Almost Decided on Next Car...

danza

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I've come to the conclusion, with much badgering by her indoors, that an Astra Coupe Turbo will be my next car. It seems to be everything we need in a car at the moment.

I've weighed it up against all the other coops, and found it to offer a fair bit for the money I'll have to spend (£6K). I'm looking at 40-50K 51 to 52 plate examples with leather etc.

There is however, a problem. We both like Bimmer 3 series coops. E36 and E46 would tickle the buttons as it were. The only problem I can see is with running costs, as I'd probably not settle for anything but a 328 (like I'd ever find an E46 in budget anyway!). I'd be gunning for something ideally with less than 60K on the clock. I don't know how much servicing costs would be for the 328, but I'm damn well sure they'll be a fair bit more than the Astra, as well as parts etc. Fuel consumption is bound to be lower than the 2.0 T Astra also.

I have about £200 (plus a bit if need be) to run a car on a month, to cover everything except insurance. So that means servicing, fuel, parts etc.

On a side note:

Bargain 330CI auto http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/ww...ukcarsearch_full.y=18&ukcarsearch_full=SEARCH

2nd one down :cool:

What to do??
 
danza said:
I have about £200 (plus a bit if need be) to run a car on a month, So that means servicing, fuel, parts etc.
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What mileage? I was doing £375 per month on fuel alone, so without knowing your estimated mileage, nobody can really advise you to any great extent.
 
Depends what you want.
The Astra has great straight line performance, is cheaper, and can be tuned for MUCH less.
The BMW is better built, will be older, sounds better and will handle better. However, it's heavier than the Astra and despite owning one, don't rate it as being the most fun car ever. Incredibly competent definitely, but not massively grin inducing.

As Drex says, the Integra makes an interesting alternative, but can be wearing.
 
emailiscrap said:
What mileage? I was doing £375 per month on fuel alone, so without knowing your estimated mileage, nobody can really advise you to any great extent.
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~800 miles/month. Current Astra 1.4 8v gets about 33mpg. Car will be used 90% of the time doing a 26 mile motorway run each day (which the current Astra stuggles at massively as there's a good 2 mile uphill stretch!).

DreXel said:
;) DC2 TBH
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I know, I know, but it's far too impractical to be our only vehicle :(

Mr_Sukebe said:
Depends what you want.
The Astra has great straight line performance, is cheaper, and can be tuned for MUCH less.
The BMW is better built, will be older, sounds better and will handle better. However, it's heavier than the Astra and despite owning one, don't rate it as being the most fun car ever. Incredibly competent definitely, but not massively grin inducing.

As Drex says, the Integra makes an interesting alternative, but can be wearing.
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Cheers ;)

The only thing I can see being a real problem is sevicing/inspection really. That's all that's putting me off the E36.
 
danza said:
~800 miles/month. Current Astra 1.4 8v gets about 33mpg. Car will be used 90% of the time doing a 26 mile motorway run each day (which the current Astra stuggles at massively as there's a good 2 mile uphill stretch!).
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33mpg, jesus, thats pretty poor, i do mostly town running and get that, and if its all motorways get 40+. 1.6 astra that is. I wouldnt want another astra after this one, even if it was a turbo coupe, the interior is just so crap and lets it down hugely rest of the car aint so bad but it is just a vauxhall :P
 
SoliD said:
33mpg, jesus, thats pretty poor, i do mostly town running and get that, and if its all motorways get 40+. 1.6 astra that is. I wouldnt want another astra after this one, even if it was a turbo coupe, the interior is just so crap and lets it down hugely rest of the car aint so bad but it is just a vauxhall :P
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Hmmmm, yeah. That's what lets the Coupe down a bit for me too, even if it has the nice heated leather seats, cruise control yadda yadda yadda, it's still a rattly Vauxhall :/

As for my 1.4 wheezemobile, it really is that bad for MPG. I guess the fact it has to be thrashed up aforementioned hill every day doesn't help :p
 
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