I guess I'm gonna have to rain on the parade
You're 19. A sports car is a waste of money, particularly if it's your only car.
I don't know what the exact selection of cars is, since you live in the UK, but I would instead STRONGLY recommend:
1) something more insurable. A 19 year old with a rwd 2 seat sports car is gonna get mauled by the insurance companies
2) something less worthy of the cops attention than a sports car
3) something 4 dr, with more practical space
4) something cheap enough you aren't eating up your savings just to buy the car, much less maintain it
It's hard to hear this but at 19, it is more important to either finish whatever education level you're targeting, whether its a trade or university
Once you have secured a job that you reasonable expect you can hold on to, AND can cover housing, food, etc, look at what you have left over
and still don't buy a sports car. dump it in some sort of savings or investment and buy a damn house
then get a sports car
i did it your way, i was an fuckin' idiot. Got a used s14 kouki in college. Dumped money into it to swap in a 5-spd. Four sets of wheels (i think), three different suspension setups. S15 helical diff. Uber rare parts from japan and the UK. Track events. Two different brake upgrades. Custom work. Then, repairs along the way. Can't imagine how many dollars i blew on that thing learning thru mistakes of all variety
Got a job. had to buy a second car since the s14 wasn't reliable. Bought a used is300. parked two cars on the street because i was living in a single bedroom apartment - thats ridiculous. More cars than bedrooms? thats stupid
Finally got to a point in my career when i could afford a house, quickly sold the S14 (at a stupid loss, because i was lazy). Took a few years to get set up. Got off probation at work, earned some security
THEN i got a Z - lightly used
I i didn't blow all that money on the S14 in college i probably coulda moved everything up a couple years
The Z isn't the worst sports car in the world by any stretch. the issues are the CSC and overall mediocre fuel economy.
Didn't the UK get the Altezza with the hot 4SGE "beams" engine?
If i can't talk you into something boring, i'd rather look at something like that
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