What would you sped £85k on ?
What would you sped £85k on ?
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MadHatter7

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231 posts

196 months

Tuesday 27th March 2012
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What sports car would buy with £85k in your pocket ?
Thinking of something English, quirky and fast
Maybe the New Morgan +8

Your thoughts ?

GuitarTech

582 posts

170 months

Tuesday 27th March 2012
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I'd buy a good used Porsche 911, and spend the rest on drugs and loose women biggrin

Dapster

8,560 posts

200 months

Tuesday 27th March 2012
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GuitarTech said:
I'd buy a good used Porsche 911, and spend the rest on drugs and loose women biggrin
This one specifically....

http://ucl.porsche.de/ucl/plsql/uk/clients.show_ca...

If it has to be British and weekend play only, I'd get a Caterham R500 and spend the £40,000 saved as advised above....

LeoSayer

7,638 posts

264 months

Tuesday 27th March 2012
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Audi R8 V10 probably.

Or a GT3.


TomN94

2,401 posts

178 months

Tuesday 27th March 2012
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Ferrari 355, and a decent exhaust for it. Keep the rest for a rainy day.

blearyeyedboy

6,693 posts

199 months

Wednesday 28th March 2012
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If you want quirky (for a given value of quirky)...

... BAC Mono? A basic one with no options would be about 75k plus VAT, so about 5-6k over your budget.
... A Wiesmann? If you can find one and don't mind LHD? (OK, not English but keeps the Morgan-esque feel)
... The aforementioned Morgan?
... An Ariel Atom and lots of time/money at a track? driving
... A tank? tank
... An Aston DBS?

Edited by blearyeyedboy on Wednesday 28th March 00:09


Edited by blearyeyedboy on Wednesday 28th March 00:37

SturdyHSV

10,318 posts

187 months

Wednesday 28th March 2012
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This. All day every day. Keep the change. (I'm not thinking of something English, otherwise it'd be a Sagaris)

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2638291.htm

Pothole

34,367 posts

302 months

Wednesday 28th March 2012
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3138524.htm

English? Check!
Quirky? Check!
Fast? CHECK!

Not sure if the change would allow me to insure it, though.

mlj

723 posts

196 months

Wednesday 28th March 2012
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LeoSayer said:
Audi R8 V10 probably.
This

carl_w

10,222 posts

278 months

Wednesday 28th March 2012
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Aston Vantage, although I don't think you can get the V12 for that frown

martin84

5,366 posts

173 months

Wednesday 28th March 2012
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85 sheds.

V8LM

5,469 posts

229 months

Wednesday 28th March 2012
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GuitarTech said:
I'd buy a good used Porsche 911, and spend the rest on drugs and loose women biggrin
English?

V8LM

5,469 posts

229 months

Wednesday 28th March 2012
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LeoSayer said:
Audi R8 V10 probably.

Or a GT3.
English?

V8LM

5,469 posts

229 months

Wednesday 28th March 2012
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TomN94 said:
Ferrari 355, and a decent exhaust for it. Keep the rest for a rainy day.
English?

996 sps

6,165 posts

236 months

Wednesday 28th March 2012
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Ducati Desmo

E30 M3

Carbon Fibre Mountain Bike

VW Transporter with all the trimmings

carl_w

10,222 posts

278 months

Wednesday 28th March 2012
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V8LM said:
English?
John Barnard used to design Ferraris? Around about the same time as you could buy a 355.

blearyeyedboy

6,693 posts

199 months

Wednesday 28th March 2012
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A nice classic Jaguar XK150 with cash to spare?

davepoth

29,395 posts

219 months

Wednesday 28th March 2012
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Morgan Plus 8 is £85,200 OTR, I expect you could haggle...

Pommygranite

14,442 posts

236 months

Wednesday 28th March 2012
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1989 AM Vantage