Fast and spacious enough for a mountainbike
Discussion
After a 10 year hiatus I bought a mountainbike and am keen to use it, neither the Cayman S or the Boxster are ideal for weekends away with bikes + luggage, so I am selling the Boxster and looking for another car (will keep the Cayman)to be used as the daily/biking weekend away cruiser, criteria as follows;
<> Taken most of it's depreciation hit
<> reliable, it will do 15k miles per year
<> Fun and Fast
<> 30mpg plus on a run if possible
<> enough space to get a bike in the boot (doesn't matter if front wheel needs to come off)
I originally thought an Impreza WRX wagon as four-wheel drive (good fun in the winter/snow) and relatively good performance (not so good mpg) however I had a look inside one and their not exactly cavernous when it comes to space and image wise (I will use the car for work occasionally) it's not really me.
Other contenders;
<> MK5 Golf GTI - Seats go down or could buy a rack
<> Audi A4/A6 Avant - diesel quattro
<> Audi S4 Avant
<> BMW touring
Budget is up to £7,500.
<> Taken most of it's depreciation hit
<> reliable, it will do 15k miles per year
<> Fun and Fast
<> 30mpg plus on a run if possible
<> enough space to get a bike in the boot (doesn't matter if front wheel needs to come off)
I originally thought an Impreza WRX wagon as four-wheel drive (good fun in the winter/snow) and relatively good performance (not so good mpg) however I had a look inside one and their not exactly cavernous when it comes to space and image wise (I will use the car for work occasionally) it's not really me.
Other contenders;
<> MK5 Golf GTI - Seats go down or could buy a rack
<> Audi A4/A6 Avant - diesel quattro
<> Audi S4 Avant
<> BMW touring
Budget is up to £7,500.
Grey Ghost said:
If the Impreza wasn't big enough then this would also be my choice.
thinfourth2 said:
Oh feck off
Get a bike rack
Lol, not entirely convinced a bike rack on the Cayman is the way forward - where exactly would I put my passengers?! Get a bike rack
That GTB looks interesting as a slightly left-field choice, my head is telling me that the MK5 GTI is the sensible all-rounder, fun to drive and I could use it for work.
Sideways Rich said:
After a 10 year hiatus I bought a mountainbike and am keen to use it, neither the Cayman S or the Boxster are ideal for weekends away with bikes + luggage, so I am selling the Boxster and looking for another car (will keep the Cayman)to be used as the daily/biking weekend away cruiser, criteria as follows;
<> Taken most of it's depreciation hit
<> reliable, it will do 15k miles per year
<> Fun and Fast
<> 30mpg plus on a run if possible
<> enough space to get a bike in the boot (doesn't matter if front wheel needs to come off)
I originally thought an Impreza WRX wagon as four-wheel drive (good fun in the winter/snow) and relatively good performance (not so good mpg) however I had a look inside one and their not exactly cavernous when it comes to space and image wise (I will use the car for work occasionally) it's not really me.
Other contenders;
<> MK5 Golf GTI - Seats go down or could buy a rack
<> Audi A4/A6 Avant - diesel quattro
<> Audi S4 Avant
<> BMW touring
Budget is up to £7,500.
Bike rack???<> Taken most of it's depreciation hit
<> reliable, it will do 15k miles per year
<> Fun and Fast
<> 30mpg plus on a run if possible
<> enough space to get a bike in the boot (doesn't matter if front wheel needs to come off)
I originally thought an Impreza WRX wagon as four-wheel drive (good fun in the winter/snow) and relatively good performance (not so good mpg) however I had a look inside one and their not exactly cavernous when it comes to space and image wise (I will use the car for work occasionally) it's not really me.
Other contenders;
<> MK5 Golf GTI - Seats go down or could buy a rack
<> Audi A4/A6 Avant - diesel quattro
<> Audi S4 Avant
<> BMW touring
Budget is up to £7,500.
Seems like quite a boring list of cars tbh.
How about trying something totally different like a 4x4? Bike will fit in easy, will be a nicer place to be in if you are going away. And because it's totally different you won't end up comparing it to the Porsche.
Also many 4x4's can be rather fun to drive, just in a rather different way.
£7.5k would get you looking at Mitsu Warriors, Landy Defenders, Disco's, Cherokee's (and Grand), Wranglers, Surfs, G0Wagens and many others.
The only thing they don't do so well is the fast bit, but if you still have a Porsche, does it matter?
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