What car question, with a twist.

[maxp]

Have recently moved house, and always planned to chop my elise in for a new-shape S3.

The new area has kids footballs whizzing about (into other cars now and then) and nose to tail parking.

On reflection, getting an s3 would mean I would constantly worry about it getting scratched and dented.

Can anyone think of any car suggestions that would fit the S3 criteria but also the 'dont worry about the odd dent' factor?

I thought of a focus st170 for £2k or something like well specced BMW E36 for similar money.

[Matt UK]

An old-shape S3

[tyranical]

mk1 audi tt quattro sport? 240bhp, 4wd, old enough not to care too much about.

[dozydavenport]

maxp said:

Have recently moved house, and always planned to chop my elise in for a new-shape S3.

The new area has kids footballs whizzing about (into other cars now and then) and nose to tail parking.

On reflection, getting an s3 would mean I would constantly worry about it getting scratched and dented.

Can anyone think of any car suggestions that would fit the S3 criteria but also the 'dont worry about the odd dent' factor?

I thought of a focus st170 for £2k or something like well specced BMW E36 for similar money.

Do you have a rough budget in mind? maybe some more exact criteria to go on

[Codswallop]

Matt UK said:

An old-shape S3

This. It will drive pretty much like a newer one, but at 10 years old will more than likely come pre-bumbed and parking dinged, so you won't notice/ care about new bumps and dings so much.

[manitou]

hire a garage & get the S3