Last edited by finlay666; 20-07-2013 at 08:43 PM.
How comes the Boxster was so expensive? Mine costs me £500 a year or there abouts to insure.
335 is a good suggestion, or alternatively 135i?
Have you tried the usual suspects - Admiral, Elephant, Sky, etc.? Admiral came out best for me...
Thinking about it, what year Boxster were you looking at? I've got the 987 (2005-2012).
The 350z is a good shout, or alternatively has the 370z fallen into budget?
Last edited by dave87; 21-07-2013 at 02:08 PM.
It's a 2000, that might be why
Edit: or not, a 2007 2.7 comes in at 900
Last edited by finlay666; 21-07-2013 at 02:39 PM.
DC2 or DC5 Integra
Very low running costs for the performance
Is it really coming down to a slightly quick BMW?
Hate to say it, but the original list was a lot more interesting. I mean a Chimera is a head turning aspirational car, the sort of thing that makes you feel alive every second you are in it. From there to a 130i, seems like you went out for a vindaloo and came back with a bag of chips (hold the salt and vinegar)
I am not saying the BMW is a bad car, far from it and if you were using it every day then that would definitely be the tool for the job. But will people give you a big thumbs-up when they see you driving? Will just a blip of the throttle make you grin like a loon? If you turn up at a car show, will you get diverted out of the spectator car park and into the display area? I suspect not. There will be plenty of time for BMW ownership if you are fortunate enough to start a family.
If you do test drive something exotic like the Chimera, try to take the gf and make sure she gets a ride. It isn't like going from a hot hatch to a hotter hatch, some cars are just a totally different experience, and if she hasn't tried it she won't get it.
I suppose the key is in the name of the thread. Suggestions. not Recommendations. We've all been thinking about it too much, OP asks for suggestions, so we need to stop thinking about reliability, resale, cost of ownership and just suggest something silly.
And the Chimera is that car. crack on fella.
Apparently it is spelt Chimaera. Meh, who cares, I am off to YouTube to listen to V8 exhaust noises
Society's to blame,
Or possibly Atari.
if i had 7k right now, i'd buy a corrado and spend the change on a turbo as big as a dog.
or a B5 S4, cos they come with two turbos and an obscene fuel habit.
its probably as well i don't have 7k right now.
I know, but practicality has crept in, and it's hard to deny that a 4 seater coupe is less practical than a 2 seater sports car
I plan to, her current (and mine really) are more like warm hatch territory than hot hatch. Luckily there is a specialist about an hour away where I used to live (even if they are out of the price range it would be good to have a look)
DanceswithUnix (25-07-2013),kalniel (25-07-2013)
Subaru Legacy 3.0 R Spec?
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/review...on-2003/29559/
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...1501?logcode=p
They have the lovely flat 6 Subaru engine and 4wd, should be a lot of fun
You can get it in an estate if you really want practicality.
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