best sports car for 60k

[Gierkink]

993 twin turbo 1996,
Lotus excige s240
Nissan gtr
My 3 finalists

Ron,
Please don't get the Nissan... I just can't see you behind the wheel of a Japanese car!

Rob

 

[HHGT]

993 twin turbo 1996,
Lotus excige s240
Nissan gtr
My 3 finalists

Thank God BMW was not on the final list.

Good luck with ur final choice.

 

[fjpikul]

I'll second Jeff's high praise of the new Mustang GT with 5.0, six speed and track pack. McGowan took me for a laps around the track and I'm glad it was before lunch, cause i sure would have puked. It's a great car.

 

[satx]

no contest

 

[satx]

well that turned out a little bigger than I expected, lol.

 

[SYCO GT]

I saw the Boxster Spyder in person at the LA Auto show and thought it looked quite nice indeed.

Probably not a practical daily driver in that specific configuration, but it did look very well integrated as a design.

 

[kumar]

08 Viper

 

[FB GT40]

260

Ron -

Exige S260...hands down! :thumbsup You may test drive mine!

 

[598]

If you want to stay along the lines of the GT, what about a 2000 cobra R? $35-45K for a nice one, an easy keeper, some 'minor' engine similarities, and if you can't find any wood, you are dead.

Steve

 

[Empty Pockets]

Get a base Vette.

I think with employee pricing its like $40K; you can beat cr@p out of it and it retains its re-sale value 2nd only to Lexus.

You can leave it outside, it wont rust.

Use the other $20K for tires, or Vegas.

'Can't fault Kayvan's argument here at all. I was going to suggest a C-6 ZO6 myself, as you made no reference to any desires/needs for any additional SEATING capacity - only $$$. And the ZO6 is right where you wanna go in both that dept AND in performance.

 

[roketman]

Ok made my decision .
I am ruined by my Gt .There is no other .If I had the cash I would have another Gt .Can't get anyone to sell me one for 70k though!
So I have now driven a Gtr .Very impressive .
1st You can drive it ,park it,get gas in it with out a crowd mobbing you .Yup its a sleeper.This is the appeal.
2nd The performance is staggering !Really ,really!!
3rd My wife will travel and go in it .It actually has a trunk that will fit more than 2 pairs of undergarments!!
4th I can take it to the track and humiliate my buddies in P and F cars!
I know I know its a Nissan .That badge will come off!!So all I will see is GTr!
Don't be mad at me!!! Please !
I am one of you !!!
A Ford Gt guy through and through!!
Of course if someone wants to sell me a Gt for 70k .I will cancel my order!!
Thank you all for your input .
See you at the rally in my Ford gt !!

 

[skyrex]

Congrats on the choice!

I love the cockpit on the GTR.

 

[jaxgt]

Roketman - I almost bought a GTR as I really liked them. Very fast out of the box. A few k in mods and scary quick. Only reason I didn't pull the trigger was the seat was a bit too uncomfortable for me with its big bolsters and I didn't want to mess with trying to mod it, and not knowing if I'd be comfortable in it.

Ultimately, I wound up getting a Cadillac CTS-V - pretty different car being a sedan, but really nice.

 

[FB GT40]

Gt-r

Ron - Great choice. Had one at a DE last year and it was harrasing all the F-Cars! Good luck with it.

 

[soroush]

Im glad you found something you are happy with buddy, thats the most important thing, dont let these guys here heckle you about it either!

btw Ron, did you know you could have the same experience of driving a gtr for less that 300 bucks, its called a "play station" :biggrin

 

[canuck]

Excellent choice!

 

[fjpikul]

Ooooh, good one Soroush.