Saturday 25th July 2015

£100K Garage: Dave Marsden

Audi diesel comfortably offset by a pair of Brit bruisers and a nice little Porsche replica too!

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Name: Dave Marsden
Previously owned: A brown (!) Vauxhall Cavalier Mk1 followed by a mix of Fords Fiestas and Escorts, Renault 19, BMW E30 3 Series, Rover 800, Audi 100, Sierra Sapphire, Audi A6 Quattro, Mercedes CLK, Skoda Octavia vRS and a fabulous Porsche 944
Currently owned: Porsche 996 C2 Cabriolet
On the shortlist: Porsche 993, Aston V8, Mercedes G-Wagen

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TVR TE2
Cost: £19,995
Balance: £80,005
Why I chose it: "Sometimes in life you just need to hit the track and hit it hard, with a dash of style to boot. This for me has the wow factor and would certainly make the right statement in any paddock. As track cars go this would make me grin from ear to ear each and everytime I fired it up."

Chesil Speedster
Cost: £24,950
Balance: £55,010
Why I chose it: "Where can you go wrong with a car like this? It is as good as drop top motoring gets and everyone from the child on the street right through to your grandma is going to love it. For me its a perfect choice and the noise is just fabulous. Yes it won't set the world on fire, but then not all driving is about that, is it?"

Audi A4 3.0 TDI Avant
Cost: £23,499
Balance: £31,511
Why I chose it: "We all need a load lugger in our lives, and this for me is the perfect blend. Sure footed quattro, nice big engine, plenty of kit and the ability to do all the daily tasks I need with a touch of style to boot [pun intended Dave? - MB]. This example is nice and understated but still has the ability to pick up its skirt and run like hell when the occasion requires it. Great all-rounder.

Jaguar XKR
Cost: £8,000
Balance: £23,511
Why I chose it: "What else can you buy for £8,000 that has so much class and looks like this? This really is champagne driving for lemonade money. As weekend toys go this works well for me. I need a supercharger in my life! And with £12 change I will have just enough for fish and chips. Job done!"

[P4ROT]

Love the manifolds on that TVR - a true snake nest.

[Raize]

Actually there's more like £22,000 change rather than £12 so that's a lifetime supply of fish and chips... missing something?

[Axionknight]

Looks like it. I can appreciate the sensible choice of that A4, but surely there is something cooler for the money.

[soad]

Ha! Maths fail?

That Speedster is quite quirky, and you can keep your Audi!

TVR is pretty special, you can even buy another (more modern perhaps?) with the leftover funds.

[soad]

And to add, nowt wrong with a XKR either.

[smilo996]

Interesting set of cars. More diverse and researched than most. Great.

[dave944]

Ahhh we seem to be missing my G Wagon...!!!! Other than that the maths was spot on...!!

[dave944]

thanks Smilo996

[dave944]

thanks Smilo996

[dinkel]

soad said:

And to add, nowt wrong with a XKR either.

Bro's ride - and what a car!

[oliea79]

Zzzzzz.... Like a supercharged XK though!

[jamespink]

The Chesil is a pretty looking car but that,s where the fascination ends, underneath its a horrid beetle with no brakes and ghastly jump up suspension, not to be trusted...

[BoRED S2upid]

That's a lot of jaag for the money!

[dinkel]

Take look at these:

XJR yum.