« Reply #90 on: 23 May 2014, 16:26 »
Fair play to the salesman that took that order!!! A "just in case" order with a refundable deposit so not that unusual.
Someone that can afford a 400 ain't gonna miss £500!
I'm with Snoops on the 10 speed gearbox. Sorry.
I respect the engineering and I appreciate the Euro laws the engineers have to work with are punitive but having had a good drive in a BMW 8 speed it just seemed a pain in the arse and needless.
Horses for courses and if you're the sort of person that would drive a 400 as it should be driven (on a track) then fair play, it'll be an awesome weapon.
But I suspect most owners will never unleash even half of the performance.
Maybe I'm just getting old.
Time for me to get an up! next time round
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