well if i were u mate , i would deff give it a go, hell if you lose so what,
i would just set him straight that you car is worth about 1/3 of the price of his car and is 10+ years older, would his car be 3 times quiceker..... no
but it is 3 times more expensive, so i beileve its toataly unfair to Compare these two cars, yours my friend is a nearly a classic , and his is a new age car, with stick on boady kit