What car? (a big step down but don't want to be miserable)
Discussion
Countless nights laying in bed, the glare from my phone annoying the other half, pondering how to change car without sending myself mad.
Due to an ambitious house purchase, there's a sizeable lump of capital locked in my current P&J that now needs to be handed to the bank. £11k, to be precise. The remainder of the value is mine to spend as I wish on a replacement (which I am likely to top up with additional funds to avoid driving something miserable).
My XFR is going (when I find a buyer, that is), but I haven't established what to replace it with. I'm expecting to have £11k to spend, though could wangle up to £13k for something that I'd enjoy. Basically, if I can't find something I'm excited to own I'll just go shedding until I can. This isn't ownership for ownership's sake, I want to find something I'm excited to own.
Criteria:
- 4/5 door
- 300bhp would be a good target
- Preferably not the devil's fuel (but I'm willing if it makes sense)
- Something that isn't going to be ruinous in maintenance terms
- A fast wagon is desirable, but not mandatory
- Parking sensors to prevent my other half from parking using brail
Stepping down from 500+bhp is going to feel uncomfortable, but I want to minimise this as much as I can.
Candidates so far have been things like a 2006 S4 Avant, S6 Avant, BMW 335i, and the uncertain notion of a Mercedes C350 CDI. Considered a Subaru, too.
Due to an ambitious house purchase, there's a sizeable lump of capital locked in my current P&J that now needs to be handed to the bank. £11k, to be precise. The remainder of the value is mine to spend as I wish on a replacement (which I am likely to top up with additional funds to avoid driving something miserable).
My XFR is going (when I find a buyer, that is), but I haven't established what to replace it with. I'm expecting to have £11k to spend, though could wangle up to £13k for something that I'd enjoy. Basically, if I can't find something I'm excited to own I'll just go shedding until I can. This isn't ownership for ownership's sake, I want to find something I'm excited to own.
Criteria:
- 4/5 door
- 300bhp would be a good target
- Preferably not the devil's fuel (but I'm willing if it makes sense)
- Something that isn't going to be ruinous in maintenance terms
- A fast wagon is desirable, but not mandatory
- Parking sensors to prevent my other half from parking using brail
Stepping down from 500+bhp is going to feel uncomfortable, but I want to minimise this as much as I can.
Candidates so far have been things like a 2006 S4 Avant, S6 Avant, BMW 335i, and the uncertain notion of a Mercedes C350 CDI. Considered a Subaru, too.
Nickbrapp said:
A leased golf r estate
I should have said in the original post that I'm avoiding leasing as it just feels like a lot of money to be paying out for very little (though appreciate that £5k lost through depreciation and £5k spent on a lease are identical on the wallet, but different in my head).Gassing Station | Car Buying | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff