One or two car solution - family + fun
Discussion
Car 1: Something with an interesting engine that can carry the family on trips, regardless of running costs because it will do few miles.
Car 2: Something small and fairly economical but still somewhat enjoyable to drive because I'll be doing a lot of miles in it (60 mile round trip commute). Could live with it not being very fun if it is really economical and helps me to afford the interesting car.
Budget is probably max £30k, but that's a bit of a stretch so would need to be something I really love - long term finances are more of an issue than short term, so if I can man maths low depreciation on a bulk of that spend then it makes it more justifiable.
Current cars being considered:
Car 1:
BMW 550i Touring - probably cost £20k and very hard to find. Engine potentially high maintenance.
BMW 335i Touring - cheaper than the 550i but higher mileage and less interesting. probably quicker depreciation too. Still high maintenance and not much more practical than the Yeti, if at all.
Audi S4/S6 Avant - just don't love it as much as a 550i and would cost nearly as much to buy a decent one.
Mercedes 5.5/6.3 estate of some kind - Not a fan of the Mercedes interiors of the age I'd be looking at in my budget.
Bentley Continental Flying Spur or V8 Maserati - from around £10k and after doing a lot of research the maintenance really doesn't have to be crazy expensive, but I'm having a tough time selling it to my partner, she's worried we'd look like d
heads... but overall cost of ownership over a few years would probably be less than many of the BMW/Audi etc options.
Would drive it to work once every week or so as well, to keep it moving and enjoy the engine without the family in the back.
Car 2:
Keep the Yeti.
Small electric car sub-£10k and 200ish mile range - i3, Corsa etc. i3 is the current preference of these sort of cars.
Small, fun petrol hatchback - Peugeot 208 GTI, Fiesta ST etc.
Are there any other options that I should be looking at? Also open to a one car solution, if it exists.
Car 2: Something small and fairly economical but still somewhat enjoyable to drive because I'll be doing a lot of miles in it (60 mile round trip commute). Could live with it not being very fun if it is really economical and helps me to afford the interesting car.
Budget is probably max £30k, but that's a bit of a stretch so would need to be something I really love - long term finances are more of an issue than short term, so if I can man maths low depreciation on a bulk of that spend then it makes it more justifiable.
Current cars being considered:
Car 1:
BMW 550i Touring - probably cost £20k and very hard to find. Engine potentially high maintenance.
BMW 335i Touring - cheaper than the 550i but higher mileage and less interesting. probably quicker depreciation too. Still high maintenance and not much more practical than the Yeti, if at all.
Audi S4/S6 Avant - just don't love it as much as a 550i and would cost nearly as much to buy a decent one.
Mercedes 5.5/6.3 estate of some kind - Not a fan of the Mercedes interiors of the age I'd be looking at in my budget.
Bentley Continental Flying Spur or V8 Maserati - from around £10k and after doing a lot of research the maintenance really doesn't have to be crazy expensive, but I'm having a tough time selling it to my partner, she's worried we'd look like d
heads... but overall cost of ownership over a few years would probably be less than many of the BMW/Audi etc options.Would drive it to work once every week or so as well, to keep it moving and enjoy the engine without the family in the back.
Car 2:
Keep the Yeti.
Small electric car sub-£10k and 200ish mile range - i3, Corsa etc. i3 is the current preference of these sort of cars.
Small, fun petrol hatchback - Peugeot 208 GTI, Fiesta ST etc.
Are there any other options that I should be looking at? Also open to a one car solution, if it exists.
Edited by Tiglon on Thursday 1st January 17:01
Pickle_Rick said:
A sub £10k i3 won't have anywhere near 200 mile real world range. 150m at best 10%-100%. 100 miles in current temps.
The Corsa is crap.
I only need about 60 miles per day, so that's fine. I understand the quoted range isn't real, hence why I'm looking at something quoted around 200+ so that it's comfortably enough, even with a bit of battery degradation and cold weather.The Corsa is crap.
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