The £20k challenge.......a new car for Uncle Ron

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:06 pm

Not strictly true, I've seen a few belters sub 30k recently. backside has fallen out of the market a bit such that I've even seen an e92 on for £48k (2.5k miles only)

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:07 pm

Actually, I don't think an M3 is a good idea at all....

Digital · Post by **Digital** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:27 pm

968 Club Sport? Assuming you could find a decent one, not many about.

This one: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/422369.htm looks nice, good number plate too (although that might raise the price to 20K

).

Or in yellow: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/462876.htm

Lazydonkey · Post by **Lazydonkey** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:54 pm

Thinking laterally .........If i had £20k i'd buy 2 cars - one shopping trolly and one fun thing.

How often will uncle ron want to have max fun AND need 4 seats in the same journey? Might be totatlly wrong but IMHO the two car approach would suit most people better than the one "compromise" car. This especially works if he good with a spanner.

So now that the practicality is out of the way i'd say;
- Elise
- Caterham
- Cerbie
- Tamora

EDIT : Just reread the post and it's clear i'm an idiot.

I'd still say buy a trevor though. Tamoras are silly silly silly cheap at the moment

meatball · Post by **meatball** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:57 pm

I'd poss buy an evo or scoobie.....

My mate is selling his GTI (230bhp edition).......

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:28 am

meatball wrote:I'd poss buy an evo or scoobie.....

My mate is selling his GTI (230bhp edition).......

Yup - he bought a Scooby for my aunt, so has been there, and despite all the great stuff about the Evo, doesn't fancy one much.

M3 chat continues though...........

Oh, and also, i think the 2 car option is out of the window, as my aunt will go nuts if he gets rid of the corrado and replaces it with 2 cars!

Given he has another 2 already, not too mention 2 motorbikes and her car!

roadboy · Post by **roadboy** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:26 pm

Watching this thread with interest ot see if any decent options come up. I'm currently leaning towards the Masa 3200 GT personally.

Dan@JPS

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:42 pm

Masaratti I have always had a soft spot for
Bentley ?
Lexus soarer active suspension

+lots of change
Vauxhall Monaro ?

elise82 · Post by **elise82** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:56 am

I would go for a Masseratti 3200/4200, TVR Cerbera, or Jaguar XKR. I don't know if it is possible to get a Ferrari 456 for the kind of money, possibly high twenties, but worth considering.

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:24 am

I would be concerned about the residuals on a Maser... I have heard it said that the residuals drop when the warrantees run out... due to the car being unrelaible (or at least repution) and expensive to fix?... IMHO

jj · Post by jj » Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:32 am

Dominic wrote:I would be concerned about the residuals on a Maser... I have heard it said that the residuals drop when the warrantees run out... due to the car being unrelaible (or at least repution) and expensive to fix?... IMHO

Any maserati at £20k or under is going to have lost most of its money though.

Its where my £ would be going, Grigio with red leather for me!

roadboy · Post by **roadboy** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:00 pm

jj wrote:
Dominic wrote:I would be concerned about the residuals on a Maser... I have heard it said that the residuals drop when the warrantees run out... due to the car being unrelaible (or at least repution) and expensive to fix?... IMHO
Any maserati at £20k or under is going to have lost most of its money though.

Its where my £ would be going, Grigio with red leather for me!

What he said!

Silver with black leather for me! Room for the kids in the back.

God I'm getting old!

Dan@JPS

philthy · Post by **philthy** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:29 pm

maserati 3200... TALK TO ME

for the uneducated> http://youtube.com/watch?v=fE01Ehw25bQ

gambler · Post by **gambler** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:26 pm

I have an e46 M3 as my every day car. Its one of the best cars i have ever owned. Its happy enough to cruise along and munch up miles in comfort. Or if your in the mood, you can just take it to the twistys and spank it like the bitch it is! A real car for any occasionI

If he does go for one its probably best to have it checked out by someone who knows BMW's. Or pay the extra and get it from a dealer. M3's can be expensive to fix.

The only downside is the brakes which are not up to any track use or really hard road use. This can be helped with better pads and fluid though.

Scott

Wallsy · Post by **Wallsy** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:00 am

Tell your Uncle Ron to forget the Lotus Carlton.

My other half had one, great cars and a real event to drive, M3/5s don’t come close in comparison. However parts are a complete nightmare with most parts having to be custom made now, being mechanically talented isn’t much help if you can’t get the parts. That's the only real reason he got rid of the car.

Not that I can complain, he sold it and I got my Exige.

Wallsy

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