'New' car advice

carvegio · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:17

[TW]Fox;16683757 said:
I bought a 4 year old BMW. I am very proud of it. You could buy 5 of them for 50k.

Your budget is just pointless.

Which BMW was it?

If I am really honest part of my decision to have a large budget was that I know a few people who have 3 series bmws (on finance or even just borrow their dads etc), and I kind of wanted to get something different or a little more fancy.

I know how it sounds I am not an idiot but I really don't know how else to say what I want.

[TW]Fox · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:18

A 5 Series.

Gaygle · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:19

carvegio said:
I really don't know what I want but I have some more ideas now. Maybe I should have just posted if you personally have 20-50k what would you buy?

£20k-50k?! You realise that covers everything from a 320d to a Nissan GT-R right?

We could spend all day listing car's that would be good for us, but it wouldn't help you, because you don't know what you want!

carvegio · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:19

Witor said:
Repeat after me, in a rhythmical and harmonious fashion.

Go test drive those cars.
Go test drive those cars.
Go test drive those cars.

I plan to but I was just responding to the other guys!

carvegio · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:21

Interesting timing I just got an email from terry brown saying:

BMW Automobile Award Programme
Your Email Address Has Won You A Car and a cash prize of 750,000GBP

Maybe I won't need to buy a new car after all!

Kill_Phil · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:21

absolute crazy thread, guy asking to be specd a new car when his happy with a car ranging from 10k to 50k lol. surely OP you should just browse the net ie auotrader and pistonheads and just see what you like, then come back with a more narrow list and these wonderful guys will point you in the right direction....

but if i had your budget id buy 1 of these bad boys

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1145935.htm

Gaygle · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:22

carvegio said:
Which BMW was it?

If I am really honest part of my decision to have a large budget was that I know a few people who have 3 series bmws (on finance or even just borrow their dads etc), and I kind of wanted to get something different or a little more fancy.

I know how it sounds I am not an idiot but I really don't know how else to say what I want.

You don't need £50k to get something more fancy than a 3-Series. Your friend's could have 318d's for all you know and you'd need to spend about £8k to get something more "fancy" than that.

What do you mean by "fancy" by the way? Quicker? More expensive? Better badge? More hardcore? More shiny? Better looking?

sigma · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:26

A Ford Focus will be a nice upgrade from an Astra!

Or you could get this: http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1714436.htm

Gaygle · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:28

sigma said:
A Ford Focus will be a nice upgrade from an Astra!

Pfft a Ford Focus is no way more fancy than a 3-Series. A 3 Series would definitely win in a fight.

sigma said:
Or you could get this: http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1714436.htm

This is exactly what i was saying - we could list car's that we would want until the cows come home but 99.99999% of these won't be even nearly relevant to the OP...

...unless the OP does actually want a 8.3 litre Dodge Viper.

carvegio · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:29

Gaygle said:
You don't need £50k to get something more fancy than a 3-Series. Your friend's could have 318d's for all you know and you'd need to spend about £8k to get something more "fancy" than that.

What do you mean by "fancy" by the way? Quicker? More expensive? Better badge? More hardcore? More shiny? Better looking?

I fully intend to do some test driving and browsing of show rooms and the net but just to reply to this.

Something that looks better, possibly better badge/make, quicker and more expensive.

GravyMonster · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:29

Gaygle said:
What do you mean by "fancy" by the way? Better badge? More shiny?

Just guessing.

sigma · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:30

Gaygle said:
Pfft a Ford Focus is no way more fancy than a 3-Series. A 3 Series would definitely win in a fight.

A 5 series would beat a 3 series in a fight.

A Z4 would eat them both though.

Hutchy · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:31

A poster a couple of pages back recommended the new Audi TT.

Something like http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1768524.htm

Looks the part in my opinion and shouldn't have you delving into too much finance?

carvegio · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:31

The fight comment was a joke to wind up the people who were winding me up!

[TW]Fox · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:32

carvegio said:
I fully intend to do some test driving and browsing of show rooms and the net but just to reply to this.

Something that looks better, possibly better badge/make, quicker and more expensive.

So its all about the bling? And getting one over on your mates?

brunlea · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:32

He just wants a flash car it seems. Expensive and good looking. You don't even have an interest in cars, so why bother spending so much?

get an Audi S5 or something.

sigma · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:33

Just buy a 520 or a 318. Pretty "flashy" to most people.

Or you could buy this: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1650204.htm

antijoke · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:34

I'd buy an E92 330i M Sport Coupe

Gaygle · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:35

Spunkey said:
Just guessing.

Ok, well i'll prescribe a Porsche and a bottle of Autoglym Super Resin Polish then.

carvegio said:
The fight comment was a joke to wind up the people who were winding me up!

carvegio said:
I fully intend to do some test driving and browsing of show rooms and the net but just to reply to this.

Something that looks better, possibly better badge/make, quicker and more expensive.

Ok, it's getting slightly ridiculous now...

Now we need to know what 3 Series' your friends has, so that we can suggest cars that are quicker, more expensive and possibly with a better badge.

If they have a 325 or less, i can offer you my 2002 330i Sport (polished it yesterday so it's extra shiny) for £40,000. I think that meets your needs, doesn't it?

Sin_Chase · 4 Jun 2010 at 11:35

Call your bank, ask to speak to the bank manager, ask him what he drives - Go buy one.

No need to drive them, compare them when flash is the only criteria.