Thoughts On A Second Car

[malbon]

The poll got me thinking. In my ever changing mind on cars and what to have/not have the idea of having a perma-mobile that is comfy, reliable and nice to drive whilst i buy/sell and swop my elises is sounding like a good idea !

 

Really just a thought crossing my mind but what do people make of the 5 series ?

 

Its a lot of car for the money - not really looked into engines yet. i wouldnt want a v8 m5 or anything like that. just something brisk but economical.

 

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/45267.htm

 

Any thoughts ?

[GCCK]

Awfully big body for 2L engne to pull around. Find a 523i of similar age: 2.5L but less revs required = similar economy.

 

Nice car the last 5 series.

[daves2111s]

Yep nothing wrong with 5 series BM's.

Been running a 528 Schnitzer for 5 years now and it's the perfect complement to the Liz. Yet to find anything better at anything like reasonable money.

Yes the 2ltr is a bit under powered but it has the smoothest staight 6 ever so reving is no problem.

The other plus point if it's a bit under powered it will make the Elise feel even better

 

Verdict on 5 series XXXXX

[JohnnyM]

M3 CSL is beckoning me..... not as a second car though.... as an only car..... any thoughts aside from get some different tyres for wet roads ?

[Mark H]

Bored of your Exige already?

[JohnnyM]

not at all, i havent driven it nearly enough which is part of the problem..... I simply dont drive it enough when my RS is in the way on the drive.... LOL. Plus i could do with saving some money by only having 1 car. Maybe i just chop the focus and see how i get on with no boot space for a month or so!

 

Having said that, i really like having the exige and the RS, great combination.

 

Not suer what I'll do.... making myself shift the focus out of the way and use the lotus at least twice a week at the moment, although pootling to work wasnt what i bought it for......

 

Johnny M

[gramps]

Having had similar thoughts Jon I took the plunge and got myself an IS200 auto full of toys as a winter car.

 

Sat-nav, heated electric leather seats, cruise,climate, e/s/r, e/w, etc etc

 

not very quick but complements the elise nicely

[malbon]

gramps

 

long time no see mate

 

come down to the notts run end of the month

 

i think big comfy car is the way to go and beemers look great value

[Steve J]

Big comfy cars are boring

 

Get something that won't depreciate Jon, 'cause you know you're going to be selling it again in a couple of months

[malbon]

but they only cost 5 grand. new 111r and exige owners lose that much money as soon as they've driven off the forecourt !!

[gramps]

Advantage of lexus over Bm is that all kit is standard! none of the above an extra.

 

Unfortunately busy for notts run but will make a concerted effort to get to cheshire or staffs run.

 

Nice wheels by the way dude!

[malbon]

[malbon]

Johnny,

 

http://forums.seloc.org/viewthread.php?tid=58439

 

someone on seloc is offering thier CSL at trade if your interested

[Tango190]

The poll got me thinking.

Any thoughts ?

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Jonno, me and you had this very conversation point a while back.

 

I too looked at Beemers and although there seem plenty out there all shapes and sizes, the've all been to the moon and back twice or clocked.

 

One reason I've taken the EVO route is an endless amount of upgrade mods are possible if done right for a truly stunning car.

 

Checkout the Norris Design cars, absolutely stunning.

 

Msr Le Kidd helped me make one new rule, that is, TAX and Insurance, servicing etc. on two cars, really does add up.

 

You can (could - Mellon Farmer Blair) buy an aweful lot of fuel and odds n ends for the cost of running two cars.

 

So before you leap into never never land, have a look at a good VII or VIII

 

I just went out in a new IX 350 - beyond belief - stunning.

 

If your not in company car La La Land and trying to make the pennies work, I think single car, constant mods upgrades is the way to go.

 

My new banger will have already a bunch of Group N parts fitted, and more to come, so I'm building a strong car, while maintenance is mostly done via upgrades.

 

Just a thought bud.

[Steve J]

There's a few pages on Evos in a recent AutoExpress magasine. Early IV and Vs down to £4k.

 

I think servicing every 4.5k is going to be a bit expensive though.