What next folks?

[Darryn]

My Car history;

1995 Rover Mini 1275 (1year)
2007 Suzuki Swift 1.5GLX (8months)
2006 Honda CTR Ep3 (6weeks)

Im now in a state thats dangerous, ive no long term plans, so if im not carefully ill end up wasting all my spare money on Stuff.

So i need suggestions for what cars to look at buying next... in about 12months time... to give me a reason to start saving up again.

Heres my current short List based on £18k budget;

Honda S2000 GT
Honda Integra Type R DC5 (jap)
Honda Civic Type R FD2 (jap)
Nissan 350Z Coupe
Noble M12
BMW M3
Lotus Elise 111r

From my short list ive today looked at an S2000, not a bad little car, i was shocked to see the car weighed 70kg more than my Ep3, with only a a couple of extra horsies... Practicality wise, i could fit my camera gear in the boot and the seat was comfortable enough for me to be able to sleep in at tracks... i dont do tents.

The more i think about the Integra and FD2 the more i dont want the hassle of a Jap Import, I expect when trading it in id get a raw deal, unless i sold privately which im just too lazy to do.

The 350Z looks a nice car, IMO its aged well... Its a heavy car, but, the 3.5V6 gives out 50% extra HP than the EP3, and about 100% more torque, so its hardly a slow old barge.

The Noble is a dream car, which if i could afford to run 2 cars id strongly consider, but the reliability is a concern and the main reason to discount this.

Bmw M3... probably the most sensible car in my list, but from what ive been told the worst to insure, especially given my experiance, by the time im buying it will be 3years NCB(hopefully), 2year experiance and ill be the wrong side of 30, so it might not be too bad.

Finally the Lotus Elise, Lightest and nippiest of the lot, nice and low to the ground, but i dont live in the nicest of areas and i would be a nervous wreck if I left the car parked at my front door... to many chavs and it could become a target.

Any other suggestions?