On Oct 19, 4:47 pm, wrote:
On 18 Oct, 01:14, "Capt. Rob" wrote:

Perhaps the two of you are suited to each other.
I'm glad that my wife wouldn't be impressed by
an Evo.

And yet virtually every pro driver is. I guess your wife is above
"pro" level since she alone discounts the achievement that the Evo
represents.

Nah.... my wife drives a Nissan Micra.


Good lord. Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to show you the Nissan
Micra, one of the world's most unsafe cars:

http://www.euroncap.com/tests/nissan_micra_1997/9.aspx

You must truly love her.



However, The Pro driver who tutored me on the
driving course seemed impressed with the DB9.


Of course. It's his JOB. Do you think he's going to pan the car?
BWAHAHAHA!


Will you ever spin a DB9? .....No, you won't.


Nope, but I did spin a 959 and I have driven the GT-R on my own roads.
Both of those cars toast the DB9. Sorry.




Would you like to?


The DB9 is a road car first and foremost. I really have no interest in
testing the limits of a DB9 when a M series BMW handles better as does
the Evo.


Wake up, Donal. It's 2008, not 1975. There are a LOT of fast cars out
there. The Euro spec's Evo is as fast as the DB9

No, it isn't.


Yes it is. It has 400 HP and does 0-60 faster, handles better and will
also beat the DB9 from 60-120 mph as well. The Evo can also handle
snow, rain and dirt that leaves the DB9 in the garage. It's a complete
car, where the DB9 is not.

... and yet the only race between the two cars shows
that the Evo was absolutely thrashed!


On a highway the DB9's power will win. On a twisty road with a lot of
tight turns the Evo will win. If you want a car to do BOTH, then buy a
GT-R like I'm planning to do. Of course the GT-R is HUGELY faster than
the DB9.


Emmmm...... are you really asking why a 12 cylinder, 6L engine
car is manly??? Why don't you tell us about the rather gay
specs os the Evo?



Gay specs? The GT-R has a 6 and beats the DB9 to 60 MPH by a FULL
second. The Sean Ivey modded Evo will manage 0-60 in 4.2 seconds. But
none of this matters since the DB9 lacks AWD. It's half the car.


DB9 owners remove nothing.


Wrong. DB9 owners DO in fact modify with CF parts just like the Evo.
But the DB9 will never be a Q car.


Apology accepted. However, I must admit that my wife
bears some similarities to Sarah Palin.



I'm sorry to hear that. There's really nothing I like about Palin.
She's only good looking compared to McCain.


No, not MORE class. The DB9 is a classy car to be sure. But it's
simply not a better handling car than an Evo, M3

I would argue this point with you.


Why argue? Look up the specs on the Evo GSR and M3. They are dedicated
driving machines. The DB9 was never intended to handle as well. And
even the highly regarded M3 can't match the Evo's AWD system and
active yaw control.



or GT-R

I don't know about the GT-R.


Look it up. It has many of the Evo's handling touches, but with a 0-60
time of 3.2 seconds. A DB9 is not even close to that level of
performance. A GT-R will be the car to follow the Evo for me. It also
has AWD, making it a complete car, which the DB9 will never be.



and driving
enthusiasts are usually looking for handling and speed at the top end
first and foremost. In THAT class the DB9 loses to a lot of better
designed suspensions and drive trains.

No, it doesn't.


Well, then you disagree with just about every expert on cars.




Well, we will have to agree that you are a rich person
who can afford an Evo. You obviously are not poor
enough to be reduced to a DB9 which onlu costs about
5 times as much as a cheap Evo.


You don't get the point because you're not a driver. Why spend so much
on a car that does not offer top notch handling? At 90K a GT-R bests
the DB9 in EVERY performance spec that anyone would ever care about.
So you want a driving enthusiast to pay another 50K or more for
"class" as you define it? Get over yourself someday.



RB