I've been close to buying a TVR2500M, Lotus Elan, and Lotus Elise.
I bought an Elan kit when I was at University. Went to the Motor Show and in those days if you looked like a real customer they offered you drinks ob the Lotus stand. Got chatting , got pi55ed, and placed an order for a kit Elan. My father explained to me the following morning that he wasnt about to finance that deal. Sad - order cancelled. Where was the fatherly support?
There is something about the driver dynamics of a Lotus that until very recently wasnt matched in any other make of car. I test drove an Elise and as soon as I felt the steering and cornering, I was hooked and bought one.