Looking for a new car

Looking for a few opinions and suggestions. Currently have a huracan, an FF, an underground racing gallardo, and the wife has an lp560 spyder and has a deposit on a huracan spyder when they release them. Recently sold my 458 and my 488 is slated to be here in January-February. Woke up this morning and decided i was going to trade my huracan in on an aventador. The huracan is fast, smooth, comfortable, but it just doesn't grab your soul like my 458 or my 430 or my Ford GT before that, or hell even the FF. Thought maybe the Aventador would. Figured it would be a smart idea to at least drive one before buying one. Called a friend who has one. Met up, took his for a spin, ran it to 180, probably put 20 miles on it. Made me feel the same way the huracan does. Disconnected from the car. Also didn't help when we traded cars back and my huracan put about 3 car lengths on him from 30-150. So Aventador was out. But it made me realize. I'm just not a "Lamborghini guy". So I'm gonna part with the Huracan. My wife loves her gallardo and if I mentioned canceling her huracan convertible deposit she would stab me. Ha. Problem is I am drawing a complete blank as far as cars I should look at as potential replacements. Suggestions welcome. Here's the criteria
1) nothing crazy....no veyron or p1. Let's say south of 500K, preferably south of 400.
2) something different is preferable. everyone has a 911 (ironically i never have and have been working to procure a slot for a gt3 rs...with not much luck I might add) buddy is pushing 911 turbo s hard and I like the regular gt3s as well
3) will not pay over sticker (i spent lots of time and money building rapport not to have to do that with the 488 so can't say a 458 speciale)
4) big guy, 6'3, 260 lbs, but I somehow cram myself in the ugr superlegerra
5) prefer a sports car. No continental gt's or wraiths, unless you're really adamant that I should consider them. We both have other daily driver cars (SUVs, trucks, etc). We are talking mostly about play cars.
6) doesn't have to be a current model. Thought about a Mercedes/mclaren SLR for example.
7) backseat for a car seat is a huge bonus but not the highest priority. We have a 5 month old daughter, hence the FF.
8) this is the little kid coming out in me but I've never owned one so anything the doors go up on is a huge bonus

So....hit me with what you got.


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Yeah, there's a speciale at Ferrari of Austin that the original owner never took delivery of. But they're asking 50 over sticker. I just have a hang up doing that. Plus getting rid of my 458 to go overpay for a speciale to have my 488 show up early next year seems a little repetitive.

The Z06 is just not my thing. I bought my father one of the few atomic orange c6 zr1s they made (we're big University of Texas fans). He had a c6 z06 previous to that. I just want something with a little more pizazz. I know they run really well though.

The mclaren is definitely on my short list but just have absolutely zero experience with them.

That GT2 is a blast from a few years ago. I had forgotten about those. Cool cars.

Maybe since I don't have something that I'm like "that's the one", it's a sign I should save some money. Ha.


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I couldn't buy a ford GT. Not after I sold my 2006 in 08 with 3K miles on it for....you ready, 120K. Seeing them makes me sick at this point. I was jockeying for a new one till I heard production of 250 a year and 400K.

I was just looking at the SLS. A good friend owns the Austin Mercedes dealership and I'm sure I could get into one right. The gullwing doors matter way more than they should to me. It's kinda sad. Ha.


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If I could touch a Carrera GT for 400, I would be all over it. It's in my top 5 for cars I want to have at some point during my life. Right up there with the Huayra and stuff like that. At least I'm lucky. Good friend picks up his Tour De France Blue LaFerrari this week so I'll get to take it for a spin. He offered to let me drive his Enzo back in 03 when he got it but I calmy told him "if I wrecked it, it would take me five years to pay for it. Thankfully grad school, hard work ,and a little luck enabled me to say "hell yes" this go round. The Carrera GTs are up in the 800 range. If someone knows one that's worth a crap around 400, please let me know.

I had a viper in college. That whole grad school and hard work just improved my standing. I was also lucky enough to be born into it. You won't catch me sitting here and pretending that I'm completely self made at 35 years old. I'm lucky and I appreciate it and am thankful for it but my old man had me at the office at 7AM, less than 12 hours after I walked across the stage for college graduation and then I got my MBA at nights working full time. Sorry for the life story. . The only American big company car that appeals to me right now is the GT but the pricing just blew me away. I was expecting 250ish. 400 just seems awfully steep unless there's some technology they haven't disclosed yet.

I'll do some googling on the Saleen and Mosler.

If I were to say, the 488 will be my hot rod track day type car (until the track version of it comes out or I can locate a gt3-rs), the FF is my lets go for a spirited drive type car, my Range Rover is my road trip car, the underground racing gallardo is my "let's crap my pants it's so fast car", my wife's lp560 is my lets get in a convertible and ***** the whole time about how my big ass doesn't fit in the seat car, what would be a nice "lets take a nice open top drive on a Sunday down a back road in a convertible but still be able to dust off a kid in a cts-v or a new hot rod camaro or whatever the latest muscle car all the teenagers want is. That's what got me to the SLR, comfortable cruiser, open top, clamshell doors, still runs strong. The Carrera GT fits the bill but I just can't spend that much.


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Oh, I've got a hobby that takes cars off my mind. Im passionate about offshore high-performance boating. Problem is my new boat is still several months from completion and my old one sold last year. Im trying to fill that void. Luckily, the factory was kind enough to loan me a boat until mine is complete so at least I can get back into a big horsepower skater.