Which cars was I comparing to at twice the price??
I briefly considered the M3 route, but to be honest it's the BMW/common thing that puts me off - I prefer to drive something a bit different to the rest....
Other things on the list were boxster (never been 100% convinced about the styling), M3 (as above), 330d E46 (as above), S2000 (prefer a tin top), RX8 (can't live with the fuel/oil economy), Monaro (been there, done that with the HSV), AMG Merc??
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