Which Weekend Toy? £30k Wide Brief.

[PaulHogan]

I'm pondering a weekend toy.
The main use will be for gentle b-road touring taking me and wifey to pubs/hotels and perhaps the odd continental jaunt.
Budget: Really would like to get out for under £15k and running costs under £500/year on basis of around 3k miles. Could go to £30k but at that price I want the car to be depreciation proof.

What would you get?

[PaperCut]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3743566.htm

[kambites]

I don't think you'll run any car for 500 quid a year for 3000 miles? Petrol alone will probably cost that unless it's a smallish diesel and insurance and tax combined will probably be of that order, too.

[Legend83]

Surely the only way to arrive at a country pub in style:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C280422

[PaulHogan]

kambites said:

I don't think you'll run any car for 500 quid a year for 3000 miles? Petrol alone will probably cost that unless it's a smallish diesel and insurance and tax combined will probably be of that order, too.

Apologies. £500 servicing costs. Fuel costs are a factor - and the first thing I thought when I opened the above link to a Monaro - but at 3k or less miles a year I don't really mind. Tax and Insurance are insignificant as they will be (effectively) the same on any car I might end up getting.

[vixen1700]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C296962

My first offering is this rather stylish Italian beauty.

[S10 GTA]

vixen1700 said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C296962

My first offering is this rather stylish Italian beauty.

Oh my. That is lovely.

[vixen1700]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C290673

Another great one for arriving at the country pub.

[DanDC5]

Something slightly different.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3866524.htm

Lotus Europa, £17k

[vixen1700]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C298842

Just lovely.

[S10 GTA]

This (pic is generic google one)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alfa-Romeo-SZ-Zagato-ES3...

Edited by S10 GTA on Friday 4th May 11:35

Edited by S10 GTA on Friday 4th May 11:35

[DanDC5]

Or this.

TVR Tamora

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2535560.htm

Good chance these may start to go up in value.

Edited by DanDC5 on Friday 4th May 11:34

[vixen1700]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C295157

How could you not fall in love with this?

[vixen1700]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C256751

Had one of these and loved it.

[Johnboy Mac]

No need for £15k even. There's a world of Merc SL's out there for sale. Worth considering if nothing else and most women love SL's

[vixen1700]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C286813

If you're not doing too many miles...

[smileymikey]

These are set to go up in value, and are very nice indeed





http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C297981



These are also very nice things indeed



http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C248099

[vixen1700]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C298659



Sorry, bored at work and finding cool cars is far more fun.

[El Capitano]

That Healey and the Mk2 Jag would have been my first two suggestions too.

[S10 GTA]

vixen1700 said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C298659



Sorry, bored at work and finding cool cars is far more fun.

Ooo, SM, good call.