What car would you choose from the following (in the UK):?

Question

TVR Tuscan Speed 6
Porsche Boxster
Jaguar XK8

Yea, I know they're not ultra expensive and hardly in the murcielago league, but my heart tells me the Tuscan is the way to go for excitement, but the other two for reliability, comfort and safety.

I think the tuscan will make me pee my pants and be scared stiff, but I think that may be a good thing as you're only young once, but my sensible head is telling me that I'd be better off with a less crazy car.

Help!!!

Oh, by the way, this is a second car so it is not needed for practical reasons - I have a Toyota Avensis to do all the carrying about/motorway/passenger carrying things that need doing. At the moment, my second car is a Mercedes 380SL classic convertible (1982) but I'm just not "blown away" by it so I am going to sell this and get the new car.

There are a couple more on the list including:

Caterham 7
Honda S2000
Audi TT (just not special enough??)
Mercedes SLK (cheap, tacky interior)
Lotus Elise

I still think though, that it will come down to the Tuscan, Boxster or XK8

Answer 1

Seeing as its a secondary.....fun car, I would go for the Tuscan, its British, its fast, its ultra exclusive and bound to turn heads where ever you go. I was going to suggest the Lotus, but they are not really in the same league, not individual enough for me :o)

Answer 2

If you want problem free motoring, and ease of sale in the future,
combined with being able to say you drive a porsche.... then its the porsche

if you want head turning, impracticality, ulitmate fun, and
the fact that youll need another car for cold or rainy days, get the TVR.

If you want elegance, respect, and fell like youve made it in life, get the jag.

me..... id look on ebay in the classic car section, chose yourself something totally pristine, where someone has speant 10´s of 1000´s lovingly restoring it, make sure you get loads of history,
you will be surprised at what you can get, porsche, ferarri, lotus,
you may be lucky and not lose money. If your not keen on ´the older´classics, theres plenty of modern classics if you wait a while and pick carefully....

subscribe to the "free motoring" way of thinking.
buy something that will not lose money.

Porsche boxster comes closest in your above list.

Answer 3

It has to be the Audi for reliance. My son-in-law has an K reg Audi estate that has 145,000 miles on the clock and still runs like a dream. Only expenditure has been new brake pads and MOT. The interior is all leather and is still in immaculate condition apart from my daughters untidiness and my grandsons stickiy fingers. But I guess if you are young a live life on the edge then go for the Jaguar XKB class, style and speed and holds it's value.

Good luck and safe driving!

Answer 4

TVR all the way, its a British sports car. I really love them and would love to drive one. The new Sagris (sp) is lovelly, if you have any spare cash floating about send one my way!

Also you hardly ever see another TVR, a great head turner! also the engine noise is amazing better than the other cars. And frigging quick!

Answer 5

As that extremely pretty Edmee sang in that song with DJ Rik, LISTEN TO YOUR HEART by going for the Tuscan.

Personally I would either:

- Steal all three of the above, sell them off and buy myself a BMW X5 for about £55,000

or

- Buy one of each and cut bits out to create a crazy looking car that I'd sell for a lot of money. (like £150,000 or something).

:-)

Answer 6

For me the Porsche Boxster

Answer 7

Porsche

The TVR is just built for performance, sacrificing everything else.
Jag is far from perfection.

Answer 8

JAG

The TVR will fall to bits & break down.....and everybody hates Porshe drivers!...

gotta be the Jag

Answer 9

Has to be the Jag!

Although, there is no new XK8. It is just called the XK now... but I would wait until the new XKR is launched!

Answer 10

TVR. Wish we could get them in the states!