Comfortable Sports Cars / GT Cars - M6 or......?

[Rags]

Hi,

The criteria is a 2 seater sports car that is comfortable, can be driven around town with minimal fuss but then you can open the taps on country roads whilst motorways are completed with consumate ease...The other caveat is it has to be an auto (SMG/DCT/DSG)

What car would you say rivals the M6 for this kind of thing?

Aston V8V?
Maser Gransport / GranTurismo?
Audi S6?
E92 DCT M3

The budget set for this task is £45k?

Any thoughts?

[playalistic]

Not considered a 911 in the list of possibles?

[ecain63]

Why an Audi S6? The C6 RS6 is now just touching £45k if you look around or are willing to negotiate with a dealer. That would be my choice.

[ParanoidAndroid]

Jag XKR?

[CarbonBlackM5]

Nice choice to have. If it was my money I would have a mint 996TT and an E39 M5. XKR would be nice though, sound amazing.

[s99ane]

997 s
At a stretch r8

[Rags]

playalistic said:

Not considered a 911 in the list of possibles?

It would have to be a 997 turbo or nothing and those are outta reach!

[jontysafe]

Same choices I was faced with when I bought mt M6, although I went with the cabrio.

V8V lovely car but not the Aston I really want (DBS), XKR nice but I'm not quite ready for the "shaguar" comments! Maserati Granturismo was a serious consideration but somehow the dash put me off, weird I know.

Porsche 911 test drove, liked it but I really wanted a 997 Turbo S.

The M6 was, for me, the answer to everything I wanted and a great replacement for the Z4M.

Whatever you do get full merino leather not extended, get piano black not carbon fibre interior and dont go for black leather, it looks dull.

[Rags]

Hi Jonty,

I was hoping you would answer as I also currently own a z4m...

I am going to look at a few m6's at the weekend, I need to see extended vs merino.

Thanks for the pointers...

[jontysafe]

I thought you did! Much as I loved the Z it was a little angry for me and the fiance said every trip in it was like going to the dentist!

The M6 is by far the more comfortable proposition for everyday driving, have put 12,000 miles on mine in 6 months.

Prices are ridiculously cheap on the M6 at the moment, good time to be buying. Where abouts are you based?

[Rags]

jontysafe said:

I thought you did! Much as I loved the Z it was a little angry for me and the fiance said every trip in it was like going to the dentist!

The M6 is by far the more comfortable proposition for everyday driving, have put 12,000 miles on mine in 6 months.

Prices are ridiculously cheap on the M6 at the moment, good time to be buying. Where abouts are you based?

Hi Jonty,

I am based in Central London, so also enjoy the teeth chattering daily drives die to the less than satisfactory roads!

[mat205125]

£45k must be able to get a nice usable 550 Marenello!!!

[derestrictor]

You will struggle to find one but an Alpina B6 is a 'better' day-to-day proposition.

I love the M6 and in certain circumstances believe it represents similar, outlandish vfm to the 996 Turbo.

There are times when, having exceeded 200 mph (without a Vbox) I pull over and weep at the magnitude of what has just transpired; not dissimilar to Alexander in a post-world conquered repose.

It is imperfect, however and the re are times when I wonder whether a 'perfect Audi' or big, twice blown V12 from Stuttgart might not be preferable (having listened to Mikey Von W's chunner re the S65 AMG, last night - the utter cad.)

Then Herr Scouse 'has a word' and I snap to...

[Porscheplayer]

Rags said:

Hi,

The criteria is a 2 seater sports car that is comfortable, can be driven around town with minimal fuss but then you can open the taps on country roads whilst motorways are completed with consumate ease...The other caveat is it has to be an auto (SMG/DCT/DSG)

What car would you say rivals the M6 for this kind of thing?

Aston V8V?
Maser Gransport / GranTurismo?
Audi S6?
E92 DCT M3

The budget set for this task is £45k?

Any thoughts?

Maser Gransport insight from a Z4MC owner

On the test drive it felt a bit dated, liked the engine and the car moved nicely when right boot connected with the cheap looking carpets.
Interior looks good from a distance but has a flimsy low rent finish, typical of the Italians motors
Gearbox was dim witted and really let the car down, biggest bug bear with the whole package in my view, even with every thing set in sport mode. It's not a car you can hoon about in the same as a M3, CSL, Z4MC, 911, AMV8 etc.

Seemed like a large step backwards when compared to mode M cars/Porsches

Great looking and sounding kit of kit though.

[Rags]

Porscheplayer said:

Rags said:

Hi,

The criteria is a 2 seater sports car that is comfortable, can be driven around town with minimal fuss but then you can open the taps on country roads whilst motorways are completed with consumate ease...The other caveat is it has to be an auto (SMG/DCT/DSG)

What car would you say rivals the M6 for this kind of thing?

Aston V8V?
Maser Gransport / GranTurismo?
Audi S6?
E92 DCT M3

The budget set for this task is £45k?

Any thoughts?

Maser Gransport insight from a Z4MC owner

On the test drive it felt a bit dated, liked the engine and the car moved nicely when right boot connected with the cheap looking carpets.
Interior looks good from a distance but has a flimsy low rent finish, typical of the Italians motors
Gearbox was dim witted and really let the car down, biggest bug bear with the whole package in my view, even with every thing set in sport mode. It's not a car you can hoon about in the same as a M3, CSL, Z4MC, 911, AMV8 etc.

Seemed like a large step backwards when compared to mode M cars/Porsches

Great looking and sounding kit of kit though.

Good info!