Before you give out anymore of your personal opinions, can I question you as to what you've driven besides a Camry?
Yes I havent driven many cars.... about 4, a Suzuki Baleno (mums), mine (Camry Vienta), Commodore (Friends), Lancer (Friends). But this aside, I have driven in ALOT of cars which are half decent which gave me a rough feel of the cars not to mention hearing what the owner has to say.... Ive driven in an Alfa (not sure which one exactly), XR8, Euro and a GTS (Not to mention a many other cars that aernt worthy to mention). I havent been exposed to heaps of cars yes, but I dont think many people in life do yet that doesnt stop you from being able to make an informed decision as to which car is better value for the money... at the end of the day its my OPINION vs everyone elses OPINION that you dont get 130k extra in a R8, sure it will have things better than something like a GTS as you would expect if not demand, but its hardly worth the amount they ask.... you are paying for the badge, and personally I think your paying more for an Audi badge than you would for something like a Ferrari!!!
Before I sampled an assortment of cars, I used to think that a car is a car... power is power... torque is torque... But you realise that these figures only become apparent when they are integrated successfully with the whole system within the vehicle.
Yes of course, its not just power, but something like the GTS has all the trimmings, this isnt someones project car where they have slapped a turbo on without upgrading brakes and suspension... its a car unlike something like a focus which has been designed primarily as a performance type machine, its got good tyres, its got good suspension, good brakes, its got all you need. And realistically even something like the GTS has more then you need, you cant push them to their limits on the street... so in the Audis case you've got more features which will never be tested yet your paying 200k+ for some innovative suspension that will help it at 10000km/h... very practical. And I think some of you's are influenced by personal experiences, because the Golf was better than the Ford it means German engineering is great and Fords are crap. Dont quote me, but your comparing apples to oranges when you consider their prices, $10k or so, especially with the sport version. In the case of the GTS and Audi... youve got the opposite, a cheaper car which offers relatively similar characterisitcs to a more expensive car.
Realistically, people are trying to say its my 'personal opinions' etc when you guys are doing the exact same thing and trying to say my opinion is wrong because your opinion doesnt match it... because 90% of you guys havent driven cars like the R8 or GTS or even been in a car like them. Most of us if not all havent driven a car remotely near the R8.... Ive driven in a GTS and even then I still would say I am not 'qualified' to defintively say its a great car. But like Ive mentiond a 10000 times, Im not debating the Audi is going to be a better car, youd want it to be at the price they ask... Im debating that its overpriced, if you want value for money you go for something like a GTS. And as Ive shown, this isnt like downgrading from a Merc to a Kia as it should be considering prices.... the GTS has the same if not more power than the Audi, and the only real thing it loses out in is handling, especially with the Audis mid mounted engine... but then again like Ive also said, the real benefits of this config wont be really obvious going 60km/h on your local street!!!
Point in case... we will have to agree to disagree on this one! :uhhuh:
