Gt4 RS or SPYDER RS
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05-18-2022 | 08:40 PM
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05-18-2022 | 09:01 PM
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05-19-2022 | 05:01 PM
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Disagree. I love having a convertible on the mountain roads of NH and VT. Simply epic drives up here. I spec'd my Spyder with heated seats and heated steering wheel and I am good to go.
05-19-2022 | 09:57 PM
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I've owned an S2000 convertible and never liked the open top aspect, which is why I went with the GT4 and not Spyder.
For me it gets too cold so I have to bundle up, or blast the heat, or I have to worry about the sun so I have to make sure I have sunblock on my head or make sure I have a hat with sunglasses. Missing any one those items will be horrible. So hard top it is for me.
For me it gets too cold so I have to bundle up, or blast the heat, or I have to worry about the sun so I have to make sure I have sunblock on my head or make sure I have a hat with sunglasses. Missing any one those items will be horrible. So hard top it is for me.
05-19-2022 | 10:01 PM
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I've owned an S2000 convertible and never liked the open top aspect, which is why I went with the GT4 and not Spyder.
For me it gets too cold so I have to bundle up, or blast the heat, or I have to worry about the sun so I have to make sure I have sunblock on my head or make sure I have a hat with sunglasses. Missing any one those items will be horrible. So hard top it is for me.
For me it gets too cold so I have to bundle up, or blast the heat, or I have to worry about the sun so I have to make sure I have sunblock on my head or make sure I have a hat with sunglasses. Missing any one those items will be horrible. So hard top it is for me.
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05-21-2022 | 06:38 PM
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08-06-2022 | 09:35 AM
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That makes us two......
08-06-2022 | 11:06 AM
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Although a spyder r (less track focused) sounds like a more desirable car (MT, less unsightly aero vents/louvres, etc), I guess the easiest path is the 4rs clone as shown above, despite it being a compromised rs concept. If they are going full, legit rs, seems like it should get some sort of improved roll-over protection.
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08-06-2022 | 05:04 PM
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GT car is primarily about track enjoyment for me, so it’d be the GT4 RS.
I also like the idea that it’s loud on the inside and less so on the outside so I’d don’t have to worry about blowing sound at Laguna.
I also like the idea that it’s loud on the inside and less so on the outside so I’d don’t have to worry about blowing sound at Laguna.
08-06-2022 | 08:06 PM
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It's hard to give a definitive answer since the Spyder RS is still testing and we don't know the final specs and design of the Spyder RS. I will say though that I would lean more towards the Spyder RS because I love my current Spyder. First convertible and don't mind the semi manual top at all. I love the top down driving experience and if the Spyder RS keeps that experience but let's me rev to 9,000rpm with the intake noise right by my ear, I'd be all for it. That sound must be so intoxicating in a drop top.
Now, if they mess up on the looks of the Spyder because of incorporating the intake, then of course I'd take the GT4 RS but sadly neither will be an option since the ADM are crazy at the moment. Too bad these two cars weren't available for purchase in June 2020 during the height of COVID purchase bail outs. It would have given me a better opportunity for MSRP or even a little lower ADM.
Now, if they mess up on the looks of the Spyder because of incorporating the intake, then of course I'd take the GT4 RS but sadly neither will be an option since the ADM are crazy at the moment. Too bad these two cars weren't available for purchase in June 2020 during the height of COVID purchase bail outs. It would have given me a better opportunity for MSRP or even a little lower ADM.
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