Originally Posted By Burgundymog
Originally Posted By howard
Given how long its taking me to make up my mind what to change to, I enter this discussion with hesitancy but fools rush in ............

Originally Posted By Fingles
A 1950s Sunbeam Talbot Alpine for me please - but would probably need the addition of power steering and preferably floor gear change..

farmer


You would need Trustran rust killer by the bucket full!

Originally Posted By BertR
Morgan is the last real sports car... So what other car? Cheers,BertR


The "last real sports car"? Nonsense. There are loads of alternatives. The difficult bit is deciding which one. I'll give you a few starting at the Morgan price and going up, open cars only.

911
boxter sportster
ferrari 430 and 360
F type
vantage V8
soon to be announced Lotus Evora roadster

I have tested all bar the Evora and the 430 an F type were memorable. The 911 is a really good true sports car but if anything too good and competent. And you will lose money on it faster than you would do marrying a Playboy bunny.

If you want cheaper then you could do a lot worse than a Mazda MX5

If you just want a car with a bit of poke then the range of fast hatchbacks is huge. No 1 son has a BMW M1 - 1400 kg 325 bhp and it goes like the proverbial. I wouldnt admit it to no 1 but I suspect its faster than my Elise R. And by all accounts there are faster Renaults and Fords. Ye gods!

Finally you could always go "hairdresser - BMW Z4, Merc SL or even (yuk) a TT.

In terms of reliable comfortable cars with ridiculous levels of performance I reckon we are in a never to be repeated decade. After this come the Dysons on wheels.



Ah Howard you do know how to win friends and influence people stirpot


I would not always agree with Howards posts but on this occasion I entirely agree apart from the Porsche bit where if you buy an air cooled Porsche for the right money and with good history you should not see any depreciation.

There are plenty of excellent open top sports cars around and if you like sports cars old or new then surely you can appreciate the engineering, the design and aesthetics of each manufacturer. Probably heresy on this site but Morgan's (and I love mine) are not the last word in sports cars. I will agree however that a very old design such as the trad with modern mechanicals and electronics is quite unique.


John


1989 911 Porsche Carrera
Land Rover Series
Defender 90 SW