Reply to: Depreciation resistant contractor's cars?

[bobspud]

I don't have a problem with it. Makes sense around town... PDK is better than Tiptronic though if you can get one of the later models. Ok it may be slightly less fun around the twisty bits, but I would probably go for an auto too

Had a DGS box on an Audi TT its actually MORE fun than the manual in twists because you can set the gears up faster. However my DSG box broke and it virtually wrote the car off (5k gearbox bill on a car that was worth 8k tops)... Thats why I ended up with the family cast off 95 estate. So double clutch boxes are good just keep a good warranty on them...

[beaker]

It is wrong to get the Automatic?

I don't have a problem with it. Makes sense around town... PDK is better than Tiptronic though if you can get one of the later models. Ok it may be slightly less fun around the twisty bits, but I would probably go for an auto too

[bobspud]

Maybe the boy racers with their modified shopping trollies aren't so wrong after all, just a bit unfocussed.

Get a decent sized common car and chuck in a supercharged V8. Avoids the jealous cretins at work, and gives you a proper sleeper on the road.

A shortcut would be to get an old Audi S8 or similar. You could then treat your daily commute like a scene out of Ronin.

Agreed V8's are just great. We have a V8 Discovery 3 for the current family car. Cars that size really should not move so fast. For a real hoot try a Supercharged Range Rover! Not forgetting that there are loads of VW Phaetons knocking around with silly sized engines in them. There's one on autotrader at the moment with a 6ltr W12 engine in it

[PAH]

The lucky few are singled out for owning enjoyable flash cars over mediocre family saloons and retribution can be regularly dished out for owning the best car in the car park.

Maybe the boy racers with their modified shopping trollies aren't so wrong after all, just a bit unfocussed.

Get a decent sized common car and chuck in a supercharged V8. Avoids the jealous cretins at work, and gives you a proper sleeper on the road.

A shortcut would be to get an old Audi S8 or similar. You could then treat your daily commute like a scene out of Ronin.

[bobspud]

What ever happened to buying a car because it was fun? Current car does less than 15mpg, has a slightly cheap feeling interior, growls, spits, mishandles, accelerates like a rocket and is fantastic fun. Expensive to insure and has worse emissions than most top end Range Rovers. Best car I've ever had.

Plenty of time to own a Honda or a dull diesel when you are retired.

In the new puritanical "we're all in it together" world. The lucky few are singled out for owning enjoyable flash cars over mediocre family saloons and retribution can be regularly dished out for owning the best car in the car park.
I joined a company in 2009. When I joined there were several very expensive car in the car park. Ferrari, Porches, AMG mercs and so on. within a month or two they had all disappeared. Some of the guys were admittedly past their usefulness, however I would bet that when the order went out to reduce head count it didn't help to have an Audi R8 build options & price list on your desk...

I have opted to replace my poor old Saab with a late model 5.5 liter SL500. Its not as in your face as the AMG, gives good ride quality and cruising speed, and with a private plate can look worth anything from £10 to £40k.
Really fancied a DB9 but having to park it round the corner, or drive a golf for a daily driver is a waste of time...

[portseven]

What ever happened to buying a car because it was fun? Current car does less than 15mpg, has a slightly cheap feeling interior, growls, spits, mishandles, accelerates like a rocket and is fantastic fun. Expensive to insure and has worse emissions than most top end Range Rovers. Best car I've ever had.

Plenty of time to own a Honda or a dull diesel when you are retired.

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[ChimpMaster]

Argh... the more i watch 997 videos the more I want one

I went through this phase a while back... and now this thread is making me go through it again!

As I see it, a decent 997, 4 years old, will cost between £30k - £35k.

It is wrong to get the Automatic?

[beaker]

Argh... the more i watch 997 videos the more I want one

[Alf W]

What ever happened to buying a car because it was fun? Current car does less than 15mpg, has a slightly cheap feeling interior, growls, spits, mishandles, accelerates like a rocket and is fantastic fun. Expensive to insure and has worse emissions than most top end Range Rovers. Best car I've ever had.

Plenty of time to own a Honda or a dull diesel when you are retired.

[PAH]

Doom ahead for 993 residuals

Apparently from next year there will be more biofuel mixed into the petrol and anything from grade E10 (10% bio) and above is not compatible with some older engines, including the legendary 993.

As soon as my new number plates are ready I'm going gas guzzling while I still can: "V8 FKR".


Edit: Looks like a cunning plan by BMW to rid the roads of Mondeos once and for all.

http://www.flexfuelkit.com.au/articl...E10/Page1.html

[darmstadt]

One of the advantages of working in Europe is that people don't think you are a ****** if you turn up for work in a decent German saloon or estate car.

There was even a de lorean in the car park occasionally.

When I worked at Porsche I used to park the AMG in the carpark and it was one of the more 'lower' class of cars there

[Stella]

I'd suggest a Honda - very reliable and hold their price.

[Sysman]

Stick an old number plate on and they'll think it's a 'banger' from 20 years ago as 'they all look the same'. ["honest I only paid 7 grand for it. no it's not aircooled, they still cost 27 grand "]

That's the approach the gf's landlord used in the 1980s. He stuck an old plate on a Citroen CX so that his tenants would think he was driving something old. It worked.

[PAH]

C4S has same 4x4 system as the Turbo, just no Turbo.

Could be the perfect contractor's car. Half the price of the Turbo but will probably still hold it's value quite well, and can still ensure you get to the client site when it snows.

Stick an old number plate on and they'll think it's a 'banger' from 20 years ago as 'they all look the same'. ["honest I only paid 7 grand for it. no it's not aircooled, they still cost 27 grand "]

If you're at a sensitive client and don't want to appear too flash you can get it wrapped to look like a Beetle.

[gingerjedi]

C4S has same 4x4 system as the Turbo, just no Turbo.

He's known in the neighbourhood as 'That tit with the Porsche'.