First day driving a gt and I am exhausted from its fantastic performance. I rented a car for the day and I owe a thank you to MDT Spirit HHGT Syco GT for pointing me to Julian outside of San Diego for some of the best roads to put a car like the gt through its paces.
What a simply superb car. I had some trouble finding that first gear and managed to embarrass myself by stalling at some lights a top of a hill but overall I found that gear box very accommodating for an average driver like myself. I was also pleasantly surprised by the rear visibility, it's not nearly as poor as many on here have described. The power was unbelievable and something i will never forget.
Everywhere I drove the attention from regular punters was overwhelming. Waving, cheering, thumbs ups, almost too much for a conservative englishman like myself. One potential moment of greatness, a beautiful young girl came over to chat to me as I sat in the car, was ruined by Kenny G being played on the one radio station I was able to tune into in the middle of nowhere in the desert. I couldn't turn the bloody thing off before she ambled up and her smile changed to quizzical smirk and the moment of middle aged coolness was ruined.
The car I rented was offered to me for sale and the thought of joining you fortunate owners is very tempting, but the thought of me, and presumably many other renters, trying to find that first gear on a hill start is too much to bare.
What a simply superb car. I had some trouble finding that first gear and managed to embarrass myself by stalling at some lights a top of a hill but overall I found that gear box very accommodating for an average driver like myself. I was also pleasantly surprised by the rear visibility, it's not nearly as poor as many on here have described. The power was unbelievable and something i will never forget.
Everywhere I drove the attention from regular punters was overwhelming. Waving, cheering, thumbs ups, almost too much for a conservative englishman like myself. One potential moment of greatness, a beautiful young girl came over to chat to me as I sat in the car, was ruined by Kenny G being played on the one radio station I was able to tune into in the middle of nowhere in the desert. I couldn't turn the bloody thing off before she ambled up and her smile changed to quizzical smirk and the moment of middle aged coolness was ruined.
The car I rented was offered to me for sale and the thought of joining you fortunate owners is very tempting, but the thought of me, and presumably many other renters, trying to find that first gear on a hill start is too much to bare.
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