Keeping up appearances without being boring.

[eldar]

Cupramax said:

Alfa, you 'tard

Beta me to it...

[Hammy98]

Is the problem an mx5 in general? or your particular mx5?

You can get a mk4 on lease for £200 a month-ish with a 1k deposit. I used parkers personal lease to compare.

[MDMetal]

If you want something else buy something else, if you don't don't. I've decided to invest in my 350z rather than think of soemthing newer as I can't find anything that interests me for similar money and I also don't go for leasing etc. If anyone moans just say "yeah but mines fun"....

[AH33]

Get that saxo from page 4. Make a statement.

[AH33]

Or I can make you a Ferrari for 5k.

[GloriaGTI]

AH33 said:

Or I can make you a Ferrari for 5k.

What on earth is that?!

[SturdyHSV]

GloriaGTI said:

What on earth is that?!

A Ferrari, clearly...

[AREA]

Goodness, what a sad tale. Give yourself a slap.

Either stick with the MX5 or, in order to feel equal, then you really only have three options and need to get a black Jag, black 7 Series or a black Cayenne.


If these guys are so shallow as to judge you by the car then….
The Jag driver, although swayed by tacky and gimmicky interiors, will feel that driving an Indian bankrolled Brit makes him superior to Fritz. Blitz, they don't like it up 'em, 1966 and all that.

The 7 Series driver, secretly bitter than he couldn’t have the superior S Class, will believe that the Jag driver must earn a lot of frequent AA caller loyalty points, and that it's a shame that the Cayenne owner couldn’t afford a proper Porsche.

The Cayenne owner, frustrated in the knowledge that really he only has a Touareg in drag, will wonder how on earth the other two can actually work on a development site if they don’t have a 4x4.


Nearly everyone behind a wheel has a prejudice and is judgemental on others in some way. Apart from war, the road is the strangest social melting pot there has ever been.

Ignore it.

Your final sentence is what really matters - preserve your credit rating and savings. That will be worth far more to you than changing a car.

[mattman]

BMW E63 in either 645 or 650 + private plate and clean. Has aged well, convertible, 300bhp+ as standard and an auto for the missus.

Still quite rare on the roads and looks like it costs more than it does

As others have said, a very clean, shiny car always looks good too

[exelero]

OP Jag X350 is well within budget Can be black if you like

[BlueHave]

SturdyHSV said:

GloriaGTI said:

What on earth is that?!

A Ferrari, clearly...

It must be a V12, its got a V12 badge on the side of it.

[ZX10R NIN]

Some Options between 5-10k

CLS500 82k (throw a private plate on & no one knows what year it is)

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

SLK 350

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...


A smart choice is a Volvo S60 3.0 T6R or a 2.5R

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

A true crazy option:

Passat W8

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

[GloriaGTI]

ZX10R NIN said:

Some Options between 5-10k

CLS500 82k (throw a private plate on & no one knows what year it is)

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

SLK 350

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...


A smart choice is a Volvo S60 3.0 T6R or a 2.5R

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

A true crazy option:

Passat W8

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Hopefully that's not your home postcode you used to conduct your autotrader search with?

[Stickyfinger]

GloriaGTI said:

Hopefully that's not your home postcode you used to conduct your autotrader search with?

And every car on the street is parked badly....LOL

[ZX10R NIN]

GloriaGTI said:

Hopefully that's not your home postcode you used to conduct your autotrader search with?

Not even close

[OneTwo]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Put a sensible ageless plate on it and it's an anonymous 2 seater that isn't too showy nor too poverty.

[GloriaGTI]

ZX10R NIN said:

Not even close

Good stuff

[kurt535]

Man up buddy. Who honestly gives a f&*k what you drive. I'd be more concerned whether can you do the job you're being paid to do. Infact the sttier the car the more I'd know the person is rock solid sure of themselves.

[rb5201]

Like it or not, right or wrong people will have a first impression of you based on what you drive, what you wear etc.
Sometimes you either conform to these judgemental rules or say sod it I'm doing it my way!

[Gunk]

kurt535 said:

Man up buddy. Who honestly gives a f&*k what you drive. I'd be more concerned whether can you do the job you're being paid to do. Infact the sttier the car the more I'd know the person is rock solid sure of themselves.

Very noble, but sadly life doesn't really work like that.