One last sports car, for your retirement..

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One last sports car, for your retirement..

Post by Victor Meldrew » Sun Oct 27, 2019 7:34 pm

If you were in the lucky position to be approaching retirement and still have your health. Not me I must add, I have a several years to go yet.
Rule 1 £30k budget
Rule 2 You will be keeping it for at least 15 years
Rule 3 It must be "French Frolic" compatible..

What would you have as your "probably the last sporty fun car I will ever buy" car?

New or nearly new Caterham?
Well it moves... might as well make the most of it....

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Re: One last sports car, for your retirement..

Post by a4drk » Sun Oct 27, 2019 8:00 pm

Victor Meldrew wrote:If you were in the lucky position to be approaching retirement and still have your health. Not me I must add, I have a several years to go yet.
Rule 1 £30k budget
Rule 2 You will be keeping it for at least 15 years
Rule 3 It must be "French Frolic" compatible..

What would you have as your "probably the last sporty fun car I will ever buy" car?

New or nearly new Caterham?
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Re: One last sports car, for your retirement..

Post by campbell » Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:42 pm

I think I’ve already got mine John

Or in my waning years, maybe get me ol’ Evora back

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Re: One last sports car, for your retirement..

Post by douglasgdmw » Mon Oct 28, 2019 8:52 am

As its a retirement car, if you want to keep something for 15 years then the fact that as you get older the appeal of fitting into/extracting yourself out of a low down sports car may diminish.

These options will at least mean that you don't hesitate to go out for a fun drive

Golf Clubsport S
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds ... 17/9672717

Renault Megane R27
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds ... st/9804393

Mini GP
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds ... eg/9997316

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Re: One last sports car, for your retirement..

Post by graeme » Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:01 am

Narrowbody 997. I'd probably blow the budget for a later 997.2 C2S. Coupe, manual, simple spec, no toys. Dark green or blue.
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Re: One last sports car, for your retirement..

Post by scott_e » Mon Oct 28, 2019 6:28 pm

5L Mustang convertible. A lot of car for the money. can get in an out no problem.
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds ... p/10039614

5L Mustang Hardtop (prefer a hardtop personally)
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds ... t/10135206

Cayman nice too.
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds ... t/10028365

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Re: One last sports car, for your retirement..

Post by avdb » Mon Oct 28, 2019 6:58 pm

Got a Mustang for my retirement in 2018 - hopefully not my last sports car.
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Re: One last sports car, for your retirement..

Post by campbell » Mon Oct 28, 2019 9:44 pm

Lol Arnold
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Re: One last sports car, for your retirement..

Post by Alistair » Tue Oct 29, 2019 12:40 am

Easy one for me - a perfectly maintained Honda S2000, which is now in the region of 15-20k for a really good one.

Fast enough for the track, enough boot space for those dreamy European trips with the Mrs, and still the best engine/gearbox combination I've ever driven.

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Re: One last sports car, for your retirement..

Post by rawsco » Tue Oct 29, 2019 11:20 am

Alistair wrote:
Tue Oct 29, 2019 12:40 am
Easy one for me - a perfectly maintained Honda S2000, which is now in the region of 15-20k for a really good one.

Fast enough for the track, enough boot space for those dreamy European trips with the Mrs, and still the best engine/gearbox combination I've ever driven.
Adds that to the list..
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Re: One last sports car, for your retirement..

Post by renmure » Tue Oct 29, 2019 2:30 pm

Honda Civic Type R (FK8)
No matter how old you are, everyone will assume you're a spotty 17 year old yoof.
You can comfortably carry 3 other pensioner passengers and their luggage.
Plus, you can wear a baseball cap, backwards, and folk won't simply think you've gone doolally.
And... it's quick.
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Re: One last sports car, for your retirement..

Post by stratosboy » Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:33 am

find a bit of extra dosh for an S1 Exige

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Re: One last sports car, for your retirement..

Post by Dominic » Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:36 am

renmure wrote:
Tue Oct 29, 2019 2:30 pm
Honda Civic Type R (FK8)

you can wear a baseball cap, backwards, and folk won't simply think you've gone doolally.
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Re: One last sports car, for your retirement..

Post by Stevoraith » Thu Oct 31, 2019 6:34 pm

Easy- Cayman or Boxster (depending on if you like the roof on or off).

Very few people are still willing (and able!) to climb into and out of a Lotus at 60+, never mind put up with the noise and harshness.

Nothing can touch a small Porsche for the useability/specialness/sportiness blend. That's what I'd go for anyway.
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Re: One last sports car, for your retirement..

Post by ScottJ-PS » Thu Oct 31, 2019 7:25 pm

Maybe a Morgan but never sat in one never mind driven one .

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