My neighbor is ridiculous, C8 content...

My neighbor got a C8 today.  It is pretty awesome and is bigger than I was expecting.

He offered me a test drive but it only has 30 miles at the moment.  I will definitely take him up on it once its broken in.

Looks like things are pretty tough all over.

1988RedT2 said:

Looks like things are pretty tough all over.

LOL

1988RedT2 said:

Looks like things are pretty tough all over.

Its actually pretty funny he has all these ridiculous cars parked outside.  I routinely have a bunch of busted junk in my driveway it's quite the contrast 

Do we have the front to rear dimensions of the engine/transaxle yet?  Think he'd let you join him next time it goes up on a lift?

Mmmmm....Porsche...

Glad you at least sat in it. They feel special, even without beating on them. I loved the few minutes I had behind the wheel of one and am excited every time someone from GRM gets to see/experience one

He seems to have a thing for silver. You know, since the steering wheel is already square

might make the car 2 fast though. 

I prefer to buy cars that other people have broken in as well, or just broken.

Spending what he did on the car I understand, dropping the kind of coin to get a driveway paved like that OTOH....

pimpm3 (Forum Supporter) said:

It is pretty awesome and is bigger than I was expecting.

I seem to recall reading that they are the largest and heaviest mid-engine car built.

It's a shame he has such terrible taste in color. 

Gotta love it when someone spends more on cars than on their house.  I wish I could do that! :(

Dave M (Forum Supporter) said:

Gotta love it when someone spends more on cars than on their house.  I wish I could do that! :(

His house is undoubtedly worth more than the cars.  The market is crazy at the beach.

I could not afford to live where I do had i not bought it after the bubble burst in 2008 needing a bunch of work.

In reply to Dave M (Forum Supporter) :

Driveways like that do not come attached to cheapness.

Maybe it's just me but I'd rather drive the Porsche

You and I have MUCH different neighbors. 

Nice cars. 

In reply to Placemotorsports :

It's nice to have a choice though. 

NickD said:

pimpm3 (Forum Supporter) said:

It is pretty awesome and is bigger than I was expecting.

I seem to recall reading that they are the largest and heaviest mid-engine car built.

I mean, yeah, but there's really not much competition in that category. Honestly I thought it was smaller in person than I expected, but I thought it looked gigantic in photos so maybe we just had different expectations.

Funny on the driveway comments since I happen to know that the guys old driveway "moved across the street."  

I just had a paver drive quoted on a project for $6/SF.. I've heard anywhere from $6-10 for a concrete equivalent. I don't see anything too over-the-top extravagent going on with his driveway, but maybe I've missed something.

Beautiful cars, I'm particularly fond of the P-Car 

Olemiss540 said:

I prefer to buy cars that other people have broken in as well, or just broken.

You just like seat cushions filled with other people's farts.

EvanB (Forum Supporter) said:

It's a shame he has such terrible taste in color. 

No, it would be much worse if they were all black.

dps214 said:

NickD said:

pimpm3 (Forum Supporter) said:

It is pretty awesome and is bigger than I was expecting.

I seem to recall reading that they are the largest and heaviest mid-engine car built.

I mean, yeah, but there's really not much competition in that category. Honestly I thought it was smaller in person than I expected, but I thought it looked gigantic in photos so maybe we just had different expectations.

Porsche Boxster and Cayman, Audi R8, Acura NSX, Ferrari F8, Lamborghini Huracan and Aventador, Alfa 4C, BMW i8, Lotus Evora, every McLaren (570S, 720S, 600LT, GT, 123ABC, etc), and the ridiculous stuff like Bugatti and Koenigsegg...

In reply to Duke :

Or if it were red with chrome wheels.

In reply to pimpm3:

Your neighbor seems like a cool guy.