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Drove up to Khasab in Oman on the weekend. Beautiful road for the last 30 miles - just a drag driving for 2 hours at 120 kph to get there. Mind you, with petrol at 10 quid for a tank in Oman it was a cheap date. The car is so good that even after 6 hours of driving non-stop we got out feeling fine. The road from the Oman border to Khasad is great with sheer mountains on one side and the ocean on the left with the drop to the sea protected by a 4-foot concave concrete wall. Crap if you want to look at the view but mind blowing sound when you go over 6,000 revs and the sound is bouncing around. However, driving flat out in 45 degree heat with the windows open is not something you can do for more than a few minutes without getting Here's the route and a couple of snaps i grabbed. Next time I'll take the Go Pro.

Great choice. Seriously considering this exact option for my next car. Unfortunately can't get the PP here in Dubai, just the 5.0 GT Premium. Might have to wait for the GT350 which should be here soon.

The review is very good: http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=497408 And judging by the standard Stingray with "only" 450 hp, it's going to sound amazing too.

Just about to pay the rent - 25,000 for the year - one cheque in advance

Indeed it is but saw the green one and my wife loves the colour so bought it within the hour. Cars are cheap here - it was 32,400 quid for a 2012 high-spec with 37,000 on the clock. This is on the radar for the autumn: 2015 Corvette Z06 (in Z07 trim) Check out the performance figures online and the Evo review where it makes the 911 GT3 sit up and take notice. Unfortunately about 65,000 quid in the USA but 90,000 quid here in Dubai!! All sold out for 9 months so taking orders here for early 2016. Forming a (dis)orderly queue.

They didn't let me take it home after the above test drive.

What happened there? Downshift at too high revs and the rear axle locked up, or just weight transfer from the gear change mid corner? Thought i would have been more well balanced than that. Ha - no idea. All of those and probably the wrong line and some very hot/worn tyres. Don't forget everything turned off. Also speed. The apex on the left is about 185 kph and I'm doing the same speed as i pass 100 metres and then still around 100 kph at 25 metres.

I have a Cayman R 2012 like this: It's an amazing car and on a different planet handling-wise to 370Z. Everything about it is "perfect" for a second/track car. I've owned it for a few months but only take it out for a weekend away or on the track. If your my age and unfit it is not something to live in for several hours a day. I would say that it is not that quick as well. I recently tracked it against a friend's Golf Type R and we were exact times lap after lap. Can be fun. Turn everything off and this happens if you're not that good a driver: [ ] Consequently I stick to this for daily use:

I've got an XF SV8 Portfolio 4.2 supercharged V8. Quick as you could possibly want from a luxo-barge and handles well. Loving the chilled seats - it's about 45 today outside. So hot that I only got 17 holes in this morning - had to give the last one a miss before I fainted. And that was at 11:45 am.

Yep. A 420 bhp cruise liner that will do 0-60 in 5 seconds. Nice, my XFS is lowered on eibachs looks just the part I have a spires XFR exhaust on too, doesn't make a nice noise being a derv but looks nice. Not much slower than your SV8 but a bit cheaper to run over here Sent from the golf club... Have you got a link to the springs? What did you pay for them? Spires do their own for 300 quid. 12-20mm lowering.

Yep. A 420 bhp cruise liner that will do 0-60 in 5 seconds.

Close. SV8. Love it to bis but needs some nicer rims and lowering a bit. Also a Spires exhaust would be nice:

Only if they were Douglas Bader.

I know. Just filled it up with Premium for 22 quid. Mind you, i usually get a speeding ticket every month which is 120 quid and about 60 quid a month on tolls so it evens out a bit.