Boring and sensible or "Boring" and fast as hell

House

House

House

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After getting my tax refund sorted for working away for the last couple of years I spent this morning at my local Audi dealer after a number of weeks doing the rounds of the german exec car dealers and popping into Lexus, Infini and jag as well.

I have set my sights on a new S5 and after an hour in the drivers seat it ticks all my boxes. fast enough to make your heart pound, sensible enough to seat 4 people unless they are all giants like me. Drives nicely and sticks to the road like glue without being as "lively" as the BMW.
I know allot of people think its a boring choice, some of the reviews say its not exciting to drive but if you don't get a smile on your face when you floor that V6 and then their is something wrong with you or your expectations are on a different scale.

Rather than signing on the spot i have come home to think it over..... Now i am torn between my sensible thoughts:

I could just Dump the money off my mortgage,
Do i really need a 350 bhp car,
If its parked at the station all day how long before some dirt bag dings it.
My 8 year old from new A4 is still perfectly ok even if it is getting old.

But that is countered by:

V6 3.0l Turbo!
Fancy Virtual cockpit
Flappy paddles
Toys on the Toys
Shinny and new.
RGB lighting in the footwells (I **** you not that and seat massages were all my wifes comments apart from squealing when i booted it off a roundabout)

Its the midlife car for me, i'm too big to drive anything sporty @ 6'7" my legs are wrapped around the wheel in a TT and after 15 mins i was in agony. so its going to have to be a Executive Coupe, didnt like the inside of the Merc and BMW dont do the xdrive with any real power and i love AWD for the twisty and often slippery country roads i drive every day.

Guess I will sleep on it and try and make my mind up.
 
House said:
Rather than signing on the spot i have come home to think it over..... Now i am torn between my sensible thoughts:

I could just Dump the money off my mortgage,
It's a nice option, but do you really need to? Probably not.
Do i really need a 350 bhp car,
No one really needs a fast car, it's usually because you want one.
If its parked at the station all day how long before some dirt bag dings it.
Do you drive much? I know a lot of people get frustrated by having an expensive car that isn't being used, sat around depreciating.
My 8 year old from new A4 is still perfectly ok even if it is getting old.
As above. If you don't drive much then any old car will be better at short trips to and from the local train station.

The S5 looks like a good car as a package, but it is just a faster A5. Have you thought about something more special 2nd hand?
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How often does anyone genuinely get to use performance nowadays?
Had our 330i for 5 years now and have ended up trying to drive it like a chauffeur as there's very rarely a chance to stretch its legs.
Go on holiday, get yourself a good stereo and pay off the mortgage.
 
i would clear some of the mortgage that would make life easier in the long run.
But why not get your self a weekend fun car cheep cheerful and FUN then ahve a boring car for work and some thing for the weekend sir that dose not break the bank.
 
Meh , I live by the opinion of you only live once, you can obviously afford it so what's the point in paying your house of quicker for you to enjoy in later life?

Live for the moment while planning the future
 
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