RE: £100K Garage: David Flatman
Saturday 8th August 2015
Name:David Flatman
Previously owned: "MK2 Golf GTI 8V/16V, 911 C2 and C4 S (both 996), 911 C2 (993), BMW 535d, Jaguar XFR."
Currently owned: "Range Rover Vogue SDV8."
Cost: £29,995
Balance: £70,005
Why I chose it: "I'm not really a convertible type, but I find something irresistibly cool about a ragged 964 soft top that I'd use to thrap around in with the kids, on my own, or with the dogs. Mrs F thinks it's 'tragic,' so she can get the bus.
Cost: £64,950
Balance: -£7,940 [We'd argue the point but David's a big lad... - Ed.]
Why I chose it: "I think a new Range Rover is unbeatable as a family car (if size isn't an issue), but I can't get the model and spec I want for the money. Anyway, I've always loved the RS6. Drop the kids at school, take the family on road trips, lob the dogs in the back, or boot it and get to work on butchering those terrifyingly expensive tyres. Build quality, massive horsepower, and, for me, a lustworthy blend of brutal all round ability and understated, purposeful looks. Yes please.
£100K Garage: David Flatman
England rugby star, pundit and PHer David Flatman (over) spends in his dream £100K classifieds spree
Previously owned: "MK2 Golf GTI 8V/16V, 911 C2 and C4 S (both 996), 911 C2 (993), BMW 535d, Jaguar XFR."
Currently owned: "Range Rover Vogue SDV8."
Balance: £70,005
Why I chose it: "I'm not really a convertible type, but I find something irresistibly cool about a ragged 964 soft top that I'd use to thrap around in with the kids, on my own, or with the dogs. Mrs F thinks it's 'tragic,' so she can get the bus.
"I'm not crazy about this colour scheme, but I'd never wash it anyway. (Aesthetically) tattier the better."
Land Rover Defender 110
Cost: £12,995
Balance: £57,010
Why I chose it: "Proper dog and load lugger, this one. And completely cool to boot. Love this practically-asleep V8, and adore the colour. Mileage doesn't count here as it won't likely pierce a 10-mile, Defender-novelty-value-wear-off zone surrounding my home outside Bath. They're a workout to drive, but who cares? Not me, and not my dogs. I'd never sell it."
Balance: -£7,940 [We'd argue the point but David's a big lad... - Ed.]
Why I chose it: "I think a new Range Rover is unbeatable as a family car (if size isn't an issue), but I can't get the model and spec I want for the money. Anyway, I've always loved the RS6. Drop the kids at school, take the family on road trips, lob the dogs in the back, or boot it and get to work on butchering those terrifyingly expensive tyres. Build quality, massive horsepower, and, for me, a lustworthy blend of brutal all round ability and understated, purposeful looks. Yes please.
"And by the way, I know I've spent too much, but I'm a good negotiator. This means I'd back myself to get a few quid off that Audi or a few more out of Mrs F (yes, that will involve some marital lying)."
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Discussion
ORD said:
£100k and not a single car that would be enjoyable to drive.
Worst 911 I can imagine for the money.
Defender bought solely for the aesthetic.
A fast Audi. The ultimate in 'fast but dull'.
The choices of someone who likes cars for everything but driving them.
Can't help but think that a C5 RS6 instead would have freed up half of that £100k to buy something else.Worst 911 I can imagine for the money.
Defender bought solely for the aesthetic.
A fast Audi. The ultimate in 'fast but dull'.
The choices of someone who likes cars for everything but driving them.
Moan, moan, moan indeed.
He's chosen a good value 911 - many a petrolhead would do likewise. A Defender - anyone living in a rural area and owning dogs/kids will appreciate this car! Finally, and somewhat controversially he's opted for a budget busting RS6 - most 'what car?' threads on here will receive a plethora of over budget suggestions.....Also, most 'what fun car for expectant father?' threads will include many many RS6 or similar suggestions! David is a family man.
Bunch of miserable, hypocritical gits.
He's chosen a good value 911 - many a petrolhead would do likewise. A Defender - anyone living in a rural area and owning dogs/kids will appreciate this car! Finally, and somewhat controversially he's opted for a budget busting RS6 - most 'what car?' threads on here will receive a plethora of over budget suggestions.....Also, most 'what fun car for expectant father?' threads will include many many RS6 or similar suggestions! David is a family man.
