Starting to think about my next car. I have an '06 GTO (~420 hp w/ Hurst 6 speed manual) currently and really enjoy it. It will be my short daily commute to work car and a couple spirited drives per week (no tracking/racing). I do have a 6yo child that I'll occasionally have to haul so I need a backseat and this eliminates MANY good cars. I mostly value straight acceleration, but still like to pull some g's in a turn.
So, I'm looking for 400+ hp, a somewhat usable backseat, decent reliability (everyday driver), and I PREFER a manual but its not a dealbreaker. Price range $35-70k.
My current short list: (I'll buy used)
Nissan GTR - no manual, barely usable backseat, high cost
Porsche 911 turbo - smaller backseat, reliability?, high cost
Benz AMG - love the CLS AMG cars, no manual, poor reliability
CTS-V - not quite sold on the looks, o/w VERY nice
Lexus ISF - no manual, not sold on the looks
Another thought is to buy a classic sports/muscle car and not take such a big depreciation hit. Something like a restored '69 Chevelle or something like that (I'd like suggestions here). But would anything like that have the reliability?
So, I'm looking for 400+ hp, a somewhat usable backseat, decent reliability (everyday driver), and I PREFER a manual but its not a dealbreaker. Price range $35-70k.
My current short list: (I'll buy used)
Nissan GTR - no manual, barely usable backseat, high cost
Porsche 911 turbo - smaller backseat, reliability?, high cost
Benz AMG - love the CLS AMG cars, no manual, poor reliability
CTS-V - not quite sold on the looks, o/w VERY nice
Lexus ISF - no manual, not sold on the looks
Another thought is to buy a classic sports/muscle car and not take such a big depreciation hit. Something like a restored '69 Chevelle or something like that (I'd like suggestions here). But would anything like that have the reliability?