Car Buying Time
Sep 15th 2008, 5:33 pm
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Re: Car Buying Time
Its either;
Fast, sporty coupe ish. Preferably minimum V6 such as 350Z / Z4 coupe.
or
Big 4x4, preferably V8. Kind of capable off road. i.e patrol / pathfinder
Any car must be able to sell after easily, so i guess really that restricts me to Jap.
What about them CSV8 things? I know its yankee but they're M3 rivalling. Not sure i'd insure one tho.
With a beemer do you need to get it serviced at main dealer to keep the warranty? I'd have a Z4 tomorrow if i saw one cheap enough.
Sep 15th 2008, 5:38 pm
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Re: Car Buying Time
Right, two options really.
Its either;
Fast, sporty coupe ish. Preferably minimum V6 such as 350Z / Z4 coupe.
or
Big 4x4, preferably V8. Kind of capable off road. i.e patrol / pathfinder
Any car must be able to sell after easily, so i guess really that restricts me to Jap.
What about them CSV8 things? I know its yankee but they're M3 rivalling. Not sure i'd insure one tho.
With a beemer do you need to get it serviced at main dealer to keep the warranty? I'd have a Z4 tomorrow if i saw one cheap enough.
Its either;
Fast, sporty coupe ish. Preferably minimum V6 such as 350Z / Z4 coupe.
or
Big 4x4, preferably V8. Kind of capable off road. i.e patrol / pathfinder
Any car must be able to sell after easily, so i guess really that restricts me to Jap.
What about them CSV8 things? I know its yankee but they're M3 rivalling. Not sure i'd insure one tho.
With a beemer do you need to get it serviced at main dealer to keep the warranty? I'd have a Z4 tomorrow if i saw one cheap enough.
Sep 16th 2008, 4:14 am
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Re: Car Buying Time
i dont really like the X6. (what i have seen of it)
anyway, i dont have any taste i drive an Epica...
anyway, i dont have any taste i drive an Epica...
Sep 16th 2008, 6:54 am
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Re: Car Buying Time
you could always buy Bangleman's VW pimp mobile 4x4!
Sep 16th 2008, 8:26 am
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Re: Car Buying Time
Whenever I'm asked to give advice on which car to buy it looks like this, I've tried to arrange them in order of price.
Sports car:
Hairdresser: MX5, S2000, Mustang, 911*, SL
Hardcore: Caterham/Westfield/Tiger, Elise, TVR**, Corvette
Hatch:
Mundane: Civic, Focus, Golf, 1-Series
Hot: Swift, Civic Type-R, Alfa Romeo GTA, RS3
Sedan:
Cheap: Mondeo, Camry, Accord, C6, CTS
Expensive: RS4/6, Phaeton, CLS, S-Class
Ridiculous: Arnage, Phantom
SUV/4x4:
Cheap: Panda
Less cheap: Vitara, CR-V
A lot less cheap: Traverse, XC90, Touareg, Range Rover, ML
For offroad: Jimny, Landcruiser, Defender, Blazer
*Nissan GTR may be an equal contender when proven.
** TVR are no longer in business so I may have to switch to Weissman
Good grief, I'm not very patriotic!
For some bizzare reason I like the SSR as well but don't know how to class it.
Sports car:
Hairdresser: MX5, S2000, Mustang, 911*, SL
Hardcore: Caterham/Westfield/Tiger, Elise, TVR**, Corvette
Hatch:
Mundane: Civic, Focus, Golf, 1-Series
Hot: Swift, Civic Type-R, Alfa Romeo GTA, RS3
Sedan:
Cheap: Mondeo, Camry, Accord, C6, CTS
Expensive: RS4/6, Phaeton, CLS, S-Class
Ridiculous: Arnage, Phantom
SUV/4x4:
Cheap: Panda
Less cheap: Vitara, CR-V
A lot less cheap: Traverse, XC90, Touareg, Range Rover, ML
For offroad: Jimny, Landcruiser, Defender, Blazer
*Nissan GTR may be an equal contender when proven.
