What sub £12k two seater sports car for the old man....
Discussion
My Dad has decided he's got a little spare money and wants to buy a 2 seater sports car as a bit of fun.
It must be comfortable and cover large distances (UK to South of Spain), with comfort and be able to fit a set of golf clubs in the boot...
Budget is an absolute max £12,000.
So far suggestions have been the BMW Z4, Mazda MX5 and SLK.....
It must be comfortable and cover large distances (UK to South of Spain), with comfort and be able to fit a set of golf clubs in the boot...
Budget is an absolute max £12,000.
So far suggestions have been the BMW Z4, Mazda MX5 and SLK.....
1989 to 2001 Mercedes-Benz SL500.
I have taken mine to southern Spain several times. The car is made for it. They are fast, sure-footed, reliable, comfortable, practical, a pleasure to own. There are several threads in the Mercedes forum here which give good buying advice, in particular this one: http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...
£12k buys the best, quite frankly.
The other thing is, they will do 400miles, maybe more if light of foot, on a single 18gallon tank, which a lot of moderns with their 12gallon tanks won't: makes a big difference when you're driving the length of whole countries, I can tell you.
I have taken mine to southern Spain several times. The car is made for it. They are fast, sure-footed, reliable, comfortable, practical, a pleasure to own. There are several threads in the Mercedes forum here which give good buying advice, in particular this one: http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...
£12k buys the best, quite frankly.
The other thing is, they will do 400miles, maybe more if light of foot, on a single 18gallon tank, which a lot of moderns with their 12gallon tanks won't: makes a big difference when you're driving the length of whole countries, I can tell you.
something like this, pushing £12K and with a few miles (stolen from Maserati thread) http://www.hamiltongrays.com/2002-52-maserati-4200...
Got to be honest....the SL does sound good. I'm not sure my Dad would enjoy an S2000 much. It's a little too sporty if you know what I mean.
I also quite like the idea of the Lexus, although he doesn't seem that keen! He's still liking the Z4 but I don't like the Bangle version. I was hoping the newer Z4 would be available for about £15k but there's nothing yet...
I also quite like the idea of the Lexus, although he doesn't seem that keen! He's still liking the Z4 but I don't like the Bangle version. I was hoping the newer Z4 would be available for about £15k but there's nothing yet...
Got to agree with an SL, this should be just the ticket for a jaunt to the seaside...
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