Re: [DMCForum] Top Gear...

[Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>
> >But you can go for a Pagani Zonda or McLaren Merc SLR for twice the
> >price again, but is it twice as good?
>
>
> I am not sure if I understand the question, but would say that no, 
> twice the
> price does not necessarily mean twice as good.  

We're singing from the same song sheet - It was an open ended question 
to illustrate the point that although the vette  might give more bang 
for the buck, sometimes only the best will do, especially in supercar 
terms. The Zonda is twice the price of a Lambo and for some that means 
it must be twice as good. It -IS- a better car, but with that much more? 
Ummm... <http://www.topgear.com/content/timetoburn/sections/videos/>

>
> The Mercedes SLR, however, is faster-acting than Viagra. :)

I've got some piccies for you (oo-er!)

http://www.delorean.co.uk/DSCN1840.JPG
http://www.delorean.co.uk/DSCN1847.JPG
http://www.delorean.co.uk/DSCN1849.JPG
http://www.delorean.co.uk/DSCN1853.JPG
http://www.delorean.co.uk/DSCN1857.JPG
http://www.delorean.co.uk/DSCN1868.JPG

>
> I was thinking more along the lines of the car still being in 
> warranty, and
> voiding that if I worked on it myself.  If I purchased one out of warranty
> then it wouldn't be an issue.

With a car like that it's not worth buying a new one. Unless it's a 
K-series engined Elise in which case get ready to do the head gasket. 
Remember Lotus is (was?) owned by GM.... lots of off-the-shelf parts and 
if the VX220 ever found its way across the pond, it's basically the same 
car.

>
> Yep, that's it.  On the test track, which was an airplane runway, they 
> kept
> running out of road before they ran out of throttle.  To quote Clarkson,
> "it's absolutely brutal!"  It also has an American Ford V-8. :)
>
> http://www.topgear.com/drives/X0/A0/new/

Yep, same engine in the Ford GT (and Clarkson't bought one of those and 
has constantly moaned bout it ever since - not because of the drive but 
because the alarm keeps going off and Ford are incapable of fixing it)

>
>
> I wonder if the same body design was ever used in the US market?  The 
> Nissan
> 240SX, maybe?

No. The R34 is much bigger than the 200SX although in the right light, 
they do look similar. The dead giveaway on a Skyline is the 4 round rear 
lights. And the R35 is a completely different car to the R31-34 which 
all have the seminal RB2xDETx engine. (RB20DET to RB26DETT) turbocharged 
inline 6's

I'd have a skyline in a heartbeat

Martin


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