Your advice please, gentlemen...

[Lam]

Hi there

I suspect I'm lighting the touch paper, but here goes...

I'm looking to spend £25k on a modern performance car to replace a classic car. Ideally, I'm looking for something 'special', certainly something that I couldn't have anticipated owning when new.

I want something that will make me smile every time I walk in the garage and I need two small back seats. I'll probably do no more than 3000 miles each year and it will be a fine weather car as my Cooper S JCW will be my daily driver.

I'd like something that goes well and sounds great and hopefully won't depreciate too much, or cost me a fortune to service. I'm a bit of a perfectionist, so for that outlay, it'll need to be a good 'un...

I've shortlisted a 997 C2S, a 996 Turbo and a DB7 Vantage - all very different cars, I know, but all seem to fit the bill. Have I missed anything?

Advice appreciated.

Marsh

[wemorgan]

SL 55 AMG?

[danp]

csl

[Raize]

996T

[Mercky]

wemorgan said:

SL 55 AMG?

Seconded.

[Jasandjules]

25k? DB7 Volante all the way.

[Leins]

danp said:

csl

Yep, although there's a queue forming for good ones now and beginning to move above this price-point

[poing]

Tiny bit over budget: http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...



Available with or without a roof: http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/j...



Will require some brave pills: http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/m...


In reality I'd probably buy the 911 in 997C2 flavour because I'd chicken out of anything else.

[Whiskeydog]

A standard VXR8 will give you jaw ache from all the smiling you'll be doing. Plenty of options to turn it into a 200+mph super car if that floats your boat.

[rallycross]

M3 V8

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...

[Gooly]

Leins said:

Yep, although there's a queue forming for good ones now and beginning to move above this price-point

So its an investment as well as a toy! Fantabulous

[vexed]

Can you get an XKR for that money? Best looking car on the road.

[xRIEx]

vexed said:

Can you get an XKR for that money? Best looking car on the road.

Yes. They start at £5K in the PH classifieds.

[Mastodon2]

In this price range, I'd be looking at a supercharged Mustang.

[The Flying Ox]

TVR Cerbera?
I'd be very tempted by a Maserati Quattroporte for that money, too.

[smn159]

The Flying Ox said:

TVR Cerbera?
I'd be very tempted by a Maserati Quattroporte for that money, too.

Cerbera was my first thought too...

[Emley]

Porsche 911 Carrera 4S (996) with low miles, Porsche switchable exhaust, in black.
I had exactly same criteria, but could not find a 996 turbo for that money that was nice enough.
I too thought about a Cerbera, but bottled it.

Edited by Emley on Sunday 24th February 22:00

[TheLordJohn]

I don't think a TVR Sagaris will be in the sub £25k bracket yet. You can get a lovely XKR for less than £25000.

Edited by TheLordJohn on Sunday 24th February 22:18

[Matt UK]

Something classic like a 60s mustang available within budget?

[xRIEx]

TheLordJohn said:

I don't think a TCR Sagaris will be in the sub £25k bracket yet.

Yet? I thought they'd stopped at about £50K and started climbing again.