Lambo v Cyberster

[Biker67]

Hi Folks,

This has probably been posted a dozen times before?......

But WOW!
When you take into consideration that the Cyberster costs a fraction of what the Lambo does.
It's seriously impressive!
If only the MG sounded like the Lambo at full chat. It'd be perfect!

 

[Jackolino]

Why not buy yourself an old Walkman and crank up the volume? ;-)

 

[Biker67]

Why not buy yourself an old Walkman and crank up the volume? ;-)

Lack of a glorious soundtrack is the only stumbling block for a car like the Cyberster. Or any other super quick SUV.
Kids in 20yrs time will have to have that explained to them.
Maybe the history museum will include headphones for a fully immersive tour of ICE vehicle technology?

 

[GranTurismoEra]

This should go in MG Video Thread lol. This one had a few people reeling on youtube. Hilarious. You can install Thor speakers if you want sound. Im planning to do when i get mine. Lol. The MG sounds like a Jet at full power. You can hear it.

 

[TonyCorbett16]

The Cyberster might not sound like a Lambo… but at least you can still afford tyres after buying it

 

[Biker67]

Yep, but anyone purchasing a Lamborghini can probably also afford to replace the tyres.

 

[GranTurismoEra]

Yep, but anyone purchasing a Lamborghini can probably also afford to replace the tyres.

Depends. A lot of it is show and tell. Lease or PCP. "Company Car". Tyres are tyres. £1000-£1400 on premium is the same for most people with sports cars. Its brakes and servicing that are different. Thats why i avoided the GTR. Running costs are exorbitant for what it is. Especially on older cars.

 

[Biker67]

I keep toying with the idea of a Ferrari Portofino M. But the state of the roads in the UK would quickly destroy the tyres, wheels & suspension.
Then there's the additional £440 road tax on top of the standard £200. For the privilege of driving on such shite roads!

 

[salty]

WOW! Nice motor.

 

[Biker67]

WOW! Nice motor.

Yes mate, they are lovely
But honestly, it's the horrific state of the roads in the UK that's my main reason for not having one.
Well, that and the fact I flatly refuse to pay £640pa for road tax!
That "luxury/expensive" car tax is utter BS!
We earn money & pay tax on it. If we save that money, we pay tax on the interest. If we decide to spend it on a nice car we incur additional road tax if it has an RRP over £40k (£50k for EV's) which is nothing these days. The threshold should be set at £100k. That wouldn't help with that Ferrari but it would be much fairer to most folk.

Even if the car has an RRP of let's say £45k. But you haggle a deal & get it for £39k.
That car still attracts the additional £440pa because the RRP is over £40k

 

[salty]

Agree, the road tax system is total Bollox. To me a car is a car, simple's. Why should you pay more, just because your in the position to afford, a nicer more expensive car, your still only taking up One space on the road. And I know folk will say, if you can afford an expensive motor, why would you moan about paying £640 for road tax. To me that's not the point. It's simply yet another money making scheme to screw the cash cow motorist.

 

[Biker67]

Agree, the road tax system is total Bollox. To me a car is a car, simple's. Why should you pay more, just because your in the position to afford, a nicer more expensive car, your still only taking up One space on the road. And I know folk will say, if you can afford an expensive motor, why would you moan about paying £640 for road tax. To me that's not the point. It's simply yet another money making scheme to screw the cash cow motorist.

I see it as a treble tax Salty!

 

[GranTurismoEra]

I keep toying with the idea of a Ferrari Portofino M. But the state of the roads in the UK would quickly destroy the tyres, wheels & suspension.
Then there's the additional £440 road tax on top of the standard £200. For the privilege of driving on such shite roads!

After coming from Tokyo the roads are terrible. Gig economy riders, traffic, potholes which is like a game of cat and mouse. Id say if you can get still get it but keep it on the smoother country and motorway. Just watch out for potholes.

 

[Biker67]

The roads in Northamptonshire are like the surface of the moon!
I got pulled over by Mr Plod a few weeks back for "driving erratically"
All I was doing was attempting to avoid a few potholes. I didn't cross onto the other side of the road. And I was well below the speed limit.
Mr Plod must have realised that.
Consequently, it was extremely tempting to suggest he got a new job involving sex & travel.
But I resisted that temptation!

 

[GranTurismoEra]

Lol...My mate was pulled over back in the day. They thought he was drunk. Since i posted my last comment i dodged some serious craters in my area. Someone with a low profile is going to crash into one hidden by the shade.

 

[m4rmite]

I use waze as sat nav, well to alert for coppers, traffic etc.
It had so many pot hole warnings that I turned it off for the rest of that drive.

 

[GranTurismoEra]

Thats interesting, my Nissan 370Z used to blurt out "Camera" where the standard speed cameras were. Also lifetime traffic updates.

 

[MGcreator25]

wow MG has really paid off

 

[HadesDK]

Hi Folks,

This has probably been posted a dozen times before?......

But WOW!
When you take into consideration that the Cyberster costs a fraction of what the Lambo does.
It's seriously impressive!
If only the MG sounded like the Lambo at full chat. It'd be perfect!

Check out the Aston Martin V12 vs Cyberster

 

[Biker67]

Check out the Aston Martin V12 vs Cyberster

The Cyberster is definitely an impressively quick car I just wish it wasn't silent whilst doing so.