Reply to: If I were looking for a fast showy 2-seater sports car...

[batfink]

1930s Morgan Super Sports. Looks ace, and is an amazing drive. Last time I looked, about £14k - oh, just checked, now about £30k - sorry, I have wasted your time. Why not just paint lots of fags and booze logos on your current car? Cheap and very effective for attracting the ladies.

[Bagpuss]

Why are you reading articles for gay men?

Because I put "Mercedes SLK" into google

[DimPrawn]

From the Torygraph's mouth

Is your car more Rock Hudson than Mel Gibson? Measure up your motor with Pierre and Jeff's guide to camp cars, judged according to their originality, innovation, design, unconventionality and success with gay motorists

Gayest
Peugeot 206 CC - 10/10

Very gay

Smart City Coupé and Cabrio - 9/10
New VW Beetle - 9/10
MINI - 9/10
Mercedes SLK - 8/10

Just gay enough

Lancia Y - 7/10
Jeep Wrangler - 7/10
VW Golf - 7/10
BMW Z4 - 7/10
Bentley Arnage convertible - 7/10
Porsche Boxster - 7/10
Audi TT - 6/10
Renault Avantime - 6/10

Gay for pay

Chrysler PT Cruiser - 5/10
Jaguar XK8/XKR - 5/10
New Nissan Micra - 3/10
Rolls-Royce - 3/10
Range Rover - 3/10
Rover 75 - 3/10
Lexus SC 430 - 3/10

Raging heterosexuals

Lamborgini Murciélago - 2/10
Ferrari Enzo - 2/10
Alfa Romeo - 2/10
Ford Mondeo - 1/10
White van - 0/10
Truck - 0/10 (the Yorkie trucker-themed ads - tagline "big enough for you, and your mate" - didn't run in France, accounting for the skewed rating)
Hummer H2 - 0/10
Mercedes G-Wagen - 0/10
Honda Jazz - 0/10

Cars to 'out'

Audi A3
Chrysler PT Cruiser
Fiat Multipla
Ford Puma
Honda HR-V
Suzuki Jimni

Asexual cars

All Citroëns apart from the C3, and the super-straight award goes to the C5. Peugeot 406/607/807. All Daewoos, Skodas and Hyundais except the Coupé. Vauxhall Vectra and Zafira. Mercedes E-class. Honda Accord. Nissan Primera. Fiat Marea. Seat Alhambra. Renault Scénic (gets a special super-straight mention) apart from the RX4. Chrysler Voyager. Mazda 626.

Why are you reading articles for gay men?

[Lucy]

Which car do you think the man in my av drives BP?

[Bagpuss]

From the Torygraph's mouth

Is your car more Rock Hudson than Mel Gibson? Measure up your motor with Pierre and Jeff's guide to camp cars, judged according to their originality, innovation, design, unconventionality and success with gay motorists

Gayest
Peugeot 206 CC - 10/10

Very gay

Smart City Coupé and Cabrio - 9/10
New VW Beetle - 9/10
MINI - 9/10
Mercedes SLK - 8/10

Just gay enough

Lancia Y - 7/10
Jeep Wrangler - 7/10
VW Golf - 7/10
BMW Z4 - 7/10
Bentley Arnage convertible - 7/10
Porsche Boxster - 7/10
Audi TT - 6/10
Renault Avantime - 6/10

Gay for pay

Chrysler PT Cruiser - 5/10
Jaguar XK8/XKR - 5/10
New Nissan Micra - 3/10
Rolls-Royce - 3/10
Range Rover - 3/10
Rover 75 - 3/10
Lexus SC 430 - 3/10

Raging heterosexuals

Lamborgini Murciélago - 2/10
Ferrari Enzo - 2/10
Alfa Romeo - 2/10
Ford Mondeo - 1/10
White van - 0/10
Truck - 0/10 (the Yorkie trucker-themed ads - tagline "big enough for you, and your mate" - didn't run in France, accounting for the skewed rating)
Hummer H2 - 0/10
Mercedes G-Wagen - 0/10
Honda Jazz - 0/10

Cars to 'out'

Audi A3
Chrysler PT Cruiser
Fiat Multipla
Ford Puma
Honda HR-V
Suzuki Jimni

Asexual cars

All Citroëns apart from the C3, and the super-straight award goes to the C5. Peugeot 406/607/807. All Daewoos, Skodas and Hyundais except the Coupé. Vauxhall Vectra and Zafira. Mercedes E-class. Honda Accord. Nissan Primera. Fiat Marea. Seat Alhambra. Renault Scénic (gets a special super-straight mention) apart from the RX4. Chrysler Voyager. Mazda 626.

[Jog On]

Looks like the driver is a .netter, eh DP.

Yes he's certainly netted himself a nice motor..

IGMC

[Pondlife]

Although I prefer the SL:

http://www.lemonlawvehicle.com/wordp..._sl_65_amg.jpg

A bit pricey mind.

Looks like the driver is a .netter, eh DP.

[Bagpuss]

The SL looks good because the demensions are right, the SLK is too squashed and cute therefore no man can get away with driving one

[DimPrawn]

SLK is the one for me.

http://www.mercedesforum.com/models/...-SLK-Class.jpg

Although I prefer the SL:

http://www.lemonlawvehicle.com/wordp..._sl_65_amg.jpg

A bit pricey mind.

[kali]

Well I've always liked the MX-5, think I still prefer the original shape ones and I love the colour of the Merlot limited edition

[ruth11]

Surely the problem is sourcing a good one? A model that age is likely to have had a hammering, been writen off or/ and possibly owned by some more downmarket characters?

True of any car of any age. How do you know the S2000 you've just bought hasn't been ragged around Donnington (or insert other preferred race tracks!) and the surrounding countryside every weekend in it's life?

Admittedly there possibly aren't as many around as there are the ones on the list (although he did mention TVR - good luck finding a good reliable one of those!), but it's well worth the search. I live in Leicester and bought mine from Chester, but if you didn't want to travel there are plenty of reputable Porsche dealerships that you can buy from (if you're willing to pay a premium). If you buy private, get it checked over by a mechanic (preferably one that knows porsches - there are plenty arond) and off you go.

The fact that there aren't that many is a good thing in my opinion.

[Bagpuss]

DP - Are you looking Brand New?

By far the best 2 seater convertible sports car for around £25k is the Porsche 993 Cabriolet (1996-1998 to be specific - don't go earlier than that, you want the varioram engine - and don't go later, cos you don't want a 996!)

Surely the problem is sourcing a good one? A model that age is likely to have had a hammering, been writen off or/ and possibly owned by some more downmarket characters?

[gingerjedi]

I'd go for the S2000 simply because IMO it’s the best car on the list, I wouldn't be interested in buying something just because it was 'showy'.

[Jog On]

I would quite like an Alpina B6 - I wonder if it would run on biodesel...

[daviejones]

Corvette, cheap cheerful and mental with 500BHP for less than 40k

Yep, good looks and sounds absolutely awesome...