Bunch of miserable, hypocritical gits.
Yes, you miserable old bunch!
Actually, I did have a few more exotic cars on the shortlist but, when I imagined actually having the money to spend, this is where it'd go.
I think they're all great choices, obviously, but they won't be for everyone. I've never read a £100K garage yet that I'd replicate, but I think that's the idea.
As for professional sportsmen being renowned for a lack of originality when it comes to spending money, I think that's a rather lazy little statement. Still, it did make me giggle as I looked out at my cherished, battered Jeep Cherokee and its faded paint, doors that won't lock (don't tell any robbers), and with the words 'High Output' stuck on its broken boot. That power-related lie aside, I don't think it gets much more original for a few hundred quid. The thing just keeps going (slowly).
Anyway, I love PH as much as you guys do, and can't wait to get stuck into the next mug who tells us what they'd buy!
DF.
Actually, I did have a few more exotic cars on the shortlist but, when I imagined actually having the money to spend, this is where it'd go.
I think they're all great choices, obviously, but they won't be for everyone. I've never read a £100K garage yet that I'd replicate, but I think that's the idea.
As for professional sportsmen being renowned for a lack of originality when it comes to spending money, I think that's a rather lazy little statement. Still, it did make me giggle as I looked out at my cherished, battered Jeep Cherokee and its faded paint, doors that won't lock (don't tell any robbers), and with the words 'High Output' stuck on its broken boot. That power-related lie aside, I don't think it gets much more original for a few hundred quid. The thing just keeps going (slowly).
Anyway, I love PH as much as you guys do, and can't wait to get stuck into the next mug who tells us what they'd buy!
DF.
David Flatman said:
Yes, you miserable old bunch!
Actually, I did have a few more exotic cars on the shortlist but, when I imagined actually having the money to spend, this is where it'd go.
I think they're all great choices, obviously, but they won't be for everyone. I've never read a £100K garage yet that I'd replicate, but I think that's the idea.
As for professional sportsmen being renowned for a lack of originality when it comes to spending money, I think that's a rather lazy little statement. Still, it did make me giggle as I looked out at my cherished, battered Jeep Cherokee and its faded paint, doors that won't lock (don't tell any robbers), and with the words 'High Output' stuck on its broken boot. That power-related lie aside, I don't think it gets much more original for a few hundred quid. The thing just keeps going (slowly).
Anyway, I love PH as much as you guys do, and can't wait to get stuck into the next mug who tells us what they'd buy!
DF.
Good on you for commenting. Variety is the spice of life, and you have a genuine (and horrendously bad taste) interest in cars, which is what this place is all about! Actually, I did have a few more exotic cars on the shortlist but, when I imagined actually having the money to spend, this is where it'd go.
I think they're all great choices, obviously, but they won't be for everyone. I've never read a £100K garage yet that I'd replicate, but I think that's the idea.
As for professional sportsmen being renowned for a lack of originality when it comes to spending money, I think that's a rather lazy little statement. Still, it did make me giggle as I looked out at my cherished, battered Jeep Cherokee and its faded paint, doors that won't lock (don't tell any robbers), and with the words 'High Output' stuck on its broken boot. That power-related lie aside, I don't think it gets much more original for a few hundred quid. The thing just keeps going (slowly).
Anyway, I love PH as much as you guys do, and can't wait to get stuck into the next mug who tells us what they'd buy!
DF.
GT03ROB said:
Seems like it's time of the month for some of you lot.
Just because there's no MX-5 or Elise or Ferrari or whatever doesn't make it boring. What's boring is if we all wanted the same.
Actually I drove a new MX-5 recently. It was fantastic, but way too small for me. I'm a big chap and drive loads of miles where I like performance but need quiet, comfort, good Bluetooth etc. Dull, maybe, but also true! And the Landie would be horrid to drive, but those I've had before I miss and regret selling. Quick journeys around my village and taking my kids and dogs to various streams and fields would be an event. A bumpy, noisy event, but an event nonetheless. Just because there's no MX-5 or Elise or Ferrari or whatever doesn't make it boring. What's boring is if we all wanted the same.
I love driving, but I have such limited use for focussed vehicles that it'd be a waste. I'd love a GT3 RS or a 918, but I'd never bloody use it! Doesn't help having a wife who has zero interest, of course.
Not everyone wants the same stuff. I happen to relish that fact. Drive on!
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