Much like many other people atm I'm trying to tighten my belt a bit for a storm thats coming in Feb when my northern rock fixed rate comes to an end.
After sending my wife out to work, getting smart price all round and generally behaving like a pauper the next thing on the list is my Focus ST.
Its technically a company car as I get £10k (before tax) a year to pay for it and I have a fuel card.
However I went from a standing start out of another company car scheme, no deposit etc and a 3yr pcp is still £450 a month and I reckon I could cut that in 3 easily.
Plus I do a lot of miles and frankly I think fords service intervals (12.5k) are a joke and aimed at raising money, my car feels just as tight after 42k in 18 months as it did when I got it. Its due a service and it really doesn't need it.
So.. I'm thinking of swapping to something I can have fun with but won't cost too much.. £5 to £6k maybe £7k at a push, it needs to be reliable as I do NEED my car but the high mileage is hidden in a 500 mile round trip maybe twice a month, most of the time its just a 50 mile round trip to the office.
So far I've been thinking things like an ST220 or ST170, maybe a Golf 1.8T or maybe even an alfa 156 (gulp! reliable??).
Could I get away with things like supras or GT4s? Would they take the stick or should I steer clear?
Suggestions please!!! I need something that will give me that final push to ditch the ST2 before the debt collectors do!
After sending my wife out to work, getting smart price all round and generally behaving like a pauper the next thing on the list is my Focus ST.
Its technically a company car as I get £10k (before tax) a year to pay for it and I have a fuel card.
However I went from a standing start out of another company car scheme, no deposit etc and a 3yr pcp is still £450 a month and I reckon I could cut that in 3 easily.
Plus I do a lot of miles and frankly I think fords service intervals (12.5k) are a joke and aimed at raising money, my car feels just as tight after 42k in 18 months as it did when I got it. Its due a service and it really doesn't need it.
So.. I'm thinking of swapping to something I can have fun with but won't cost too much.. £5 to £6k maybe £7k at a push, it needs to be reliable as I do NEED my car but the high mileage is hidden in a 500 mile round trip maybe twice a month, most of the time its just a 50 mile round trip to the office.
So far I've been thinking things like an ST220 or ST170, maybe a Golf 1.8T or maybe even an alfa 156 (gulp! reliable??).
Could I get away with things like supras or GT4s? Would they take the stick or should I steer clear?
Suggestions please!!! I need something that will give me that final push to ditch the ST2 before the debt collectors do!
......ST220 seems a good bet though![[TW]Fox](/data/man-of-honor/2009.png){kind=avatar}
