Would love to see one of these have a go, might also get stuck but it’d probably do pretty good.

Ah, “American Dream”, think it was on sale a while ago for not that much.

If we’re going on what Bear Grylls can eat we can also add McLaren P1

Show up to the beach or in front of a night club in the BTCC car and you’ll be going home alone for sure. Aaand now I’m looking at used race cars for sale again...

It is, don’t get me wrong, but it goes to show the difference between a dedicated race car and a car meant for the street. Not looking into the specs the race car is probably lighter, doesn’t have a “comfort” setting in the suspension and might even have adjustable gearing to be set up for the track.

That’s mostly down to tires probably, race tires have much, much, much more traction than anything street legal.

This:

The main concern on running E85 on a car not designed for it would be damage to seals and O-rings not designed to handle alcohol...

My dad has owned both; the GT6 is way more cramped than the MGB, I’m not at all tall at 5'7 and drive it with the seat all the way back and about an inch between my head and the roof.

Hadn’t thought of either of those, nice. My dad’s old CX is still to this day the comfiest car I’ve ever ridden in, but I never looked into it’s quirky mechanics.

Back in high school a friend had an old Subaru station wagon which was the only car that never got stuck on the sand when going to the beach (stupid teenagers, I know) so that’s what I’d imagine myself doing on this convertible one and for that it’s not comparable to the Audi at all.

Correct, there were also 4 cylinder MGB GT’s (and 6 cylinder, but those were called MGC’s)

Many, many cars come from the factory able (and certified) to run on E85; all it takes is pumping E85 into the tank instead of regular fuel which is also about 15% ethanol anyways.

I mean, the car’s quite probably totaled after that enormous tree fell on it and all; but it probably still runs pretty well in its new speedster form.

My dad has the NA I6 and it’s a bit slow, but then again it’s a very heavy car with the tray tables and all that.

FWD with inboard rear disks or front? What car is it? I’m thinking something like a 2CV but that would have drum brakes. If rear disks, does it have an axle just for the brakes?

That was probably the wisest decision at the time though. I remember when I was 16 in the same situation. Budget just about covered a small, 79 hp economy car but my dad had been offered a 5.0 convertible Mustang GT and also an older air cooled 911 which were both within the budget.

Those also came with a V12 before 1997... But I haven’t seen many for sale.

Actually that new radiator raises a huge red flag. These engines are known to suffer from very, very expensive damage even from very slight overheatings so I’d like to know what caused the radiator swap.

This isn’t a “driver’s car” but more of a highway cruiser; the V12 isn’t powerful but really smooth and silent instead. This is exactly the kind of car that should be had with a slushbox so you can drive with one hand while you smoke your cigar with the other.