SA COTY 2014 Winner

We should all go out and buy one. Then we can sell it for R100000000 in 2027.
 
So basically het die Volla weer gewen
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The Porsche is a great car, but Phuleeze! It's not a CotY contender when only 0.0003% of the population can afford the bloody thing.

Idiots!
 
So... what? Only Polos, Fiestas and below should be considered, because that's what the majority of car buyers (still a tiny minority measured against our whole population) can afford? Where does one draw the line? Affordability is secondary to relative value for money in choosing a COTY.

The result simply means that the Cayman is better than the cars it competes against, by a wider margin, than any of the other contenders measured against their specific competitors. It's a worthy winner in my book, which is not to say the SAGMJ does not have its fair share of morons in its ranks... but that's a separate discussion.
 
HapticSimian said:
So... what? Only Polos, Fiestas and below should be considered, because that's what the majority of car buyers (still a tiny minority measured against our whole population) can afford? Where does one draw the line? Affordability is secondary to relative value for money in choosing a COTY.

The result simply means that the Cayman is better than the cars it competes against, by a wider margin, than any of the other contenders measured against their specific competitors. It's a worthy winner in my book, which is not to say the SAGMJ does not have its fair share of morons in its ranks... but that's a separate discussion.
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Then divide this stupid competition into two groups:

GROUP A
Cars that 99.9876% of us can only dream of

GROUP B
Cars that we can afford even if we don't have tenders with the ANC

In that case the Porsche would be a great CotY in Group A, and we can then look at what is decent for the rest of us to buy, from the winner of Group B.

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Fazda said:
The Porsche is a great car, but Phuleeze! It's not a CotY contender when only 0.0003% of the population can afford the bloody thing.

Idiots!
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Agreed, surely the price should be one of the larger comparison factors.

I have never driven the Caymen or any Porsche for that matter and am sure its a brilliant car, but I'm sure there is a car somewhere out there that is better than it in many ways, and I highly doubt the Caymen is the best all rounder so it seems this is a bit biast towards a certain aspect such as track ability
 
M3mPh1z said:
Agreed, surely the price should be one of the larger comparison factors.

I have never driven the Caymen or any Porsche for that matter and am sure its a brilliant car, but I'm sure there is a car somewhere out there that is better than it in many ways, and I highly doubt the Caymen is the best all rounder so it seems this is a bit biast towards a certain aspect such as track ability
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^^ This.

I was lucky enough to work for Porsche and I got to drive most of their cars on the road and track, and they are magnificent, but to even enter it in the CotY group of cars is misguided.

It's like comparing box wine with French champagne - one is always going to be better, no matter how good the box is!

Apples with Apples, not Apples with Strawberries and Cream!
 
HapticSimian said:
So... what? Only Polos, Fiestas and below should be considered, because that's what the majority of car buyers (still a tiny minority measured against our whole population) can afford? Where does one draw the line? Affordability is secondary to relative value for money in choosing a COTY.

The result simply means that the Cayman is better than the cars it competes against, by a wider margin, than any of the other contenders measured against their specific competitors. It's a worthy winner in my book, which is not to say the SAGMJ does not have its fair share of morons in its ranks... but that's a separate discussion.
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Except that a large part of the CotY voting process is evaluating the vehicle as the average man would. And for the average man here, the Porsche is not an option.

I agree with your sentiment, BTW.
 
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