30k - 3 cars - What you gonna buy/add to your collection?

[Alfahorn]

Alfa Romeo Bertone GT Junior £15,000
Alfa GTV V6 CUP £6000-£7000
Renault Megane R26 F1 £7000-£8000

I would keep my beloved 156 SW for very day use.

[Notanotherturbo]

big_rob_sydney said:

Lexus LS430 - family car / barge sorted. 4k
Any cheap scooter 1k
500bhp Subaru Impreza 10k

Leaves you with another 15k for hookers and blow.

Not interested in a derv, about the only thing left might be a convertible. Pick up a cheap MX5 and drive it into the ground, while keeping the balance of cash on hand for "incidentals".

Liking your thinking. The Charlie Sheen school of economics, the Tiger blood courses through your veins

[Welshbeef]

sparks_E39 said:

E39 M5 £7k
Aston Martin DB7 3.2 with the Aston performance upgrade £23k
Keep my E39 528i for day to day stuff

Dont think the rules allow the same model twice else you could go for 3 M3's
E36 e36 Evo E46 M3

[mr_tony]

I'd spend 30k on extending my garage so I could fit another 3 cars in it..

[sparks_E39]

Welshbeef said:

sparks_E39 said:

E39 M5 £7k
Aston Martin DB7 3.2 with the Aston performance upgrade £23k
Keep my E39 528i for day to day stuff

Dont think the rules allow the same model twice else you could go for 3 M3's
E36 e36 Evo E46 M3

Ok.. I'll sell the 528 and buy an E36 328

[Notanotherturbo]

TameRacingDriver said:

Is a CSL really that much better than a standard E46 M3 though?

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I think the magazines think it is, I've driven neither so can't comment. I think the E46 M3 is a cracking car if you want a high performance daily driver but the CSL is 20% more focused and to take an E46 up to that spec will cost you a shed load. The carbon fibre roof idea is the nuts and those wheels are gorgeous. And if you spend 25k on one you'll lose less in depreciation than spending 12k on a regular one - if you lose at all. Its all in the details and the CSL has so many great ones . Shame about the gearbox though

[Notanotherturbo]

Actually the Megane R26 or new shape 250 is a really good shout.

If was blowing it all on one would try and find a 996 911 Turbo or a Nissan GTR - need to get a black one of those to go with my black R32.

[AMGpower]

BMW 645Ci Convertible - Big V8 bruiser - 10k
BMW M3 CS - Precision driving tool - 14k
Mazda6 MPS - daily hack, whilst still scaring Golf GTI's and Audi S3's - 6K

[Tyrewrecker]

Notanotherturbo said:

. Shame about the gearbox though

Again, each to their own, i loved it on track.

[Zwolf]

A late, low mileage E38 Mora Individual Edition in V12 form, around £8-10k.




An E39 M5, ideally Imola Red:



A Range Rover 4.4 Vogue:



The M5 might instead be either an E46 M3 Coupé (manual, 18s) or Z3 M Coupé, also ideally in Imola Red with corresponding interiors.

[Notanotherturbo]

Japveesix said:

Load lugging beast, £8k + say £7k to get it supercharged and well sorted? £15k

Have a look in the back - be lucky to get your weekly food shop in the back! More room in the boot of the saloon!

[Cemesis]

Notanotherturbo said:

I think the magazines think it is, I've driven neither so can't comment. I think the E46 M3 is a cracking car if you want a high performance daily driver but the CSL is 20% more focused and to take an E46 up to that spec will cost you a shed load. The carbon fibre roof idea is the nuts and those wheels are gorgeous. And if you spend 25k on one you'll lose less in depreciation than spending 12k on a regular one - if you lose at all. Its all in the details and the CSL has so many great ones . Shame about the gearbox though

The CSL is much better on the track and you can extract some of that feel on the road. It feels like a much lighter car but with the power of an M3.

As for the gearbox, the SMG makes the M3 great and on a track, its the only logical choice.

[DarkHorseTerence]

An M3 CSL - £25k
An E36 M3 - £4k
A Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 - £1k.

.....must go shopping......

[t4thomas]

Holy thread resurrection.

[TimmD]

His prices are still 2012 though...

[CivBrum]

Welshbeef said:

TVR Cerbera
Bentley Turbo R
Audi RS2/B5 RS4 avant.

That's a pretty special garage IMHO


Also for an earlier poster £20k for a very good Lotus Carlton.... You'll be lucky that's the lower end ie the dogs

You got an extra 30k a year to keep those on the road?

edit: just noticed i replied to something from 2012, oops

[ZX10R NIN]

10k Mercedes CLK500 (the one with the 5.5 engine)

6k + 4k in upgrades Toyota Aristo Vertex (basically the Lexus GS300 with the Supra twin turbo lump in it)

10k CLS 500

[Welshbeef]

CivBrum said:

Welshbeef said:

TVR Cerbera
Bentley Turbo R
Audi RS2/B5 RS4 avant.

That's a pretty special garage IMHO


Also for an earlier poster £20k for a very good Lotus Carlton.... You'll be lucky that's the lower end ie the dogs

You got an extra 30k a year to keep those on the road?

edit: just noticed i replied to something from 2012, oops

But back then you could buy those 3 for £30k all in - now not so much.

[s m]

DarkHorseTerence said:

An M3 CSL - £25k
An E36 M3 - £4k
A Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 - £1k.

.....must go shopping......

Compromise slightly on the Lightweight

M3 CS - £16.5k https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
E36 M3 EVO - 8k https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
205 GTi 1.9 - £3500 https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

Plus a couple of grand left

Edited by s m on Wednesday 28th June 07:59

[Welshbeef]

s m said:

Compromise slightly on the Lightweight

M3 CS - £16.5k
E36 M3 EVO - 8k
205 GTi 1.9 - £3500

Plus a couple of grand left

Are 1.9's not £20-25k?