I certainly agree the heyday of cars was definitely not the 60s/70s; huge, ugly fuel guzzlers with zero handling.. though I know it's only important to be able to go fast in a straight line (or in a very large circle) in America...

I definitely want handling, it's more important than out and out speed. I've had enough speeding fines over the years, really don't need any more. They're so fucking expensive here too; eg it's $190 for 0-10km/h over the limit (so you could be doing 1mph over the speed limit, $190 fine). But a fun car to drive.. big tick on that.

I agree about maintenance costs and hassle of 911s. The 996 or maybe 997 is probably not so bad, but doesn't quite fit the definition of "old 911" either (I know the 996 is late 90s but it's still "more or less" current shape). The Supra I don't have any real interest in anymore, they've become so cheap they're just driven by dickheads these days. The days of the Japanese moderately priced supercars ended in the 90s/early 00s. Most cars these days seem generic and bland, and I don't want to pay the cash for a fun toy like an M3 or similar.

That said, I have a 5 year old car that's done 22,000km (~14k miles) and a 3 year old car that's done 10,000km, myself and my wife drive both.. so in 5 years, 2 cars have done about 32,000km. It's hard to justify a weekend toy when you don't really drive