Looking for fun/interesting car for £6-9k
Discussion
I am looking for another car for weekend fun driving, ideally reasonably cheap to run, but ideally with a bit of character and performance.
Some (diverse) ideas:
-Abarth 595
-Alfa Giulietta 1750 TBI
-Porsche Boxster S
-BMW Z4 23i
-BMW E46 M3
My ideal car would have a manual gearbox, a open top would be nice in the summer.
Any thoughts on the above? Thanks
Some (diverse) ideas:
-Abarth 595
-Alfa Giulietta 1750 TBI
-Porsche Boxster S
-BMW Z4 23i
-BMW E46 M3
My ideal car would have a manual gearbox, a open top would be nice in the summer.
Any thoughts on the above? Thanks
Z4 23i over here.
Heavy, not particularly feelsome handling, won't see which way a hot hatch goes. 30mpg on a run if that's important to you. Sound system needs a proper upgrade.
However, sounds nice, nice enough manual gearbox, no turbos, slight understeer before oversteer. I like the way it looks roof up or down, doesn't draw attention and is comfortable.
If you want a weekend car that's also a sports car, look elsewhere. But I use mine everyday for 3 1/2 years now and treat it as a comfortable mini GT with a nice na straight 6 noise.
ETA - assuming you are referring to an e89
Heavy, not particularly feelsome handling, won't see which way a hot hatch goes. 30mpg on a run if that's important to you. Sound system needs a proper upgrade.
However, sounds nice, nice enough manual gearbox, no turbos, slight understeer before oversteer. I like the way it looks roof up or down, doesn't draw attention and is comfortable.
If you want a weekend car that's also a sports car, look elsewhere. But I use mine everyday for 3 1/2 years now and treat it as a comfortable mini GT with a nice na straight 6 noise.
ETA - assuming you are referring to an e89
alec.e said:
I am looking for another car for weekend fun driving, ideally reasonably cheap to run, but ideally with a bit of character and performance.
Some (diverse) ideas:
-Abarth 595
-Alfa Giulietta 1750 TBI
-Porsche Boxster S
-BMW Z4 23i
-BMW E46 M3
My ideal car would have a manual gearbox, a open top would be nice in the summer.
Any thoughts on the above? Thanks
I would probably go for the Boxster, but servicing/parts prices probably on the high side so would have to factor those in.Some (diverse) ideas:
-Abarth 595
-Alfa Giulietta 1750 TBI
-Porsche Boxster S
-BMW Z4 23i
-BMW E46 M3
My ideal car would have a manual gearbox, a open top would be nice in the summer.
Any thoughts on the above? Thanks
S2000 is another possibility?
N/A 3.5 V6, Manual, Japanese, Orange, open top, 6.7k and looks tidy on the MOT history, couple of advisories previous year which seem to have been sorted.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
I think its got to be the S2000, such a great car for weekend duties. 9k revs never gets old in the summer with the roof down.
I personally swapped mine for a Z4 coupe as it was a better daily with much more rear space too. The 6 cylinder is equally as special as the F20C in the S2k.
Can't really go wrong with either in my opinion, choose how you want your power delivery or choose between hard or soft top.
Neither will lose much if any money at all and both will have similar daily running costs with the BMW servicing being fairly significantly more expensive and more to go wrong from my experience
I personally swapped mine for a Z4 coupe as it was a better daily with much more rear space too. The 6 cylinder is equally as special as the F20C in the S2k.
Can't really go wrong with either in my opinion, choose how you want your power delivery or choose between hard or soft top.
Neither will lose much if any money at all and both will have similar daily running costs with the BMW servicing being fairly significantly more expensive and more to go wrong from my experience
DUBS73P said:
I think its got to be the S2000, such a great car for weekend duties. 9k revs never gets old in the summer with the roof down.
I personally swapped mine for a Z4 coupe as it was a better daily with much more rear space too. The 6 cylinder is equally as special as the F20C in the S2k.
Can't really go wrong with either in my opinion, choose how you want your power delivery or choose between hard or soft top.
Neither will lose much if any money at all and both will have similar daily running costs with the BMW servicing being fairly significantly more expensive and more to go wrong from my experience
Whilst I'd agree that the BMW may go wrong more than the s2k, the Honda can throw some big bills at you.I personally swapped mine for a Z4 coupe as it was a better daily with much more rear space too. The 6 cylinder is equally as special as the F20C in the S2k.
Can't really go wrong with either in my opinion, choose how you want your power delivery or choose between hard or soft top.
Neither will lose much if any money at all and both will have similar daily running costs with the BMW servicing being fairly significantly more expensive and more to go wrong from my experience
Tax - if it's an 06 you could be looking at 470 a year.
Dampers - an oem damper was over 300 a unit (mine had a leak)
Seized bolts for wheel alignment - very sensitive to set up and also have a habit of seizing
I'd still go for the s2000 though, I lived with it everyday for 3 years and it never got old - although the sound system is terrible!
I decided I wanted a soft top this time last year.
Wasn't really interested in the Boxster - but mostly that's because I'd had other Porsche's and was a tad bored of them.
Considered a Z4, but then somebody suggested Alfa Spider - when I looked at one, I loved them. Look great and a bit different.
It will get left behind by most of the other cars listed, but feels quick enough to me. The biggest downside is actually that it's FWD which can be irritating - but other than that I love it.
A few months later, I started going out with a girl who had a Boxster, and I used it for about a week. It convinced me I'd made the right decision not to buy one - no character and for me, far more boring than the Alfa.
ETA : Might as well add a pic :
Wasn't really interested in the Boxster - but mostly that's because I'd had other Porsche's and was a tad bored of them.
Considered a Z4, but then somebody suggested Alfa Spider - when I looked at one, I loved them. Look great and a bit different.
It will get left behind by most of the other cars listed, but feels quick enough to me. The biggest downside is actually that it's FWD which can be irritating - but other than that I love it.
A few months later, I started going out with a girl who had a Boxster, and I used it for about a week. It convinced me I'd made the right decision not to buy one - no character and for me, far more boring than the Alfa.
ETA : Might as well add a pic :
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