OK, move to new car with inheritance question?
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:52 pm
Right guys, let's be realistic here.
Let's say I have been given £10k inheritance, the RS4 is in storage (had a detail, new alloys and is A1 condition on a 06 plate) and is paid off (>£20k) and I can get another £10k finance............................... (£40k then - I'll do the math for you!)
What car would I step to now? Also, I'll budget £2k per year for service/mods.
Before everybody says a GTR - as much as I need this car in my life - I don't need the bills or the massive trawl for the exact spec. I don't need a rear-seat, however, it is useful and I am happy to step to turbos. I'm not a Porsche man and would like to rule that out entirely (C4S maybe).
The R8 has the same engine and costs 2.5 times as much so - NO.
The RS6 to me is like buying a yacht - I may as well set light to cash whilst smoking crack through a golden flute. That said, am I nudging on normally aspirated V10 territory with a first gen Gallardo? (Anyone have any knowledge - apart from 'they catch fire?')
So, do I go Noble, F360 - heart says hell no! (wait for F430 to come into price range hmmmm - but not the bills) - pimped up Exige for fun? Save the money and get a GT86 or BRZ (are they really over hyped or is the Monkey correct?) Aston Martin V8 (again - bills!) Focus RS (soft spot for Ford)
C-Type Jag (Proteus) - go all out and remortage the house and put the wife back on the street...OMG, makes me go shivery 'Mufasa! (shivers) Oooh...say it again. Mufasa, Mufasa, Mufasa!'
Caterham, Lexus IS-F (
), North American muscle, Camaro, Mustang etc.
Interested in ideas - late night Sunday musings!
Let's say I have been given £10k inheritance, the RS4 is in storage (had a detail, new alloys and is A1 condition on a 06 plate) and is paid off (>£20k) and I can get another £10k finance............................... (£40k then - I'll do the math for you!)
What car would I step to now? Also, I'll budget £2k per year for service/mods.
Before everybody says a GTR - as much as I need this car in my life - I don't need the bills or the massive trawl for the exact spec. I don't need a rear-seat, however, it is useful and I am happy to step to turbos. I'm not a Porsche man and would like to rule that out entirely (C4S maybe).
The R8 has the same engine and costs 2.5 times as much so - NO.
The RS6 to me is like buying a yacht - I may as well set light to cash whilst smoking crack through a golden flute. That said, am I nudging on normally aspirated V10 territory with a first gen Gallardo? (Anyone have any knowledge - apart from 'they catch fire?')
So, do I go Noble, F360 - heart says hell no! (wait for F430 to come into price range hmmmm - but not the bills) - pimped up Exige for fun? Save the money and get a GT86 or BRZ (are they really over hyped or is the Monkey correct?) Aston Martin V8 (again - bills!) Focus RS (soft spot for Ford)
C-Type Jag (Proteus) - go all out and remortage the house and put the wife back on the street...OMG, makes me go shivery 'Mufasa! (shivers) Oooh...say it again. Mufasa, Mufasa, Mufasa!'
Caterham, Lexus IS-F (
), North American muscle, Camaro, Mustang etc.Interested in ideas - late night Sunday musings!
