£40k, here's the criteria... what would you buy?

[YorksLS18]

I'm interested to hear thoughts on this one...

You've got £40-£45k to throw at a sports coupe/grand tourer.

You want something with poke that turns heads.

But - and this is key - you also want the lowest depreciating car you can buy (if for example you sold it after a couple of years).

Possibly a paradox, as anything like won't run for nowt. But some options are clearly better than others.

It'd be great to hear ideas, the more leftfield the better!

[dunc69]

991.1 (NA) CS or C4S.

Shouldn’t depreciate much for a while.

(I appreciate not left field at all!)

[Vsix and Vtec]

Got to be a Jaguar F Type SVR. If the looks don't do it for them, the noise it makes certainly will.

42k currently also buys you the Honda FK8 Type R "final edition"

Alternatively, I'm sure you'd be very happy with a DB9 or Vantage on your driveway.

[danp]

BMW Z3MC, Noble M12, TVR Tuscan/ T350.

[hunt123]

Nissan Skyline GTR R35.

[FilH]

As above Nissan GTR , or if you push another 3k you can get a 997 manual turbo , one on AT for 48k

[biggbn]

Lexus RX-F?

[keo]

911? I know it’s pushing it a bit but I’d go Lotus Evora.

[DodgyGeezer]

If you can cope with LHD

C7 Corvette
Possibly SRT Challenger

[sjc]

No depreciation whatsoever....
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202307240...

[aponting389]

Alfa Romeo 4C
Lexus LC500
BMW i8

[AmyRichardson]

YorksLS18 said:

that turns heads.

If female heads are the concern then the Porsche it is; not full Ferrari sploosh, but maybe sploo.

Other Germans okay in that respect, the Jag and Jap stuff is just barry weirdness.

(These opinions do not represent the views of the commenter!)

[M.F.D]

V8 R8 might be an option here? No idea what (future) values with these are like though.

Left field - Mk 4 Supra TT6, yoou could perhaps get a decent example at this budget but this would then be an appreciating asset. Running costs not bad either.

R35 GTR

[InitialDave]

Hmm. For my money, I think I'd buy a DB9, assuming the maintenance budget/bork risk is acceptable.

In terms of "left field", though, how about a Marcos?

[biggbn]

aponting389 said:

Alfa Romeo 4C
Lexus LC500
BMW i8

Don't think LC is available for 40k is it? If so, that's the stand out for me!!

[fflump]

As mentioned a DB9 will maintain value.
A Granturismo Sport is pretty solid too.

997 is a possibility though you may consider it a sports car.

Gen 2 conti GT is worth looking at

[mikebradford]

Xkr
Looks fantastic, and I believe will stay a classic.
They seem to have bottomed out.
In terms of being a tourer / GT I believe they have slightly more forgiving rides than some of the other cars mentioned.

[ZX10R NIN]

I'd say this is the perfect budget for a Maserati Granturismo Sport:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202209179...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202308070...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202307260...

Leftfield

C6 Corvette Gran Sport this is a rare model to find over here, it has all the Z06 suspension & widebody but the regular 6.2 small block:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202302084...

Or for a bit over 40k you can get a C7 with the Z51 package:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185797684060?hash=item2...

[Mouse Rat]

There are some interesting choices around this range.
MK1 TVR Tuscan S
Audi R8
BMW i8
Maserati GT.

All brilliant in various ways and should hold their values well.

[Heaveho]

I'd have an R8 for that, lovely thing and you'll surely get the bulk of your spend back after 2 years.