Justifying a Weekend Car
Discussion
Suffering from a bit of indecisiveness so looking for some advice over the potential purchase of a weekend car.
I have always been a Petrolhead (wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t!), but the head has always ruled the heart when it comes to cars.
Currently I have a company car and my wife has a Mini Cooper which are both nice cars, but I have always loved the idea of having a weekend car for a bit of fun and to ‘tinker’ with.
We are fortunate to be in a stable financial position which means it would be financially viable, but I can’t help feel there would be a guilt that the money could have go towards something else be it home improvements or holidays etc. We are not talking crazy money here, around £6-8k.
I have never been the most spontaneous person, much to my wife’s dismay, and I try and live frugally so it kind of goes against my personality.
For those wondering, I am looking at an Abarth 500/595 Convertible. Not everyone’s cup of tea but it ticks most of the boxes for us. Sporting, fast enough, 4 seats, a bit of brand heritage, small enough to fit in the garage, plus my wife has always wanted a convertible so it’s a nice compromise. I have previously had a Panda 100HP and my wife a standard 500 so we have a bit of history with similar cars.
So, lets hear your stories, good, bad and ugly.
I have always been a Petrolhead (wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t!), but the head has always ruled the heart when it comes to cars.
Currently I have a company car and my wife has a Mini Cooper which are both nice cars, but I have always loved the idea of having a weekend car for a bit of fun and to ‘tinker’ with.
We are fortunate to be in a stable financial position which means it would be financially viable, but I can’t help feel there would be a guilt that the money could have go towards something else be it home improvements or holidays etc. We are not talking crazy money here, around £6-8k.
I have never been the most spontaneous person, much to my wife’s dismay, and I try and live frugally so it kind of goes against my personality.
For those wondering, I am looking at an Abarth 500/595 Convertible. Not everyone’s cup of tea but it ticks most of the boxes for us. Sporting, fast enough, 4 seats, a bit of brand heritage, small enough to fit in the garage, plus my wife has always wanted a convertible so it’s a nice compromise. I have previously had a Panda 100HP and my wife a standard 500 so we have a bit of history with similar cars.
So, lets hear your stories, good, bad and ugly.
Well that's pretty unanimous then, as i thought it would be. Time to get browsing the classifieds i think.
Bill said:
I wouldn't consider that a weekend car particularly. Sell the Mini buy the Fiat IMO.
Bill said:
Also, I'm not sure the Fiat is a 4 seater unless your friends are amputees.
On paper is it very similar to the MINI. Chances are though my wife will probably not have this long term and no doubt she will want something more relaxing to drive. She has gotten too used to my company car and now prefers driving it to the MINI. As for the 4 seats, no need to worry about long legs, it's so the dog can join us!PT1984 said:
I was going to say. Have you considered a motorbike?
This is a big no no! They scare me and it would result in a divorce!Edited by s-x-i on Monday 6th May 19:55
Edited by s-x-i on Monday 6th May 19:56
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