I ordered and confirmed my S85, well optioned, a couple of weeks ago. As anyone who has placed an order knows, I've spent a lot of time worrying and waffling about my selections. Specifically, the age old (well, year old) question of whether I should have gone with a P85. I am generally a reasonable fellow when it comes to these kinds of decisions, as my 15-year old Acura will attest. I recognize clearly that the S85 is plenty of car, especially for someone like me with a young family. It's a comfortable daily driver and touring car, which is my use case. It's also wicked fast - I test drove the S85 and P85+ and never had to floor either of them to get the "oh yeah" feeling.
So, all of that said, I've got this worry that I'll wish I had the extra power from time to time. Or that I spent $100k on a car and didn't get that extra burst of power. I'd stick with 19" wheels, which I've read is an issue with the P85. I may buy aftermarket 20s, which would give me some flexibility on tires so that I could take a little better advantage of the extra torque. I've also read the P85 isn't worth it unless you go with the P85+, but for the kind of touring drives I plan to take, it's a bit stiff. Really I'd just be looking for that 0-30 0.8G slam into the seat, I guess.
Thoughts? Should I remain sensible? Is it true that the P85 with 19s is relatively pointless from a traction perspective anyway, or will my ability to swap wheels allow me to capitalize? My DS emailed and told me I have "2 days to make any changes". Sorry for reviving something that's been hashed out so frequently, but I've already read all of those threads repeatedly and am hoping for more tailored feedback.. ha!
So, all of that said, I've got this worry that I'll wish I had the extra power from time to time. Or that I spent $100k on a car and didn't get that extra burst of power. I'd stick with 19" wheels, which I've read is an issue with the P85. I may buy aftermarket 20s, which would give me some flexibility on tires so that I could take a little better advantage of the extra torque. I've also read the P85 isn't worth it unless you go with the P85+, but for the kind of touring drives I plan to take, it's a bit stiff. Really I'd just be looking for that 0-30 0.8G slam into the seat, I guess.
Thoughts? Should I remain sensible? Is it true that the P85 with 19s is relatively pointless from a traction perspective anyway, or will my ability to swap wheels allow me to capitalize? My DS emailed and told me I have "2 days to make any changes". Sorry for reviving something that's been hashed out so frequently, but I've already read all of those threads repeatedly and am hoping for more tailored feedback.. ha!