£35k 2 car garage

[bobsavage789]

I feel like this (or similar) has been done already recently, but I don’t seem able to find it…

Like many petrolheads, I’m forever thinking about what to get next (in my case it’s likely to be 2 years or so), and I’m currently thinking of going back to two cars.

Car 1 requirements:

- daily runaround
- new enough for modern creature comforts (e.g. CarPlay, electric seats)
- rear doors (for school runs)
- either comfortable or fun to drive (ideally a master of one of these, rather than a “Jack of all trades” thing)
- low running costs
- reliable
- hatchback or small saloon
- manual or automatic

Initial thoughts: Yaris; Fiesta ST


Car 2 requirements:

- weekend/“fun” car
- must be an event to drive
- good noise
- good driving dynamics is a bonus, but not a priority
- convertible (or coupé with a sunroof)
- not ridiculously expensive to run and maintain
- able to live outside (I’ve no garage or space for car shelter)
- manual or automatic (though I’d like one of these two to be automatic)

Initial thoughts: XKR; Abarth 124 (is this enough of an event..?)

Budget is around £35k for both.

Don’t expect any outcomes any time soon!

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Merci d’avance!

[Over over under steer]

Mk7.5 Golf GTI for c.£15k

Best Porsche Boxster you can get with the balance. Should get you a 987.2 or 981.

[Lefty]

Over over under steer said:

Mk7.5 Golf GTI for c.£15k

Best Porsche Boxster you can get with the balance. Should get you a 987.2 or 981.

I was going to suggest a Golf GTi and a Chimaera/Griffith or an S1 Elise.

[bobsavage789]

Over over under steer said:

Mk7.5 Golf GTI for c.£15k

Best Porsche Boxster you can get with the balance. Should get you a 987.2 or 981.

A very good opening suggestion: Golf GTIs weren’t showing up when I had “CarPlay” as a key word on my filters for some reason…

981s are currently over budget, and I’m a bit wary of 987s and bore score/bearing issues etc…

[bobsavage789]

Lefty said:

Over over under steer said:

Mk7.5 Golf GTI for c.£15k

Best Porsche Boxster you can get with the balance. Should get you a 987.2 or 981.

I was going to suggest a Golf GTi and a Chimaera/Griffith or an S1 Elise.

I’d considered a TVR and a Lotus, but don’t think they’d hold up well without shelter.

Having previously owned a Tuscan, I also think the upkeep on a TVR would perhaps be too much time/money…

[CSR Performance]

Can you squeeze an extra £1-2k?

My vote would be:
£12k on a Mk7 Golf GTI
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202508305...

£24k on a 997 Carrera.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202601129...

[John D.]

CSR Performance said:

Can you squeeze an extra £1-2k?

My vote would be:
£12k on a Mk7 Golf GTI
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202508305...

£24k on a 997 Carrera.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202601129...

I'd just run a 911 and make the kids hop in the back.