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
  • XK120?/140/150
  • Autotune Aristocat
  • Broomstick evocation?
  • XK180? replica
    • JePe? Specials http://www.jepespecials.com/cms/index.php/en/jaguar-uk
    • GRP conversion
• Sunbeam
  • Alpine £10k-20k
  • Tiger £60k
• Ginetta
• G40 £20