Great write up Eric,
I appreciate your honesty about the Maser Handling.
It's definitly faster in a straight line, I experienced it myself while at the wheel of my 996 (although I do have the heavy version, C4 and Cab).
Rear seat are true rear seat, that's a really good point, but don't you find the interior a bit cramped?
It's beautiful but when I sat in it, I found it really narrow for some reason.
And those lights! I get used to them but it's such a shame to have ditched the boomerang ones, they were the signature of that car, looked so cool in the dark!
Ron, I know it's not as exclusive as the 996 or Maser but have you condidered an M3, the SMG2 is meant to be the daddy of sequential gearboxes at present.
What about a second hand 456, beautiful
I know about your problems with Merc, but I think you should still try out a CL600 or CL55, I only know the V12 and it's very very impressive, big car though and not particularly involving.
Not the same price range but the Bentley GT seems to be a pretty good 4 seater coupe and coming soon.
So many new cars outthrere!!!
Fanch.