Daily sports car?

[Lightcycle]

For me, the 996 was the most desirable. I wasn't really into the air cooled and fell in love with the 996 GT2 after seeing its reliability on the early 2000s gumball with Lonman abusing his all over. I've seen turbo 996 for sale, but the GT2 are rarer. Neighbour has a 997 GT2 and 996 GT3 cs, so it just swayed me after chatting.

Yeah, I love the aggressive look of the GT2!

All those variants you've mentioned have the advantage of being the mid-model refresh of the 996: namely, the elimination of the fried egg-headlights and the wide-body vs slab-side of the 996.1. That started with the introduction of the 996 Turbo and subsequent variants were much more well-received by owners and collectors.

After the 996.1 headlight debacle, Porsche never forked around with the round headlight design of the 911 ever again.

 

[mimico_polak]

Had a chance to drive a tuned Honda S2000 SP2. Wow. I forgot how nice that car pulls, and with the exhaust the owner put on it…stupid loud and fun.

My bald head is feeling it as the sun is hot in the convertible!

 

[Evoex]

 

[Gary]

This should buff out....

 

[Relax]

This should buff out....

Yep, happens when you don't use the correct lifting points on the new mid-engine platform. Problem is, there are what appear to be lifting points in the same locations as the previous gen Vette's, which are confusing people who don't bother to read the manual.

 

[SunnY S]

all the extra weight of that pesky rear mount engine.

Poor schlep was used to lifting the old style vettes....

 

[Relax]

I want to be first in line to watch when he gets a 911.

 

[FullMotoJacket]

all the extra weight of that pesky rear mount engine.

It's a C8, not a 911.

 

[SunnY S]

It's a C8, not a 911.

Meh, anytime an engine is located behind the driver I consider it "rear mounted"

I won't forget tre quotes next time..

 

[GreyGhost]

@Lightcycle has to get the snowboards to the mountain somehow. GT3 RS fits the bill for an awesome daily.

 

[Lightcycle]

@Lightcycle has to get the snowboards to the mountain somehow. GT3 RS fits the bill for an awesome daily.

More than one way to skin a cat!

GT3 RS is a sweet, sweet ride though!

But I'll leave it to the ballers on this site to go chase down that lead.

 

[Relax]

@Lightcycle has to get the snowboards to the mountain somehow. GT3 RS fits the bill for an awesome daily.

I'm more of a skiier.

 

[GreyGhost]

I'm more of a skiier.

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That's awesome. I haven't seen a classic lotus on the road in a long time. I don't love the ski bases being exposed to the blast of snow and salt. Carrying them upside would mostly fix that.

 

[FullMotoJacket]

I'm more of a skiier.

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A friend's brother has had a few Elans, a Europa, and a few Esprits, one a JPS. He's moved on. Ordered a new Emira a few weeks ago.

 

[SunnY S]

Barn find.

Perhaps the purest specimen not in a museum or car collection.

Only 2k miles!

P.s. the channel is pretty cool too if you're a car guy

 

[Relax]

Not sure why he chose to blast it with the power washer right away instead of soaping it down to minimize scratching like he's done in the past. I enjoyed this video when I was considering restoring my dad's 450SL:

 

[Hardwrkr13]

Now's a good time of the year to buy a convertible so what's your choice in one with a $25,000 budget? Only necessity is that it needs to be an automatic trans (I know, I know).
My heart (and age) wants to say a 2002ish Firebird Trans Am convertible.

 

[timtune]

A friend's brother has had a few Elans, a Europa, and a few Esprits, one a JPS. He's moved on. Ordered a new Emira a few weeks ago.

A women was running a Europa at the GB Festival of Speed. What a cool car.

 

[FullMotoJacket]

A women was running a Europa at the GB Festival of Speed. What a cool car.

My Man in Space teacher (yes, that was an actual course) in high school ('75) had a Europa as his daily driver. Then again, he had a Capuchin Monkey as a pet as well..........

 

[Lightcycle]

Now's a good time of the year to buy a convertible so what's your choice in one with a $25,000 budget? Only necessity is that it needs to be an automatic trans (I know, I know).
My heart (and age) wants to say a 2002ish Firebird Trans Am convertible.

C3 Vette Vert would be top of my list.
Don't think you could get a good condition 911 Targa for that price but if you could...
Next would be a Mazda RF
Z4 also
I'm not a big S2000 fan but I know they're on the top of a lot of people's lists. Hard to come by though.
Also not on my list but popular, Boxster.