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Originally Posted by m j b
OP: OT question for you, please. I was considering an R8 last year, but folks that I've talked to said that it draws a lot of attention, and I'd rather be a bit more discrete. What's your experience been with it, and how has it been as far as reliability, service experience, etc.?
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Hi mjb, it's a great fun car. Just FYI it's a weekender for me so I can't comment on how they are if daily driven. The only real issue I've had was with the navigation unit, it would always reset while I'm driving and then one day flat out died. The dealer replaced it no questions asked and the unit hasn't acted up since. Mechanically there have been no problems with it at all (12k miles).
The R8 does draw a decent amount of attention where I usually drive it (NYC/DC) but it's the good kind of attention from car enthusiasts and little kids, seldom gold diggers or street racers. Our bright yellow/loud Ferrari on the other hand draws way too much attention. There have been times when people have followed us around just so they can give us their business cards. Gold diggers hound on us constantly. We also get a "You wanna race?" at least once from every kind of car ranging from Honda Civics to Dodge Vipers every time we take it out.
All in all I would highly recommend getting an R8, you won't regret it. Feel free to let me know if you have any other questions. And let me know if you're ever in the NYC/DC Area, I'll let you take it out for a spin.
Cheers,
Art