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Colonel_Klinck

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So I've decided to treat myself to a nice car in the new year. I've always been a motorbike guy but now in my 50s so if I'm going to own a midlife crisis car now ss the time and you can't take it with you. Looking at something with plenty of grunt, doesn't need to be practical (no kids). Want that grin factor while driving it. Budget is £30k but rising to 35k for something special. Anyone owned any of these and have some input, maybe what to avoid and what to look out for on a model you've owned.

Mustang GT 5.0 is/was my first choice on a 2019-ish plate but certainly the 2018 onwards facelift version. There is just something about that V8 that puts a grin on my face. I know the interior is a bit basic but I like the look of it externally and with the right exhaust I love the sound of a normally aspirated V8.

BMW M2/3/4. Heard nothing but good things about the BMW M series. I would probably go for the M4 or maybe M2, the M3 seems a bit more family car to me.

Jaguar F Type V8. This might be going too far but I love the look of them and I'm sure that supercharged V8 is bags of smiles. Though for my budget I'd be looking at a 2014-15 at the newest.

Audi TT RS. I've always thought of these as a bit of a hairdressers car but I do like the look of the RS and I imagine its a beautiful car to drive and still plenty of grunt in a small form factor.
 
I would consider (for me) the following
BMW M2
Maserati Granturismo
The F-Type would be amazing
One of the Merc AMG cars maybe C Class
Forgot any of the Lotus cars for the grin and attention factor :D
 
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Lots of options depending on what your tastes are (and appetite for running cost / borkage). Also depends on what sort of driving you’re doing. Could get anything from a Lotus/Caterham to a wafty Bentley/ Mercedes.

Decent budget for a 911, but will be a bit older. I still find mine incredibly special to drive. Running costs very much in line with your other choices.

Aston Martin would offer a lot of car for the initial outlay… a V12 with a manual transmission is a real possibility (DB7)! Otherwise a bunch of beautiful looking V8 vantages to choose from (including manual 4.7 facelift cars). Scary servicing costs mind you!

I’ll leave this here even though it’s a few extra quid http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202311143942124
 
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tom_nieto said:
Lots of options depending on what your tastes are (and appetite for running cost / borkage). Also depends on what sort of driving you’re doing. Could get anything from a Lotus/Caterham to a wafty Bentley/ Mercedes.

Decent budget for a 911, but will be a bit older. I still find mine incredibly special to drive. Running costs very much in line with your other choices.

Aston Martin would offer a lot of car for the initial outlay… a V12 with a manual transmission is a real possibility (DB7)! Otherwise a bunch of beautiful looking V8 vantages to choose from (including manual 4.7 facelift cars). Scary servicing costs mind you!

I’ll leave this here even though it’s a few extra quid http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202311143942124
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Drool!! That is such a beautiful car :D

Servicing costs put me off. As does the £685 tax when you can get 450bhp for £180. Though the F-Type is also £695 but I'd make that sacrifice for such a car.
 
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Colonel_Klinck said:
So I've decided to treat myself to a nice car in the new year. I've always been a motorbike guy but now in my 50s so if I'm going to own a midlife crisis car now ss the time and you can't take it with you. Looking at something with plenty of grunt, doesn't need to be practical (no kids). Want that grin factor while driving it. Budget is £30k but rising to 35k for something special. Anyone owned any of these and have some input, maybe what to avoid and what to look out for on a model you've owned.

Mustang GT 5.0 is/was my first choice on a 2019-ish plate but certainly the 2018 onwards facelift version. There is just something about that V8 that puts a grin on my face. I know the interior is a bit basic but I like the look of it externally and with the right exhaust I love the sound of a normally aspirated V8.

BMW M2/3/4. Heard nothing but good things about the BMW M series. I would probably go for the M4 or maybe M2, the M3 seems a bit more family car to me.

Jaguar F Type V8. This might be going too far but I love the look of them and I'm sure that supercharged V8 is bags of smiles. Though for my budget I'd be looking at a 2014-15 at the newest.

Audi TT RS. I've always thought of these as a bit of a hairdressers car but I do like the look of the RS and I imagine its a beautiful car to drive and still plenty of grunt in a small form factor.
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Porsche?
 
Renaultsport Megane RS300 is all you need buddy also sub £30K now for a decent one go for a Phase 2 model ;)
162mph top speed
420nm torque
300 bhp
4 control steering system
Renault F1 team developed rear diffuser
Renault F1 team developed front blade
Renault F1 team developed ceramic ball bearing Turbo @ 200,000 RPM
Nissan GTR ceramic cylinder liners (engine is very strong & reliable)
 
AWPC said:
Renaultsport Megane RS300 is all you need buddy also sub £30K now for a decent one go for a Phase 2 model ;)
162mph top speed
420nm torque
300 bhp
4 control steering system
Renault F1 team developed rear diffuser
Renault F1 team developed front blade
Renault F1 team developed ceramic ball bearing Turbo @ 200,000 RPM
Nissan GTR ceramic cylinder liners (engine is very strong & reliable)
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Does look fun, maybe a bit hot hatch for me now. If I were 20 years younger that could be tempting.
 
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I would probably go coxster rather than boxster, but A110 is a good shout.
They where all over 40k last time I looked.
 
Delta3D said:
I've had a 2018 M4 Competition, 2017 TT-RS and now Lotus Exige 350 Sport.

M4 was more fun to drive than the TT-RS, but the TT-RS was a more capable car.

Exige beats them both but a bit out of budget for a good example V6 :p
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Thanks. That Lotus looks like a lot of fun but is sadly is outside my budget. Looks like I need to do some tests drives in the new year
 
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