4 seater soft top sports car for weekend use??

[gregh]

Since selling my Westie last year, I've been angling after an Elise for some time to "supplement" my A4 diesel estate!

However missus reckons I should be looking out for a 4 seater, so we can use it together.

So is there anything out there that fits the bill?

Would be a 2nd car, needs to be fun to drive, reliable, would be used for work on decent days, and needs to be ok for the odd trackday, soft top, circa £15k I reckon!

Cheers,

Greg

[Boomy]

However missus reckons I should be looking out for a 4 seater, so we can use it together.

Just how big is she?

<< edited as i totaly missed the soft top part..doh!

If only they did a soft top Evo

What about a Saab 9-3 Turbo soft top?.If you get a car under budget you can always spend a few grand on the engine etc and get them running at decent BHP's.

[gregh]

ahem, missus + 2 kids that should read

[gregh]

thinking things like the Saab are going to be heavy and not much fun!

[scoobydevil]

anything with four seat will be heavy.

how old/big are the children?

[gregh]

6 and 3 years old.

Yeh re weight etc,hence looking at an Elise, but double checking to see if I've missed anything! Didn't know if any TVRs, Porches fitted the bill??

[scoobydevil]

you would struggle to drive a porch

there is sod all room in the back of a 911 for people,

tigra maybe? not seen the to new one  but an ex had the old one and could fit her nieces of a similar age in the back, very tune able and good in a crash.

apart from that i think you are Audi , BMW , Saab Tertiary.

at fear of being ripped to bits street ka?

305,307 cc, citroen c5 (worked for James bond).golf clipper?

[Glen H]

Mazda RX8  

Don't know how much 2nd hand examples are going for at the moment but would seem tofit the bill other than the spft top bit

[budmikem]

time to own up to your age......get a Triumph Stag and a pipe !!

Nearest I have to a family soft top is a 1954 Series 1 Land Rover ....kids love it....and great to go to Oulton Park in.

Do they still do Golf GTi Convertibles ?

[Boomy]

I would of suggested a TVR Cerbera, but i assumed everyone would start saying "he said reliable".

Plus 15k will only get an early example of one i assume if age is a concern.

I think you are going to have to forget the soft top part if you want a 4 seater that's far more entertaining than a Saab turbo and can accomodate the family.

As i said before my edit, my friend got an Evo 6 for those exact reasons.

Incredible levels of grip and speed but you can throw all the family in it and chuck half the house in the boot.

[scoobydevil]

Subaru impreza sti with ppp better ride than an evo and serviced less.

[Boomy]

M3 cab if you don't mind the older shape?.

[amc_black]

Why dont you look into a Porsche 968 Cab. The budget would buy you a nice vehicle. Or you could go for a 944 Turbo Cab which would also fit the bill but looks a bit more dated. The 968 is regarded by many as the best handling Porsche ever but I suppose the image of a front engined being a "Poor Mans Porsche" might stand in the way of some people. Depending on where your based there are a number of specialists who look after them fairly cheaply now.

[higgsti]

if its a cab its gotta be bmw 325-330 rear wheel drive .theres also merc clk cab .:0

[Jack T]

Not much of a track car but would go for a Volvo C70 you could get a mint nearly new one on that budget, Especially if it was a black turbo one with the GT pack

P.s i must be getting old

Jack