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LordMas

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Hey all,

I have around 10k to spend on a new daily. I have had the same car for 10 years now (im 30) and its done very well to be fair (Fiesta 1.4 Petrol 2008 plate 170k miles never had a fault)

I want something that i can have fun in but also that can get decent mpg on a long motorway run. I do go up and down the M1 a lot.

To be honest i havent even looked at the lease / pcp option yet.

Sorry if this is vague but i really have no clue on what to get. I do like BMW's though!

When i say fun i dont mean massive power, probably something 2l + Turbo?

Or do i get two cars, a daily small engine petrol and an older higher powered car for the weekends? i am really torn on what to do!

nunpuncher

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2 cars can seem like a good idea but I find it annoys me paying 2 lots of insurance, tax, MOT etc. I can only really tolerate it if I really love one of the cars .

I'd say get yourself a 6 cylinder BMW. The older
(05-12ish) NA 3l engines in the 325i 330i 125i 130i and z4s are very reliable, economical and just generally nice to own. I wouldn't buy a 4 cylinder 2l petrol BMW of that era. They're just a bit slow and rubbish sounding and offer zero benefits over the 6 cylinder engines.

soad

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Is motorbike an option?

Bennyjames28

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I say get a Toyota avensis from around 2011, pay st 5 or 6k, have a comfy reliable boring practical car. Spend 6k on a nice Rolex watch.

LordMas

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soad said:
Is motorbike an option?
Motorbike isnt an option unfortunately

LordMas

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Thanks for the links ZX10R NIN!

The GTI looks like it might be a winner, not over the top and i would feel like i can park it almost anywhere and not get any unwanted attention!

budgie smuggler

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How well does the Guilietta Cloverleaf wear its age?

ZX10R NIN

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Very well they're every bit as robust as anything else out there they're a decent drive to & the engine has some decent character too.

From the list above I'd go for:

1) The Megane (the best steer of the lot) & the Recaros make the final difference
2) The Giulietta (if your looking for Golf dynamics with a bit of added character) the engine & it's a nice place to be
3) The ST-3 Focus (bags of character the engine is a peach but 27mpg vs 30+ for the others) This is the one I bought

Of the VAG cars:

R32
S3
GTI
Leon

Ahbefive

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Focus ST or Megane are good options.

Personally though I'd prefer 2 cars.
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