Yeah whats up with a corvette,

1. its lighter than the Mf5
2. its 1/3 of the price
3. its reliable and you can buy parts (quicker than you can get them from mmc)
servicing is ~£300, from the vauxhall dealers that do VXR8's
4. you get a powertrain which is as reliable as the MF5

and you can spend £30k on a carbon body and another £10k on suspension for it to your own style and still have something which is £30k cheaper and probably a better car.

but then i have a soft spot for the C6.