Hypothetical 2in1 replacement
Discussion
I say hypothetical as I intend to keep both cars for the foreseeable future (987 Boxster and a Clio 182 Trophy) but having just been informed the shifts at work will be stopping, I'll be around £450 worse off each month soon.
With that in mind, if I was to replace both with one car at some point, what sort of suggestions do folk have?
I'm aware there is the obvious option of keeping one of the cars but the Clio would soon wear thin doing a 50 mile round trip Monday to Friday and maintenance costs on a 12 year old Porsche with limited expendable income could soon see me struggling if a couple of decent bills were to coincide.
Requirements would be the following-
I'm all ears though.
With that in mind, if I was to replace both with one car at some point, what sort of suggestions do folk have?
I'm aware there is the obvious option of keeping one of the cars but the Clio would soon wear thin doing a 50 mile round trip Monday to Friday and maintenance costs on a 12 year old Porsche with limited expendable income could soon see me struggling if a couple of decent bills were to coincide.
Requirements would be the following-
- £15k absolute top whack but the closer to £10k the better
- Fun
- Tolerable for the commute. I'm not talking S-class levels of comfort but to put it simply, I could tolerate the Boxster every day but not the Clio (in 182 guise at least).
- Manual
- Around 30mpg at worst
- Petrol
- Not horrific parts prices (some Porsche prices are obviously rather expensive, limited pattern parts availability doesn't help)
- Nothing typically rusty
I'm all ears though.
Edited by Patrick Bateman on Sunday 28th May 21:13
I'd say the Megane RS250 is a good shout maybe in non cup form if a little bit comfort is a priority, I will say I went for the Focus in ST-3 form, it's not as focused as the Megane but that 5 cylinder engine made up for it personally I found it a better drive than the Golf but each to their own only test drives will tell you which one suits you best.
Megane RS250
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Megane RS 250 Cup
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Megane RS265 Trophy
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Focus ST-3
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
BMW 335i M Sport
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
A3 3.2
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
CLK280 Sport
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Leftfield:
Giulietta TBI 275 Ascari Edition
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Volvo C30 2.5T R Design Lux
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
Insignia VXR
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Astra VXR
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Mazda 3 MPS
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Megane RS250
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Megane RS 250 Cup
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Megane RS265 Trophy
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Focus ST-3
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
BMW 335i M Sport
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
A3 3.2
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
CLK280 Sport
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Leftfield:
Giulietta TBI 275 Ascari Edition
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Volvo C30 2.5T R Design Lux
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
Insignia VXR
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Astra VXR
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Mazda 3 MPS
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
With the Meganes the Cup Chassis is the one most go for, but you can get a Lux fitted with the Cup Chassis (you can tell if it has a Cup Chassis by the Red Calipers) the big difference is the Diff you get with the Cup cars, the Ohlins came on the 275 cars.
The Trophy is another step on from the Cup a proper limited edition car but it might be a bit stiff for your needs.
The Trophy is another step on from the Cup a proper limited edition car but it might be a bit stiff for your needs.
Dampers Spring rate etc basically lots of little things, but in essence not a lot between it & the Cup.
Here are some reviews:
Cup
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=...
Trophy
https://youtu.be/xsPS3cVcRiI
https://youtu.be/c8UE2s6VlXA
Here are some reviews:
Cup
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=...
Trophy
https://youtu.be/xsPS3cVcRiI
https://youtu.be/c8UE2s6VlXA
As I said earlier you can get the nicer Lux Model with the Cup Chassis I will say their interiors are a bit off the Focus/Golf but they're off handling wise you just need to workout which is more important.
Lux with the Cup Chassis Recaros & some nice upgrades by K Tec Racing
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
As above minus the KTR upgrades
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Lux with Cup Chassis
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Lux with the Cup Chassis Recaros & some nice upgrades by K Tec Racing
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
As above minus the KTR upgrades
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Lux with Cup Chassis
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
vtecyo said:
I have to say that I'm getting very tempted by a 265 Cup. They're supposed to be mega. The only thing putting me off is the interior which is quite a long way off it's rivals. Granted that's not why you buy one but it's quite a nice thing to have.
Go and have a sit in one - I didn't think it was all that bad. Looks better in the flesh than in photos.Felt incredibly solid to me too.
Patrick Bateman said:
Sounds like a Lux with the Cup Pack would be the one to get for a daily driver. I'll certainly keep it in mind if it comes to making a change.
A word of warning.When you the come to want to swap away from the Megane it's really... really difficult to find something that blends it's qualities as well or is as poised and fun to drive at 9/10ths. They're kind of annoyingly good.
Revisiting this.
Replaced the Boxster with a 7 series which has been a PITA so it'll hopefully be getting sold this summer.
Got the cruise control finally working in the Clio Trophy which makes it much better for dull drives. Still not what I'd call an ideal daily though, a much better car for now and again.
The trouble is, it's rare, great fun when going for it and going up in value. My instincts tell me to just run it on its own for a while and tolerate the mundane journeys that the 7 series was the ideal antidote to. Feels like it would be one of those 'I wish I never sold X car all those years ago' type things.
Replaced the Boxster with a 7 series which has been a PITA so it'll hopefully be getting sold this summer.
Got the cruise control finally working in the Clio Trophy which makes it much better for dull drives. Still not what I'd call an ideal daily though, a much better car for now and again.
The trouble is, it's rare, great fun when going for it and going up in value. My instincts tell me to just run it on its own for a while and tolerate the mundane journeys that the 7 series was the ideal antidote to. Feels like it would be one of those 'I wish I never sold X car all those years ago' type things.
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