Stable Mate
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G63 & 991.2 GT3 & AMG GT
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I've been thinking about choices to sit alongside the AMG GT and what better pool of wisdom and insight, than from fellow owners.
Requirements are pretty straightforward - exotic and high performance
1) R8 coupe, although the v10 attracts +€50k of local emissions tax
2) Huracan 580-2 coupe, same tax issue and much more expensive
Both these have local dealer support, which is a huge plus, although I fear for the R8's ground clearance, as the GT just makes it up my drive.
On my 2nd list, due to no local dealer support (or supported badly):
1) McLaren 570S - just love it in Volcano Orange
2) 488GTB - really not sure about this.....
3) Finally Turbo S, although it leaves me a little cold.
Thoughts please - anything I've overlooked?
Requirements are pretty straightforward - exotic and high performance
1) R8 coupe, although the v10 attracts +€50k of local emissions tax
2) Huracan 580-2 coupe, same tax issue and much more expensive
Both these have local dealer support, which is a huge plus, although I fear for the R8's ground clearance, as the GT just makes it up my drive.
On my 2nd list, due to no local dealer support (or supported badly):
1) McLaren 570S - just love it in Volcano Orange
2) 488GTB - really not sure about this.....
3) Finally Turbo S, although it leaves me a little cold.
Thoughts please - anything I've overlooked?
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S63 , AMG GTC '18
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https://www.ros.ie/evrt-enquiry/vrte...execution=e1s1
Anyhow, i know its not a sports car, but Edition-1 E63S looks pretty good craic!!
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Yea, that value is way off too, it considers the open market value of a stripped GTS at 242k? Lol, what a scam, and what a ridiculous tax. Not even in Germany, the nation with the most complex and bureaucratic law system in the world.
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Looking at this ridiculous extortion (and all the other EU taxes), its compelling that VW got off so easy.
All great exotics you mention. I would go with on of the cars you could service. Nothing worse than an exotic broken in a garage with no support.
Not exotic, but have you thought about a Ford GT350r. Looks like a riot to run hard. And maybe this could be the stables hooligan
.
All great exotics you mention. I would go with on of the cars you could service. Nothing worse than an exotic broken in a garage with no support.
Not exotic, but have you thought about a Ford GT350r. Looks like a riot to run hard. And maybe this could be the stables hooligan
.
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Looking at this ridiculous extortion (and all the other EU taxes), its compelling that VW got off so easy.
All great exotics you mention. I would go with on of the cars you could service. Nothing worse than an exotic broken in a garage with no support.
Not exotic, but have you thought about a Ford GT350r. Looks like a riot to run hard. And maybe this could be the stables hooligan.
All great exotics you mention. I would go with on of the cars you could service. Nothing worse than an exotic broken in a garage with no support.
Not exotic, but have you thought about a Ford GT350r. Looks like a riot to run hard. And maybe this could be the stables hooligan
.
If you're gonna get the v10, may as well hear it
Last edited by xbox; Apr 20, 2017 at 01:01 AM.
