A 6-week road tour of Scotland where I buy a car for the trip. What car?

[Stratman]

Interesting how the 504 resembles a 1969 Chevy Corvair Spyder

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If it's quiet and you listen carefully, you can actually hear them rust.

 

[2012SLK200]

Now you're talking. Plenty of space for the luggage and discreet storage drawer for those things you don't want everyone to see.

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This is more to my taste

Imagine going to the lumber yard for supplies in this one.

 

[Ted]

Interesting how the 504 resembles a 1969 Chevy Corvair Spyder

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Good choice with the corvair.
At the end of the holiday it would be easy to flip it.

I’ll get me coat.

 

[Stratman]

Out of interest, have you priced up hiring a car for the period? No bureaucratic hoops to jump through, and a quick spin round t'internet shows many classic car hires are available.

 

[Swotty]

Correction. I am OK with losing what I would pay Hertz. I've done sooo many European and UK holidays in whatever bland car they have on the line, so the idea was to make an adventure of it. I set a £2.5 budget because someone asked, but another reply suggested £5k which is doable.

At this point the most appealing cars are remarkably diverse:

• Smart Roadster, not the Brabus - and with this I would look for one I could send back to NZ and pass their extreme VIN inspection, which means a pampered one for a premium price. I've got a small spare 3.6m space in the city garage that is unoccupied.
• Freelander 2 with a breakdown and 6 month repair warranty - which means paying a bit more to a reputable dealer
• Jaguar - anything from the Ford era. I have an XJ6 which is an amazing car but may be a wee bit wide for Scottish roads and I used to have an S-type with the active suspension that took curves like a dream. All are ULEZ which may help on a resale
• R171 SLK is still in the running
• And then today the MGTF popped up. Last MG I owned was an MGB that had the suspension of a tractor. Anyone know anything about them?
• And totally off the wall - Citroen C6

Address in Kensington. Won't consider anything without a MOT beyond my tenure.

The Citroen C6 is a lovely car - I have one - but very big. It's the same size as my Jag XJ6 (X300). Not suitable for narrow Scottish roads imo.