what car should i get to replace the cerbera?

[lestershaw]

just sold the Cerbera, any ideas about which car i should get next, one that would compliment my Tvr Chimaera.
i am enjoying trying a few different cars at the moment. my car budget is about £20k, i have 3 cars plus a company smart car, well i had 3 cars lol. any suggestions on what i should try next to see if i can find another "keeper" to go with my Chim, and i dont mean a panzee lol, so sensible suggestions welcome, my budget would be £10,000 max,i dont want a scooby or skyline, so far my thoughts are, 350z, slk 55, boxster 3.2s.vrx, monaro, any suggestions, must be sub 6.0 seconds and a lot of fun
Lester

[lestershaw]

coco79 said:

Maserati 3200..or 4200 if you could stretch a little further!

good shout, have you had one?
Lester

[lestershaw]

Chilliman said:

Have you considered a two wheel conveyance Lester (Hayabusa perhaps )
hmmmm i have tried them, but felt safer in the Cerbera. lol
im trying to find something that wont frighten the missus, i doubt if she would even get on one,
another suggestion please

[lestershaw]

That mini is crazy. Not sure if I could even get in it lol.
I can't afford an m3 or cayman unless I sell the tvr which I'm not going to do, so ten grand or less will have to do
Lest

[lestershaw]

Hi chilli, yes I nearly bought one of those last year. The xjr might be a bit similar to the 850 I jus sold, what do you think?
Have you tried one

[lestershaw]

My total budget is £20k which includes the chimaera which i wont be selling, which means the balance i have left is £10k, sorry for the confusion.
anyway i bought 3 new cars, alex Grays Scoobie which i sold, i didnt realise how good the impreza sti was!! but the decals were too much. i took chillimans advice and bought an 4.0 xjr which i am picking up tomorrow. i also went over to the dark side and bought a boxster 3.2 s. both the new cars are black with black leather interiors, the total came to just under my budget of £10k. hopefully i will have some pictures up over the weekend. the insurance wasnt bad either.
Lester

[lestershaw]

well i replaced the cerbera, with an Xjr and a boxster, both 72,000 miles and full main dealer service history and i was within my budget!! :-)


i collected the XJR today, what a car, i instantly felt home, great interior and driving position and lots of very usable power, although i used a gentle right foot as you could imagine.
Chilliman, i would def reccomend so far :-)i will update you by pm as week goes by
any comments guys?

[lestershaw]

I half agree but for purely superficial reasons i like having the two matching black cars.
I was thinking if I kept the boxster I could still have top down motoring and keep the chim for special times. The Porsche will be the daily driver because it's the most common and easily replaceable

[lestershaw]

I just noticed you had two convertibles as well ?.? :-)

[lestershaw]

Yes a 98, £3750

Why ? Do you want im finished with it :-)

[lestershaw]

Steve-B said:

Do what we did -- replace Cerbera with ex-Demo M5 and a Caterham.

Sorted. Reliable. Bonkers.

I can't afford to do what you did

I'm going to keep two of them, not sure which two yet though

[lestershaw]

wish i had the money for those as well :-)

[lestershaw]

no, i had a cerbera and a chimaera and sold the cerb :-)

[lestershaw]

Edo, you still have it wrong, i know its an extravagance but i have 5 cars :-) i also have a mitsubishi delica and a smart car for work. and im single they are all insured in my name only! although i do have a girlfriend she has a vrs skoda estate.
something has to go soon :-)

[lestershaw]

Richard, why do you suggest a bmw when you have a jag?
Lester

[lestershaw]

heres a link to part two of this topic
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[lestershaw]

ive had lots of jags too, xj12s, daimler double sixs, couple of e types, a couple of xjs. also had a couple of 850i bms and a 635 and 325 as well so i like them both, never fancied a porsche but this one fell in my lap a bit. but already i think the boxster is a bit too antiseptic and the other two more of a cermony and a treat

[lestershaw]

i had a lovely white daimler double six with white leather interior, i had it for a while but somebody had welded the seams and it was very rusty :-(
i have my favourite colour jag now, black leather in a black car , fantastic :-)