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 But do you want a supercar? - Tooslow
I read the various comments about the supercars in pale blue, a horrendous colour that may look good on a Ka or FIAT 500 but not on anything bigger. I read the inevitable "If I had a Ferrari it would have to be red" and my contrary nature thought "If I had a Ferrari it would be in any colour BUT red". Do you remember the Car mag cover headlined "In the clearing stands a boxer" (that dates it!) with a gorgeous BLUE Ferrari on the cover? And I'm sure other, non red, colours can look equally good.

And then I thought "but do I WANT a Ferrari". And then I realised, I don't. I used to. I have been known to respond to ridiculous requests with "and I want a Ferrari but that's not going to happen either". So why did I and why don't I? Perhaps it's me? Perhaps it's the more constrained road conditions we have today? Perhaps it's the ever rising and therefore less accessible performance of such cars? Perhaps it's because 1960s /70s supercar perfromance can be had from much more civilsed cars and the supercar performance has gone up into the stratosphere? I have no idea. I still want an Aston Martin and yes, that's probably illogical. But an out and out supercar? I don't think so. But don't tempt me!

You can get outrageous performance and good looks from something that doesn't require gymnastics to get into and which doesn't make your eyeballs drop out or break your spine. I'm happy to go "phwoar" at the sight of a supercar. I'm glad they exist. But I've just realised I don't want one. Do you?

JH
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 But do you want a supercar? new Tooslow 30 Jul 10 10:39
 But do you want a supercar? new Zero 30 Jul 10 10:42
 But do you want a supercar? new Dog 30 Jul 10 10:48
 But do you want a supercar? new Tooslow 30 Jul 10 10:58
 But do you want a supercar? new legacylad 30 Jul 10 11:12
 But do you want a supercar? new legacylad 30 Jul 10 11:09
 But do you want a supercar? new WillDeBeest 30 Jul 10 11:18
 But do you want a supercar? new Stuu 30 Jul 10 11:26
 But do you want a supercar? new DP 30 Jul 10 11:24
 But do you want a supercar? new BiggerBadderDave 30 Jul 10 11:31
 But do you want a supercar? new hawkeye 30 Jul 10 13:20
 But do you want a supercar? new paulb 10 Aug 10 22:39
 But do you want a supercar? new rtj70 10 Aug 10 22:47
 But do you want a supercar? new tyro 30 Jul 10 11:32
 But do you want a supercar? new Dog 30 Jul 10 11:52
 But do you want a supercar? new Bigtee 30 Jul 10 12:04
 But do you want a supercar? new movilogo 30 Jul 10 12:15
 But do you want a supercar? new tyro 30 Jul 10 12:28
 But do you want a supercar? new Stuu 30 Jul 10 13:21
 But do you want a supercar? new corax 30 Jul 10 13:44
 But do you want a supercar? new TheManWithNoName 30 Jul 10 12:40
 But do you want a supercar? new Mike Hannon 30 Jul 10 13:30
 But do you want a supercar? new tyro 30 Jul 10 13:39
 But do you want a supercar? new bathtub tom 30 Jul 10 14:09
 But do you want a supercar? new BobbyG 30 Jul 10 16:26
 But do you want a supercar? new DP 30 Jul 10 17:17
 But do you want a supercar? new rtj70 30 Jul 10 17:19
 But do you want a supercar? new rtj70 30 Jul 10 17:22
 But do you want a supercar? new nick1975 30 Jul 10 21:16
 But do you want a supercar? new Boxsterboy 30 Jul 10 22:50
 But do you want a supercar? new rtj70 30 Jul 10 23:43
 But do you want a supercar? new Armel Coussine 31 Jul 10 01:32
 But do you want a supercar? new legacylad 31 Jul 10 15:07
 But do you want a supercar? new Bagpuss 31 Jul 10 15:13
 But do you want a supercar? new L'escargot 31 Jul 10 15:50
 But do you want a supercar? new Tooslow 31 Jul 10 17:18
 But do you want a supercar? new Clk Sec 31 Jul 10 17:21
 But do you want a supercar? new Bagpuss 31 Jul 10 17:19
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