definitely buy the sheddest shed possible G
if your shed is even half way decent, your fun car sits and rots
for 20-30 miles a week I'd buy stout shoes
Focus ST170
Citroen Xsara.
Mine was 30k, 3 yrs old, 2 owners, a few scratches ( the last owner was very old and they are all parking dings) and cost 2.7k
It will not depreciate. Scraping the mudflaps on every corner makes me laugh. It does 50mpg (OK 45. OK 38.).
You can a Xsara VTS if you want to go quickly for 1500 quid. 167bhp, no depreciation to talk of (how much can a 1500 quid car drop) Peugot 306 gti-6 chassis. I kept up with (in fact overtook a couple) of WRXs at KH in one until smoke poured from the brakes. hitting stuiff doesn't matter, dings just give it character.
To quote one of the folk on here "never underestimate the fun you can have in a disposable car."
Mine was 30k, 3 yrs old, 2 owners, a few scratches ( the last owner was very old and they are all parking dings) and cost 2.7k
It will not depreciate. Scraping the mudflaps on every corner makes me laugh. It does 50mpg (OK 45. OK 38.).
You can a Xsara VTS if you want to go quickly for 1500 quid. 167bhp, no depreciation to talk of (how much can a 1500 quid car drop) Peugot 306 gti-6 chassis. I kept up with (in fact overtook a couple) of WRXs at KH in one until smoke poured from the brakes. hitting stuiff doesn't matter, dings just give it character.
To quote one of the folk on here "never underestimate the fun you can have in a disposable car."
'99 - '03 Titanium S1 111S.
'03 - '10 Starlight Black S2 111S
'11 - '17 S2 135R
'17 - '19 S2 Exige S+
'23 - ?? Evora
'03 - '10 Starlight Black S2 111S
'11 - '17 S2 135R
'17 - '19 S2 Exige S+
'23 - ?? Evora
Get you lot! 
Something not taken into account here is the fact that Gareth, like me, has more than just ourselves & other half to think of - on that basis, it is nice to have something decent to tool about in when you need to take bairns about too, which happens a lot with parenthood
Something not taken into account here is the fact that Gareth, like me, has more than just ourselves & other half to think of - on that basis, it is nice to have something decent to tool about in when you need to take bairns about too, which happens a lot with parenthood
Ross
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1972 Alfaholics Giulia Super
2000 Elise S1 Sport 160
2004 Bentley Conti GT
2017 Schkoda Yeti
2x Hairy GRs (not Toyota)
Now browsing the tech pages
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1972 Alfaholics Giulia Super
2000 Elise S1 Sport 160
2004 Bentley Conti GT
2017 Schkoda Yeti
2x Hairy GRs (not Toyota)
Now browsing the tech pages
He`s already hit middle-age, hes got a new Volvo estate for thatrossybee wrote:Get you lot!
Something not taken into account here is the fact that Gareth, like me, has more than just ourselves & other half to think of - on that basis, it is nice to have something decent to tool about in when you need to take bairns about too, which happens a lot with parenthood
Millie (2 1/2) loves the Elise. If we got somethign better she'd start to prefer the quiet fast car over the noisy fast car (aka the baby car as she calls it. "dadddy can we take the baby car. Daddy go fast.")
This would not do so buy having a sh*t second car I am actually educating her about the wonders of Lotus ownership.
Pete
This would not do so buy having a sh*t second car I am actually educating her about the wonders of Lotus ownership.
Pete
'99 - '03 Titanium S1 111S.
'03 - '10 Starlight Black S2 111S
'11 - '17 S2 135R
'17 - '19 S2 Exige S+
'23 - ?? Evora
'03 - '10 Starlight Black S2 111S
'11 - '17 S2 135R
'17 - '19 S2 Exige S+
'23 - ?? Evora
Loving your take on educationpete wrote:Millie (2 1/2) loves the Elise. If we got somethign better she'd start to prefer the quiet fast car over the noisy fast car (aka the baby car as she calls it. "dadddy can we take the baby car. Daddy go fast.")
This would not do so buy having a sh*t second car I am actually educating her about the wonders of Lotus ownership.
Pete
...keep it up-
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Yep agree with both pointsjj wrote:He`s already hit middle-age, hes got a new Volvo estate for thatrossybee wrote:Get you lot!
Something not taken into account here is the fact that Gareth, like me, has more than just ourselves & other half to think of - on that basis, it is nice to have something decent to tool about in when you need to take bairns about too, which happens a lot with parenthood
But buying a hot hatch makes little sense where as a diesel snotter does
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