20 year old - what car next? 10k budget
Discussion
Morning all,
Currently in the position of having a company car but unfortunately can't hook around the local B roads in a Fiesta Van and get much enjoyment out of it!! However, its coming up-to my 21st birthday in 3 weeks time and was going to treat myself to a fast small car to use on the weekends or if my mates want to go out during the week. Away from work I compete across Europe in my Lotus Exige GT3 so I don't feel the need to have an insanely quick car on the road as my Lotus currently ticks that box.
I've realistically got 10k budget but would go up-to 12-13k if the car is 'the one'.
I'm very conscious on the finance side of buying these cars, and would prefer to have a car that depreciates as slowly as possibly. I'd say, the car will be kept for around 2-3 years until the next company car is due and hopefully could persuade the bosses to get something that covers both needs.
Top of my list currently is the R56 JCW around 2012-13. I'm undecided whether to go low mileage, higher price or high mileage, lower price?? Realistically I'll only be putting on around 4-5k mileage per year. After the Mini, probably the Renault Clio Cup 200.
Is there any other cars out there which you'd say tick my boxes? Preferably around 2010-13, around 10k mark.
Open to discusion
Currently in the position of having a company car but unfortunately can't hook around the local B roads in a Fiesta Van and get much enjoyment out of it!! However, its coming up-to my 21st birthday in 3 weeks time and was going to treat myself to a fast small car to use on the weekends or if my mates want to go out during the week. Away from work I compete across Europe in my Lotus Exige GT3 so I don't feel the need to have an insanely quick car on the road as my Lotus currently ticks that box.
I've realistically got 10k budget but would go up-to 12-13k if the car is 'the one'.
I'm very conscious on the finance side of buying these cars, and would prefer to have a car that depreciates as slowly as possibly. I'd say, the car will be kept for around 2-3 years until the next company car is due and hopefully could persuade the bosses to get something that covers both needs.
Top of my list currently is the R56 JCW around 2012-13. I'm undecided whether to go low mileage, higher price or high mileage, lower price?? Realistically I'll only be putting on around 4-5k mileage per year. After the Mini, probably the Renault Clio Cup 200.
Is there any other cars out there which you'd say tick my boxes? Preferably around 2010-13, around 10k mark.
Open to discusion
If the r56 JCW and Clio 200 are your type of thing then maybe worth looking at the Fiesta ST and 208 GTi. However, they won't be depreciation proof. For depreciation proof motoring in that sort of car then I'd stick my money in an r53 GP. Yes, it's older but the prices just don't shift and they are proper fun on British B roads.
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