I would go for a 300zx (had one and loved it but VERY HARD to find a good one now ) or an S14 200sx , my S13 was the best fun to drive but the interior had NO soul . I may also look for a GT4 but I dare say they've all had very hard life's and I could never trust a Calibra T.

If your only looking at spending 'coop' money then stick with the the coop.
If i replace my coop i'm going to have to add about 10k to what i sell the coop for to buy something thats a suitable replacement.
I'd want to get in the car & instantly feel yeah this is a step up from the coop.
I do like what some of the jap cars can do, but when it comes to style stick with the europeans especially Italian cars.
Scooby who styled that ? Stevie Wonder & Ray Charles

You can. From Australia

Slower but I think quite cool:

Classic Saab 900 Turbo 16 Valve / Convertible

I had one for a few months and it was great fun, old skool turbo lag and reasonably tuneable. Mine had over 200,000 miles on it and was mechanically spot on!!

Anyone driven a Monaro VXR? I'd like to know how they compare to the coupe, and they should come down below £10k in a few years.....


http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/06/monarovxr05_01.jpg


not sure I like the interior though, reminds me of a vectra

Seems you cant beat the Coupe for all these things (much more car for less money than anything in its class) thats why we love it so much.

AJ.

Monaro VXR Are you kidding?

It's a monster, i have no doubt it would slaughter a standard coupe.

It's barely out of the showroom ;), can't see it coming down to anywhere under 10K for years yet!!

Cappo on here owns one. See here .

Mark

you can get ones a couple of years old for 15k now, in a few years they'll be 10k

I like the look from the outside, just not inside

Here's my list of the closest:
Integra Type R (too 'hard' and 'revvy')
FD RX7 (Too expensive to run and small rear seats/boot)
Nissan S15 Silvia (too expensive, currently)
Lancia Growler (LHD only, and getting on now °()
Focus RS (Too expensive)

Lots of other cars tick 3 or 4 of your boxes but none imo tick all of them. TBH I can't think of anything that does? Even if you drop the price requirement what is there for £50k that does it all?

Monaro VXR is the only one I can think of...

BMW 8 series?
NOT cheap to run, but oh so sexy.

Seriously, the VXR version £15K

My next car would probably be the Alfa GT Coupe or the 159 if the wife insists on a 4 door

The alfa Gt is a good comprimise against the coop, not as fast, but no slouch, just as good looking outside, better inside and just as rare. And as I am finding out, coming down in price now :P(

For similar money Alfa GTV V6, very tempted with the Nissan 350zx, lot more $$....but my coupe makes me smile everytime I get in it!

i am gonna break the mold and suggest a renualt avantime 3.0 V6.
like the coop they are a love or hate car... google images one and you will see what i mean.

But it's French...

I am a big fan of the Avantime, not sure I'd call it an alternative to the Coupe, nice and rare though.

Clio V6, maybe?

The replacement has got to look different from other cars on the road, but stand out for the right reasons.

thats why i choose the avantime... styling, power, exclusivity, price, 4 seats, decent(ish) size boot etc

Only car I can think of that is seriously a contender is the Maserati 3200

No, £15k is going to buy you one of the earlier 5.7s, probably pre-facelift and around 2004 vintage but you might possibly get one that's had the cosmetic updates added for that money.

A 6.0 VXR will still be north of £20k still at the moment depending on age/mileage. There are still a few pre-regs about for £26-£27k, usually with < 1000 miles, although you'll not get a black one for that

Vectra interior? Not IMO......

That's where my minds at.

Big bills though

Thought so