Saturday 1st October 2016

£100K Garage: Gobind Rai

Three fairly new choices for Gobind, but it looks a pretty good selection from here!

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Name: Gobind Rai (aka oneness on forums)
Previously owned: Audi 80 CL (yes honestly!), VW Golf Mk2 Driver, VW Passat TDI Sport, BMW 320Cd (E46), Lexus IS220d, BMW 323i Convertible (E36), BMW M3 Convertible (E36), BMW 330Ci Convertible (E46), VW Golf Mk4 GT TDI, Audi TT
Currently owned: BMW 328i Convertible (E36), Skoda Yeti TDI, Porsche Boxster S 987.2
On the shortlist: Porsche Boxster Spyder 981 (that's the lottery win car), Morgan Aero 8 (love the Art Deco styling), Land Rover Discovery, Mazda MX-5 ND (for when I eventually downgrade the Boxster)

Porsche 981 Boxster Spyder
Cost: £78,995
Balance: £21,005
Why I chose it: "If I could only have one car it would be this - to my eyes the styling is just sublime, combining aggression with beauty. It's obviously a convertible too; having discovered convertibles late on in life I would not be without one now! So this Spyder pretty much ticks all my boxes and probably provides 95 per cent of the GT4 experience for less money. If I could have fit it in I would probably get a Sapphire Blue one but Guards Red looks stunning don't you think? RWD done!"

Renaultsport Megane Cup
Cost: £10,495
Balance: £10,510
Why I chose it: "It's time to fess up: I totally didn't get the fuss over the RS Megane and when one of my relatives bought one I have to admit to being quite snobbish about it - sorry! I thought the interior was naff and the styling ordinary, so why was everyone raving about it? Roll on a few years and a colleague bought a facelift Trophy and we went out for a spirited drive - what a fool I had been! I was smitten, to the extent I nearly ordered a new one (long story and I'm an idiot because I bought an Audi TT instead!). Whilst nearly buying that Trophy 275 I realised that here was a car that could cope with the practicality I needed but had the ability to turn into a beast at the drop of a hat. Liquid Yellow is the perfect colour too, so if I had to have one affordable car I think the Megane RS would be it (although I'd want a facelift one). FWD ticked!" [Unfortunately the Liquid yellow example was sold so it has been replaced with this red Cup - N.A]

Skoda Yeti 4x4
Cost: £9,995
Balance: £?515
Why I chose it: "?Of all the cars this is the easiest choice - the Yeti! Having owned one for three years I love the way the car looks and just goes about the daily grind with absolutely no fuss. It isn't pretentious, it is well put together and totally classless - just a simple, brilliant product that I'd have no hesitation in recommending to anyone. Obviously if I could afford it the only car I'd replace a Yeti with is a Discovery but then I'd blow the budget! The change can go towards a mountain bike!"

[2 GKC]

£79k for a Boxster?! No thanks

[Onedesi]

I know what you mean but honestly, for me it's all the car I could ever want

[anonymous-user]

£100,000.

A Boxster, a Megane and a Skoda.

You're not very good at spending money, are you?

[Löyly]

Bloody hell, what a list.

[davidc1]

I think the man has taste , but I am biased! Nice one. A spyder was pretty much my dream car , and when I drive my one it is such a joy , so dare to dream.

[WCZ]

80k... jesus christ, I've owned a few but that is insane.

[gigglebug]

Kierkegaard said:

£100,000.

A Boxster, a Megane and a Skoda.

You're not very good at spending money, are you?

Put the money where your mouth is and show us all how it should be spent then! The OP has picked their dream car, which also happens to be a very decent drivers car (try reading some reviews of it), so who can argue with that? They've also picked a very competent, well respected and reviewed front wheel drive car aimed squarely at driving and then a very good all rounder to finish off the garage. The only thing I would pick up on is the fact that the OP already has a Yeti but as a three car garage in it's own right it ain't a bad one.

Edited by gigglebug on Sunday 2nd October 09:09

[SteveSteveson]

One of the best IMO. Not my choice of cars, but cars you would realistically own if you had that money, not a big long list of lemons and sheds that would require another £100k to keep running or any cars that are cheap for a reason. Just 3 sensible cars with good life in them to cover all the bases you need in real life.

[Onedesi]

SteveSteveson said:

One of the best IMO. Not my choice of cars, but cars you would realistically own if you had that money, not a big long list of lemons and sheds that would require another £100k to keep running or any cars that are cheap for a reason. Just 3 sensible cars with good life in them to cover all the bases you need in real life.

