AFR, Thanks for your comments. I had a good drive in her yesterday. She certainly comes to life more when you flick the gearbox into manual but still missing the interaction of a clutch pedal. The noise is something I will always miss though
Ale_72 & Aeroman, Yes - I did contemplate a Spyker. Very rare and unusual looking things. There was one for sale in the UK very recently but had been on sale for ages which put me off as being able to sell when the time comes is also a consideration.
A new TVR would tick all the boxes and that has been my long term plan but I'm beginning to wonder if it will ever happen. There have been a couple of preview events over the past couple of weeks for current deposit holders, although the feedback from friends that have gone is that this has largely been a huge flop as they still don't actually have a car - not even a prototype. Loads of arty sketches, ideas and a model of how the new TVR "might" look but no car!
The "new" Porsche 911 GT3 is a strong contender too being as Porsche have announced a manual gearbox.
I have driven a couple of McLaren's. While I'm sure they would make a fantastic track car for setting quick lap times, they did very little to excite.
I contemplated an Ultima but after driving decided it was a hugely capable and exciting track car but too fast and compromised for a road car.
My old Noble M600 was perfect although soon after purchase I discovered it was a pre-production prototype so was swiftly returned and has now appeared up for sale again. With just circa 25 cars been made to date, getting another might be a very long waiting game.
