20-year-old writes off dad's £275,000 supercar

[Sledgehammer427]

being 20 myself, raised in an income state that demanded the beater first car, I'd gladly fly to germany to punch this kid in the face.

The Gumpert Apollo is quite nearly the closest thing you can get to a purpose built race car. how you lose control over a turn, driving quickly in a car with downforce...sickening.

even I've had some track time. If daddy-o could afford that much, he should have afforded to go on the nurburgring and teach his kid how to drive the car fast. if he could have done that much the kid woulda kept it on the track. A gumpert Apollo is enough to get a girl, theres no reason to push the point further by showing off how fast it goes without knowing how to do it right.

[Growler]

"It's capable of hitting 62mph in under three seconds."


Dear gods. You don't need a license for that.


You need LAUNCH CLEARANCE.

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

Originally Posted by Growler

"It's capable of hitting 62mph in under three seconds."


Dear gods. You don't need a license for that.


You need LAUNCH CLEARANCE.

[Betonov]

600+ horsepower

I have a 60 hp car and it flies like a broken axe

[Armistead]

I'll never forget doing a job for a rich customer. The kid turned 16 and his Dad had him a brand new BMW in the drive. The kid almost went into tears about it not being the right color and walked away mad. Two days later a different color was in the drive...

I wanted to pull off my belt and put him across my knee

[Gargamel]

Originally Posted by Sledgehammer427

a purpose built race car. how you lose control over a turn, driving quickly in a car with downforce...sickening.

But without the proper experience, down force won't do a damn bit of good.

You need speed for downforce to work, and unless you are experienced in how to take corners at high speeds, you're just not going to do it. It almost feels like theres no way the car can hang onto that curve, yet you have to go faster to stick it. It's very counter intuitive.

TG's review of the gumpert:




And interestingly enough, while I couldn't find the gumpert, the Audi R8 V10 was on there, and progressive quoted me just over $600 a year for insurance. Not bad. think i have to go buy a supercar now, as I can afford the insurance.