Best 2+2 for 22K?
Discussion
What I'd like is a Lotus Elise, something fun to drive and reasonably economic, However what I have to get is something with 4 seats that can occasionally take 4 people on say 1 hour trips. Budget is up to £25K and so far I've come up with..
The best 911 i can afford but can you get 4 in one?
Maserati.. to unreliable for the ones i can afford.
AMG Merc.. Not really sporty enough? and expensive to fix.
BMW M something coupe? A possibility but not my favorite cars
Scoby/Evo again a possibility but i bit plastic inside perhaps
Anything else any one can suggest?
The best 911 i can afford but can you get 4 in one?
Maserati.. to unreliable for the ones i can afford.
AMG Merc.. Not really sporty enough? and expensive to fix.
BMW M something coupe? A possibility but not my favorite cars
Scoby/Evo again a possibility but i bit plastic inside perhaps
Anything else any one can suggest?
Edited by martin_b on Tuesday 26th October 17:35
I test drove the Spyder then went out and bought a Cerbera. I sold it after only 13 months through general lack of use to be honest, and now I'm looking at a Spyder again... with a Caterham-rebuild in the garage (which I'd have to sell if I go through with the Spyder).
I would have all three in an ideal world. But let me try and rationalise why I think the Spyder is the better car. Basically the reputation for TVRs breaking down is not entirely without foundation. If they have been looked after without expense spared, they can be fine. Mine was. But thet left the factory quite poorly prepared for life in the real world. People often cite the evil handling car at the limit or in the wet, when in fact it only needs a 4-wheel alignment to be utterly predictable. This is TVR's fault I suspect for not having aligned the wheels before the cars hit the road.
If I had the space (I only have a single garage) I'd have another Cerb and rebuild it from the ground-up. TVR cut a lot of corners in the parts selection and assembly. These issues can be overcome (starting with a properly coated chassis) and the car could be as reliable as any other, but the point of the Spyder is that it *has* had the ground-up rebuild and should be the more reliable.
That said, one of the main reasons for my choosing a Cerb over the Spyder was crash protection. The Cerb wins hands down here. I have a young family and wanted to take them out in the toy car. You can fit new steel reinforcement to the Spyder sills but the Cerb has an integral cage, and there's a lot more car around you.
I would have all three in an ideal world. But let me try and rationalise why I think the Spyder is the better car. Basically the reputation for TVRs breaking down is not entirely without foundation. If they have been looked after without expense spared, they can be fine. Mine was. But thet left the factory quite poorly prepared for life in the real world. People often cite the evil handling car at the limit or in the wet, when in fact it only needs a 4-wheel alignment to be utterly predictable. This is TVR's fault I suspect for not having aligned the wheels before the cars hit the road.
If I had the space (I only have a single garage) I'd have another Cerb and rebuild it from the ground-up. TVR cut a lot of corners in the parts selection and assembly. These issues can be overcome (starting with a properly coated chassis) and the car could be as reliable as any other, but the point of the Spyder is that it *has* had the ground-up rebuild and should be the more reliable.
That said, one of the main reasons for my choosing a Cerb over the Spyder was crash protection. The Cerb wins hands down here. I have a young family and wanted to take them out in the toy car. You can fit new steel reinforcement to the Spyder sills but the Cerb has an integral cage, and there's a lot more car around you.
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