End of my M ownership

[Raify]

Balls. My better half has decided that the M Coupe must go. I'm too tired of arguing.

I normally pick the cars, but this time the new parameters are too hard and she can choose one. She wants something:

As fast
Shorter bonnet
As good looking
Doesn't depreciate
Costs a pittance to service

Impossible I know, so I'm just going to sell the M, and do loads of track days in my Mazda to make up for it.

So, another Imola Coupe due on the market soon. Low miles, fake CSL's and Intravee'd up.

It's been an awesome car, and if it was just mine I'd keep it. Replacing it is going to be hard...

 

[Silverfox]

Thats harsh, I feel for you :thumbsdown:

 

[Stuart Truman]

I feel for you. Maybe a Cayman S would fit the bill?

 

[mmm-five]

I feel for you. Maybe a Cayman S would fit the bill?

Wouldn't fit the bottom two criteria surely?

And anything that fits the "doesn't depreciate" criteria will either be something exotic (i.e. expensive to run), or something at the bottom of it's depreciation curve (i.e. old and always breaks down).

 

[Herminator]

I feel for you. Maybe a Cayman S would fit the bill?

Wouldn't fit the bottom three criteria surely?

Fixed :wink:

 

[Swiftly]

That's a bummer Raify :thumbsdown:

 

[Stuart Truman]

I feel for you. Maybe a Cayman S would fit the bill?

Wouldn't fit the bottom two criteria surely?

Buy an earlier one that's taken the biggest hot on depreciation. Won't cost more than an M on maintenance surely?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

 

[aquazi]

An easier solution would be replace the other half :fuelfire:

But more seriously its a sad time... But i'd make up for it by constantly reminder her about the sacrifice you made... Whenever she wants new shoes/ bags etc :evil:


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[Raify]

I quite like the Caymans, a friend has a lovely R version.

The normal Cayman S is slower isn't it? New one looks awesome. I'm going to step back from this next choice until she realises that the M was the perfect car.

 

[StevenH72]

I do love a low mileage Imola....but I hope some of you ///MC owners decide to wait until the summer to sell your P&J's....purely for my sake :wink:

How about an Audi S3?

 

[spareone3]

Why is it that so many partners seem to dictate the cars that you all own? It seems strange to me how so many capitulate to their spouses on such matters.

I decide the cars and she can decide curtains, carpets, ironing board covers and what we are having for tea. Man-up for God's sake!

 

[srhutch]

Hope your joining us at the end of April before you get rid oke:

 

[si-forks]

Why is it that so many partners seem to dictate the cars that you all own? It seems strange to me how so many capitulate to their spouses on such matters.

I decide the cars and she can decide curtains, carpets, ironing board covers and what we are having for tea. Man-up for God's sake!

+1 my wife has never told me what car i should have and never would but our finances have always been separate ,we both work full time and spend our money on what we want, its worked for 25 years now:grin:

Si-forks is tapatalking

 

[Raify]

Hope your joining us at the end of April before you get rid oke:

I might well do that now. Could be the last road trip I get to take.

 

[dario]

GT86?

 

[Raify]

She's perfectly entitled to have input into the car decisions. Its half her money too.

To be honest, she has a point. It doesn't get used enough really. Since we've had it, it's only done 17k miles (in about 4 years).

GT86 is a great call. I'm currently trying to figure out a way of getting that for my company car. Not sure that will come off though.

 

[srhutch]

Hope your joining us at the end of April before you get rid oke:

I might well do that now. Could be the last road trip I get to take.

What more incentive do you need.

 

[tombar]

ttrs

m3 e92 which is going cheap now, and its not gonna be long to be even cheaper than my ruby z4m ...



but I would still keep the M if that was an option ... pay off your GF at current market value

 

[spareone3]

To be honest, she has a point. It doesn't get used enough really. Since we've had it, it's only done 17k miles (in about 4 years).

Ah-ha... There you go! So it wasn't just her then as the original post would suggest....

 

[Raify]

To be honest, she has a point. It doesn't get used enough really. Since we've had it, it's only done 17k miles (in about 4 years).

Ah-ha... There you go! So it wasn't just her then as the original post would suggest....

I said she has a point, not that she's right. :wink: I'd keep it if it was all mine, even if I was doing 100 miles a year