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I cannot afford '244 cars' :hahaha:Originally posted by digi View Post
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Rick's on the money here. Go on www.racecarsdirect.com and you'll pick up a sorted, caged, ready-to-race E36 or E46 with a trailer and, with no disrespect to the CSL, you'll have a much better time on track. And I also agree that if it's a fun car for high days and holidays, why not go for something less practical and more of a different experience? The M5 is certainly not a patch on a CSL.Originally posted by Rick H View PostIs an E60 M5 a fun car - or just a sensible fast car? I nearly went for one before deciding on the visceral CSL. I read all the horror stories of the pre-facelift version and a friend who owned one said he was sick and tired of visiting the petrol station - although he was using it as a daily on short runs to be fair. Values dropped like stones too.
What about something more removed - like a Caterham, Atom or Radical? obviously not the best for family motoring but for fun and tracking, they have to be contenders?
Are the cars you mention THAT much different from the CSL to warrant the expense?
If I had a £30k "fun" budget then - e46 M3 track spec and trailer
anything leftover would go on training and trackdays. Perhaps after a year or two moving to a Radical.
You pays your money . . .
I owned a 997 Carrera S for a while, with all the right sports options. I paid £34k at the time. It was a love/hate affair. On the plus side, it was a unique driving experience, evocative noise, sat low and it looked beautiful. On the down side, it was nagging me that it wasn't a GT3, everyone HATES you in a Porsche and my car was unreliable and expensive to maintain.
As for the fast Datsun, I've got a stage 4.25 sat on my drive and it ticks all the boxes. It destroys anything in a straight line and with the Litchfield suspension, it actually handles well too. On the downside, it's phenomenally thirsty and the interior feels like a £10k car.
If it were my £30k, I'd buy an M3 race car and a trailer for £20k and a well-sorted Caterham.
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