Came close to buying at the same time Matt, the reason I've always not took the plunge is the costs as like you say to buy is one thing, to run is another... a lot of the mechanicals are Audi (body and trim Lambo) so was hoping I could cross reference parts and do a lot of the spanner work myself.

Would a GT3 be a safer bet, or have equally large running costs? I'm in 9,564 different minds as to what to buy it ranges from cheap track fun, to middle of the range sports cars which I can afford to run and drive as I like right through to mental supercars which I would probably always be worried about getting a large bills with.

One thing that's taken my fancy recently, and for those who remember I liked my Exige S and Lotus in general, is this;

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Lotus Evora S - Good second hand price, and cost of running should be more manageable I'm just not sure if its right for me as I like a touch of aggression in the styling and these are very smooth lines. I might take one out to see what I really think, least the V6 should give a good noise as opposed to the inline-4 of the Exige.

The list is;

- e46 M3
- e92 M3
- Exige S
- Evora
- 996 GT3
- 997 GT3
- Gallardo

I also like the F355 and F360 but will have to see how comfortable they are to drive, the F355 is pretty basic mechanically and they've been around long enough that certain parts are available at a fraction of the Ferrari cost.

Don't really want to own a car I've had before again, and as much as I love M-car's I think the e92 M3 is too practical to have as a garaged car. I've owned a CSL and an Exige S.

Buy Terryb 996gt3....

Or Dazzas 997 GT3.......

Depends on your track/road use.

355 look ace but getting silly money now.

I was underwhelmed by 360 around Silly.

Terry's car is always calling my name, I wonder if he's in a sell or keep mood today... :D

I bet you were attracted by the lowish purchase price these were back in 2009, like me ;) Engine & gearbox are still Lambo and they were assembeled by disgruntled Italians, resisting the NEW Germanic AUDI way :wink: Try doing the clutch change on one of these yourself :whistle: Engine out job IIRC + it would hit it's residual hard if you tried to service it your self and then attempt to sell it on without Official Lambo Service stamps in the book. Not worth it IMHO.

Fast Pork like 911 GT2, GT3 RS, non RS & Turbos are always a safer bet then any Italian Supercars :supz: and you can enjoy them on & off Track, in equal measures.
I'm not saying Porsche are cheep to service, just not as expensive as Italian Super Cars and generally they are more reliable with much longer service intervals :thumbs: I don't know much about LOTUS so I've not much to add on that front.
What's happened to the Red Shed ? She looked splendid last time I saw her :smokin:

Pax'd in this at the Ring, Spa, Donny and Silly. It's mega and if I was in mkt and not have CSL it'd be top of my shopping list :smokin:

Matt,

Red shed has been sold :( but fortunately to a close friend who is keeping it as it is, finishing off the bits I wanted to do (Team Dynamics / Exhaust) and then using it as its intended too, I have buy back rights too!

I just found I had no more love for spending money on the car after its last bump, any money spent would have been the equivalent of just putting it in the dust bin so decided it was time for a new toy, a new venture hence not wanting to buy something I've previously had.

I think you've hit the nail on the head there mate :smokin: Terry's Beetle looks like a proper,well sorted Fast Pork and has you name all over it. :whistle: