I was going to say my E46 M3 convertible fits the description quite well, but it's getting older and not very special. golfduke's M6 suggestion sounds like a great fit.
I was going to say my E46 M3 convertible fits the description quite well, but it's getting older and not very special. golfduke's M6 suggestion sounds like a great fit.
Modern BMW's leave me cold, and that's before we talk about their reliability and maintenance, and yes that's coming from someone who is considering an Aston or Jag. They jumped the shark from ultimate drivers car to ultimate status symbol years ago for me.
I 'want' a sports car, and regardless of my views on modern BMW's, they are not sports cars other than the Z4 which failed on the lack of back seats.
If I was going to look at an M3 style car it would be an Audi RS5, the problem with those is, by the time you take the top off, it looses its attractive shape and becomes another boring convertible sedan. Let alone sports car.
I'm not saying my 'wants' make any sense to anyone but be, but they are my wants. It needs to speak to me, and modern BMW's just leave me cold no matter how good they may be.
Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter) said:Modern BMW's leave me cold, and that's before we talk about their reliability and maintenance, and yes that's coming from someone who is considering an Aston or Jag. They jumped the shark from ultimate drivers car to ultimate status symbol years ago for me.
I 'want' a sports car, and regardless of my views on modern BMW's, they are not sports cars other than the Z4 which failed on the lack of back seats.
If I was going to look at an M3 style car it would be an Audi RS5, the problem with those is, by the time you take the top off, it looses its attractive shape and becomes another boring convertible sedan. Let alone sports car.I'm not saying my 'wants' make any sense to anyone but be, but they are my wants. It needs to speak to me, and modern BMW's just leave me cold no matter how good they may be.
I respect that. Your money, your individual desires! I was just more throwing a 'box checker' into the ring in case you hadn't explored it :)
I will say, however, that my experience with large displacement 'GT' BMW's is very different from yours. I find them very exciting and engaging, just perhaps in a different way than the more visceral E30/36/46 vein.
Fair enough. When it's more about the emotional attractiveness, it's all about what's cool to you.
Because it's fun to think about spending other people's money, what about a Maserati Gran Turismo? I'm guessing still not really a sports car, but probably not too far off of what you initially listed.
Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter) said:Snowdoggie (Forum Supporter) said:Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter) said:Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) said:alfadriver said:DB9.... reaching for the stars Adrian?
If by "stars" you mean Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig, etc....
Lol, Bond wouldn't drive an Porsche.....Hang on, there was that dalliance with BMW a couple of decades ago, so never say never again.....
The first Bond car was actually a Sunbeam Alpine.
If we want to get picky, the first Bond car was a tuned 1930 Blower Bentley. BTW, Cubby Broccoli was incensed at the amount they had to pay to rent the Alpine for filming in Jamaica.
How much would it cost to rent a Vintage Supercharged Bentley and then ship it to Jamaica from whatever museum it came from.
In reply to pkingham (Forum Supporter) :
That's a good one, but honestly the thought of caring for an old Maserati scares me. They can't always provide cars that stay running reliably for road tests. What do you expect from one starting at 10 years old. Shudder.
I cross shopped an Evora and a 911, for me I ended up with a 911 but it's certainly another 2+2 to look at.
alfadriver said:In reply to dean1484 :
That would be from the late '90s, as far as I know, those versions stopped when the V12 came out in '99.
I think you are corect. I think the car I drove was a 1998.
LifeIsStout said:I cross shopped an Evora and a 911, for me I ended up with a 911 but it's certainly another 2+2 to look at.
Does the 'targa' roof Evora have a back seat? I know the coupe does, but I can't find any photo's behind the seat of an open version
Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter) said:LifeIsStout said:I cross shopped an Evora and a 911, for me I ended up with a 911 but it's certainly another 2+2 to look at.
Does the 'targa' roof Evora have a back seat? I know the coupe does, but I can't find any photo's behind the seat of an open version
There was no targa Evora sadly. The +2 was optional on all.
In reply to fatallightning :
OK, possibly not a targa, but what ever they call these.
Why not an x150 XKR?
They're beautiful and in your price range.
In reply to Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter) :
I think that was only available in the later models like the Evora 400 Roadster. Not sure if you could combined the roadster with the 2+2. If you could I can only imagine how hard it would be to find that combo.
Anyone got any comments, based on real world experience not internet lore, about the running cost of the DB9, Vantage, XKR and 997. Convertibles in all cases.
In reply to Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter) :
Only experience is the coupe, but as far as running costs, not crazy bad. Oil changes at the dealer are @$375, but that included picking the car up. A tail light randomly cracked, I found a used one ($1700!) and replaced it myself. It all depends on how picky you are, especially on the interior. You can go broke trying to "correct" stuff or just live with it.
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