ahh Porsche... an essential part of any mid-life-crisis.

I hear they are giving away free bottles of "Just for Men" with every purchase.

Seriously, if it's driving excellence you're after, it's got to be the Audi R8. A much less overstated look and people won't think you're a sad, balding middle aged t*sser. Generally speaking of course!

No, I will continue to wear my rubber underpants, flip-flops and capped sleeve t-shirt, if that's ok?

LOL. Yep. Whatever turns you on!!! :eek:

Seriously, if it's driving excellence you're after, it's got to be the Audi R8. A much less overstated look and people won't think you're a sad, balding middle aged t*sser. Generally speaking of course!

Okay - Note to self....read what others write more carefully in future!!!

I read that the first time and thought you'd put Audi A8 and was a little puzzled

Ah, but I am a sad middle aged balding t0sser:D

Also my expected budget of £20k won't buy me an R8, but it will buy me a well cared for useable 911, that won't depreciate too much.

Is that ok?

For 20k i'd spend my money on a new Leon Cupra. Each to their own though

Right reality check people, the fabia is not a nice looking car if we are being true to are self. Nor is it really fast by todays standards.

C'mon lets all be real.

^ I disagree on both points

a) for looks, it's a matter of personal perception. there is no matter of fact answer to this.

it is fast compared with the average car you encounter on a daily basis. Especially if remapped

c) if you genuinely feel that the Fabia isn't that good, why bother wasting your time posting on a FABIA forum?

Resisting here.....

im definatly getting home quicker now its been re-mapped. its not just a little 130bhp car now its a 190bhp beast! and blacks the quickest its just most drivers dont see it coz its well cammo'ed

Seriously, if it's driving excellence you're after, it's got to be the Audi R8. A much less overstated look and people won't think you're a sad, balding middle aged t*sser. Generally speaking of course!

But who cares what people think - clearly you don't or you wouldn't have bought a Skoda?! I chose a car based on the driving experience and involvement and the 911 has that by the bucketload. Go drive one .... you never know, you might like it

Chris

Will you also be buying some striped shirts with white collars, a filofax and a mobile phone the size of a housebrick as well as growing your hair such that you need a bucketload of wet-look hairgel to style it and saying things like "Okay Ya" it in order to complete the '80s yuppie image????

Funnily enough, all this stuff is available as an optional extra when you buy a new BMW:confused:

But who cares what people think - clearly you don't or you wouldn't have bought a Skoda?! I chose a car based on the driving experience and involvement and the 911 has that by the bucketload. Go drive one .... you never know, you might like it

Chris

Another vote for the mighty 911.:thumbup::thumbup:

Porsche 911.

Surely anyone who confesses to like cars MUST at least want to drive one.

I will own one, one day........

But who cares what people think - clearly you don't or you wouldn't have bought a Skoda?! I chose a car based on the driving experience and involvement and the 911 has that by the bucketload. Go drive one .... you never know, you might like it

Chris

I was merely commenting on the stereotypical image of a Porsche driver.

As a Skoda driver, I obviously, am a Communist

Okay, I stand corrected.

Will you also be buying some striped shirts with white collars, a filofax and a mobile phone the size of a housebrick as well as growing your hair such that you need a bucketload of wet-look hairgel to style it and saying things like "Okay Ya" it in order to complete the '80s yuppie image????

Nice and smooth Trig, nice and smooth....