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I know this is going to sound insane to some, because virtually no one would deny, that the 991 911 is a fantastic every day sports, with super car speeds and, well German reliability, and some may even say style.
(please do at least scan the paragraphs below to avoid those manufacturers) But the engine is still in the wrong spot, people don't like people who drive Porsches, not really, and despite how within 35-45 years of engineering they've overcome the problem of high powered RR cars, I'm hoping there are some proper alternatives.
The person interested isn't myself, he's a friend of mine, and I told him save half his money and get a BMW M3 or M5, but he's had several (literally 7 or 8) BMWs all save two of which he's had problems with, most were serious (including an E46 M3) so these are off the list.
He doesn't think Mercedes do performance cars well, as soon as they get an AMG badge on them they will simply burn through your tires, without the badge they don't rival the 991 (?).
Volkswagen doesn't really make a high end sports car (Lamborghini = Super Car and not every day, R8 V10 probably isn't as good as the 991, other Audi's are boring, Volkswagen, Seat, and Skoda have nothing... Ducati don't make cars; have I missed anyone important?).
All Italian cars, except Pagani (and the aforementioned Lamborghini) are Fiats, and while excellent cars throughout the range, the Abarth 500 SS doesn't cut it some how , the Alfas aren't powerful enough save the 8C which isn't good enough to drive (or available likely), Maserati's are 'kinda' good, except they are just over grown Ferraris, and Ferrari's aren't something a respectable businessman can drive to work every day in without worrying about the paintwork, even in a secured car park.
No such thing as a French sports car (Don't say RCZ).
Japan must have something? Nissan GT-R is out though, too 'boy-racer' he says, so good luck with the rest of them.
Who's left? Aston/Jaguar, they won't stack up in the reliability comparison, so even the DB9 and XKR-R/S whatever it is, won't do either.
So now you see my problem, I can't find anything, in the world, that is as good an everyday car as it is a sports car. Any alternatives once you've knocked those off in your head, that you think will be A. As reliable, B As good and everyday car, and C. As good a sports car - please post, and I'll collate them in this first post to avoid repeats (with strikes for the unsuccessful alternatives).
BMW M3, M5, any other BMW
Almost any Audi
Mercedes AMG, C Class, E Class, SLS
Nissan GT-R
(please do at least scan the paragraphs below to avoid those manufacturers) But the engine is still in the wrong spot, people don't like people who drive Porsches, not really, and despite how within 35-45 years of engineering they've overcome the problem of high powered RR cars, I'm hoping there are some proper alternatives.
The person interested isn't myself, he's a friend of mine, and I told him save half his money and get a BMW M3 or M5, but he's had several (literally 7 or 8) BMWs all save two of which he's had problems with, most were serious (including an E46 M3) so these are off the list.
He doesn't think Mercedes do performance cars well, as soon as they get an AMG badge on them they will simply burn through your tires, without the badge they don't rival the 991 (?).
Volkswagen doesn't really make a high end sports car (Lamborghini = Super Car and not every day, R8 V10 probably isn't as good as the 991, other Audi's are boring, Volkswagen, Seat, and Skoda have nothing... Ducati don't make cars; have I missed anyone important?).
All Italian cars, except Pagani (and the aforementioned Lamborghini) are Fiats, and while excellent cars throughout the range, the Abarth 500 SS doesn't cut it some how , the Alfas aren't powerful enough save the 8C which isn't good enough to drive (or available likely), Maserati's are 'kinda' good, except they are just over grown Ferraris, and Ferrari's aren't something a respectable businessman can drive to work every day in without worrying about the paintwork, even in a secured car park.
No such thing as a French sports car (Don't say RCZ).
Japan must have something? Nissan GT-R is out though, too 'boy-racer' he says, so good luck with the rest of them.
Who's left? Aston/Jaguar, they won't stack up in the reliability comparison, so even the DB9 and XKR-R/S whatever it is, won't do either.
So now you see my problem, I can't find anything, in the world, that is as good an everyday car as it is a sports car. Any alternatives once you've knocked those off in your head, that you think will be A. As reliable, B As good and everyday car, and C. As good a sports car - please post, and I'll collate them in this first post to avoid repeats (with strikes for the unsuccessful alternatives).
Almost any Audi
Mercedes AMG, C Class, E Class, SLS
Nissan GT-R