Guys,
My original post was based on some simple facts, not that "I cant handle it if american cars handle". If they made a corvette that could be driven hard and give rewarding results on anything but a totally smooth surface (ie the majority of roads other than a freeway) then I would be down my local importer like a shot, as I think the corvette is one of the meanest looking cars around. But looks dont get you prizes when you are backwards in a hedge !!!
As for the twerp comment, I was merely replying with my choice of insult in rebuff of the one levelled at me. If you dont want to get called a twerp then dont be rude to me first and you will find I am totally polite - see my other posts for evidence.
Whether Matt is a patriot or not I couldnt say,and frankly dont care, it was a convenient way to wind a few people up and has rewarded me with some excellent results - many thanks
. Comedy doesnt have to be straight forward ya know !!! lol
Whether you think I am wonderful, awful or indifferent I will still have the same views. I have no axe to grind or agenda to complete. I happily accept that the GTR isnt the most wonderful car on the planet, I dont think that the corvette is the worst either, I am simply a teller of truths and viewer of things from a neutral perspective. I like to take the pi$$ alot, but on the whole what I write regarding cars is honest and factual.
I would be happy to race Mr Leno round any proper racetrack with a totally standard M3 with 1/3 the power he has to prove my points about handling.
Like Matra says.......you cant escape physics !!
Lastly i would just point out that whilst the Corvette or Viper, or any american sports car is considered cheap and affordable over there, it is most definately not cheap and affordable over here. Fair enough its not as expensive as a Porsche 911turbo, but its still in the same league as some pretty good machinery, and by no means an obvious choice as the affordable supercar it seems to be on home soil.
J.