Hi - I am the OP so it's my selection of cars, glad you like them

Some of the replies are quite funny here so it's good that I've polarised opinion but my view on life is I want things I can live with and enjoy every day - I don't want any garage queens I just want to enjoy driving

I've driven astons/ferraris/r8/m cars (owned m cars) and admire them all but I love convertibles above all else and to me the spyder is the best of all convertibles

Edited by Onedesi on Sunday 2nd October 13:40

Edited by Onedesi on Sunday 2nd October 19:54

[Smokey32]

Erm 80k on a boxster. Ermmmmmm

[gigglebug]

Smokey32 said:

Erm 80k on a boxster. Ermmmmmm

Care to elaborate rather than just provide another throw away comment?

[Onedesi]

gigglebug said:

Smokey32 said:

Erm 80k on a boxster. Ermmmmmm

Care to elaborate rather than just provide another throw away comment?

All I can think is you may not have experienced one - to be honest I used to think the same i.e. people are mad spending that money on a boxster but then a friend bought a 987 Spyder and it totally blew me away in how usable it was and how special it felt, this is why I love the 981 Spyder so much - I could live with it every day and not want any other car ever, no lamb, no ferrari (okay maybe a 458 Spyder) and I'd be happy putting 200k+ miles on the clock, could easily be the last car I ever bought

Also, people spend a lot more on a cayman GT4 and don't worry about it, the boxster spyder is the equivalent for me.

[Smokey32]

gigglebug said:

Care to elaborate rather than just provide another throw away comment?

80k on a boxster says it all really.

[gigglebug]

Smokey32 said:

80k on a boxster says it all really.

And yet you've managed to say absolutely nothing again. I think you'll find it's your complete inability to add anything meaningful that says it all really.

[FN2TypeR]

This new format is absolutely dogst.

[rampageturke]

a nice yeti there to keep the mumsnetters happy

[Halo in reverse]

Yeti is a very good car, the Boxster S is a great car....not driven the Megan but highly regarded by those in the know - good 100K garage !

[Smokey32]

gigglebug said:

And yet you've managed to say absolutely nothing again. I think you'll find it's your complete inability to add anything meaningful that says it all really.

So If I keep posting, will you keep quoting me?

If you cant see anything wrong with spending 80,000 quid on a boxster. then I don't think anything I say is going to matter is it. Say 80,000 out loud followed by boxster. I actually laughed to myself. Make sure nobody is near you.

[gigglebug]

Smokey32 said:

So If I keep posting, will you keep quoting me?

If you cant see anything wrong with spending 80,000 quid on a boxster. then I don't think anything I say is going to matter is it. Say 80,000 out loud followed by boxster. I actually laughed to myself. Make sure nobody is near you.

Nothing you have said matters at the moment as you haven't actually said anything of note, you haven't even gone into any detail to explain your beliefs. You obviously haven't bothered to even try to appreciate/understand the reasons for the OP's choice even though he has made it more than clear on more than one occasion.

I however can fully appreciate that the OP is able to get a dream car of his, regardless of what is still a limited amount of funds available, within the hypothetical budget. One that he would be both happy to own for many years and one that he would potentially not lose any money on within his ownership so I'll ask why the original purchase price should be of any importance?

Can you provide a post which couldn't be emulated by an 11 year old?

Edited by gigglebug on Monday 3rd October 22:04

[Onedesi]

Halo in reverse said:

Yeti is a very good car, the Boxster S is a great car....not driven the Megan but highly regarded by those in the know - good 100K garage !

Thanks v much - I was getting paranoid LOL

It's really hard to fit all I wanted into £100k and meet the FWD/RWD/4WD criteria but its a fantastic exercise in learning what you really want and what matters.

I'd recommend everyone gives it a go and I'm really pleased as I would honestly buy those cars with the money - now I just need the money LOL

The Megane, what can I say - I hated it to start with and just thought cheap french rubbish but then when you realise new ones come with a 4 year warranty you think how bad can it be. Then take it out on roads you are familiar with and let it loose the car is sublime. I preferred it to the Fiesta ST by a long shot (I test drove them both back to back on extended runs). Not sure I could cope with the recaro seats though so may have to have the padded ones and the cabin is very dated IMO

@SMOKEY32 - honestly if you ever get the chance just ignore the price and drive one - the experience is phenomenal, t's just the problem with Porsche limited run cars are they go for a premium, I think the car was £60kish brand new.