What to buy after leaving company car scheme.
Discussion
Hi All.
Its been a while since I've had my own car as been part of a co car scheme for a number of years now which included a seat leon cupra k1, Golf GTI, 3 series Msport.
In the past i have owned an Audi S3 (original) and a Lotus Exige S, Ive have a top end budget of round 35k and have been looking at second hand examples of the following
V8 Vantage
Audi RS4 B7
C63 AMG
Porsche Cayman S
Nissan GTR
I had always aspired to own a V8 vantage but after reading about it on other car forums including the GTR forum it seems to get a bad rep about its under powered engine (4.3), crap auto box and a general feeling of being slow and numb etc etc. Granted id look at manual anyway.
I sat in a GTR and it felt a little cheap but i suppose it comes with the brand. Ive been a passenger in a C63 and the noise/speed put a huge smile on my face. I know the plan should be to test drive them and decide but id probably like to get the list down a bit.
I don't need 4 seats as the wife has a bmw with them, but in the long run it would probably be more practical. That said, this is not a practical exercise, its about putting a smile on my face.
Would just appraise any thoughts, recommendations or experiences if anyone has owned one or two of the above. Or could recommend another option.
Its been a while since I've had my own car as been part of a co car scheme for a number of years now which included a seat leon cupra k1, Golf GTI, 3 series Msport.
In the past i have owned an Audi S3 (original) and a Lotus Exige S, Ive have a top end budget of round 35k and have been looking at second hand examples of the following
V8 Vantage
Audi RS4 B7
C63 AMG
Porsche Cayman S
Nissan GTR
I had always aspired to own a V8 vantage but after reading about it on other car forums including the GTR forum it seems to get a bad rep about its under powered engine (4.3), crap auto box and a general feeling of being slow and numb etc etc. Granted id look at manual anyway.
I sat in a GTR and it felt a little cheap but i suppose it comes with the brand. Ive been a passenger in a C63 and the noise/speed put a huge smile on my face. I know the plan should be to test drive them and decide but id probably like to get the list down a bit.
I don't need 4 seats as the wife has a bmw with them, but in the long run it would probably be more practical. That said, this is not a practical exercise, its about putting a smile on my face.
Would just appraise any thoughts, recommendations or experiences if anyone has owned one or two of the above. Or could recommend another option.
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