ALDO:
pmarkow:
ALDO:
Hi Peter,
I did last year 9000 km with two of the best sportscars, 3000 km with RS and 6000 km with 650s and only 500 km with my bike .
::::))) my count is 7500km with the GT3RS since may 2016. less than what i did with the 458 italia since i did not put winter tyres on the RS this year but next year i will and then it is off to MC at xmas!!!!
Regarding the 720s, if it be called so, I will wait to see how the car is in flesh. I am not impressed with the pictures I have seen.
doesn't look to shabby to me though:::))))
For sure I will wait for the spider. Coupé is nice but spider is more versatile.
The depreciation is huge for 12c and for 650s but not more then for a 991 turbo or an Audi R8. As far as I have seen the 5xx series is far better. On the other hand I think that both 650s and 12c had hit the bottom.
Winter tires? I do not have them - so only nice weather driving. I am lucky, I live at the south of Germany with lot of nice sunny weather.
I assume you have no semi slicks on your 650S? Driving with semi-slicks at temps under 0°C would be insane for various reasons.
Even with normal summer road tires, driving at temperatures under 7°C already poses a risk.
At temperatures under 0°C, the risk is pretty high and if you have an accident, let's say in a curve, even if it was dry, your insurance will try to find a reason not to pay up because they could argue that you were reckless because you had no winter tires.
It is pretty easy to blame you because the law states clearly:
"Bei Glatteis, Schneeglätte, Schneematsch, Eis- oder Reifglätte darf ein Kraftfahrzeug nur mit Reifen gefahren werden, die die in Anhang II Nummer 2.2 der Richtlinie 92/23/EWG des Rates vom 31. März 1992 über Reifen von Kraftfahrzeugen und Kraftfahrzeuganhängern und über ihre Montage (ABl. L 129 vom 14.5.1992, S. 95), die zuletzt durch die Richtlinie 2005/11/EG (ABl. L 46 vom 17.2.2005, S. 42) geändert worden ist, beschriebenen Eigenschaften erfüllen (M+S-Reifen)."
Reifglätte (slippery frost) can be invisible to the naked eye and it happens even on dry pavement, especially at low temperatures. So even if the sun shines and the roads are (apparently) dry, if you have minus 10°C or so, you risk your insurance coverage. For a car like yours, the insurance will do anything possible to get out of paying up, just keep that in mind.
Get winter tires, you can afford them.
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