£8-9k sporty car with better fuel consumption than RX8?
- Thread starter Skeptic
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I was just making a statement that if the Rx8 is too much money to run...then rule out the E36 M3 (and the other suggestions).
It's insurance grp 20, expect it to be more.
Also the S2000 isn't that good on petrol.
Associate
Can get a nice 2.5i Z4 for that sort of money. £9k is just edging into the 3.0i territory too.
I get 30-33mpg out of mine, but I'm mainly out of town. You'll still get 25 in town in them unless you boot it between lights all the time.
I get 30-33mpg out of mine, but I'm mainly out of town. You'll still get 25 in town in them unless you boot it between lights all the time.
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Used the Z4 for my commute all last week.
20mpg.
It's just daft to quote blanket 'town' economy figures. I could drive around town all day with the engine warm and get 30mpg or I could do normal person driving of turning it on from cold, driving 5 miles and parking at the office which yeilded an average of 20mpg..
Soldato
You drive 5 miles, if I lived that close to work I'd ride my push bike!
It's as good as you want it to be and whether you keep it in VTEC all of the time really. IG20 is not the be all and end all.
Caporegime
Good for you.. Some people would rather spend the time doing something else or don't have a shower available when they get to work
Soldato
Not really a sports car.. more of a fast family car.
Caporegime
DC5 integra.
Soldato
I considered buying an RX8 and like yourself love the looks of them. I ended up going for the Mk1 Audi TT instead for the following reasons:
- The RX8 felt slower than the TT and had to be really ragged to get anything out of it
- £1000 year cheaper on fuel (12k miles 19 mpg v 29 mpg)
- Risk of engine flooding on short journeys (a problem for me as my drive requires frequently moving one car off/on to get the other car out).
- Selling on. I have had offers to buy the TT off me for what I paid for it from a private dealer 9 months ago. In black with black leather it is quite a desirable car. A lot of people are put off by the RX8 so it seems to be harder to sell
- The TT comfortably remaps to 270bhp, putting it in another league in terms of performance against the RX8
- The TT felt a nicer place to be in terms of build quality and interior cabin
You are however going to be looking at a fairly high milage 02/03 plate for 9k.
- The RX8 felt slower than the TT and had to be really ragged to get anything out of it
- £1000 year cheaper on fuel (12k miles 19 mpg v 29 mpg)
- Risk of engine flooding on short journeys (a problem for me as my drive requires frequently moving one car off/on to get the other car out).
- Selling on. I have had offers to buy the TT off me for what I paid for it from a private dealer 9 months ago. In black with black leather it is quite a desirable car. A lot of people are put off by the RX8 so it seems to be harder to sell
- The TT comfortably remaps to 270bhp, putting it in another league in terms of performance against the RX8
- The TT felt a nicer place to be in terms of build quality and interior cabin
You are however going to be looking at a fairly high milage 02/03 plate for 9k.
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Good for you.
I have no desire to arrive at work wearing lycra and requiring a shower, not to mention taking 4 times as long to complete the mostly uphill journey. Not when I've got a perfectly good car to use.
Soldato
I live 2.6 miles from work. Still drive my lovely car to work every morning, arriving fresh, warm and tidy
So basically you're saying an RX7 isn't a sports car either?
I swapped my 2006 RX8 for a 2007 Focus ST last week.
Had the RX8 about 8/9 months, it was an excellent car to drive, but after a few months the mpg and having to top up the oil every 2 weeks became a little tiring.
Also the engine whine when cruising at 70mph and having to change down to 4th to gain any speed rapidly is also something I'm pleased to get rid of
For those negatives though I'm still glad I owned the car and don't regret buying it in the first place. I had loads of fun in the summer
Had the RX8 about 8/9 months, it was an excellent car to drive, but after a few months the mpg and having to top up the oil every 2 weeks became a little tiring.
Also the engine whine when cruising at 70mph and having to change down to 4th to gain any speed rapidly is also something I'm pleased to get rid of
For those negatives though I'm still glad I owned the car and don't regret buying it in the first place. I had loads of fun in the summer