Help me choose a car

[RWhurden]

Help please, I need a new car!!!

I have had many changes in my life a (odley) I don’t no what car to get. It’s an odd list of wants and my mind is broken so I can remember what I would have needed.

The car must take 3, me and 2 children. It should be UK car but that’s not a must. It should complement my others and give me something to fill the boxes they don’t. I have a defender 110 for adventure, a series one LandRover for towing boats and moving engines (it’s also carbs), an Morgan plus4 (for Lonley driving) and an mx5 track car (easy to replace when my talent fails. I have lost my Bentley t1, ranger rover l322 and triumph herald. I miss the luxury and easy long distance cruiser. I would to enjoy the Nurburgring with my children and want something faster and more driver oriented than the RR. I may possibly replace the l322 if I don’t find something else that I really think will suit me for years.

I have thought of many Jaguars. XE & XF, both have leather dashboards (like RR and Bentley) but they seem a bit new.

Jaguar XK - possibly too small a back seat. On child in front with seat forward would give space in the back.

BMW m3 / m5 will do Nurburgring trips but they don’t have proper luxury (no leather dash) and are a bit obvious.

Porsche 911 have better back seats than the xK jag but they seem a little obvious again.

This is where my mind ends. I have sustained a brain injury and no longer have a mind that I trust. What else should / could I consider.

I’ll not take offence and I hope you don’t I site my own pinions on your ideas .

Thank you in advance for your help.

[sunnyb13]

Luxury performance saloon

[pidsy]

sunnyb13 said:

Luxury performance saloon

With a leather dash.

[RWhurden]

Yes… I am starting to assume that the two no longer go together… except from a jaguar, who seem to understand that leather dashboards speek luxury and superchargers speek performance. BMW have more performance In their sights (possibly).

[sunnyb13]

pidsy said:

sunnyb13 said:

Luxury performance saloon

With a leather dash.

I’m sure you can spec it on BMWs and Audi rs6’s etc.

Extended leather” or similar

[RWhurden]

sunnyb13 said:

pidsy said:

sunnyb13 said:

Luxury performance saloon

With a leather dash.

I’m sure you can spec it on BMWs and Audi rs6’s etc.

Extended leather” or similar

Okay… that is interesting… so how would I find an e46 m3 or 330ci, in bile yellow with a leather dash…???

Is this something that I just need to spend hours in classified adds for or do I look up a specialist dealer and sight my desire

[Some Gump]

Alfa Giulia can get leather dash. Veloce looks lovely, or Quadrifoglio if you want uber performance (510 horse)..

[Mr Tidy]

RWhurden said:

Okay… that is interesting… so how would I find an e46 m3 or 330ci, in bile yellow with a leather dash…???

Is this something that I just need to spend hours in classified adds for or do I look up a specialist dealer and sight my desire

Sadly I think you'd need to spend hours in classified ads. Phoenix Yellow was a pretty rare colour choice!

It's probably too new and won't have a leather dash but otherwise I reckon a Mustang GT would be entertaining.

[RWhurden]

I think I should have remembered that PH is where to talk. Already I have found the BMW did do leather as an option and I’d not thought of Alfa. I remember (fondley) the Alfa rental cars at the Nordschlife some 15-20 years back. I coveted one then but was too young to rent so…. I didn’t 😂

Thanks already and again.

I still think that a foreign car may ‘mess up’ my stable (the Mazda is disposable and unloved ) but I did race in BMWs, I have had vws and I probably should get over it… maybe my children can love an xkr coupe or I can find a coupe jaguar that’s a little more roomy. It’s a shame the xJc didn’t continue 😂

[RWhurden]

Mr Tidy said:

Sadly I think you'd need to spend hours in classified ads. Phoenix Yellow was a pretty rare colour choice!

It's probably too new and won't have a leather dash but otherwise I reckon a Mustang GT would be entertaining.

Phoenix Yellow !!! Thank you (sincerely)… I’m not sure ‘bile’ would be in a catalog lol

If I can get over myself enough to return to Germane, Italian, etc. I can’t imagine getting a Mustang. (Tongue firmly in cheek) there could be a reason the American muscle is a thing in itself…. Envy perhaps 🤔

[White-Noise]

I'm sorry to hear of your injury. How old are the kids?

[Monkeylegend]

How much are you looking to spend?

[sunnyb13]

m3cutters forum would also be a good place to scope if your heart is set on the e46 m3

[fflump]

RWhurden said:

Help please, I need a new car!!!

I have had many changes in my life a (odley) I don’t no what car to get. It’s an odd list of wants and my mind is broken so I can remember what I would have needed.

The car must take 3, me and 2 children. It should be UK car but that’s not a must. It should complement my others and give me something to fill the boxes they don’t. I have a defender 110 for adventure, a series one LandRover for towing boats and moving engines (it’s also carbs), an Morgan plus4 (for Lonley driving) and an mx5 track car (easy to replace when my talent fails. I have lost my Bentley t1, ranger rover l322 and triumph herald. I miss the luxury and easy long distance cruiser. I would to enjoy the Nurburgring with my children and want something faster and more driver oriented than the RR. I may possibly replace the l322 if I don’t find something else that I really think will suit me for years.

I have thought of many Jaguars. XE & XF, both have leather dashboards (like RR and Bentley) but they seem a bit new.

Jaguar XK - possibly too small a back seat. On child in front with seat forward would give space in the back.

BMW m3 / m5 will do Nurburgring trips but they don’t have proper luxury (no leather dash) and are a bit obvious.

Porsche 911 have better back seats than the xK jag but they seem a little obvious again.

This is where my mind ends. I have sustained a brain injury and no longer have a mind that I trust. What else should / could I consider.

I’ll not take offence and I hope you don’t I site my own pinions on your ideas .

Thank you in advance for your help.

If you want a touch more luxury than an M3 or M5 then one option would be a Bentley Continental GT GTC Speed.

I'm sorry you have sustained a brain injury that is impeding your cognition. I presume you and the right medical professionals feel you are well enough to be still driving?

[trevalvole]

What about a Maserati Granturismo or Quattroporte?

[Super Sonic]

Civic type R

[ZX10R NIN]

If you want a luxury car that'll make mincemeat of the journey to the ring & then have a ball driving around it, then I'd suggest taking a very good look at the S63 coupe the 5.5TT V8 is a bombastic drivetrain & the car properly handles:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202401085...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202403157...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202404058...

Of if you want to spend less then there's the CL63, these are blody good but the newer platform on the S class is dynamically better:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202403278...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202403157...

Panamera Turbo S:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202403067...

GTS:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202309222...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303165...

XFR-S, not as luxurious as the above but these are that extra bit special:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202403227...

Ghibli Trofeo, you didn't say the budget:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202404138...

Brave pill, just in terms of maintenance:

S65:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202403157...

CL65:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202312315...

[RWhurden]

White-Noise said:

I'm sorry to hear of your injury. How old are the kids?

5 and 8 but i will keep this car until they are adults

[RWhurden]

Monkeylegend said:

How much are you looking to spend?

As much as I need . I’d like to spend less than 10k but could go up to about 50k, I’d rather not 😂

[RWhurden]

fflump said:

If you want a touch more luxury than an M3 or M5 then one option would be a Bentley Continental GT GTC Speed.

I'm sorry you have sustained a brain injury that is impeding your cognition. I presume you and the right medical professionals feel you are well enough to be still driving?

Thank you. The DVLA and medical professionals are working on me being allowed to drive again