need a comfortable sporty looking car

A question about : need a comfortable sporty looking car

My wife and I have a sports car, we have retired and my wife has a back problem, the run flat tyres and the hard suspension give her a problem and we have been hiring cars until she gets better but it looks like thats not going to happen soon but wife does not want to part with our car so need to find a comfortable sporty looking car that she would be happy with so looking for any recommendations, good mpg also as only get 30 to 32 mpg on the present car.
don't want to pay more than Ј7000 for say 2007 model of whatever less than 60,000 miles.
Would be grateful for any sensible ideas

Best answers:

• Maybe a clue as to what you have now and whats the actual problem?
  Sporty cars tend to have hard suspension and rubber bands for tyres. Got for the same model but with a higher ratio tyre.
  Instead of a 40 profile tyre go for a 60 profile if they have one in that cars range. Usually means dropping down a size though. So if you have 18" 40 profile tyres then a 17" at 45 or 50, or a 16" at a 50,55 or 60 profile may fit.
  The bigger sidewall will give a bit more comfort.
• https://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-car...3635?logcode=p
  https://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-car...9239?logcode=p
  https://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-car...8615?logcode=p
  above there are 2 hard top convertables and one soft top (but mazda do a hard top cover you can buy) to get any money back on resale sell in the spring summer when no longer needed. and before someone points the obvious yes OP didn't specify a convertible but I cant think of anything at the moment that looks sporty without laughing at its brick like design uhum astra GTC for example.
  some example suggestions. out of those choices the EOS would be my choice.
  I think MPG would vary depending on many varying factors, if your offers 30 32 at the moment based on drive style and habbits I think that's just about how its going to fair up with other vehicles that are sporty looking cars tend to have a minimum of a 1.6 engine in them unless you vauxhaull and you can have a sporty looking corsa with a 1.2 engine that's all looks and no go.
• Totally agree with the Maxda MX-5 recommendation. Fun, reliable, sporty-looking car which is an absolute joy to drive! Good luck with the search.
• I presume it's looks over performance?
  For comfort, you'd be steering towards something larger and waftier.
  You might squeeze something like a lesser-spec Mercedes CL class into your budget.
  Anything small and sporty will be jarring.
• Following on from that how about a Chrysler Crossfire? Mercedes engine and underpinnings, relatively cheap. Interior lets it down a little but great bang for your buck.
• Why not get non-runflat tyres (even go up a profile too) and have your own cars suspension softened? Not just easy to do, but you already like the thing.
• I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but there are only two retail cars that I've clung on to far too long before admitting defeat. A Rover 800 coupe and a Chrysler Crossfire. Both so, rightly, limited in their appeal that the supporters clubs hold their meetings, at the same time, in a phone box.
• The car we have at present is a BMW Z4 3.0SI roadster, like the look of the crossfire but the mpg is worse than the Z4, will try and get her interested in a Mercedes C class diesel, if it was just me I would look at a Seat Leon 2.0TDI but it's a non starter with her indoors
• something like this:
  https://selekt.volvocars.co.uk/selekt...&VSRType=Volvo
  https://selekt.volvocars.co.uk/selekt...&VSRType=Volvo
  Or this, Volvo seats are supremely comfortable.
  What type of driving and how many miles do you do? You really need to be doing in excess of 20000m per year to make a diesel more cost effective.
• https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=224001
  heres one for sale on Volvoforums.org
• Mercedes-Benz CLK 1.8 CLK200 Kompressor 2dr
  Comfy interior -
• Rant? I could have mentioned what a ridiculous, badly assembled, garishly styled piece of americanawanabe the Crossfire was, up until now. Throw away the price guide, you need someone similarly touched to buy one.
• Get a Mazda RX8. You can get an 07 car for peanuts, factor in an engine rebuild so you don't need to worry how previous owners have treated the engine and you'll still have Ј3k of your budget left which will buy an awful lot of petrol to make up for the 18-20 mpg you'll likely get.
• Renault Laguna coupe.
  Would be a the top end of your budget.