** TVR are no longer in business so I may have to switch to Weissman
Good grief, I'm not very patriotic!
For some bizzare reason I like the SSR as well but don't know how to class it.
Sep 16th 2008, 2:45 pm
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Re: Car Buying Time
Whenever I'm asked to give advice on which car to buy it looks like this, I've tried to arrange them in order of price.
Sports car:
Hairdresser: MX5, S2000, Mustang, 911*, SL
Hardcore: Caterham/Westfield/Tiger, Elise, TVR**, Corvette
Hatch:
Mundane: Civic, Focus, Golf, 1-Series
Hot: Swift, Civic Type-R, Alfa Romeo GTA, RS3
Sedan:
Cheap: Mondeo, Camry, Accord, C6, CTS
Expensive: RS4/6, Phaeton, CLS, S-Class
Ridiculous: Arnage, Phantom
SUV/4x4:
Cheap: Panda
Less cheap: Vitara, CR-V
A lot less cheap: Traverse, XC90, Touareg, Range Rover, ML
For offroad: Jimny, Landcruiser, Defender, Blazer
*Nissan GTR may be an equal contender when proven.
** TVR are no longer in business so I may have to switch to Weissman
Good grief, I'm not very patriotic! For some bizzare reason I like the SSR as well but don't know how to class it.
Sports car:
Hairdresser: MX5, S2000, Mustang, 911*, SL
Hardcore: Caterham/Westfield/Tiger, Elise, TVR**, Corvette
Hatch:
Mundane: Civic, Focus, Golf, 1-Series
Hot: Swift, Civic Type-R, Alfa Romeo GTA, RS3
Sedan:
Cheap: Mondeo, Camry, Accord, C6, CTS
Expensive: RS4/6, Phaeton, CLS, S-Class
Ridiculous: Arnage, Phantom
SUV/4x4:
Cheap: Panda
Less cheap: Vitara, CR-V
A lot less cheap: Traverse, XC90, Touareg, Range Rover, ML
For offroad: Jimny, Landcruiser, Defender, Blazer
*Nissan GTR may be an equal contender when proven.
** TVR are no longer in business so I may have to switch to Weissman
Good grief, I'm not very patriotic!
For some bizzare reason I like the SSR as well but don't know how to class it.
Sep 16th 2008, 5:10 pm
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Re: Car Buying Time
They don't just have to be hairdresser / hardcore.
For a start, the S2000 is not and never will be a hairdressers car. The 911 is testosterone on wheels (i don't know if there's a more manly sports car you can buy). Understated class!!!
Where's the R8? Elise is hairdresser....exige is a real car.
Anyways, i could go on and on and on. I agree tho, if you're comparing a basic golf / focus with a type R.... well, there's no comparison.
My old focus would have eaten every hot hatch on the road, and then some. Mundane was one thing it wasn't
Sep 16th 2008, 5:41 pm
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Re: Car Buying Time
saw a pontiac solstice today for the first time...very cool (someone is bound to tell me it's shite, but i think it looks good...!)...
MM, xx
MM, xx
Sep 16th 2008, 6:21 pm
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Re: Car Buying Time
saw a pontiac solstice today for the first time...very cool (someone is bound to tell me it's shite, but i think it looks good...!)...
http://eminyc.files.wordpress.com/20...c_solstice.jpg
MM, xx
http://eminyc.files.wordpress.com/20...c_solstice.jpg
MM, xx
Sep 16th 2008, 6:22 pm
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Re: Car Buying Time
saw a pontiac solstice today for the first time...very cool (someone is bound to tell me it's shite, but i think it looks good...!)...
http://eminyc.files.wordpress.com/20...c_solstice.jpg
MM, xx
http://eminyc.files.wordpress.com/20...c_solstice.jpg
MM, xx