What car for £30k ?

[V8KSN]

Afternoon all, I'm looking for some advice

If you were to go on this tour ...........

http://www.petrolheadnirvana.com/driving-tours/alp...

.. what car would you take?

Budget of £30k

Has to be reasonably refined for the long motorways/autoroutes

Has to be fun on the twisties

Has to be reliable

MPG not a problem


Thanks

[gibbon]

Porsche 997 c2s.

[pscl227]

BMW F10

[tonym911]

M3 convertible, or CSL if budget will allow

[LawAys]

911 cab? Only say convertible as having the roof off round some of those roads would be awesome.

[tomsugden]

How about some kind of American muscle car? It has the added benefit of the steering wheel being on the correct side for driving in Europe.

[V88Dicky]

Jaguar XKR

Corvette

[Harry Flashman]

Manual 911 (997) - in cabrio flavour for the full sensory experience.

[wackojacko]

E60 M5

996 Turbo


But what I'd actually do is save a little more and get my dream car, a 996 GT3 in speed yellow.

[Tuvra]

Mercedes C63 AMG! Thank me when it's bought!

[V8KSN]

gibbon said:

Porsche 997 c2s.

I am rapidly coming to that conclusion myself !

The only thing that is worrying me about a 997 is all this talk of over rev ranges, cylinder bores being scored, d chunk failures etc etc

It's all leaving me very confused

[80sboy]

Could you stretch to one of these??

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3542889.htm

Aston Martin DB9, £34k.

[V8KSN]

80sboy said:

Could you stretch to one of these??

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3542889.htm

Aston Martin DB9, £34k.

Looks lovely but it's an Auto.....quick search reveals no manuals in my budget.

V8 Vantage maybe in with a shout......

[gibbon]

V8KSN said:

I am rapidly coming to that conclusion myself !

The only thing that is worrying me about a 997 is all this talk of over rev ranges, cylinder bores being scored, d chunk failures etc etc

It's all leaving me very confused

I wouldnt worry, get a decent indie inspection and go for it, the £250 on the inspection is worth it for peace of mind.

Im only in a 996 c2 but love it.

Go for a manual, sports hardback seats, sports exhaust and a none dodgy colour combo inside and out and enjoy.

Edited by gibbon on Thursday 26th January 15:30

[sinizter]

E92 M3.

[FisiP1]

Tuvra said:

Mercedes C63 AMG! Thank me when it's bought!

As much as I love porsche, I'd agree with this.

[blueg33]

Porsche C2s is good call, but I would probably go for SL55 AMG or maybe even the Tuscan, its just a bit noisy on the motorway

[thinfourth2]

caterham and some earplugs

[gashead1105]

Exige S.

[blueg33]

Changed my mind. I would get this. I little negotiation required, but that is normal with these inthe current market

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3219391.htm