25K Budget depreciation proof daily drive ??

25K Budget depreciation proof daily drive ??

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adamsgj

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10 posts

208 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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Got 25K to spend, no need for back seats. Daily drive 50mile round trip to work

Currently considering 997.1 2S after previously owning a 996. Find it hard to have to run the risk of potential serious engine failure / bore scoring with a car for this price. Or have I read too many scare posts?

Anything out there depreciation proof at this price?

What else should I consider? E90 M3? RS4 Avant? E46 CS?

Thought I had decided on the 997 but now not so sure.....

clarkmagpie

3,559 posts

194 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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Up the budget slightly and go V8 Vantage?

SidewaysSi

10,742 posts

233 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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How many miles pa? Not sure there is a zero depreciation car that you can use daily is there? Especially if you factor in maintenance. Purely looking at what you buy and sell it for is a little short sighted.

I think the most economical (factoring every cost into account) and for sheer thrills is an Elise. Pretty much the perfect all rounder if you don't need 4 seats.

GroundEffect

13,819 posts

155 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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12,000 miles/annum minimum and you expect NO depreciation?!

matt21

4,285 posts

203 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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A high mileage well looked after M3 CSL won't lose a penny

ManOpener

12,467 posts

168 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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Early Evoras are dipping to about that. Can't imagine you'd lose a huge amount on one of those.
Or an M3 CSL. Or maybe a Noble M12. Last time I looked they were floating around £25k.

adamsgj

Original Poster:

10 posts

208 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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scrap the depreciation part especially the miles I will do - 12K per year, maybe just not something that will drop off a cliff. I consider maintenance separate to depreciation and comes with the territory

Fuel economy low 20's I could live with


adamsgj

Original Poster:

10 posts

208 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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Keep them coming guys, had a K-series S2 elise as a daily drive for a couple of years. Evora could be interesting...

SidewaysSi

10,742 posts

233 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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I wouldn't pay 3 times a biggo M3 for a CSL, particularly with that gearbox.

trowelhead

1,867 posts

120 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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Honda NSX? Might even appreciate.

V8 vantages, the 30k ones seem to have been around this price forever

Nissan GTR if you can stretch

Bmw z4m won't be losing much and you'd get plenty of change

E30 M3

996 turbo?

Edited by trowelhead on Monday 2nd March 22:57

Pulse

10,922 posts

217 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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Buy the tidiest Z4MC you can for the money.

trowelhead

1,867 posts

120 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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Pulse said:
Buy the tidiest Z4MC you can for the money.
Jay Kay's old one, only done 4k miles: (bit of haggling required to get in budget)

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

I bought my z4 from the dealer who supplied this car to jay kay, he was also the owner of a lovely imola red z4m (his personal car) we were chatting about these going potentially up in value and he was making the point of how hard it is to find a decent one due to low circulation etc etc

Frio3535

594 posts

134 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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If you can find a manual 3.2 DB7 with less then 40k miles then you wont lose much, if anything.

Leins

9,416 posts

147 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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SidewaysSi said:
I wouldn't pay 3 times a biggo M3 for a CSL, particularly with that gearbox.
This is fast becoming a cliche on here now

RWD cossie wil

4,295 posts

172 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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996 turbo is the correct answer, but be quick!

SidewaysSi

10,742 posts

233 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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Leins said:
SidewaysSi said:
I wouldn't pay 3 times a biggo M3 for a CSL, particularly with that gearbox.
This is fast becoming a cliche on here now
Not without good reason IMO. Nice car, poor steering, crap gearbox. A standard M3 is a bit dull but better at a third of the price.

SidewaysSi

10,742 posts

233 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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RWD cossie wil said:
996 turbo is the correct answer, but be quick!
Only problem is if you are used to a Lotus, a 996 Turbo will be a bit lacking. And expensive.

irfan1712

1,241 posts

152 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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MK2 Focus RS? They seem to hover around £20k odd and haven't budged dramatically in the last few years at all.

..That's if your into them, bit marmite but what a cracking car to drive!

RWD cossie wil

4,295 posts

172 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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SidewaysSi said:
RWD cossie wil said:
996 turbo is the correct answer, but be quick!
Only problem is if you are used to a Lotus, a 996 Turbo will be a bit lacking. And expensive.
Different proposition, not lacking.... As a daiy driver the turbo would be leagues ahead of the lotus! I'd use mind every day except I don't like leaving it at the mercy of car park morons, plus fuel costs.

An E90 M3 or an E39 M5 could be interesting & practical..

blueg33

35,574 posts

223 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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I use my Evora as a daily driver doing 15-20k miles per year.

Cost used for a non supercharged car is about £30-33k depending on spec. Mileage seems to have a small impact on price, probably because they are quite scarce.

Evora would be a good call (I am biased), but if you fancy Porsche or Aston you will probably need a budget of £35k to get a 997 gen 2 or a decent v8 vantage.

Aston is costly to run compared to Porsche and Lotus.

Maser Grantourismo is interesting but costs more tio run than an Aston