What car for £10k

Mowflow said:
Ah a sabbatical. I wish. A lunch break would be a bloody start for me. I just figured you had some kind of plan due to changing cars more often than I change my socks at the moment.

I do like the 6 series but see it more as a luxo barge/gt cruiser type of car rather than a hoon machine. Am I wrong?
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No you re right mate , the 6 is a great car in all respects but sunday morning country hooner isn,t one of its strong points
Shovelling reps out of the fast lane with supreme ease & comfort is where it likes to be :driving: but :driving: that said if you floor them in any gear then your arm,s will stretch :D they have epic torque in the V8
The sabatical is unplanned & between jobs , just enjoying it too much to chase anything permanent so been doing the odd day ,plus the odd car & set of wheel,s then before you know it ? 2 months have passed by very contentedly :thumbsup:
Need to get my head down now though so i can spend a few ££ on the Alfa :oops:
 
Awful wheels awful colour steering wheel on the wrong side probably handles like a water bed but....... There's something about these.....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-MUSTANG-2005-V6-LPG-MANUAL-/321444355867?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4ad7939f1b
 
How about a Porsche 996 911 ? I know some have had cylinder bore troubles but I think they look amazing for the money.
 
I love this.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201406104901037/sort/locasc/usedcars/postcode/g37pj/make/bmw/model/m5/radius/1500/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/price-to/11000/page/2?logcode=p
 
Mowflow said:
I love this.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201406104901037/sort/locasc/usedcars/postcode/g37pj/make/bmw/model/m5/radius/1500/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/price-to/11000/page/2?logcode=p
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so do I :thumbsup:
 
sw4nny said:
Mowflow said:
I love this.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201406104901037/sort/locasc/usedcars/postcode/g37pj/make/bmw/model/m5/radius/1500/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/price-to/11000/page/2?logcode=p
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so do I :thumbsup:
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Me too :thumbsup: it looks a nice example for the money and I wish I had the money to have a wide selection of toys in the garage it would be brilliant :D
 
Can't belive your thinking of buying an M3 to drive it 4 miles a day. That journey will surely ruin it after, a few years, if the passers buy at the station car park don't get there first.

Sell both cars, buy a reliable family hack to drive to the station. A little two ltr sports hatch for 3 to 4k would be ideal, plus fun enough knowing theres a little somthing tucked away for real driving pleasure and who cares, that much, when it gets a dink at Tesco, or the station.

Then put the remaining cash into a Sunday fun car. Could be your M3 or an Elise Caterthing, what ever, but by making the Weekend toy your more valued asset, should bring down the running cost overall. Because when the DD breaks, they all do, the cost of repair will be way less that fixing your beloved M3 / toy. :thumbsup:
 
:D the biggest problem with parking a car at the station where I live is the seagull crap due to being right on the river. The car park is full of BMWs, jags, Range rovers etc as well as an R8 and a fair few 911s. I doubt anyone would bat an eye lid at another e46 M3 (there's already a grey one that parks there nearly every day).

I'm not sure what you mean by sell both cars. At the moment we have a xsara picasso for family duties although we are looking to pick up another MPV over the next month (keeping the picasso). Then there's my 205 which I never plan to sell and my MX5 which may go one day but the novelty hasn't worn off yet. The idea is to add something with a bit more "occasion" to it to that list. If that occasion car ended up being an Elise or something then I guess the Mx5 would have to go. My worry is that I end up in the situation I had with my z4 ie family day out down the coast and can't take the special because it's only got 2 seats

It would be nice to use the good car to get to the station every day but if it was going to kill it I could easily use one of the other cars. Whatever I buy I want to make it as depreciation proof as possible. Running costs are sort of a concern (which is why I ain't touching anything made by Porsche) but have a good friend that runs his own garage and am capable of most jobs myself if need be ie changing a clutch, doing brakes, suspension all that sort of stuff. Even comfortable with a bit of welding so ideal for a snapped boot floor :rofl:
 
I'd recommend Audi TT coupe. Has 4 seats (rears are ok for kids but not much else though) plus decent boot. Go for the 3.2 and you'll get an amazing soundtrack, Quattro handling and a car that pulls like a train and looks :thumbsup: Go for the Stronic gearbox which is a work of art and cheaper tax post 2006 vs manual
 
Xiaxio said:
If I'm not mistaken an R35 NEESAN gtr has a back seat right? :poke: and for fun enjoy that launch control! :thumbsup:
Never mind a used one here in the states is around 65k :cry: a nice option though.
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And they are 35k in the UK so won't be on this list.

I'm a huge fan of the E46 M3 all day long especially in phoenix yellow! But I agree for 4 miles a day it's a waste! How about buy a M3 and get a bike as in push bike or a wee scooter to get yourself to the station. 2 miles is nothing really, although winter maybe an issue
 
horseofwar said:
I'd recommend Audi TT coupe. Has 4 seats (rears are ok for kids but not much else though) plus decent boot. Go for the 3.2 and you'll get an amazing soundtrack, Quattro handling and a car that pulls like a train and looks :thumbsup: Go for the Stronic gearbox which is a work of art and cheaper tax post 2006 vs manual
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Hard to argue with any of that + they do look well :)
downside is the lightweight image & numbers around + a good number in the classified,s hence plummeting value :wink: doesn't make them a bad car though :thumbsup:
 
Xiaxio meant one of these...

http://www.driftworks.com/blog/2011/02/build-feature-paul-cheshires-uk-nissan-v35-skyline/

Its an Infiniti in the us but in the UK they are sold as v35 skylines (not to be confused with the gtr which sometimes has skyline added to the name). They are rare as its not a UKDM car so all imports but I did actually look at one locally a few years back. I believe its the hr engine from the 350z and they are similar inside.
 
I'd go M3 every time. Was out in an E46 M3 SMG yesterday. Really nice car with loads of power. Felt nearly as willing as my zed. But not quite :wink:
 
Cycling to the station is right out most days. It rains about 300 days of the year here and with it being right on the coast that rain is usually going sideways. I am actually a keen cyclist but I'm fair weather only. The extra time cycling all the way up hill on the way home would also mean I don't see my kids at all during the week. As it is I only see them for about 30 minutes each evening.

A car is only wasted if it isn't used at all, isn't appreciated or isn't used as intended. Whatever I buy will suffer none of these.
 
You need an extended drive to appreciate the MLites steering, its a fast rack so can be a little disconcerting at first. The M Adaptive Suspension banishes any thoughts of skipping that the old 1 Series models would exhibit. The rear end can go a little light but thats at insane speeds. You can also configure the suspension and steering to how you want it in the iDrive and speccing the Michelin Pilot Super Sports over the Runflats makes a big difference. Only had mine a week but already finding it a fantastic alrounder.

Tim.
 
I did around 4k miles in an MLite with the sports auto, adaptive and the mpss as it was the company car at my old work. My 125d which I did 19k miles in had the servotronic steering which was very similar although it didn't have the quickening on turn to get used to.

When I first drove both cars I never really noticed the steering as different from anything else but over time I became more and more critical of both systems. Everyone seems to mention the weight when they talk about it and confuse weight for feel, but for me it was just the complete lack of feedback that really frustrated me. I liked the weight in sport mode at speed.

They are good cars and they perform very well on track I believe (never had the pleasure) but when pushed a bit on a bumpy UK B road things can get a bit hairy as the car doesn't hunker down, it seems to skip about and the steering gives you no faith that you could predict oversteer quick enough to correct. I think this is what Sutcliffe was getting at when he said he preferred the golf as the MLite got wooly at 8/10ths. On a smooth road it's unnoticeable.
 
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