Said me about 15 mins ago.
It about what I prioritise at the time really. I could go for a DB9, as I'll not likely lose much more money on one of them over 3 years than I did on the 5 series. So a serious proposition. As would be a 997 or similar.
But then I have always liked the Edition 30, and have always fancied one with around 350 bhp. That would satisfy my "modding bug". Something a DB9 won't do. And would be small, fun and chuckable.
As I said, head is all over the place on this. Do I lose £20k over 3 years on something epic like a DB9, or spend £15k over 3 years doing up an "old Golf GTI" and having a bit of fun with it?
I get what your saying, but at the end of the day, each route equates to a similar cost range over 3 years, (albeit the Golf will still be mine, and paid for, where the DB9 would either have to then be sold, or would cost substantially more to keep it longer). But every option (barring the old diesel passat) is looking at the £15-20k range over 3-4 years.