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Ok, I suggest a Granturismo, currently my daily drive.Is there a reason that no one's suggested a Granturismo?
Ok, I suggest a Granturismo, currently my daily drive.Is there a reason that no one's suggested a Granturismo?
Variety is the way to go.Presumably this all comes down to personal preference, in respect of how raw you want your weekend car and how luxurious you want your daily driver?
Personally I wouldn’t want something as raw as a Caterham or Exige, nor would I want something as big & heavy as an A7 or 5 SerIes. So I’m fortunate perhaps in as much as somewhere in the middle is my preference and I’ve got more of a choice.
Is this not the holy grail, indeed the answer to life, the universe and everything? One car that does it all!
May I suggest the Mercedes S class 500 coupe. A beautiful car and probably the best interior of anything modern in my opinion.
Available from mid £30K, a V8 and will do an alleged 25mpg. I rest my case!
Do it! - fun per pound outlay is unrivalled. Bought mechanically sound MX-5 but cosmetically scruffy for £1200. Turned out seller was real enthusiast so it was his Dad's well sorted car. Pretty sure it will sell for similar if I need to lose it. Costs so far rear disks and pads for £80 needed after two enthusiastic track days.For me an all in one car or car that does both does t work. An M140 or C43 I'm sure are very good cars but most modern stuff is just too big haven't and refined to be raw or special enough to be a weekend sports car. An MX-5 would be a better weekend sports car than most and am very tempted to get one soon.
How often do you need to do 400 miles in a day? Thought you were mainly at home now, so guessing more occasional holidays and visits. Just do calculator on fuel and go from there. The QP or GT is well comfortable enough to sit in all day so fits the brief. Both would need a refuel stop to comfortably reach 400 mile destination mind.The Corona Virus pandemic has made us all change the way we do things (particularly as it's not over yet).
Instead of meetings we're having Zoom calls, Skype calls and WhatsApp calls.
Since the end of March my work mileage has been precisely zero. Although that's to be expected with the lockdown.
However, I have a feeling that the amount face to face meetings I have will reduce significantly changing the way we do business going forward, particularly with more people working from home.
With this in mind, I was wondering if there is a car out there (not necessarily a Maserati) that could be both a weekend toy and a workhorse?
Capable of doing 400 miles in a day and not leaving you aching like a mo fo, returning decent MPG, but also gets the pulse racing when you want to take it out for a blatt!
Any ideas?
Just about the right size for the Big Ladwhat about a nice economical pick up
https://www.silverstoneauctions.com...1st-july-sale-11am-bst/1987-lamborghini-lm002
Over 2 years and 25k miles I reckon this is as good a bet as anything
For Sale - Maserati Granturismo MC Stradale
View full details of this vehicle to purchase from Richard Grace Cars in Chester, Cheshirewww.richardgracecars.co.uk
The Corona Virus pandemic has made us all change the way we do things (particularly as it's not over yet).
Instead of meetings we're having Zoom calls, Skype calls and WhatsApp calls.
Since the end of March my work mileage has been precisely zero. Although that's to be expected with the lockdown.
However, I have a feeling that the amount face to face meetings I have will reduce significantly changing the way we do business going forward, particularly with more people working from home.
With this in mind, I was wondering if there is a car out there (not necessarily a Maserati) that could be both a weekend toy and a workhorse?
Capable of doing 400 miles in a day and not leaving you aching like a mo fo, returning decent MPG, but also gets the pulse racing when you want to take it out for a blatt!
Any ideas?