I've found they differ from car to car. Same as the S. I've heard horror stories here about strange handling characteristics, yet I've never had a problem with my S and never felt the need to check things like alignment.

I certainly wouldn't take a 348 for a back road thrash, but then I wouldn't take the S either. Potholes and bumps are not natural territory for either car. Then there are the cyclists, walkers and horses.......

The north may be different of course, but down here I get really mad at fcukwits in high performance cars on winding country roads. Every Sunday it seems there is a nasty accident involving a car and a horse and when you look at the road you simply cannot understand why someone would be hooning down it in a car.

Back o/t, one 348 I've seen felt very nervous, others (most) have been much more planted. The later the car, the better the feel/ride/handling. There were a few mods to these cars during the model lifespan, not all of them a retro fit option AFAIAA.

These cars are more grand tourer than sportscar, and I reckon their natural habitat is fast, well surfaced roads, with plenty of sweeping bends.

And posey pub car parks.

 

Windy, country stuff in scotland (and Blurtermeets I've been on) is generally fairly open, with good sightlines and you can drive accordingly. I find the S fine on it. It seems to skip about a bit, but has never actually slid at the back, so I think grips better than it seems. Grip on a hot day (like today) is terrific fun through sets of lowish speed twisties.

Stone chipping and width is probably a reason not to take a fezza on B orads up here though, even if some models could handle the poor road surface.

 

Enzo'll be turning in his grave at the thought of all his supercars getting whup'd by S2000s

Your mates got bigger balls than me though, Id love a Fezza but the thought of a 2K service or hugh repair bills scares the hell out me, I'll just stick to TVR

You'll have to let me know next time your both going out, i'd love to come along.

 

Problem is Steve, I'll only be able to give one of you a lift home when your cars both break down

Don't hold your breath, it's taken a year for me to convince him to bring it out on a drive with me! Hopefully now he'll realise that it can keep up and will come out again

 

It's pretty quiet round here and there are some good back roads. You should come up sometime Gad (NE Meet 2?)

Having said that, my car rarely breaks the speed limit on those sorts of roads, so if you're after the thrill of vtecing up to 120 you're probably right to stay away.

 

Yup Neil (and Euan)

I've seen plenty of your photos and I can see that the sight lines are much better where you tend to go out

My mad vtec blasts usually only take place on open roads (pref d/c) where I know the road and can see for miles.

Depending on where I buy - you may see me sooner than you think. It might turn into a three day road trip. Still, not a bad way to get to know the car.

Steve - a good 348 will muller an S2000 in just about any increment. Maybe not on every type of road, but that's not my concern. It will where I am prepared to dice. I'm considering some modding too - and expect to have closer to 350bhp when I'm finished - that's only 30 short of a 355.........

I've done a bit of research on repair/servicing costs. Suffice to say, it's like my Daimler. If you buy the right car, without problems (big if, but you can protect yourself to some extent) then depreciation will not be a factor, even if fuel costs and servicing are high. Depreciation is the biggest expense in owning most cars, yet owners turn a blind eye to it.

If you look at my Daimler, I paid

 

Or you could come out for some or all of the NE/Jock meet in August. I'll even try and drag Mark along in his 348 if he's still got it

It's turning into more of an exotica meet at the moment - TVRs, Fezzas, S2000s, Austin Healey 3000, Burnie on his moped

 

I know a 348 would kill an S, look at Neils title; hes baiting me because he knows it grips my shit when peeps says the S kills all and any - inc 360s. Hence my comment.


You've got approx 4 weeks to get that F car

 

Not you specifically Steve, just taking the piss out of all the other threads I see. TBH it was more of a leisurely drive around the countryside