RE: Summer sizzlers for £35k | Six of the Best
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fflump said:
Billy_Whizzzz said:
That’s not a 997.2 - it’s a .1 with the correspondingly bore score prone engine.
Any decent 997.2 is out of budget. Surprised the writer didn’t double check as it looked cheap even to me and I have little interest in 911s.mikef said:
The first thing I would do to the 911 is throw out the manky aftermarket satnav and get a PCCM+ CarPlay unit installed. Will add about £1,400 to the cost
Another approach is to keep the original head unit and add a Bluetooth devices such as the ‘MR12volt’ (silly name) one.It works really well, uses the steering wheel
Button if you have them for sound and phone and costs about £150!
I bought a 2008 manual Vantage roadster 18 months ago. Love it. The sound with the roof down is simply wonderful. It drives very well. Better balanced and able to put its power down much better than the F Type I had previously. Nothing has broken or gone wrong. In the time I’ve had it I’ve spent £500 on parts for a full diy service and another £1500 adding an Aston installations car play/hd screen kit which brings the tech up to modern standards without spoiling the classy cabin.
Murph7355 said:
Aston's a great choice...though their blue interiors aren't the best.
Always loved the way Morgans look...not keen on the chrome roll bar and the spoked wheels look a size too big.
The rest are a bit meh.
Aston look good but isnt particularly fun to drive at any sort of pace.Always loved the way Morgans look...not keen on the chrome roll bar and the spoked wheels look a size too big.
The rest are a bit meh.
Run a C63S Coupe and they do sound epic, been down to visit friends on Dartmoor this weekend and the kettle was on before we pulled into their drive as they heard us coming.
Not sure how the Convertible drives compared to the Coupe but for pottering around at 30 making a great noise there can't be much better.
Not sure how the Convertible drives compared to the Coupe but for pottering around at 30 making a great noise there can't be much better.
Backtobasics2 said:
One flaw here, you’re in a country that has 2 weeks of summer
The sun doesn't have to be out to enjoy having the roof down. I think the C63 here ticks the most boxes: handsome, nice inside and will make a lovely noise whilst still seating 4. The Elise would be fantastic, but you'd also still want one of the others!
I think F Type is an obvious omission. I want to like the Mustang, but I just don't think they're just too big, heavy and squishy to be considered versus most of those on the list.
richinlondon said:
A thread made for me, I’m about to spend around £30-35k on a nice sounding convertible and currently mustang is top of the list, would be interested in hearing experiences of it please.
I’ve never owned a Mustang or insert/delete any other American Muscle car, but I do tend to hire them when I’m the states (Very frequently). I had a 23 plate V8 last year for a couple of weeks, which entailed a 1000 mile plus drive across Texas after a flight cancellation at DFW. Out of the tens of thousands of miles I’ve done in American cars over the years, I always get out of them feeling underwhelmed. They don’t feel particularly fast, they aren’t particularly good to drive and the interiors arnet in my opinion the best places to be. They sound great, but it’s a lot of show and limited go in my experience. Still, that aside there’s something about them that does always draw me back. Id never not have one when I’m over in the states, they just make sense there. Fair play to having one here though and it looks great. philrs03 said:
richinlondon said:
A thread made for me, I’m about to spend around £30-35k on a nice sounding convertible and currently mustang is top of the list, would be interested in hearing experiences of it please.
I’ve never owned a Mustang or insert/delete any other American Muscle car, but I do tend to hire them when I’m the states (Very frequently). I had a 23 plate V8 last year for a couple of weeks, which entailed a 1000 mile plus drive across Texas after a flight cancellation at DFW. Out of the tens of thousands of miles I’ve done in American cars over the years, I always get out of them feeling underwhelmed. They don’t feel particularly fast, they aren’t particularly good to drive and the interiors arnet in my opinion the best places to be. They sound great, but it’s a lot of show and limited go in my experience. Still, that aside there’s something about them that does always draw me back. Id never not have one when I’m over in the states, they just make sense there. Fair play to having one here though and it looks great. From the list, I'd take the Aston and/or the Lotus. Non of the others would make my shortlist, which, if limited to cars in the classifieds, would include:
Honda S2000 https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16483768
Zenos e10 https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16624691
Honda S2000 https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16483768
Zenos e10 https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16624691
Justin-ow582 said:
Honda S2000 https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16483768
I'm a massive Honda fan, but you'd have to be bonkers to spend £22,000 on a 17 year old S2000. At about £8,000 they'd be a great car though.Edited by Matt_T on Tuesday 2nd July 10:29
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