Quote Originally Posted by IUFG View Post
It does sound ok then delivers you to 60 in a relativelysedentary 5 seconds.

Hang on.

You don't buy a powerful car and then moan that it is 'rather hard to live with'

That's the whole fúcking point of them.

And why you also have a rather sensible diesel to do the mundane stuff in.
Well when I bought my Merc I was hoping that it could be both an everyday car and also something to have some fun in. Fun it was... But the drone from the exhaust on long motorway runs (which is most of my driving these days) was annoying. That and it would do about 22mpg at absolute best.

Now I have a 435d which can go from 0-62 in 4.8 seconds which is fun. And on the motorway it's like a lamb. Wonderfully comfortable.

When I've finished tearing the insides of my house out I may check to see if the finances allow a weekend vehicle. A Caterham, perhaps.