Recent content by Grill

Think that was on my thread. Funny enough there's a similar analogue with R8 groups; namely that a lot of owners will say to avoid the rtronic transmission (robotised single clutch) like the plague (this is unfair especiallywhen you consider the best R8 made, the gen1 GT, is an rtronic car). I...

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@Honcho some good thoughts, thanks for your input. I will say I have no desire for a stock NA1. Maybe it's just vicariously living out my childhood, but I want to make it mine. I want concave TEs, I want it low, I want it clean, and there's a 50/50 chance I'll join the big wang gang as well. I...

Thanks for the responses, they've been helpful. I'll add a bit more context. Probably worth mentioning I bought my car just before the covid boom for roughly the same price as a new Golf R (yes the UK market is stupid cheap for certain cars), so I'm probably in the running as the poorest gated...

I'd have to get rid of the R8 in order to afford an NSX. Current auctions are showing values are pretty close from my car to an early 100k+ mile manual NA1, so probably end up with around 12-15k in change for the 200k+ mile one. Is there are reason you'd avoid the 95/96 cars? Love having a...

Hey all. I'm currently the very proud owner of a gen1 R8 V10 Spyder with the gated manual transmission. I love my car, it's everything I could hope for from the noise, power, handling, etc. That said my dream car has been an NSX for almost 25 years. When I was 19 and working at a Honda dealer...