Chris, I fully agree. Unless you really, really, really want an old Strat rep with a sub-optimal motor, and therefore not very quick these days, why would you not go for a low mileage example of one of the finest sports cars you can buy? (...apart from the parts prices and the awkward servicing, that is), or if classics are your thing, that 308 GT4? I'm not knocking the Hawk, by the way, but back in the real world....!