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1983 Z28 · 12-16-2008, 08:44 PM

Well now... interesting problem, this. I'd stick with owning two cars; the simple fact is that the fun-to-drive quotient is inversely proportional to the practicality quotient, when it comes to sporty cars. Yes, the new M3 sedan and IS-F are fun and whatnot, but they aren't as fun as a Lotus, for the same amount of money (the Lotus being just about the most fun car from a regular manufacturer that you can own for under 100K).

So, I'd concede defeat and continue to own two cars. Buy yourself a nice slightly used Exige or Esprit (or Super 7, as I see there's one on eBay right now) out of the states for somewhere around 40K, and drop another 30K on a minty fresh NAS Land Rover Defender, and enjoy the two best vehicles in their fields. When summer comes along, you'll never find another car that drives like a Lotus, and when the conditions take a turn for the worse, you'll never drive another vehicle as capable as the Rover... all while getting fantastic gas mileage in both vehicles, I might add.

Or, you might take the Rover off-road on one of our many excursions, realize that there's WAY more fun to be had off-road than on, sell the Lotus, dump horrendous amounts of cash on expedition equipment, explore the arctic circle, discover ancient ruins, and become a modern day Indiana Jones, granting yourself lifelong membership in the very exclusive Explorers Club.

In either case, if you have the cash to spend, why compromise your vehicle choice when you can have the best of both worlds?

12-16-2008, 08:44 PM	#25
1983 Z28 I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bus Stop Posts: 2,668 Thanked 37 Times in 11 Posts Failed 0 Times in 0 Posts Member's Picture Albums	Well now... interesting problem, this. I'd stick with owning two cars; the simple fact is that the fun-to-drive quotient is inversely proportional to the practicality quotient, when it comes to sporty cars. Yes, the new M3 sedan and IS-F are fun and whatnot, but they aren't as fun as a Lotus, for the same amount of money (the Lotus being just about the most fun car from a regular manufacturer that you can own for under 100K). So, I'd concede defeat and continue to own two cars. Buy yourself a nice slightly used Exige or Esprit (or Super 7, as I see there's one on eBay right now) out of the states for somewhere around 40K, and drop another 30K on a minty fresh NAS Land Rover Defender, and enjoy the two best vehicles in their fields. When summer comes along, you'll never find another car that drives like a Lotus, and when the conditions take a turn for the worse, you'll never drive another vehicle as capable as the Rover... all while getting fantastic gas mileage in both vehicles, I might add. Or, you might take the Rover off-road on one of our many excursions, realize that there's WAY more fun to be had off-road than on, sell the Lotus, dump horrendous amounts of cash on expedition equipment, explore the arctic circle, discover ancient ruins, and become a modern day Indiana Jones, granting yourself lifelong membership in the very exclusive Explorers Club. In either case, if you have the cash to spend, why compromise your vehicle choice when you can have the best of both worlds? __________________ "We're not the public service of Canada, we're not just another department. We are the Canadian Forces, and our job is to be able to kill people." -Gen. Rick Hillier Through the mud and the blood to the green field beyond. Faugh A'Ballaugh.