Up to 10k what would you buy?

[bababoom]

Wont be used as a daily but must be up to regular usage if need be.
soft top preferred, Something that's not going to lose value if possible.
Nice summer toy what would you buy?

[Codswallop]

Depends what you want from the car. All of the following will be fun in their own way and should be depreciation free;

R129 Merc SL
S1 Elise/VX220
S2000
E36 M3 'vert
Z3M
TVR S series/ Chimaera/ wedge
Caterfield of some description

[maxpower5]

E46 M3 or R32

[edc]

Boxster

[budfox]

MR2 Roadster and a £5k holiday.

[schmalex]

650ci
Maserati 3200
Merc CLK55 cabrio
Land Rover 90 tilt

[billzeebub]

986 Boxster S Anniversary (Manual)
TVR Chimaera 4.0
S1Elise
Z3 M Roadster
E36 M3 Convertible (Manual)

Edited by billzeebub on Saturday 3rd January 23:03

[Herman Toothrot]

996 Cab

[bigdom]

Depends on what you want out of the driving experience?

Jag xk
boxster
bmw 3 or 6 series

[bababoom]

R129 Merc SL Don't want a auto and it looks a bit old manish
S1 Elise/VX220 Ones a Vauxhall and the other don't look very comfortable
S2000 Have thought about it but hasn't got that wow factor
E36 m3 Had one before
Z3M Expensive cant you get one for under 10k?
Caterfield Good fun but not very practical
Tvr Chim I have been looking for one of these....

E46 vert Still dropping in value

Boxster Have looked at these but I'd always be wishing I'd had a 911 and the dreaded ims bearing is a bit off putting to.

650ci Always liked the look of these maybe will have to look into them in more detail, Do they come as a manual?

Maserati 3200 Anther nice looking car but I,d always be afraid of the bills when it go's wrong.
CLK55 Are they still losing value?
996 Cab Been looking at these to but cant find a nice spec one for under 10k and there's the ims again.

What im after?
Idealy rear wheel drive 2 seater rag top with a bit of wow factor something a little bit different and plenty of oomph

Am I being to fussy?

[kambites]

For me, it'd be a VX220. But then I'm not a badge snob.

The Chim is a good bet too, although probably a fair bit more expensive to run.


I woulnd't say a basic 911 has any "wow factor". The anonymity of the styling is one of the most appealing aspects of it.

Edited by kambites on Sunday 4th January 09:53

[bababoom]

I wouldn't say im a badge snob i had quite a few gsi sri gte Vauxhalls over the years and loved them.
But the vx has never really done it for me.

[kambites]

bababoom said:

...Ones a Vauxhall...

What this meant to mean then?

Anyway it's not really a Vauxhall. It was designed by Lotus and built by Lotus in Lotus's factory. Lotus even had a significant hand in the design of the engine, you could argue it has more Lotus content than the Elise.

Still "not liking it" is a very good reason not to get one, even if the badge isn't.

[kambites]

How about something like a GTM Spyder?

[Jasandjules]

I would buy a TVR Chimaera. They are just wonderful, and I am not saying that just because I've owned them for 15 years.

[schmalex]

645 / 650ci does come in a manual, but they are rare as hens teeth

[ZX10R NIN]

bababoom said:

Wont be used as a daily but must be up to regular usage if need be.
soft top preferred, Something that's not going to lose value if possible.
Nice summer toy what would you buy?

Mercedes CLK55 Convertible
Mercedes SL500
BMW M3
Honda S2000

those are my choices.

[schmalex]

The clk55 is auto only (with paddles). Don't overlook them, though, as they are very, very quick

[Willy Nilly]

The newest VRF800 I could get for the money. Or an Elise.

[bababoom]

The TVR chimaera bmw 6 series convertible and the sl55 to to be ticking the right boxes at the moment.
The only thing with the SL55 is it comes in auto.
As much as I like the idea of flappy paddles I feels its just anther thing to go wrong.