30k - 3 cars - What you gonna buy/add to your collection?

30k - 3 cars - What you gonna buy/add to your collection?

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Alfahorn

7,791 posts

214 months

Monday 4th June 2012
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Alfa Romeo Bertone GT Junior £15,000
Alfa GTV V6 CUP £6000-£7000
Renault Megane R26 F1 £7000-£8000

I would keep my beloved 156 SW for very day use.

Notanotherturbo

Original Poster:

505 posts

213 months

Monday 4th June 2012
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big_rob_sydney said:
Lexus LS430 - family car / barge sorted. 4k
Any cheap scooter 1k
500bhp Subaru Impreza 10k

Leaves you with another 15k for hookers and blow.

Not interested in a derv, about the only thing left might be a convertible. Pick up a cheap MX5 and drive it into the ground, while keeping the balance of cash on hand for "incidentals".
Liking your thinking. The Charlie Sheen school of economics, the Tiger blood courses through your veins

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Welshbeef

49,633 posts

204 months

Monday 4th June 2012
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sparks_E39 said:
E39 M5 £7k
Aston Martin DB7 3.2 with the Aston performance upgrade £23k
Keep my E39 528i for day to day stuff
Dont think the rules allow the same model twice else you could go for 3 M3's
E36 e36 Evo E46 M3

mr_tony

6,339 posts

275 months

Monday 4th June 2012
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I'd spend 30k on extending my garage so I could fit another 3 cars in it..

sparks_E39

12,738 posts

219 months

Monday 4th June 2012
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Welshbeef said:
sparks_E39 said:
E39 M5 £7k
Aston Martin DB7 3.2 with the Aston performance upgrade £23k
Keep my E39 528i for day to day stuff
Dont think the rules allow the same model twice else you could go for 3 M3's
E36 e36 Evo E46 M3
Ok.. I'll sell the 528 and buy an E36 328 tongue out

Notanotherturbo

Original Poster:

505 posts

213 months

Monday 4th June 2012
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TameRacingDriver said:
smile

Is a CSL really that much better than a standard E46 M3 though?

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I think the magazines think it is, I've driven neither so can't comment. I think the E46 M3 is a cracking car if you want a high performance daily driver but the CSL is 20% more focused and to take an E46 up to that spec will cost you a shed load. The carbon fibre roof idea is the nuts and those wheels are gorgeous. And if you spend 25k on one you'll lose less in depreciation than spending 12k on a regular one - if you lose at all. Its all in the details and the CSL has so many great ones . Shame about the gearbox though

Notanotherturbo

Original Poster:

505 posts

213 months

Monday 4th June 2012
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Actually the Megane R26 or new shape 250 is a really good shout.

If was blowing it all on one would try and find a 996 911 Turbo or a Nissan GTR - need to get a black one of those to go with my black R32.

AMGpower

2,539 posts

152 months

Monday 4th June 2012
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BMW 645Ci Convertible - Big V8 bruiser - 10k
BMW M3 CS - Precision driving tool - 14k
Mazda6 MPS - daily hack, whilst still scaring Golf GTI's and Audi S3's - 6K

Tyrewrecker

6,419 posts

160 months

Monday 4th June 2012
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Notanotherturbo said:
. Shame about the gearbox though
Again, each to their own, i loved it on track.

Zwolf

25,867 posts

212 months

Monday 4th June 2012
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A late, low mileage E38 Mora Individual Edition in V12 form, around £8-10k.




An E39 M5, ideally Imola Red:



A Range Rover 4.4 Vogue:



The M5 might instead be either an E46 M3 Coupé (manual, 18s) or Z3 M Coupé, also ideally in Imola Red with corresponding interiors.

Notanotherturbo

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505 posts

213 months

Tuesday 5th June 2012
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Japveesix said:
Load lugging beast, £8k + say £7k to get it supercharged and well sorted? £15k
Have a look in the back - be lucky to get your weekly food shop in the back! More room in the boot of the saloon!

Cemesis

771 posts

168 months

Tuesday 5th June 2012
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Notanotherturbo said:
I think the magazines think it is, I've driven neither so can't comment. I think the E46 M3 is a cracking car if you want a high performance daily driver but the CSL is 20% more focused and to take an E46 up to that spec will cost you a shed load. The carbon fibre roof idea is the nuts and those wheels are gorgeous. And if you spend 25k on one you'll lose less in depreciation than spending 12k on a regular one - if you lose at all. Its all in the details and the CSL has so many great ones . Shame about the gearbox though
The CSL is much better on the track and you can extract some of that feel on the road. It feels like a much lighter car but with the power of an M3.

As for the gearbox, the SMG makes the M3 great and on a track, its the only logical choice.

DarkHorseTerence

583 posts

245 months

Tuesday 27th June 2017
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An M3 CSL - £25k
An E36 M3 - £4k
A Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 - £1k.

.....must go shopping......

t4thomas

394 posts

172 months

Tuesday 27th June 2017
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Holy thread resurrection.

TimmD

278 posts

212 months

Tuesday 27th June 2017
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His prices are still 2012 though...

CivBrum

125 posts

89 months

Tuesday 27th June 2017
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Welshbeef said:
TVR Cerbera
Bentley Turbo R
Audi RS2/B5 RS4 avant.

That's a pretty special garage IMHO


Also for an earlier poster £20k for a very good Lotus Carlton.... You'll be lucky that's the lower end ie the dogs
You got an extra 30k a year to keep those on the road?

edit: just noticed i replied to something from 2012, oops

ZX10R NIN

28,298 posts

131 months

Tuesday 27th June 2017
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10k Mercedes CLK500 (the one with the 5.5 engine)

6k + 4k in upgrades Toyota Aristo Vertex (basically the Lexus GS300 with the Supra twin turbo lump in it)

10k CLS 500


Welshbeef

49,633 posts

204 months

Tuesday 27th June 2017
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CivBrum said:
Welshbeef said:
TVR Cerbera
Bentley Turbo R
Audi RS2/B5 RS4 avant.

That's a pretty special garage IMHO


Also for an earlier poster £20k for a very good Lotus Carlton.... You'll be lucky that's the lower end ie the dogs
You got an extra 30k a year to keep those on the road?

edit: just noticed i replied to something from 2012, oops
But back then you could buy those 3 for £30k all in - now not so much.

s m

23,504 posts

209 months

Tuesday 27th June 2017
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DarkHorseTerence said:
An M3 CSL - £25k
An E36 M3 - £4k
A Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 - £1k.

.....must go shopping......
Compromise slightly on the Lightweight

M3 CS - £16.5k https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
E36 M3 EVO - 8k https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
205 GTi 1.9 - £3500 https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

Plus a couple of grand left

Edited by s m on Wednesday 28th June 07:59

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

204 months

Tuesday 27th June 2017
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s m said:
Compromise slightly on the Lightweight

M3 CS - £16.5k
E36 M3 EVO - 8k
205 GTi 1.9 - £3500

Plus a couple of grand left
Are 1.9's not £20-25k?