How long is a piece of string?

[anonymous-user]

Ok I know it's a vague question but what the he'll, it might throw up some left field options.

So my Dax Cobra is moving onto pastures new - stunning car but my wife was never happy being a passenger.

So I'm going to have money burning a hole in my pocket so what to buy.

I used to have an Elise and loved it so have been looking at those although good quality without going overboard is becoming difficult. Same for exige.

I have decided against another kit as I've sadly come to the conclusion I'm not mechanically minded enough and get stressed when it needs fettling.

I'm semi retired so don't need a daily as such (I have a pick up for that) so looking for something fun, not bland, and has to fit in a single garage!

So other than lotus, what else should I consider for about 30k?

[D7PNY]

Ginetta G40r is what I've just bought to fill a similar hole. Might be too hardcore though.

My other options were Porsche Cayman S or Lotus exige.

My wife was keen on the Porsche or a TT RS but everything just felt too tame compared to my Caterham I was replacing.

What about a mustang? might be tight in the garage though.

Edited to add...TVR Tamora/T350 were other considerations.

[anonymous-user]

Yes that's my concern about mainstream cars - not exciting.

Is love a mustang but definitely wouldn't fit in my garage. Think the TVR has the same issue too.

Not thought about ginetta, always seen them as pure racers. Thx I'll have a look.

[Deerfoot]

If you can up your budget slightly an Alfa 4C might fill the brief.

There are a few on Autotrader around the £30-35,000 range.

Edited by Deerfoot on Tuesday 30th January 22:43

[D7PNY]

keirik said:

Yes that's my concern about mainstream cars - not exciting.

Is love a mustang but definitely wouldn't fit in my garage. Think the TVR has the same issue too.

Not thought about ginetta, always seen them as pure racers. Thx I'll have a look.

The ginetta is pretty much a race car for the road so you have to respect that it will rattle and squeak more than the average road car.

It is however pretty raw and I am liking mine coming from a Caterham. You may suffer the same problem as me in finding it down on power compared to what you are used to. It does go well when worked though.

Dave

[Yiliterate]

Deerfoot said:

If you can up your budget slightly an Alfa 4C might fill the brief.

There are a few on Autotrader around the £30-35,000 range.

Edited by Deerfoot on Tuesday 30th January 22:43

Alfa 4C is a good shout but worth getting the tape measure out first if garage fitment is a consideration...it’s not very long but is surprisingly wide!