£40k new and distinctive

[MBBlat]

I'm thinking its time to start thinking about a change from the RCZ

Wants:
Distinctive looks (ie not a german repmobile, sorry BMW/Merc/Audi fans)
Quick
Good handling
hard top
Ability to fit a pushbike in the boot, removing a wheel is allowed.
PH worthy

Not interested in:
Back seat comfort
Economy, commute is <2miles, I only drive if very wet or need to carry stuff
Transporting a big dog, 2.4 kids, nagging wife etc

Budget £40k, new or <2 years old

I also have a Caterham to cover the sunny days and back road blasting.

Shortlist so far:
Ford Mustang V8

Anything else I should consider?
Boot on GT86/BRZ is too small, MX-5 is too close to the Caterham in concept.

[Chestrockwell]

MBBlat said:

I'm thinking its time to start thinking about a change from the RCZ

Wants:
Distinctive looks (ie not a german repmobile, sorry BMW/Merc/Audi fans)
Quick
Good handling
hard top
Ability to fit a pushbike in the boot, removing a wheel is allowed.
PH worthy

Not interested in:
Back seat comfort
Economy, commute is <2miles, I only drive if very wet or need to carry stuff
Transporting a big dog, 2.4 kids, nagging wife etc

Budget £40k, new or <2 years old

I also have a Caterham to cover the sunny days and back road blasting.

Shortlist so far:
Ford Mustang V8

Anything else I should consider?
Boot on GT86/BRZ is too small, MX-5 is too close to the Caterham in concept.

My suggestion seems to tick all of your ‘want’ boxes apart from one, being ‘PH Worthy’




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New Civic Type R

[wemorgan]

Alfa Romeo Stelvio

[Fast and Spurious]

Kia Stinger in battleship grey.




Edited because wrote Hyundai instead of Kia! Looked at top of the range model in grey, lovely car.

Edited by Fast and Spurious on Friday 19th January 07:53

[kieranblenk]

The Mustang is probably your best option, but take a look at the 3 door Leon Cupra 300 (in a vibrant colour it's got a bit more flair than a Golf or 1 series) and Range Rover Evoque Coupe, you can get the 2.0 Si4 petrol, big question mark over PH worthy however. I'm not sure if a bike would fit in but the Nissan 370Z has a proper hatchback boot.

Subaru WRX STI Final Edition are on limited numbers but you may be able to find one, if the bike doesn't fit try a Levorg.

[tickedon]

Kia Stinger 'GT S' 3.3 T-gdi 365bhp and 0-60 in sub 5s.

Brand new for a smidge over £40k. Imagine they will be reasonably rare in UK.

[ikonic]

981 cayman 2.7? Might even get a nicely specced “S” in budget?

They’re deceptively practical with the two boots.

[p1stonhead]

A bike in a cayman?

[ikonic]

Ooops missed that...

Seen people with Caymans driving around with those suction things on to carry bikes on the roof mind...

[Dimebars]

p1stonhead said:

A bike in a cayman?

In? No

On? Perhaps......

[Integroo]

Chestrockwell said:

MBBlat said:

I'm thinking its time to start thinking about a change from the RCZ

Wants:
Distinctive looks (ie not a german repmobile, sorry BMW/Merc/Audi fans)
Quick
Good handling
hard top
Ability to fit a pushbike in the boot, removing a wheel is allowed.
PH worthy

Not interested in:
Back seat comfort
Economy, commute is <2miles, I only drive if very wet or need to carry stuff
Transporting a big dog, 2.4 kids, nagging wife etc

Budget £40k, new or <2 years old

I also have a Caterham to cover the sunny days and back road blasting.

Shortlist so far:
Ford Mustang V8

Anything else I should consider?
Boot on GT86/BRZ is too small, MX-5 is too close to the Caterham in concept.

My suggestion seems to tick all of your ‘want’ boxes apart from one, being ‘PH Worthy’




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New Civic Type R

Not sure why the new Type R isn't PH Worthy.

[Dave Hedgehog]

tickedon said:

Kia Stinger 'GT S' 3.3 T-gdi 365bhp and 0-60 in sub 5s.

Brand new for a smidge over £40k. Imagine they will be reasonably rare in UK.

or wait 6 months and get one with 100 miles on the clock for £20k

[MBBlat]

Dimebars said:

In? No

On? Perhaps......

Well since its not just a bike but a pair of these I need to carry:

They go on the back of my boat, cost roughly £600 each so cant leave them unsecured.

Roughly the same size as a bike, but more PHers know what size a bike is

So the Caymans out, no matter how nice it is.

Prefer 2 doors over 4, only had anyone in the back of the RCZ a handful of times (no 2.4 kids or big dogs to transport).

[Chestrockwell]

Integroo said:

Not sure why the new Type R isn't PH Worthy.

I think it’s great and I’m thinking about getting one within the year depending on their price however 90% of comments I’ve seen on pistonheads say it’s horrendous !

[TJC46]

https://www.jaguar.co.uk/jaguar-range/f-pace/index...

Just a suggestion.......would have gone for the F Type myself [2nd hand of course] but it would have to be a very small bike

https://www.jaguar.co.uk/jaguar-range/f-type/model...

[ZX10R NIN]

For me there's only one car that tick the boxes:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Or go for the Kia Stinger:

[MBBlat]

ZX10R NIN said:

For me there's only one car that tick the boxes:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Or go for the Kia Stinger:

So a boring, generic SUV hardly distinctive

Just to be clear, any car I like must be differentiated from others in its class by more than a badge or grill.
Kia just screams sad dad trying to forget his 2.4 kids to me, so no thanks

[MorganP104]

p1stonhead said:

A bike in a cayman?

A mate of mine used to drive Boxsters (he had two or three as company cars over the years). As a keen cyclist, he would carry his mountain bike in the car. Really, I'm not kidding.

To be fair, he needed to take both wheels off, and have the frame sitting on the passenger seat, but with a bit of creative packaging, he made it work.

He now drives a Merc C350 CDi Estate. Read into that what you will!

[cerb4.5lee]

The Mustang looks favourite for sure ...it must be bad when a Kia gets suggested.

[Efbe]

can you find a 2yr old dodge hellcat? might be c£40k. damn distinctive and cool, with boot space.

edit: too much,

but there is this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dodge-Challenger-V8-HEM...

Edited by Efbe on Saturday 20th January 00:46