weekend car, thoughts on these?

[robps3]

hi all, been looking at weekend cars, love my s3 as a daily but ive got to the stage in life where i dont want to be too old to have a sports car and look back and think i wish i had bought it earlier.

so ive narrowed it down to two 2 or 3 cars. Budget of around 16k and will be used for weekend or odd days to drive to work.


Mercedes SL 55 AMG love these but cant seem to get a decent one at that budget
Porsche Caymen this is my current favourite although i want it in red
Porsche Boxer not sure on the drop top

anyone offer any advice on these three, owned them, or have them

thanks

 

[DieselJake]

Nopersonal experience but would have to be Cayman for me, looks better/newer than the Merc plus has more roof and less stigma than the Boxster.

Merc does make some nice numbers on the stats sheet though...

 

[Retroman]

You want open air driving for a weekend sportscar - Porsche Boxster

 

[Tj 0785]

1st Cayman Merc 2nd for me, the Boxster is the ultimate hairdresser car

 

[Baka]

Either of the Porches would be a great weekend car.

The SL just seems more of a fancy daily or long distance GT.

 

[Gaz78]

I like the Cayman. My mate had the 2.7 and it was a great car. Only thing I would say is I had the TTS at the time (which for an extra £300 was running 320bhp on a stage 1 map), and we both preferred this over the porsche. It felt a nicer place to be and looked more modern, and was quicker. However the sound of that Porsche engine behind your head is very good!!!

For £16k you would get a very nice TTS or if you pushed it slightly you are getting into TTRS territory.......now they are quick

Either way though, the Cayman is still a nice car!

Gaz

 

[AudiSpy]

Cayman would be my choice or a 996 911. Either way - happy hunting!

 

[Charlie Farley]

Well I have to say , one is never too old to own a sports car, it's a state of mind .
I have had a fair few over the years but now I find i'm getting older I have more time to appreciate them, insurance is lower , I have more time to enjoy driving them and I have more cash to waste on them.
There is a lot to be said for being 55 these days, life starts at 50 really.
Go with what you really want, only you know what it is.
good luck chap.

 

[DAN@ADRIAN FLUX]

Hi.
If you need any help with insurance for any of the vehicles you are looking at then please feel free to drop me a line.
We have a number of schemes that cater for these types of vehicles as a 2nd car with lower annual mileage.
Regards,
Dan.