50th birthday; travel or car & roadtrip?
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Hi all,
For about 10yrs I had decided that for my 50th I would go to vegas. However in later years it has faded a bit and the fact that the vegas gp is on my birthday which whilst I love f1 I feel it will limit the experience somewhat. So I started to look at other options…
I travel a bit for work and have saved my KLM miles which should be enough for business flights to most places and essentially have the world to choose for a max 2wk trip. I literally can’t decide where to go although Canada or Vietnam are high contenders. I have been lucky enough to do a world trip in 99 which took me to many places.
I have also always fancied a sports car with the closest I have got being a mx5 and I love convertibles.
Soooo… After watching JayEmms video tonight do I take a nice holiday that will likely cost £8-10k as a one time cost or sell the mx5, buy a car as an investment and take a trip down to the Italian lakes or Monaco over 2wks. I have a budget of about £30k using man maths which buys a jag f-type (favourite even though the boot is useless and I may need to buy the hardtop). Also in the running is a grancabrio, v8 vantage and possibly a Porsche 911 but they are a bit leggy for what I want.
So many questions hence the post…great to get others thoughts as I am genuinely stuck.
For about 10yrs I had decided that for my 50th I would go to vegas. However in later years it has faded a bit and the fact that the vegas gp is on my birthday which whilst I love f1 I feel it will limit the experience somewhat. So I started to look at other options…
I travel a bit for work and have saved my KLM miles which should be enough for business flights to most places and essentially have the world to choose for a max 2wk trip. I literally can’t decide where to go although Canada or Vietnam are high contenders. I have been lucky enough to do a world trip in 99 which took me to many places.
I have also always fancied a sports car with the closest I have got being a mx5 and I love convertibles.
Soooo… After watching JayEmms video tonight do I take a nice holiday that will likely cost £8-10k as a one time cost or sell the mx5, buy a car as an investment and take a trip down to the Italian lakes or Monaco over 2wks. I have a budget of about £30k using man maths which buys a jag f-type (favourite even though the boot is useless and I may need to buy the hardtop). Also in the running is a grancabrio, v8 vantage and possibly a Porsche 911 but they are a bit leggy for what I want.
So many questions hence the post…great to get others thoughts as I am genuinely stuck.
I personally have no burning desire to visit Las Vegas, but many people do.
South America has some spectacular locations and great driving. We had a fantastic trip to Argentina, including the Andes, in the late '00s.
Morocco is another great place.
A European road trip down through the Balkans could be good.
How about modifying the MX5 or changing it for a Boxster?
South America has some spectacular locations and great driving. We had a fantastic trip to Argentina, including the Andes, in the late '00s.
Morocco is another great place.
A European road trip down through the Balkans could be good.
How about modifying the MX5 or changing it for a Boxster?
MarkGArgyle said:
Soooo After watching JayEmms video tonight do I take a nice holiday that will likely cost £8-10k as a one time cost or sell the mx5, buy a car as an investment and take a trip down to the Italian lakes or Monaco over 2wks. I have a budget of about £30k using man maths which buys a jag f-type (favourite even though the boot is useless and I may need to buy the hardtop). Also in the running is a grancabrio, v8 vantage and possibly a Porsche 911 but they are a bit leggy for what I want.
So many questions hence the post great to get others thoughts as I am genuinely stuck.
Northern France, Bavaria, Italian lakes, Napoli/Pompeii, Monaco back home is a feasible trip. Crancabrio has four seats so good for luggage. Hard tops are better for very high speed cruising, esp in Germany, so perhaps consider a Granturismo?So many questions hence the post great to get others thoughts as I am genuinely stuck.
You are right about the F-Type boot being useless, and in the convertible there is little interior room. In my view just OK if you're doing a solo trip and can use the passenger seat for additional baggage.. I had a couple of them for two weeks and I realized that they were quite unsuitable for long trips.,
RDMcG said:
You are right about the F-Type boot being useless, and in the convertible there is little interior room. In my view just OK if you're doing a solo trip and can use the passenger seat for additional baggage.. I had a couple of them for two weeks and I realized that they were quite unsuitable for long trips.,
Surely that’s what the XK is for? I’ve been to vegas, we were doing a trip from LA through Death Valley up to Yosemite then over to San Francisco snd back down the big sur to LA.
Vegas was kind of in the way so we stopped for a couple of nights. I don’t gamble, hate crowds, can’t stand heat and have no interest in tacky stuff. I’m much more an empty open spaces kind of person.
I (unexpectedly) loved Vegas. It’s just so mad to have all that in the desert, it’s not pretending to be anything else but a massive tourist attraction.
We did the trip in the typical tourist mustang convertible, loved the car. Not clever or subtle but great fun.
The car would be a "gift that keeps on giving" - it'll always be at your disposal, creating memories with whatever you use it for.
The holiday would be a one time experience, as incredible as you make it and something that you'll remember and cherish forever.
That's how I'd look at it personally, then decide which feels closest to how you want to celebrate your birthday.
The holiday would be a one time experience, as incredible as you make it and something that you'll remember and cherish forever.
That's how I'd look at it personally, then decide which feels closest to how you want to celebrate your birthday.
I would choose the car (whatever you go for) as something you keep and enjoy for more than a couple of weeks.
If I was doing a big holiday how about a USA coast to coast road trip? You can hire muscle cars easily, go see sights, map it out so you can drive on amazing roads rather than boring freeways.
I’d meant to do it on a motorbike but life got in the way.
If I was doing a big holiday how about a USA coast to coast road trip? You can hire muscle cars easily, go see sights, map it out so you can drive on amazing roads rather than boring freeways.
I’d meant to do it on a motorbike but life got in the way.
Speed addicted said:
RDMcG said:
You are right about the F-Type boot being useless, and in the convertible there is little interior room. In my view just OK if you're doing a solo trip and can use the passenger seat for additional baggage.. I had a couple of them for two weeks and I realized that they were quite unsuitable for long trips.,
Surely that s what the XK is for? One of our big US trips, we started in San Francisco for a few days, drove to Yosemite for a couple of days, stayed in Sequoia National Park for the giant redwoods, stopped at Bakersfield one night, onto Death Valley for a few days, then into Vegas for a few more days.
Ignore the gambling, do the shows and the food and visit old Vegas. Shoot some guns, and marvel at how over the top it all is.
Watch out for the interesting cars cruising
V8 mustang convertible was cheap to hire.
Ignore the gambling, do the shows and the food and visit old Vegas. Shoot some guns, and marvel at how over the top it all is.
Watch out for the interesting cars cruising
V8 mustang convertible was cheap to hire.
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