A co-worker of mine came to me yesterday and asked me for my opinion on what to buy. He is allowed to buy a sports car for himself since his wife is getting a new mommymobile. He wanted something truly sporty, not a compromise, but then he realized that he might want to have some sort of rear seats just in case he has to pick up his yet-to-be born kid. Initially he wanted a SLK350 but since it is a 2 seater that would rule it out. He then thought about a 3er 'vert but I told him that he'd hate it once the E90 with the retractable hardtop comes out. He loves the retractable hardtop idea. Here's a little more info on his situation:

He currently drives a Ford Exploder Sport. His wife has an E46 325Ci. He also has a '69 Corvette 'vert. He planned on selling the 325Ci, the Explorer, and the Vette to buy the wife a Volvo XC90 and himself the SLK. Yes folks, he is going to sell his cherry '69 Vette. (Any buyers?)

I told him to keep his Exploder since it's worth only about $10K and it would be a good beater and that way he can justify the 2 seater. I suggested he consider buying a used 911, Boxster S, or whatever to justify keeping a $10K beater. Instead of spending about $50K on a new SLK and not have a beater for those Home Depot runs he can spend less and still get a very cool sports car.

What would you do? What other cars would you consider?

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