What Car? You'll have fun with this one...
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Long time lurker of the forums, first time poster.
Apologies to start off with a 'what car' thread but my head is burst after spending weeks trawling the classifieds and every other corner of the internet trying to find something that is for me so maybe you lot can inspire me or help me choose something.
Here's the brief;
Budget wise, i have an absolute max purchase price of £20k, preferably a bit less.
It won't be used to commute, it will be my only car but im out of the country 6 months a year and when im in the country i'm on leave so it wont do massive miles at all.
I do however want something semi-sensible... something i can chuck some bags in and do a few hundred miles for a weekend away without worrying about reliability or comfort. I've been down the old RS Ford route before and as much fun as it was, i can't be arsed with the breakdown paranoia again.
So far the front runners are;
E92 M3 - concerned that only high (75k+) milers or cat D available within my budget)
Audi S5
B7 Audi RS4
Focus RS - not sure its special enough to spend 20k on?
Golf R - as above...
What Porsche is the one to get for 20k?
What TVR is the one to get for 20k?
I'm 6ft 5 and 19 stone, could i live with a porsche/tvr!?
Just hit me with your thoughts, i'm losing the will to live going over and over the net looking at stuff now.
Thank you!
Apologies to start off with a 'what car' thread but my head is burst after spending weeks trawling the classifieds and every other corner of the internet trying to find something that is for me so maybe you lot can inspire me or help me choose something.
Here's the brief;
Budget wise, i have an absolute max purchase price of £20k, preferably a bit less.
It won't be used to commute, it will be my only car but im out of the country 6 months a year and when im in the country i'm on leave so it wont do massive miles at all.
I do however want something semi-sensible... something i can chuck some bags in and do a few hundred miles for a weekend away without worrying about reliability or comfort. I've been down the old RS Ford route before and as much fun as it was, i can't be arsed with the breakdown paranoia again.
So far the front runners are;
E92 M3 - concerned that only high (75k+) milers or cat D available within my budget)
Audi S5
B7 Audi RS4
Focus RS - not sure its special enough to spend 20k on?
Golf R - as above...
What Porsche is the one to get for 20k?
What TVR is the one to get for 20k?
I'm 6ft 5 and 19 stone, could i live with a porsche/tvr!?
Just hit me with your thoughts, i'm losing the will to live going over and over the net looking at stuff now.
Thank you!
I would rule out the RS if you want something which feels special, to me they are just a souped up version of the car my parents do the super market run in...
A totally different league to TVR's which to mind my are exotic enough warrent a little extra TLC. The sound of that V8 alone would be enough for me to go for one. Just make sure you check the chassis carefully in particular get the out riggers checked before buying - other than that they are pretty bullet proof (for a super car).
A Porche 996 is another great option and one which will appreciate, unlike any of the other suggestions apart from the TVR. Good all rounder but a little dull (compared to the TVR).
A totally different league to TVR's which to mind my are exotic enough warrent a little extra TLC. The sound of that V8 alone would be enough for me to go for one. Just make sure you check the chassis carefully in particular get the out riggers checked before buying - other than that they are pretty bullet proof (for a super car).
A Porche 996 is another great option and one which will appreciate, unlike any of the other suggestions apart from the TVR. Good all rounder but a little dull (compared to the TVR).
elephantstone said:
Is it me or are TVRs simple cars?? How can they be so unreliable and expensive to fix??
From allot of looking when I was considering one, they are pretty solid. You have to bear in mind they are a low volume, hand built super car so they do have their foibles, but do your research and running one won't be ruinous. Rover V8's are very reliable, body is fiberglass so no body issues - electrics and chassis rust are two commonly sighted issues. The most likly issue you'll run into is crashing the thing, insanely quick and no electronic trickery to help you stay on the road. Bare chested, medallion wearing, raucous, eccentric, British fun.
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