Your car upgrades

[Mahogany]

Hi guys,

Picked up my new car last week and it occurred to me that it was a big upgrade in terms of size, performance and luxury.

I've had a 2001 Ford Fiesta with a whopping 59bhp for the past 6+ years while I saved for something better.

Anyway my new car is an E46 M3.

Over to you guys, what have been your big car upgrades? Pics would be good! Sorry I don't have any atm.

[hornetrider]

My biggest was Mk1 MX5 >>>>>>>> Boxster S.

[Fox-]

I've never had a BIG upgrade mostly because I see no point - in your example something like a 330Ci would have been such a massive upgrade in every possible way coming from a 59bhp Fiesta you'd have been just as happy as you would an M3 but it would have been significantly cheaper to run leaving much spare cash for your next upgrade.

So I've only gone from 92bhp to 143bhp to 231bhp and then to 306bhp next. No need to jump all the way up the ladder in one go!

Just my thoughts, anyway!

[richcorsavxr]

not as much of an upgrade as yours, but went from 1.2 clio to 1.6t corsa vxr

[CatfishCKY]

My biggest leap?
75bhp March Convertible to a 140bhp MX5!
Not a massive leap admittedly, but very different cars in the scheme of things!

[Trikster]

hornetrider said:

My biggest was Mk1 MX5 >>>>>>>> Boxster S.

Almost Ditto.. MX5 Mk2.. Boxster S... them were the days....

[RobM77]

Citroen AX GT to Toyota Celica Carlos Sainz. That was my first ever car to my second car when I was 22 years old.

Toyota MR2 mk1 to Caterham Roadsport VVC.

[wcel]

Ford Ka to an Evo 6 when I was 21. That was an awesome change!

[RobM77]

wcel said:

Ford Ka to an Evo 6 when I was 21. That was an awesome change!

Bit of a difference!

[hesnotthemessiah]

I have gone from the sublime to the ridiculous many times.

Volkswagen Polo to Renault 5 (Mark 1) Turbo 11,000 made. They were all numbered, mine was number 1099. Most bonkers car ever invented.

Volkswagen Golf to Alfa Montreal

Ford Escort to Jensen Interceptor Mark 111

Land Rover Defender to Mini Copper S (New BMW model)

Golf TDI to current E30 M3

[Conian]

mondeo 1.8TD to porsche 4.7 V8 928S
the fuel bill was a massive upgrade too