>>Then get something classic (manual gearbox . No power steering. No power anything actually and most importantly no roof)
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>>These where very good in their day
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>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_Vitesse
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>Best (for fun) and worst (for maintenance) car I ever owned was a Triumph Spitfire. Loved it.

Seems we have and had similar car tastes...
A similar primadonna was the Alfa Spider from late sixties to early eighties.
In summer I was quite often calling the girl owning one, in winter she would call me...