15k Car - low depreciation...

[johnwilliams77]

irocfan said:

Another thought here - try a C5 Corvette, surprisingly good on fuel, very quick, handle well and (nearly) depreciation proof

Handle well? Compared to a boat perhaps but not an elise!

[Ali_T]

johnwilliams77 said:

Handle well? Compared to a boat perhaps but not an elise!

Ah, the old cliches immediately come to the fore. The C5, as long as it has the Z51 handling pack, is excellent for it's size. No, it doesn't handle like an Elise, but few things do.

I'll offer this up (and sod fuel economy, that's for tree huggers and penny pinchers. Enjoy life...)

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...

I'd bet good money on it making money rather than losing any over the next 3 years.

[johnwilliams77]

Ali_T said:

Ah, the old cliches immediately come to the fore. The C5, as long as it has the Z51 handling pack, is excellent for it's size. No, it doesn't handle like an Elise, but few things do.

I'll offer this up (and sod fuel economy, that's for tree huggers and penny pinchers. Enjoy life...)

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...

I'd bet good money on it making money rather than losing any over the next 3 years.

Not really. I just don't think they handle well. That's my point. It's not a cliche, it's just a pretty accepted fact that they're straight line hero's. Especially a 15k one.

At least we agree on something: thats a petty nice looking alfa.

[LordHaveMurci]

Funkstar De Luxe said:

Get a Porker, no brainer.

Should be able to get a decent 996 C2 for that money, especially if you went Tiptronic as you suggest you prefer.

Buy sensibly & you shouldn't lose any money, may even rise a little. Will see high 20's to early 30's on a run, running costs reasonable with a decent Indie.

[Nickbrapp]

Surely a golf R is the only answer

[Snails]

You might be able to get a higher mileage Phase 1 Clio V6 at that price, they certainly aren't depreciating. I sold mine 2 years ago for £7,500 (83k), they are double that now.

Edited by Snails on Wednesday 17th August 13:17

[johnwilliams77]

Nickbrapp said:

Surely a golf R is the only answer

Surely it isn't since they're not in price range.

[kambites]

Another vote for an Elise.

I've had mine nine years as a daily driver and it's worth pretty much exactly what I paid for it at three years old. All the maintenance and consumables combined have cost me £450 a year; that's less than our Skoda. It'll do 45-50mpg on the motorway and even on B-roads it's pretty much impossible to get under 30mpg.

[Nickbrapp]

johnwilliams77 said:

Nickbrapp said:

Surely a golf R is the only answer

Surely it isn't since they're not in price range.

CHEAP LEASE DEAL!!!!!!!!!1!!!!11!!!!!!!!

[Rich A]

S2000 or VX200 Turbo could be alternatives. I think both have been enjoying a small rise in value over the past couple of years.

[johnwilliams77]

Nickbrapp said:

CHEAP LEASE DEAL!!!!!!!!!1!!!!11!!!!!!!!

HE DIDNT ASK FOR A LEASE!!!!!! THE WHOLE POINT OF LOW DEPRECIATION IS THAT IT IS NOT MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN!!!!!

CLOWN.

[mp3manager]

kambites said:

Another vote for an Elise.

Rich A said:

S2000 or VX200 Turbo could be alternatives. I think both have been enjoying a small rise in value over the past couple of years.

OP wants an auto otherwise I would have suggested an FD2.

[JonnyTenny]

johnwilliams77 said:

Nickbrapp said:

CHEAP LEASE DEAL!!!!!!!!!1!!!!11!!!!!!!!

HE DIDNT ASK FOR A LEASE!!!!!! THE WHOLE POINT OF LOW DEPRECIATION IS THAT IT IS NOT MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN!!!!!

CLOWN.

Wow, missing the most obvious of sarcasm there...

[irocfan]

johnwilliams77 said:

irocfan said:

Another thought here - try a C5 Corvette, surprisingly good on fuel, very quick, handle well and (nearly) depreciation proof

Handle well? Compared to a boat perhaps but not an elise!

Well going on O/P's posting...

Therefore I have decided I have upto 15k to spend on a fun car.

Here is my criteria..

Low depreciation, - Yes

Fast and fun. - certainly fast and it is fun, maybe not as fun as an Elise on the twisties but on a motorway or A-road?

Motorway MPG must be higher than 30 mpg but other than that nice big engines are a plus. - with the best will in the world you couldn't say the Elise has a big engine (nor is it an auto as requested in a later post....)

[kambites]

mp3manager said:

kambites said:

Another vote for an Elise.

Rich A said:

S2000 or VX200 Turbo could be alternatives. I think both have been enjoying a small rise in value over the past couple of years.

OP wants an auto otherwise I would have suggested an FD2.

Ah oops, missed that post.

Dunno then, I don't do autos.

Edited by kambites on Wednesday 17th August 16:41

[Robbins]

XKR? 4.2 V8, Auto. Fast. Probably quite refined on motorway. Very top end of your budget though.

If it was me I'd get some Pork or a Renaultsport Megane, but then I don't do autos.

[Nickbrapp]

johnwilliams77 said:

Nickbrapp said:

CHEAP LEASE DEAL!!!!!!!!!1!!!!11!!!!!!!!

HE DIDNT ASK FOR A LEASE!!!!!! THE WHOLE POINT OF LOW DEPRECIATION IS THAT IT IS NOT MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN!!!!!

CLOWN.

ITS NOT MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN YOU GET A GOLF R!!!!!!!

ITS THE BEST CAR EVER APART FROM THE POLO GTI LOL

[anonymous-user]

mp3manager said:

OP wants an auto otherwise I would have suggested an FD2.

He prefers an auto.

Hopefully we can change that

[anonymous-user]

BMW M3 3.2 CS

These will go up in price.

Might struggle to get one under £15,000 now.

If not as mentioned by another poster the Porsche 996 would be a very safe bet.

These will increase in value


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-BMW-M3-3-2-M3-CS-SM...

[Leins]

ELUSIVEJIM said:

BMW M3 3.2 CS

These will go up in price.

Might struggle to get one under £15,000 now.

If not as mentioned by another poster the Porsche 996 would be a very safe bet.

These will increase in value


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-BMW-M3-3-2-M3-CS-SM...

I'd say it would instantly go up in value if someone removed those bloody awful looking flippers on the front