How do you make a decision

[Petrolsmasher]

Im going insane trying to make my mind up and i just cant decide what to do next haha.

I own my mk7 fiesta st outright, its been modified to 230bhp, ive had it the longest out of all of my cars as it has been a great car so far.

Only thing is i feel like i want a roadster, but to get one with what i want (not too old, not rusted, decent mileage, heated seats), im looking at spending 5k more than what my car is worth now due to depreciation since i bought it.

Now that amount of cash would buy me a big turbo kit and an LSD for my car which would push it into serious power territory (330bhp, 1150kg car weight), and the car i would buy would pretty much be a mx5 nc 2.0 sport 160bhp, which i would want to lower and add an exhaust.

How the fk do i make my mind up haha im at my wits end. The biggest thing i dont like about my car is how common it is and it needs a louder exhaust but then im worried of looking even more chav, im approaching 35 as it is and feel a bit of a tit sometimes as i cant help drive the car without flooring it everywhere it just begs to be ragged.

I also hate having to use a disklok everywhere i go.

Edited by Petrolsmasher on Tuesday 14th May 08:54

[GreatGranny]

I would go for an older car and save some money.

Something like one of these:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[Ash170990]

I also have a Fiesta ST running around 230bhp, i love the way it drive, handles brilliantly puts the power down well etc etc. I would like to go for a hybrid and LSD as theres nothing else around the money which i think would give me the same buzz and performance unless i went for a classic scooby or something but then id be worried about reliability.

[Petrolsmasher]

GreatGranny said:

I would go for an older car and save some money.

Something like one of these:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

but my car is only worth 8.5k so id barely get anything back and have a much older car with an unknown history.

[Car-Matt]

Petrolsmasher said:

Im going insane trying to make my mind up and i just cant decide what to do next haha.

I own my mk7 fiesta st outright, its been modified to 230bhp, ive had it the longest out of all of my cars as it has been a great car so far.

Only thing is i feel like i want a roadster, but to get one with what i want (not too old, not rusted, decent mileage, heated seats), im looking at spending 5k more than what my car is worth now due to depreciation since i bought it.

Now that amount of cash would buy me a big turbo kit and an LSD for my car which would push it into serious power territory (330bhp, 1150kg car weight), and the car i would buy would pretty much be a mx5 nc 2.0 sport 160bhp, which i would want to lower and add an exhaust.

How the fk do i make my mind up haha im at my wits end. The biggest thing i dont like about my car is how common it is and it needs a louder exhaust but then im worried of looking even more chav, im approaching 35 as it is and feel a bit of a tit sometimes as i cant help drive the car without flooring it everywhere it just begs to be ragged.

I also hate having to use a disklok everywhere i go.

Edited by Petrolsmasher on Tuesday 14th May 08:54

Pretty sure a decent fabricator would be able to design and fit the exhaust you require performancewise and keep it nice and quiet. Somewhere like hayward & scott

[ninjag]

Petrolsmasher said:

but my car is only worth 8.5k so id barely get anything back and have a much older car with an unknown history.

Honda S2000 (I see it was linked to) would probably be your best shout if you are worried about reliability, but being n/a it limits a quick and cheap tune.

[Petrolsmasher]

ninjag said:

Petrolsmasher said:

but my car is only worth 8.5k so id barely get anything back and have a much older car with an unknown history.

Honda S2000 (I see it was linked to) would probably be your best shout if you are worried about reliability, but being n/a it limits a quick and cheap tune.

it does fit a good bit of the bill but prices are just too strong now for what you get, paying about 15k for a 14 year old honda haha.

[ninjag]

Petrolsmasher said:

it does fit a good bit of the bill but prices are just too strong now for what you get, paying about 15k for a 14 year old honda haha.

I was seeing plenty at that age going going for almost half that price?

[Petrolsmasher]

ninjag said:

Petrolsmasher said:

it does fit a good bit of the bill but prices are just too strong now for what you get, paying about 15k for a 14 year old honda haha.

I was seeing plenty at that age going going for half that price?

i dont want a 14 year old car though, to get one thats 10 years old or newer is about 15k if in good condition and that is bork money.

[ninjag]

Petrolsmasher said:

ninjag said:

Petrolsmasher said:

it does fit a good bit of the bill but prices are just too strong now for what you get, paying about 15k for a 14 year old honda haha.

I was seeing plenty at that age going going for half that price?

i dont want a 14 year old car though, to get one thats 10 years old or newer is about 15k if in good condition and that is bork money.

Ah ok, it's just that you said it was £15k for a 14 year old one which confused me.

[Jamescrs]

I think if you spend the 5k on your Fiesta it will entertain you for 6 months or so and you will enjoy it but when the novelty wears off you will be back to thinking about changing cars again only 5k worse off.

[mike9009]

Obviously I cannot make up your mind for you. But, I would go and buy an older (cheaper) MX5 <or insert name of another roadster here> and keep the Fiesta too. That way reliability won't be such a concern. You get a roadster. And in a years time you can upgrade your Fiesta too.....

I have a cheap Smart Roadster, which compliments my other cars as being different. Also, take a look at the mk3 MR2 - I owned a tired MX5 and was not overly impressed.


Mike

[oilslick]

Having read some of your many previous posts about your Fiesta ST, I can only conclude you're never going to be fking happy whatever it is you buy...

[kieranblenk]

What about a Fiat 124 Spider?

[Petrolsmasher]

oilslick said:

Having read some of your many previous posts about your Fiesta ST, I can only conclude you're never going to be fking happy whatever it is you buy...

angry much?

[oilslick]

Petrolsmasher said:

angry much?

No anger, just despair.