Could I drive for a 100 miles without feeling like I have just been horse racing cross country for an hour!!
I've got a 2009 Roadster. 100 miles is easy, 200 miles is fine, depending on the road surface. Motorways are less enjoyable than nice twisty A and B Roads. It feels 10 to 15 mph faster than other cars at the same speed, so rarely exceed 70, other than on Motorways where it can sit at 80 wasily, but earplugs are a good idea.
As has been said, you either love them or find them old, crude and uncomfortable. I fins the press comments superficial. but then most of the press journalists are young and never experienced cars in the 60s and 70s. I have a 2013 BMW320i, another car that Autocar raves about. It is hugely capable but as engaging as a conversation with a Miele washing machine.
I'm presently wondering if I should keep the Roadster, which as has been said, is about as much fun as you can have with your cloths on, or go into the world of the Aero based +8. One test drive made me wonder. I need more exposure. I need to see if I can drive it 400 miles in a day without excessive fatigue. Then it can replace the BMW.
Oh, the new 2014 +8 has ABS, but not Traction Control. It also has Airbags, but they are a delete option in the UK: not for all markets.
