Yeah, save for something like ground clearance, cars aren't bad in snow. Tires are.

I guess s/he's referring to the fact that you can just buy dedicated cheap wheels, and swap equipment like you would a spare tire change. If you're using the same wheels for winter, then yes, it will cost you for each swap of the season.

How fast are yours wearing?

Or better yet, these same people neglect their all-season tires constantly, so it's not really a benefit, anyway.

Not true. Anecdote: I've been caught in ice storms on summer tires, and light winds were enough to blow my car sideways, while stopped on a small layer of ice. The total lack of friction between the ice and hardened rubber compound was insane, and akin to driving on hockey pucks. In the same car on dedicated winter…

Agreed. Big HP numbers look great on paper, but it's another thing to translate them to traction on street tires. You can't apply what you can't put down.

Well, when you look at what the NSX originally did to the supercar market back in its time, it's not too different than what 325xi is pointing out.

"Only", lol.

Agreed, my friend. Being a sucker for lighter weight can add up at times. :)

Prices have come down, but they can still be that high. For daily drivers, the market has really produced some nice offerings.

It depends which version you buy, for which car, and what purpose. You can literally build some for very cheap, right on up to thousands, depending on the application and quality. My GU1R cost about 550ish, give or take. Could have gone with something less or more, but it starts everything fine, with the worst being…

Upon seeing the title of the article, and knowing the knee-jerk praise which would follow, this was also my first question.

The thing is, there is less demand for manuals, and even fewer who actually buy them. The people on Jalop who make this "a debate" every chance they get, wouldn't put their dollars behind a car like this (or most any new car), even if it did have a clutch pedal.

Yeah, it's a bit crazy how MD gets about road safety, but can't bother to do regular inspections, past the original, in order to register a car.

This is a good one. It's almost scary how just a jeep they can be, with an aftermarket touch, too.

Agreed, Porsche has enough going on that it can make your head spin, especially with their historically conservative approach to evolving their cars. They're like the iPhone of the automotive world— nice and highly refined, but shit me if I care to waste my time trying to distinguish.

And to clarify another statement on the topic, that's not my version of luxury, and I don't so much find it appealing. But I totally get where you're coming from and understand why you chose it.

So again, good pick.

It depends. I've seen various reactions to it, and I've also seen people ignore it. That said, I've also seen similar reactions to cars like Aston Martin, for example.

That's certainly fair to say, some people feel certain supercars are more radical than others. To each their own on that one.

They may not know of the cars guts, but you can say that for most any car.