£55 - £60k on something for the weekend
Discussion
Okay then.This has probably been done to death, but welcome ideas.
Just sold my 993 c2 manual and now thinking about what next.
Have a company workhorse, so it would be a weekend car. 4-5k pa with an annual trip in Europe.
This one needs to be a keeper - she who must be obeyed getting fed up with my constant hankering for something else. Thinking relatively low production numbers just to keep it interesting and a manual.
Tempted by another 993 - but it would be my 3rd (so why didn't I just hang on to the last one). Maybe a low mileage c4, so alternatives I'm thinking of:
Aston V8 Vantage S Manual. Top end of budget, but relatively limited production numbers (How Many left.co.uk) so worth it?
Audi R8 V10 Manual. Again, relatively low production numbers, but just not that special?
997 Gen 2 GTS - now priced out of budget.
I might hold out for 6 months on a 997.1 GT3 and see if prices soften, but I think everyone is waiting for that one!
What have I overlooked?
Depreciation - well we'd all like that to be as little as possible and I guess I've been spoilt over the past few years; unless anyone has access to Warren Buffett's crystal ball?
Just sold my 993 c2 manual and now thinking about what next.
Have a company workhorse, so it would be a weekend car. 4-5k pa with an annual trip in Europe.
This one needs to be a keeper - she who must be obeyed getting fed up with my constant hankering for something else. Thinking relatively low production numbers just to keep it interesting and a manual.
Tempted by another 993 - but it would be my 3rd (so why didn't I just hang on to the last one). Maybe a low mileage c4, so alternatives I'm thinking of:
Aston V8 Vantage S Manual. Top end of budget, but relatively limited production numbers (How Many left.co.uk) so worth it?
Audi R8 V10 Manual. Again, relatively low production numbers, but just not that special?
997 Gen 2 GTS - now priced out of budget.
I might hold out for 6 months on a 997.1 GT3 and see if prices soften, but I think everyone is waiting for that one!
What have I overlooked?
Depreciation - well we'd all like that to be as little as possible and I guess I've been spoilt over the past few years; unless anyone has access to Warren Buffett's crystal ball?
Welshbeef said:
Op
You need to help with narrowing it down apart from just a price range.
1. Classics allowed if so what’s the oldest age you’d consider. 30 years old
2. How many seats 2+ 2 max - just me and SWMBO
3. Estate Coupe vert Saloon Maloo. Coupe.
4. Power? anything
5. Turbo supercharged or NA either
6. Does economy matter at all? Nope
7. V12? yep possibly
8. British? Yes
9. Wow factor or sleeper Pref sleeper
10. Garage queen or a real usable car. To be used weekends
11. Track fun all the time sometimes or absolutely never. Occasional track - but nothing serious
12. Does the Lotus Carlton appeal at all?
Nah - but good callYou need to help with narrowing it down apart from just a price range.
1. Classics allowed if so what’s the oldest age you’d consider. 30 years old
2. How many seats 2+ 2 max - just me and SWMBO
3. Estate Coupe vert Saloon Maloo. Coupe.
4. Power? anything
5. Turbo supercharged or NA either
6. Does economy matter at all? Nope
7. V12? yep possibly
8. British? Yes
9. Wow factor or sleeper Pref sleeper
10. Garage queen or a real usable car. To be used weekends
11. Track fun all the time sometimes or absolutely never. Occasional track - but nothing serious
12. Does the Lotus Carlton appeal at all?
MorganP104 said:
So, "£55 - £60k on something for the weekend"?
Easy, this one. Suite at a hotel in Vegas, four hookers, and a massive bag of coke.
Oh, a CAR, you mean? In that case:
BMW M5. All the performance car you'll ever need. Buy the newest you can afford.
Merc SL63 AMG. Good looking, and brutal. Like finding out Kylie Minogue is a proficient MMA cage fighter.
Aston Martin V8 Vantage. You will NEVER tire of looking at it. Taking it to the dealer every five minutes will be tiresome, however.
Porsche Cayman GTS. So new, it will still have loads of warranty left. Fast and capable.
Honda NSX. Your budget will get you a REALLY nice one.
I would suggest getting down to as many specialist dealers as you can, making it very clear that you have £55-60k to spend on a "fast toy". Then test drive the crap out of lots of special cars.
Have fun!
Love it!Easy, this one. Suite at a hotel in Vegas, four hookers, and a massive bag of coke.
Oh, a CAR, you mean? In that case:
BMW M5. All the performance car you'll ever need. Buy the newest you can afford.
Merc SL63 AMG. Good looking, and brutal. Like finding out Kylie Minogue is a proficient MMA cage fighter.
Aston Martin V8 Vantage. You will NEVER tire of looking at it. Taking it to the dealer every five minutes will be tiresome, however.
Porsche Cayman GTS. So new, it will still have loads of warranty left. Fast and capable.
Honda NSX. Your budget will get you a REALLY nice one.
I would suggest getting down to as many specialist dealers as you can, making it very clear that you have £55-60k to spend on a "fast toy". Then test drive the crap out of lots of special cars.
Have fun!
Welshbeef said:
I’ve only ever seen 1 in the flesh (decades ago!) what a car.
Rare
Sexy
Fast
Great drivers car
Poster car too
My father in law has a capri he's had from new - done about 30k and comes out in the summer only. I remember as a teenager lusting after a Capri 3.0S. The Tickford would be something else!Rare
Sexy
Fast
Great drivers car
Poster car too
Edited by Normski298 on Saturday 21st October 21:33
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