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Captain Snooze · 08-26-2012, 06:11 PM

I would still take the BRZ. Cars I have considered buying: Exige, Cayman, G40R. But when I stop and think about it these cars would not do much more than my existing car. Sure, I could go faster but I'm not racing.It would be pointless spending the extra money for close to zero extra driving pleasure.The only reason I'm buying the BRZ is my current car is getting tired. (It's 9 years old and it's been well used by me.) For me the pleasure is in the driving, not the machine I am driving. I spent 6 months in Western Europe and leased a 206 Diesel. I always wanted more power (it was only 68kW but the 200Nm was impressive) but I enjoyed thrashing it mercilessly. I drove a 360 Modena at Thruxton, saw 140 mph down the straight, realised I didn't have the talent to do it justice and still enjoyed driving the 206 more on winding twisty roads in mainland Europe. That's right, I enjoyed driving a shitty little French car more than an Italian masterpiece.
My 2 Euro.

08-26-2012, 06:11 PM	#4
Captain Snooze Because compromise ® Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Red Herring Location: australia Posts: 7,720 Thanks: 3,993 Thanked 9,339 Times in 4,125 Posts Mentioned: 60 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I would still take the BRZ. Cars I have considered buying: Exige, Cayman, G40R. But when I stop and think about it these cars would not do much more than my existing car. Sure, I could go faster but I'm not racing.It would be pointless spending the extra money for close to zero extra driving pleasure.The only reason I'm buying the BRZ is my current car is getting tired. (It's 9 years old and it's been well used by me.) For me the pleasure is in the driving, not the machine I am driving. I spent 6 months in Western Europe and leased a 206 Diesel. I always wanted more power (it was only 68kW but the 200Nm was impressive) but I enjoyed thrashing it mercilessly. I drove a 360 Modena at Thruxton, saw 140 mph down the straight, realised I didn't have the talent to do it justice and still enjoyed driving the 206 more on winding twisty roads in mainland Europe. That's right, I enjoyed driving a shitty little French car more than an Italian masterpiece. My 2 Euro. Last edited by Captain Snooze; 08-26-2012 at 06:44 PM.