What car...first?
Discussion
Hi,
Hopefully coming into some money in the next few months. I've given up on skrimp and save, decided life's too short and decided to but those cars I've always dreamed of owning.
I'll have a pot of about 15K. That's to buy, cover all running costs and also a bork fund.
Already have a diesel Octavia for work and wifes MX5 for sunny days out. I can buy something silly!This will be a third car, a performance car, a very low mileage garage queen.
What i'd really like to do is try several cars for 6-12 months each. Minimal depreciation is important as is low borkage factor. I'll prob go for the more mainstram and proven cars to start with and the slightly more risky purchases towards the end. I don't want my adventure to end prematurely!
Car wise I'm tempted by (in least borkage order)
E46 M3
Elise S2
996
XKR
TVR Tuscan
I'm after a bit of advice if anyone has done similar before.
Thanks
Hopefully coming into some money in the next few months. I've given up on skrimp and save, decided life's too short and decided to but those cars I've always dreamed of owning.
I'll have a pot of about 15K. That's to buy, cover all running costs and also a bork fund.
Already have a diesel Octavia for work and wifes MX5 for sunny days out. I can buy something silly!This will be a third car, a performance car, a very low mileage garage queen.
What i'd really like to do is try several cars for 6-12 months each. Minimal depreciation is important as is low borkage factor. I'll prob go for the more mainstram and proven cars to start with and the slightly more risky purchases towards the end. I don't want my adventure to end prematurely!
Car wise I'm tempted by (in least borkage order)
E46 M3
Elise S2
996
XKR
TVR Tuscan
I'm after a bit of advice if anyone has done similar before.
Thanks
Rick101 said:
Not something I'd thought about and scares me somewhat but you may well be right.
What are they like for depreciation?
You wont shed much value from a well looked after Caterham at all, have a nosey at the used prices - very solid residuals, they make "man maths" all the more easy!!What are they like for depreciation?
If it's a third car and a garage queen then I think you'd be disappointed by the likes of the M3, 996 etc - they're completely refined everyday cars. I'd go for something like an Elise or a Caterham; those cars are miles more fun to drive and the running costs are much lower (especially for the Caterham). I've had two Caterhams and neither lost much money or cost much at all to service and run. If you do get an Elise or Caterham though make sure it's a good one and get a proper geo alignment done, new tyres and run the correct tyre pressures (set them cold at home, none of this driving to the garage and using cold pressures out of the handbook to set warm tyres nonsense) - I've driven examples of both cars with those three things not sorted and they were surprisingly bad.
Rick101 said:
E46 M3
Elise S2
996
I've owned these (actually the Elise was an S1, but not that much different).Elise S2
996
E46 M3 is one of the best cars ever made. Loved it. Bought two of them from new. 4 proper seats, great drive and not silly money to keep.
Elise is much more 'in your face' ... a track car, hopeless for Tesco runs.... but quicker than the M3 on twisties.
996. Boring inside - fabulous grip and a proper drivers car.
I'd test drive all three as they are VERY different.
As previously mentioned - if the car is to be something to be enjoyed, get something that isn't as humdrum as the Beemer/porker... You already have 'all-rounders' in the garage... TVR is a good shout - it's an occasion every drive - my uncle has has a few and every drive stirred up something inside! Don't settle for mediocre...
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/t...
Classic car insurance FTW.
I am 43 in an ok ish area, my 350i lives in the garage,I put my OH on the insurance (which put it up by nearly a 3rd) and for 3000 miles a year it costs me............£143 for insurance or approximately 2 tanks of juice
This leaves you the other 7k for fuel and repairs.
You cannot beat driving a very loud TVR through a tunnel with the roof off.
Depreciation free motoring as these really cannot get any lower in price.
Classic car insurance FTW.
I am 43 in an ok ish area, my 350i lives in the garage,I put my OH on the insurance (which put it up by nearly a 3rd) and for 3000 miles a year it costs me............£143 for insurance or approximately 2 tanks of juice
This leaves you the other 7k for fuel and repairs.
You cannot beat driving a very loud TVR through a tunnel with the roof off.
Depreciation free motoring as these really cannot get any lower in price.
May I suggest adding a little muscle into the mix?
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/v...
A reliable 550hp car for 12k can't be bad.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/v...
A reliable 550hp car for 12k can't be bad.
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