Nick, responded to your PM too, and trhat CLK55 is one of the cars on the list.
other rough ideas are
RangeRover (alllllways wanted one) or cayene
clk55
c32 maybe
perhaps a m3 :confused:
and my all time fav, mk1 golf ;)

and i was thinking that maserati we had a discussion about :)

or just a beatup rusty cavalier lol

drove my buddys new m5 for a day and its brutaly fast, but a tab bit too much right now, but that car is just trouble

but thats jsut talk so who knows, every time i say ill sell it, i drive it and change my mind haha

Here's one discouraging thing I found out about the Maserati's... although parts are cheaper than a Ferrari and you can do yourself a HUGE favor in buying a manual versus the F1 transmission there are still some issues.

#1 - Just try to find a manual. There are only like 2 out of 50 under $40K on Autotrader.

#2 - Parts can still be just silly expensive. When you do go to change the clutch on the manual you'll probably want to put in a throw out bearing. Price on our Boxster from Pelican Parts? $22 Price from a discounted Maserati parts dealer for a Coupe? $475 Just the clutch is 6X the Boxster price too. Crazy man... At least it's better than the F1 transmission that HAS to be done at a dealer for ~$3,500 :barf:

good point, but with over a dozen manual cars i had, i had no need to replace any clutch parts. so unless previous owner messed it up it might have to be changed, otherwise im sure it will be fine (that being the only concern of course)

Range Rover?
 

Best thing about a Range Rover is that the minute (well, maybe two or three days later) you own one, its reliability (or more accurately, lack thereof) will cure you of that desire forever. :ah:

Regards, Maurice.