to a host of Ferraris

Black gold

Wasn't he the richest man on earth for ages until Bill Gates came along?

peasant

unkel wrote:

Sure if you can afford to own a supercar, you could afford to hire a racing circuit for a day now and then

That would be Mondello then

because the original question was:

Would you actually buy it with intent of driving it on Irish roads?

Gatster

M6, 911 turbo, CL65 or Audi R8 super enough for me. If it had to be the next level, an F599, but I definitely would.

And further reflecting the Veyron thread, I'd go and live in Kerry, and buy a helicopter

NiSmO

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Andrewf20

I reckon an E30 M3 would do very nicely on the back roads in Ireland, anywhere away from the Dublin region. Ok, I know its not a 500bhp monster, however I reckon if I had a Mclaren F1 driving around parts of the South & West & North of Ireland, I could enjoy myself. There are some great driving roads in the Donegal, Connemara, & Kerry areas. One thing I dont think I could live with in this country, on modern supercars are very low profile tyres. The rims would be in pieces in no time. I already have 2 buckled 16 inchers in the garage. If I did have a Mclaren F1, Id only use it for the purposes of nice driving trips to the South, West & North of Ireland. I cant imagine driving it down to the Tesco carpark to get the grocerys.

ToxicPaddy

unkel wrote:

Wasn't he the richest man on earth for ages until Bill Gates came along?

Yup.. he has an underground garage for 110 cars and owns a fleet of bentleys or rollers.

One guy out that way is supposed to have commissioned a silver Audi S8 now I dont mean silver as in colour I mean its actually made from silver or some silver alloy..

drdre

HashSlinging wrote:

I'd join a car club, and buy an E55 AMG.

Which car club, i heard theres one in ireland but is there any contact details for them.

drdre

TheBazman wrote:

My choice would be the M5 - I agree its not a supercar but its practical ish

I also agree that if I could afford a supercar I would feck off and live somewhere else eg south of France

This reminds me of that piece in Top Gear when the Zonda got stuck trying to get out of the underground car park in Paris. I think a supercar would be nice for some weekend driving (or posing)!

How is it not a supe car.It can be chipped to 210 mph.My cousin has done it to his m5 in the uk.That can beat most cars in that range even ferrari's and i think the m5 is more practical compared to a ferrari etc.His m5 is faster than a gallardo.

TheBazman

drdre wrote:

How is it not a supe car.It can be chipped to 210 mph.My cousin has done it to his m5 in the uk.That can beat most cars in that range even ferrari's and i think the m5 is more practical compared to a ferrari etc.His m5 is faster than a gallardo.

I dont doubt its performance, as I said I would buy one if I could - I just think that "supercars" in Ireland would be more exotic, probably costing at least 250k and probably not practical. Cars like RS4, S6, M5, any of the AMG's are all fantastic motors and have super performance. I, personally would not classify them as "supercars". I would retain that for Ferraris, Lambos, Zonda's, Koenningseg, Ford GT, Carrera GT and of course our friend the Veyron (although that should probably be in a new category of "hyper car")

peasant

I, personally would not classify them as "supercars". I would retain that for Ferraris, Lambos, Zonda's, Koenningseg, Ford GT, Carrera GT and of course our friend the Veyron (although that should probably be in a new category of "hyper car")

Yeppp ...it was that kind of supercar that I had in mind ...

HashSlinging

Theres a car club on dawson st, a friend of mine worked there for a couple of summers. That was a couple of years ago now though, dont know if its still there.

drdre

TheBazman wrote:

I dont doubt its performance, as I said I would buy one if I could - I just think that "supercars" in Ireland would be more exotic, probably costing at least 250k and probably not practical. Cars like RS4, S6, M5, any of the AMG's are all fantastic motors and have super performance. I, personally would not classify them as "supercars". I would retain that for Ferraris, Lambos, Zonda's, Koenningseg, Ford GT, Carrera GT and of course our friend the Veyron (although that should probably be in a new category of "hyper car")

Yes you are right,I didnt really mean a M5 is a supercar but i meant its cheaper an as fast as a supercar eg ferrari's and lambo i wouldnt say faster than a veyron:D