Howard, thanks for the heads up on the 308 lineage and value`s, I guess I have not paid attention to 308 prices, and pre-Covid £40k seems on a par with 911/964/993 evaluation..? As for the later water cooled Porsches it seems they had their own fair share of complexity and issues, enough to be comparable with the adopted Ferrari rep in the UK..?
Got to admit that the 308 in the vid looked lovely, few folk can create bodywork to match the compound curves of Ferrari`s, though the Dino was perhaps a tad less angular than the 308..(-: The engine/exhaust noise of the 308 in the vid did seem rather disappointing, but then I really appreciate the sound of a car in terms of my personal evaluation, as I imagine any true petrol head might..? Be it down the the chortle of the Webers on my 60`s Elan, or the wail in the tail of my 911, or the roar from the old Morgans V8... Yup the sound it makes, is up there in terms of selecting a fun machine to spend ones time with..?
Gallanach`s post seemed to provide more evidence that 308 ownership can be very rewarding and perhaps not the game of Russian Roulette that so many imagine..?
Howard, your last sentence encapsulated so much of what car ownership can expand into, yet perhaps be based upon tribal instincts displayed by Morganeers and owners of other marques who may tend adopt their choice of marque on almost religious/ ethnic/tribal levels, to extents that in the bright light of day may seem somewhat extreme..?
As a Long term member of the Porsche club, my deviation into Morgan ownership may well have ruffled some feathers but they put up with me and IT on the rare occasions I tagged along. I remember well on a run down around Dumfriesshire on meeting up with the local Porsche members in that area for a lunch in a hotel, later I was sent a pic of the guys all standing around my Morgan gesturing as if they were all urinating on it... all with smiles on their faces of course...
