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Poll Question: Weekend toy & track car, which would you have?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Kin Mak Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19-August-2007 at 11:50

If it was just a track car I would look at a Westfield, Radical, Atom....

Car needs to be dual purpose, but daily commute is not a factor that needs to be considered.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Mick525i Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19-August-2007 at 11:42
Ariel Atom.....
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote fozzymandeus Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19-August-2007 at 11:37
Porsche 968 Clubsport. Left field.... 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote larzyh Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19-August-2007 at 11:35

How about the Ariel Atom as an alternative. Very fine pedigree, having been designed by the mighty Gordon Murray.

Also the Caterham Super Seven ticks all the "week-end car" boxes for me.

Edit: Just to correct myself; it was, of course, the LCC Rocket that was designed by the above mentioned GM. So there's another one to consider.



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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote larzyh Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19-August-2007 at 11:28

As a week-end/track-day car the Lotus Elise or Exige would be my choice.

Everytime I one of these Lotus' i can help thinking how much fun it would be to have one. It's a little too "hard-core' for everyday use and therefore the perfect second car.

As an everyday car, from the list above, I would pick the NSX (even if it is Japanese).

Edit: Why does it say: "Poll question E46 M3" above the choices? If the E46 M3 had been one of the choices I would have picked that over the NSX as an everyday performance car.



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The Lotus Exige, if it was just for the track.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 540 V8 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19-August-2007 at 10:21

Out of the list it would be the lotus but I'd like a go in the Lamborghini Gallardo superleggera <spelling?  Looks awesome and I like the raw appeal of lambo's as opposed to the playboy image of Ferrari's!

Of course a lotto win would have to fund such a project but I can dream can't I?

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porsche

it can do a track day then cover big miles at high speed on a nurburgring trip.

its an all rounder

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote lukeduke Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19-August-2007 at 10:12
for me it would have to be the Lotus, purley for track use tho!!! other wise it would be the porsche!!!
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Lotus Elise 111R for me.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Kin Mak Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18-August-2007 at 23:43
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