Original ideas required

[Schnellmann]

I only have space for one fun car in my garage. Ideally it should fulfill the following requirements:

- 4 seats so wife and daughter can travel with me
- fun to drive
- prefer smaller, agile cars
- will hold its value (so new cars out)
- not too fast
- something that can be used in the winter ie won't rot (so excludes older cars)
- price not so important so long as it doesn't lose value

I currently have a 993, which ticks all those boxes. It is great but it is also my 7th 911 and I would like something different but I can't think of anything that ticks as many boxes e.g. I would love a Ferrari but they are either too fast and too easy to drive quickly or lovely (308/328) but if I tried driving them in the winter I am sure I would kill the car and/or its value

Any ideas?

[tgr]

budget

[ajprice]

It's depending on budget, and your definition of new, old, small and fast. I'd narrow it down to a 4 or 5 door with 4wd for the winter, something like a Impreza, Evo or Audi A3 quattro/S3?

[busta]

RX8. End of thread. ( and he didn't mention economy, before you all start!)

[harryowl]

Evora?

[stick100]

vauxhall vxr8? its got a v8 fairly quick big boot four big seats

[Schnellmann]

tgr said:

budget

As I would have to get the wife to agree I suppose not more than £100'000

[Schnellmann]

busta said:

RX8. End of thread. ( and he didn't mention economy, before you all start!)

Left-field choice. I've never driven one so might give it a go.

[snuffle]

Schnellmann said:

tgr said:

budget

As I would have to get the wife to agree I suppose not more than £100'000

£100,000 Oh well that should narrow the field down a little.

[stick100]

Schnellmann said:

As I would have to get the wife to agree I suppose not more than £100'000

100,000 grand


that changes things

[randlemarcus]

Left field suggestion:

[DanGPR]

If you have a hundred large, don't get an RX8!

1M Coupe?
Lotus Carlton (not massively agile..)
Skyline R34
American muscle?

[Superhoop]

I agree with the 1M suggestion

Should hold it's value pretty well, as there are on 450 in the UK, and the one I saw the other day, sounded simply awesome (although at a guess I'd say it must have a modified exhaust)

[stick100]

100,000 grand


lotus carlton 20,000
911 964/turbo 40,000
dodge charger 440 30,000
then spend the last 10,000 on a car for every day use

[andye30m3]

could do a lot worse than an M3 CSL going by your original criteria.

I'd also love a lotus carlton but rot and parts availability / cost would put me off

[B'stard Child]

DanGPR said:

If you have a hundred large, don't get an RX8!

Lotus Carlton (not massively agile..)

- 4 seats so wife and daughter can travel with me - yes

- fun to drive - maybe in a strange way

- prefer smaller, agile cars - Nope

- will hold its value (so new cars out)- yes

- not too fast - of course not it's just a Carlton

- something that can be used in the winter ie won't rot (so excludes older cars) - Oops probably another fail

- price not so important so long as it doesn't lose value - yes holding nicely

Overall however the "Nopes" kill it

So min three seats needed 100 K budget and needs to be smaller and agile not new and not old

OP doesn't want much but I can't think what would be suitable - I'm gonna book mark the thread just to find out what he does go for

[B'stard Child]

stick100 said:

100,000 grand


lotus carlton 20,000
911 964/turbo 40,000
dodge charger 440 30,000
then spend the last 10,000 on a garage that will hold all three car for every day use

EFA

[Rouleur]

quattro

E30 M3

Integrale

[DanGPR]

There's a bit of catch 22, in that any car that will hold it's value, itsn't going to love being driven though salty winters!

You need 2 cars... With a car budget of a hundred grand, surely you have garage space for 2 cars?

ETA: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2972785.htm

Edited by DanGPR on Wednesday 31st August 21:37

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