944S2, MX5, S2000, Something else?

[Dakkon]

Another what car thread, sorry, but I am going round in circles weighing up pro's and con's.

I am in a fortunate position to be able to run a fun car for occasional track days, maybe five a year?

Now whilst I have had Z4M's and VX220 Turbo's etc in the past I have never been a good enough driver to extract their true potential so I am looking for something where chassis dynamics are a little forgiving.

MX5 3.5 Sport Tech - has the LSD and the stronger bottom end should I ever wish to take it to BBR, cheap running costs, nice, balanced chassis.
944S2 - slightly heavier, but more power and very well balanced, more practical than an MX5, but will be more costly to run, getting on for 30 years old, need to be careful of rusty sills.
S2000 - A more grown up MX5 with more power, but more weight and a slightly twitchy chassis, although this is more the early models

Head says MX5, heart says 944, budget is around £7k

Thanks in advance

[Dakkon]

edh said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/motorsport/...

I have emailed then for the price

[Dakkon]

The car with Strauss is £7,500, they are selling on behalf on a well known customer and prepared it and a sister car for racing so know it well and potentially a deal can be done, which is all very tempting. Car is not road legal, so I need to think how focused a car do I want.

[Dakkon]

I think I have decided to play safe and get an MX5 for now, but I just wanted to say thanks for all your thoughts, all very interesting reading and I might look at a 944S2 in a year or so's time.