Requirements

  • A sports car to have fun in

Alternatives

  • Morgan +4, 4/4

  • SLK (170: pre-1995, 171: post-1995)

  • Boxster

    • 2.5 <60k miles ~14k
    • 2.7 ~15k
    • 3.2S ~18k

  • TT roadster (old/new)

    • Old: ~£13k
    • New: £27k

  • Honda 2000

    • Old: £18k
    • New: £24k

  • Mazda MX-5

    • Old: £6.5
    • New: £14-15

  • Audi A4

    • Boring?

  • BMW Z3/Z4

  • Astra Twin-top

  • VW Eos

  • Vauxhall VX220

    • Pre 1996 2.2: £10k
    • Post 1996 2.0 Turbo: £20k

  • TVR

    • Tuscan
      • S 4.0 £19800
      • 3.6L, much better reliability
      • Engine rebuild - essential for early engines
      • Air Con
        • Essential
        • Standard on S
    • Tamora
      • Cheaper, uglier, more practical

  • PGO Cevennes

    • Lacks performance
    • ~£30k
    • Not good value but good resale?

  • Alfa Spyder

  • Renault Sport Spider

    • Awesome but completely impractical (no roof)

  • Sebring

    • SX
    • MXR £~22

  • Maserati

    • Spyder £20-25
      • Manual or Cambio-corsa (semi-auto)
    • Maintenance?

  • Jaguar

  • Sunbeam

    • Alpine £10k-20k
    • Tiger £60k

  • Ginetta

  • G40 £20

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