Hello all
Thinking of a weekend 2+2. Budget is limited to around £11k.
Two contenders are a 4.2 Cerbera or an 80s 911 - is this a wise idea?
Wondering whether it's too big an ask for the money but I'd appreciate any thoughts. :wink:
Hmmm... NOT the Cerbera, unless your idea of a weekend runabout involves running about trying to fix stuff!
What do you want it to do with it? Is the +2 bit essential?
Have you thought of going "Classic"? say a '70's Merc Panzerwagen?
Mike.
thats unfair to TVRs...not that bad...but +2 is pushing it a bit ...
The XK8 is gorgeous. Amazing what you can get for small money & great to drive :D
I can second the R107, mine has cost me ~£500 per year in servicing over ~20K mls in the last three years. I think I'd get back the perchase cost if I sold it, no many non classics can say that in the current economic climate.Originally Posted by miked10270
The 300 is fast enough and has supprising good road holding for a 70's design. pleanty of good Merc indy's to chouse from to maintain it for you too.
You might tell I'm very happy with mine!
Thanks chaps - some good ideas there. Thought the Cerb might be a bit unreliable as well... :D
I guess it depends on what you want from it - are you after a lightweight sports car, or something a bit special/different for a wind down. Are the +2 for children or adults.
A 911 is certainly a consideration, but it'll be pretty darn old and the + 2 are kiddies only.
Had you considered an E46 BMW M3 - you could get a reasonble one for around that budget.
Also, how about the BMW 840 on sales corner - almost half of budget and it'll hold it's value - somethinga bit special about that for anyone who grew up in the 80/90s viewtopic.php?f=3&t=117365 - albeit that it's a GT as opposed to sports car.
I was looking at a Ferrari Mondial a couple of years ago.
The '+2' bit is for just the one toddler. :P
On my budget, there just don't seem to be that many choices of out and out sportscars if you have to cater for a little one on the back seat.
An M3 or even an 840 is tempting but I'd rather not go for a supersaloon.... :|
I think you'll find 944 cab's and posably 968 cab's in the 11K area. Might be better bet than a 11k 911. and fit the +2 bill
You'd be lucky to get a 911 3.2 ('83-'89) for £11K, if so it would probably need a fair bit of tlc. You could pick up a reasonable 3.0 SC (the previous model), but as mentioned above an immaculate 944 or decent 968 (something like this - http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1146950.htm ) could be had for that money. Old 911s can be money pits, and you'd need to budget a good £1K a year to maintain it.
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