Tuesday Morning drive in a Roadster.

Not Aldermog, but a new 3.7 sitting in the Williams showroom. Almost a clone of Aldermog.

Ferrari metallic blue, nearly as dark as Aldermog, but not quite. Cream leather with dark blue piping, heated seats, dark blue mohair hood, wood dash, etc, etc. Also 5 wire wheels which are vital. £52K plus on the road costs.

I now understand exactly why Adrian moved on. The new Roadster is demonstrably better in almost every way than the 2009.

I like the power steering. The gear-change is great and the lever is further back, so somehow the cockpit works better. I was surprised that I could get my foot between the clutch pedal and the transmission tunnel, all the pedals seem closer together and it made heel and toe operation much easier.

The ride was good, better than Aldermog after rear AVOs and front Suplex. The exhaust noise at moderate speeds was subdued,, indeed at 50 the car was very refined, but giving it some stick in a low gear showed the other side, a screaming banshee...

The only criticism I had was the brakes, which were dead and devoid of feel, but I have better spec pads. Also the har had run 70 miles...not even PDI'd.

Am I tempted? Of course.
Am I at risk? Of course. I stroked a Spaniel.
Could it happen? I doubt it, unless Paul and Henry make me an offer Caroline can't refuse.

Now If it had an Auto box it would have been "shake hands" with Paul.


Peter,
66, 2016 Porsche Boxster S
No longer driving Tarka, the 2014 Plus 8...