what sports car?

[SturdyHSV]

Nobody has asked for pics? This place is going downhill.

[stephen300o]

Pics of what?

[ZX10R NIN]

I think she'll just about get in an SLK for about £280 if she pressures her dealer but it will be poverty spec, or you could see if they have an ex demo they want to do a PCM on, that way she still has a car within it's warranty but at a lower starting price.

Edited by ZX10R NIN on Thursday 11th February 07:23

[rb5er]

SLK........ sportscar......

[ZX10R NIN]

If you class a Z4 as a sports car then an SLK easily qualifies.

[Mr Tidy]

This may be an "old-fashioned" sort of reply but if you can't afford it, you can't FG have it!

Unless you want to subjugate yourself to a PCP - in which case good luck!

[otolith]

Sounds as if she views a car as an ongoing expense rather than as an object to acquire. Perfectly reasonable position.

[irocfan]

SWF just turned 30 wants something 'sporty'..... don't forget sporty to someone like that could mean a Beetle convertible (not quite a 2 seater I know but the rears are pretty poor) or a 500 'vert

[julian64]

Mr Tidy said:

This may be an "old-fashioned" sort of reply but if you can't afford it, you can't FG have it!

Unless you want to subjugate yourself to a PCP - in which case good luck!

You really need to cheer up.

[hobobaggins]

new mx5 with the 1.5 should be in budget and insurance friendly. Might be cheaper in a few months as they tend to do a discount into summer.

[irocfan]

hobobaggins said:

new mx5 with the 1.5 should be in budget and insurance friendly. Might be cheaper in a few months as they tend to do a discount into summer.

or the 124

[julian64]

I suppose I should say the car she has which I'm currently looking at is a Merc 220 with amg badges all over it.

Not sure an MX5 would really be any sort of step up.

[otolith]

It would be a step up in some ways, whether in any that she cares about is another matter.

[Craikeybaby]

I guess you need to find out if she wants what PH would define as a sports car (MX-5 etc) or a German saloon/hatchback with "sporty" badges.

What about some sort of MINI?

[hobobaggins]

A 220AMG sounds a lot more seats and chromed plastic than engine and handling upgrades.
Best thing to do for people asking for car advice at work is just chuck a few car mags their way and wait for them to buy the most random assed thing that no one on here would probably want to own. I seem to remember the last girl at work who said she wanted a sports car got a diesel volvo with a knackered DPF.