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So, it looks like my Type-R is going to bite the dust.
I've loved that car. Been great to drive, cost hardly anything to service and maintain, been really reliable and it's carried two bikes, the bird, me, my tent and a shitload of equipment in the back when I've folded the seats down.
So, how do I follow that?
I'm not sure on budget (which makes things difficult) - definitely sub 10k though. I'd rather buy something (definitely not new) than lease (unless there's a compelling case to be made, but I doubt it - I spent £13.5k on the Type-R and in terms of owning it it's worked out about a grand a year).
What I need is:
1) Reliability.
2) The ability to carry shit.
3) Comfort (I will be commuting long distances)
4) Reasonably low running costs.
5) Reliability.
What I'd like is:
1) A bit of pep, responsive steering, fun.
2) Not a ford, vauxhaull, anything French or Italian.
3) Sub 8-second 0-60, I guess. Or in that area.
You guys know way more about cars than I do. I can drive 'em, I can pay for other people to maintain 'em, they get me from A to B (and it used to be a pleasurable experience until uk.gov fucked our roads with cameras everwhere - especially around Nottingham where it's average speed even in the countryside) - so HELP!
Why do my cars always break near xmas, when I'm out of a job?
And yes, I know there are other threads called this.
I've loved that car. Been great to drive, cost hardly anything to service and maintain, been really reliable and it's carried two bikes, the bird, me, my tent and a shitload of equipment in the back when I've folded the seats down.
So, how do I follow that?
I'm not sure on budget (which makes things difficult) - definitely sub 10k though. I'd rather buy something (definitely not new) than lease (unless there's a compelling case to be made, but I doubt it - I spent £13.5k on the Type-R and in terms of owning it it's worked out about a grand a year).
What I need is:
1) Reliability.
2) The ability to carry shit.
3) Comfort (I will be commuting long distances)
4) Reasonably low running costs.
5) Reliability.
What I'd like is:
1) A bit of pep, responsive steering, fun.
2) Not a ford, vauxhaull, anything French or Italian.
3) Sub 8-second 0-60, I guess. Or in that area.
You guys know way more about cars than I do. I can drive 'em, I can pay for other people to maintain 'em, they get me from A to B (and it used to be a pleasurable experience until uk.gov fucked our roads with cameras everwhere - especially around Nottingham where it's average speed even in the countryside) - so HELP!
Why do my cars always break near xmas, when I'm out of a job?
And yes, I know there are other threads called this.