My day with a Spyker C8 Spyder

[exarkun1178]

that says cali, mike i though you drove this around the cat skills in ny?

[mikester]

Originally Posted by Bavarian Motorist

What do you mean? I only ate a bucket of Chinese food today.

A "bucket" ? Just one ? Well, never mind then you'll be fine

This must be the really good kind of chinese food, if it comes in buckets...

[Bavarian Motorist]

Originally Posted by exarkun1178

that says cali, mike i though you drove this around the cat skills in ny?

Look at the date. It was when he first got the car. !


His plate now reads "SPYKER"...you can kind of see it in the pics.

Originally Posted by mikester

A "bucket" ? Just one ? Well, never mind then you'll be fine

This must be the really good kind of chinese food, if it comes in buckets...

Over the years, I've just found that buckets generally have a higher capacity...I'm all about efficiency.

[rijk365gtb4]

When I got the car, it had the manufacturer plates. Now it is registered in my own name with the Spyker plates.

[AgentTripleX]

Originally Posted by rijk365gtb4

When I got the car, it had the manufacturer plates. Now it is registered in my own name with the Spyker plates.

That's badA$$. I bet the plate helps people remember what it is too.

[rijk365gtb4]

Mike,

I found out that the hood of the Spyker was not closed when you drove it. Didn't you have a terrible rattle over the bad pavement?

[Bavarian Motorist]

I didn't notice anything...I was just having a blast

[rijk365gtb4]

The Spyker C8 Spyder is now updated to 2008 specs.

[...m...]

...drop-dead gorgeous; mehve wants a stablemate...

[Bavarian Motorist]

Awesome Rijk!!! What are the changes for '08??

[ransackman]

Looks sweet, I'm up for a new car next year (turning 23 in March), but I was on the BWR website first time in my life like on thursday or something and I read about this 400hp package.
That just seems too good to be true, if you have 400hp in a sweet little elise, I'd be ok for another year. What are the drawbacks?

That said, I 'm thinking about a noble, a ford GT or this sweet thing

[wantanelise]

Originally Posted by Bavarian Motorist

There's only a couple hundred of them. Very, very rare. They can be had for great prices...around $160-180k used. I thought it was funny at the show when someone asked me what kind of car it was, and then asked "Who makes that?"


So my driving impressions, since no one asked : The car is different. It takes getting used to. There's no hand brake, no power brakes, and the shift-action takes some muscle, but once you get it, you can shift very quickly.


The engine...is the best part of this car. It is very torquey and powerful. I spun the tires in first gear and wasn't even full throttle. The power is incredible. The sound was wonderful and very loud with the bypass valve open...NASCAR LOUD!! Imagine an Elise with a stage-II exhaust. But no drone at all.


The acceleration was strong. It wasn't mind-blowing, but very strong in every gear. Even at 2k RPM there was still grunt We were passing a few slower cars and Rijk took off in his Ferrari, so I downshifted to 2nd gear and wound out 3rd. It was some thrill with that motor screaming behind me.


The steering was perfect. It communicated as well as my Elise. You definitely want to keep both hands on the wheel at all times.


The handling was sound. It wasn't as glued and planted as my Elise, but I didn't push it TOO hard around the corners anyways, not wanting my bravado to write a check my talent couldn't cash... After all, the car doesn't have power brakes!!! (which take some getting used to)


The cockpit was beautiful and perfectly comfortable. No discomfort at all. The AC worked well and that engine was so beautiful sounding that I wouldn't have even WANTED a radio (though it's an option on the newer cars). All the switches were nicely laid out.



It felt like a big Elise. I still feel the thrill from that experience.... I recommend anyone who is interested to drive one. You may like it.

where do you see them used???