Where do i go from here!

[md818428]

Ladies and gents I have a puzzler...

I've always enjoyed what I would class as fast cars, my latest of which is 04 996, which I am very happy with, having owned it for a year or so.

There are a set of circumstances fast approaching me that mean it is likely I'm going to have to sell my beloved for something more practical and cheaper to run, certainly with four doors.

Having reviewed my options I'm rapidly becoming apathetic to cars, as converging on buying whatever the cheapest diesel is I can get my hands on. It appears my desire for a nice car can't be accomodated in the following criteria:-

4 doors
Under £20K
Reliable or cheap to fix
Hopefully, although I've not seen it yet, nice to look at and drive.
Depreciation is also something I have issue with especially having Porsche which is really good on this front.

Any ideas PLEEEASSSSSE!

yours Crushed.

Edited by md818428 on Tuesday 4th May 09:29

[Rawwr]

Get a £500 Mondeo and a Fireblade.

[Great Pretender]

Rawwr said:

Get a £500 Mondeo and a Fireblade.

If he's about to become a Father (readng between the lines), I think a Fireblade will make his impending child an orphan pretty quickly.

[Rawwr]

Great Pretender said:

I think a Fireblade will make his impending child an orphan pretty quickly.

You're a moron. Move along.

[Nagra]

Get a BMW 335i Saloon.

306 BHP, 4 doors, less than £20k, job done!

[Groober]

Ignoring all of that except having 4 doors.

Lancia Thema 8.32 and spend the other 15k fixing all the stuff that will break.

V8 Ferrari engine in a 4 door family saloon, whats not to like.

[stigmundfreud]

you can get 6.0 VXR8's under 20k now, little more for the 6.2. We just got a 2nd car, an ST220 estate for 5 bags

[trickywoo]

md818428 said:

my latest of which is 04 996, which I am very happy with..........Depreciation is also something I have issue with especially having Porsche which is really good on this front.

I'm guessing you bought it for a very good price if you think the depreciation on a 04 996 is good? Unless I'm very much mistaken the arse has fallen out of 996 values.

[ajprice]

Nagra said:

Get a BMW 335i Saloon.

306 BHP, 4 doors, less than £20k, job done!

This but with a 'd' instead of an 'i' (4 door or Touring estate).

Impreza (old 4 door or new 5 door).

[S10 GTA]

Alfalfa 156 gta, but I would say that

[XJSJohn]

assuming you have space for 2 cars of course ... these two total 20k and they have both done the brutal bit of the depreciation.

Boring Snotter for the missus and the 'bin lid
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1678866.htm

Your weekend toy / commuter!
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1405451.htm

[Great Pretender]

Rawwr said:

Great Pretender said:

I think a Fireblade will make his impending child an orphan pretty quickly.

You're a moron. Move along.

Someone's tired.

[Rocksteadyeddie]

ajprice said:

Nagra said:

Get a BMW 335i Saloon.

306 BHP, 4 doors, less than £20k, job done!

This but with a 'd' instead of an 'i' (4 door or Touring estate).

Go on. Out!

[ajprice]

Rocksteadyeddie said:

ajprice said:

Nagra said:

Get a BMW 335i Saloon.

306 BHP, 4 doors, less than £20k, job done!

This but with a 'd' instead of an 'i' (4 door or Touring estate).

Go on. Out!

Well it would have to be chipped, obviously

[GKP]

RS4: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1456461.htm

M5: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1678191.htm

It doesn't have to either of those particular examples, just giving you an idea.

[Rawwr]

Great Pretender said:

Someone's tired.

It's almost as if though Wilde was still with us.

[Nagra]

ajprice said:

Rocksteadyeddie said:

ajprice said:

Nagra said:

Get a BMW 335i Saloon.

306 BHP, 4 doors, less than £20k, job done!

This but with a 'd' instead of an 'i' (4 door or Touring estate).

Go on. Out!

Well it would have to be chipped, obviously

EFA: 'Mapped'

[John Galt]

Rawwr said:

Great Pretender said:

Someone's tired.

It's almost as if though Wilde was still with us.

Fantastic retort .

Great Pretender said:

If he's about to become a Father (readng between the lines), I think a Fireblade will make his impending child an orphan pretty quickly.

To be fair fella, in this sentence you were effectively implying that a given person will die in a motorcycle accident as soon as they conceive a child (or to be even more pedantic, that the bike itself will kill him )...

I'd say Rawwr's response was remarkably restrained.

[Groober]

doogz said:

Groober said:

Ignoring all of that except having 4 doors.

Lancia Thema 8.32 and spend the other 15k fixing all the stuff that will break.

V8 Ferrari engine in a 4 door family saloon, whats not to like.

FWD and only 215bhp?

For £20k you could get a much newer, quicker, cheaper to maintain and economical family saloon car.

Yeah but not cooler.

[J B L]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/bmw/a...

Alpina D3 (comes in saloon and coupé too)