I’M IN MY SIXTIES. WHAT SHOULD I CHOOSE AS MY FINAL FUN CAR?

Q I’m in my 60s and want a final fun car before getting something more sensible in old age. I am not bothered by running costs, but I would need to be able to use the car every day. My choice is between a Toyota GR Yaris and a W204 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG. Which do you suggest I choose?

– NS A You’re not going to be disappointed, since most enthusiasts would give their left arm to own either of these performance cars.

The GR Yaris is by far and away the most exciting, crazy car Toyota has produced for years. As you’ll probably be aware, it’s a rally homologation special, the only three-door Yaris you can buy, made available to the public specifically to ensure that Toyota could base its Yaris World Rally Championship contender around a stiffer, three-door bodyshell.

With 257bhp and four-wheel drive, it is absolute dynamite – the epitome of a pocket rocket. It looks like nothing else on the road; its puffed-up arches and huge grilles making its rally provenance abundantly clear.

And you can drive one secure in the knowledge you’re covered by Toyota’s brilliant reliability record, along with a warranty that’s renewable by servicing the car at a main dealer until it’s 10 years old.

However, if I were you I’d choose the C63. Yes, the Yaris is arguably more capable – not that the Merc can’t get down a road pretty bloomin’ rapidly – and the Yaris’s four-wheel drive will provide better traction and make its performance more usable in poor weather.

But the Merc’s legendary V8 engine makes a far more engaging noise. What’s more, it is roomier, more practical (especially in estate form), with a higher-quality interior. From the moment that thumping engine rumbles into life, every journey in a C63 is an event. You’ll be having fun even when you’re stuck in traffic – and given that fun is what you’re after, that’s why I think it’s the way to go.

Of course, there’s no wrong answer here. It’s as much about your own personal taste as anything else – so the best advice is to test-drive both before deciding.