Car 'problem' what are your thoughts ?

Car 'problem' what are your thoughts ?

Author
Discussion

wackojacko

Original Poster:

8,581 posts

191 months

Thursday 7th March 2013
quotequote all
Evening,


The long and short of my 'problem' is that I've been driving my joint owned track prepp'd MR2 around for the last week or so, I jumped back in the 330i today and it felt so un inspiring (to me). Obviously these cars are opposite ends of the scale in terms of .... well everything, four door four seat comfy lazy cruiser with a sporty twist compared to a loud rattly fun constant smile enducing envolving yellow thing that never stops being "sporty".


So my quest is something that's a half way step between them, I mean obviously I don't want to commute every day in a stripped and caged car like my Volvo hence the criteria being a half way house ordeal.

My thoughts so far...

-Easy Finance on a GT86 over 36months with garantee'd buy back
- Ep3 Civic type r and various mod's maybe even a supercharger (but it's FWD which apparently is for the feeble and weak)

-Revamp the 330i with various suspension work

-MX5 and do something silly like S/C or Turbo / buy one that's already has this done but still fully road trimmed.

-MK1 Focus RS is an option to which I rather like (FWD for the Feeble apparantly wink )


The twist (problem with the GT86) is that yes it has a 5 year warranty etc but would I really want to say hey thet's go to Spa and sling it around the track with 25Kish infront of me.... whereas the 330i/Ep3 etc has much less mechanical / financial meaning to me, that isn't to say I don't care and therefore drive like an idiot... it's more of a phycological drain of fun for me.


The thought of buying an MX5 / 944 and keeping that a sport drive now and again but then I've got the MR2 for that so it has to have the power the 330 has with more fun and smile factor if that makes sense.


Anyone got any other ideas ?

P.s I can't insure ///M car's or Jap turbo stuff until I'm 21 frown

Baryonyx

18,010 posts

160 months

Thursday 7th March 2013
quotequote all
The Focus RS and the EP3 will be far more entertaining than the BMW, I would have thought. Especially the Type R. Get those screaming N/A engines whilst you can, they're a dying breed...

LaurasOtherHalf

21,429 posts

197 months

Thursday 7th March 2013
quotequote all
that's why i bought the mini gp. reliable every day, great fun on track & cheap to own-insurance & tax is peanuts & it returns great mpg. all whilst having a full leather cabin & dab radio.

wilbo83

1,535 posts

166 months

Thursday 7th March 2013
quotequote all
How about a Clio 182?

Buff Mchugelarge

3,316 posts

151 months

Thursday 7th March 2013
quotequote all
MX5.

Job jobbed. I was sat in traffic today with a big grin on my face becuase we were cueing for a roundabout! Sad, but true.

HustleRussell

24,758 posts

161 months

Thursday 7th March 2013
quotequote all
In my opinion you're going about this the wrong way. Expecting one car to do it all is like going to work in a wetsuit. Get an impractical performance car and a barge for wafting!

wackojacko

Original Poster:

8,581 posts

191 months

Thursday 7th March 2013
quotequote all
HustleRussell said:
In my opinion you're going about this the wrong way. Expecting one car to do it all is like going to work in a wetsuit. Get an impractical performance car and a barge for wafting!
I think you've slid the point.

I'm not looking for everything in one car just abit more fun less sensible and more involving.

If I want stripped fun I have the 2' but would prefer a little of that fun in the daily. Let me put it like this the BM does everything. but everything ok. I'd prefer a car to do less things ok and more worse aslong as it does other things really well.


I think that made sense.

james_gt3rs

4,816 posts

192 months

Thursday 7th March 2013
quotequote all
Another SW20 MR2? wink

Monkeylegend

26,516 posts

232 months

Thursday 7th March 2013
quotequote all
Park one car at home and the other one at work. Drive to work in one, drive home in the other.

Day 2, do the reverse, and so on.

Wills2

23,006 posts

176 months

Thursday 7th March 2013
quotequote all
wackojacko said:
- Ep3 Civic type r and various mod's maybe even a supercharger (but it's FWD which apparently is for the feeble and weak)
A friend had a stripped out supercharged civic it was immense.

wackojacko

Original Poster:

8,581 posts

191 months

Friday 8th March 2013
quotequote all
Going to try and test drive an EP3 tomorrow.


The 1 car at work idear is a good one but not the answer as it would mean perminent insurance on 2 cars opposed to one.