Hello
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 12:16 pm
Ok , time for my first post so I suppost a introduction is in order so pop the kettle on, grab a Hob-Nob and kick back.
I've been dipping my toe in the water here for a while and having found the temperature to my liking, I've decided to jump in. I'm looking to get an Avant as my next car but the jury is still out on the model. I'm a big fan of the S2 and RS2's but I don't think the other half will buy into one because of "Women's Car Law 1"
"Old cas are bad - a 2009 Kia is a better car than a 2004 Audi because it's newer. Old =bad, New = good"
and I already spend too much time maintaining my cars.
"You're not getting another banger are you?" (Womens Car Law 1 appendix 4).
So for now I'm considering a C5 S6 or RS6. Although I don't expecially need the room, I prefer a bigger car and having has an 80 avant before, I think an A4 body might be a bit small. I've had a read of the (excellent and brutally honest) buyer's guides and I was already under no illusion as to just how expensive these cars are to run and my fears seem to have been confirmed but I'm not especially put off. That said - I QUITE FANCY LPG (keeps head down and waits for flak to settle).
This isn't for for reasons of cost reduction, although there would be some benefit, It's more for reasons of countering "Women's Car Law 2"
"powerful cars are dangerous"
This is an argument that I have tried to counter on may occasions when I'm overtaking in my VW T4 as I valliantly unleash the full 68 galloping horses under the bonnet and attempt to pass some pensioner (with a hat on) in a Rover, who's doing 45 in a 60 but find I have to abort the manoeuver early because there's a car coming the other way - three quarters of a mile down the road.
"I wouldn't have had to do that if I was in an RS6" I tell her, as I relax the grip of my sphincter on drivers seat and she picks her false nails out of the seat bolsters.
LPG has the ability to neutralise Law 2 as it's green credentials can be used as a smokescreen and any concept of bhp, torque or performance is totally ignored as we waft along on an eco magic carpet ride (ok 350g/100kg isn't exactly green but that can be our little secret).
I'm already scanning the ads and wondering if higher priced, lower mileage cars are worth the extra money? Would something a bit cheaper leave a few grand in reserve for maintenance ( not that a few grand does much maintenance, but you get the idea). Are warranties worth the paper they're written on? I know the costs can be massive (a third of the purchase price in a year) but so are the rewards from what I've read. I'm up for it now - will that still be the case later?
So for now I'll continue to read up, be informed, amazed, inspired and doubtless shocked - but hopefully at the end of it I'll end up making the right decision for the right reasons. Better to do some homework now and buy wisely than look like a tit later.
If you're still here with me - thanks for your attention.
Rich.
I've been dipping my toe in the water here for a while and having found the temperature to my liking, I've decided to jump in. I'm looking to get an Avant as my next car but the jury is still out on the model. I'm a big fan of the S2 and RS2's but I don't think the other half will buy into one because of "Women's Car Law 1"
"Old cas are bad - a 2009 Kia is a better car than a 2004 Audi because it's newer. Old =bad, New = good"
and I already spend too much time maintaining my cars.
"You're not getting another banger are you?" (Womens Car Law 1 appendix 4).
So for now I'm considering a C5 S6 or RS6. Although I don't expecially need the room, I prefer a bigger car and having has an 80 avant before, I think an A4 body might be a bit small. I've had a read of the (excellent and brutally honest) buyer's guides and I was already under no illusion as to just how expensive these cars are to run and my fears seem to have been confirmed but I'm not especially put off. That said - I QUITE FANCY LPG (keeps head down and waits for flak to settle).
This isn't for for reasons of cost reduction, although there would be some benefit, It's more for reasons of countering "Women's Car Law 2"
"powerful cars are dangerous"
This is an argument that I have tried to counter on may occasions when I'm overtaking in my VW T4 as I valliantly unleash the full 68 galloping horses under the bonnet and attempt to pass some pensioner (with a hat on) in a Rover, who's doing 45 in a 60 but find I have to abort the manoeuver early because there's a car coming the other way - three quarters of a mile down the road.
"I wouldn't have had to do that if I was in an RS6" I tell her, as I relax the grip of my sphincter on drivers seat and she picks her false nails out of the seat bolsters.
LPG has the ability to neutralise Law 2 as it's green credentials can be used as a smokescreen and any concept of bhp, torque or performance is totally ignored as we waft along on an eco magic carpet ride (ok 350g/100kg isn't exactly green but that can be our little secret).
I'm already scanning the ads and wondering if higher priced, lower mileage cars are worth the extra money? Would something a bit cheaper leave a few grand in reserve for maintenance ( not that a few grand does much maintenance, but you get the idea). Are warranties worth the paper they're written on? I know the costs can be massive (a third of the purchase price in a year) but so are the rewards from what I've read. I'm up for it now - will that still be the case later?
So for now I'll continue to read up, be informed, amazed, inspired and doubtless shocked - but hopefully at the end of it I'll end up making the right decision for the right reasons. Better to do some homework now and buy wisely than look like a tit later.
If you're still here with me - thanks for your attention.
Rich.
