What's a good sports car I can get for under £5000 (used)?
A few months ago the company I was working for went bust, so I had to sell my beloved Ford Puma to pay the rent..
Now that I have a new job and have some more money, I'm thinking of getting another car. I'm tempted to just get another Puma, but I thought I might as well look around and try something different.
I've considered the Toyota Celica, but the reviews aren't very good for it and it doesn't seem to get good power at low engine RPM.
Same with the BMW Z4, it looks nice but reviews have been less than flattering.
Anyone have any other suggestions?
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A Nissan 300ZX twin-turbo should come under budget, they've got full electrics and a targa top and good reliability, and they can do 0-60 in around 5-5.5 seconds.
Z4's are amazing sports cars, and got amazing review, but unless they are a 1/3 of what they cost over in the US, you can't find a half decent one for anything close to that price. And no offence but a Ford Puma that came with a 90hp base engine is not anywhere close to the range of a Z4 and would just be considered a coupe not a sports car (over here atleast) =p. Anyway you basically want three things: Cheap, good, fast. You can pick two. If it was a good fast car it won't be cheap, if its cheap and fast it won't be good. If... well you get the idea. Basically picks whats really important to you because you can't get everything you want on with a small budget.
The Celica and Puma are not sports cars as they are front wheel drive. The Z4 is a sports car. So fundamentally, using the examples you've given, the Z4 is the only option here.
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Get another Puma..