Does having a dull daily make your second car more fun?

Where am I proposing a saloon as a weekend car? The only thing I've only suggested is a Ferrari so far, because I said I think something like an M5 or a 911 isn't worth it as a weekender.

So.. about the opposite of what you posted. An Atom would be a good weekender.

Yes I see what you mean, just interesting how an upgrade with that sort of increase in car cashwould be an M car as an all rounder, when in reality the marginal amount of time using that power would probably become quite a chore thanks to the fuel tank range and the diesel becomes the better day to day car again. Then leaving space for that lowered powered fast fun car (not a prancing horse), that's small, not all that fast and not worth massive amounts.
 
I think what you describe there is the argument for a weekend car.30k a year user in a personal car is quite rare in reality, and what you describe as motoring is actually smashing motorways commuting.

I would image the trade in running a 520d during the week and limited use of a 911 or maybe something else is another route a larger number of people actually go. The 535d is surely similarly effected by mileage depreciation?
I think you are completely getting the wrong end of the stick. In talking about 'motoring' I was suggesting that not everybody's idea of fun motoring is just about driving in the twisties.. there are many different levels of enjoyment. You might like the smell of old brass, leather and engines, and so an Atom would be pretty pointless for you.

The 535d is used 95% for mundane commuting. It now has a trade value of about £6.5k and is really at the end of the depreciation curve. Considering what I spend to run it, the future value loss is negligible. I suspect I'd save virtually nothing switching to a 520d.
Yes I see what you mean, just interesting how an upgrade with that sort of increase in car cashwould be an M car as an all rounder, when in reality the marginal amount of time using that power would probably become quite a chore thanks to the fuel tank range and the diesel becomes the better day to day car again. Then leaving space for that lowered powered fast fun car (not a prancing horse), that's small, not all that fast and not worth massive amounts.
Somewhat true, but again, that depends what you want and consider fun.
 
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that depends what you want and consider fun.

A lot of people miss this bit.

There are many ways of deriving fun from car ownership and driving. For some people, fun is throwing a proper sports car around a twisty B road, balancing the throttle and enjoying the drive.

For others, the fun is elsewhere - I for example care less about outright cornering speed and the level of feedback a Cayman would give me but instead derive enjoyment from ownership itself and what the car can do for me - for me, a car is about where it can take you and how it does that. Last week I drove to Germany and back. I didn't leave a dual carriageway or Motorway for pretty much the entire trip but for me that was a great example of motoring fun - I drove a car I enjoyed to an interesting place.
 
My daily is an old Nissan Primera GT. 4 door saloon with a bit of character so not that boring a commute while still maintaining decent economy and practicality. My Weekender is a an even older Celica GT-Four which is now sorn till the weather gets better. Can not wait to get back into the drivers seat!

I am on the hunt for a decent Saab 9-5 Aero estate as I am getting bored of cleaning the rear seats from my messy dog so at least then the daily will have similar power to my weekender :)!

I could sell both and spend 10-15k on some half way house hot hatch/M car but they are all too civilized for me!

As mentioned having a weekend car is more than just the driving pleasure but what also comes with owning something you can lavish and tinker with at the weekends.
 
TBH I cant really see the point of the weekend car as such...unless its something old and rare that you don't want to devalue too much and is likely to break every second trip (point in question my friend has a TVR Cerbera - always blowing up, no good as a daily)

I would much rather spend my commute in a car that is a nice place to be and has the ability to make me smile and then just continue to use it at the weekend rather than sit somewhere boring for the whole week. Mrs uses her 350z as her daily and always says getting in the car makes her smile after a hard day, if she had some box shed to get into shed finish her hard day and be looking into a boring 50 minute commute rather than smiling. I cant imagine the amount wed save in depreciation/running costs would outweight running a whole other car.

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I sometime drive my wifes qashqai. I love it when I jump into my S Line A4, turn the key and hear the rumble of the 2l engine and the rasp of the exhaust when pulling away.

I do miss the torque of the tdi when driving the wifes car. Deffinately makes my car feel much more special.
 
Depends how dull I guess,

My daily is a Lexus GS450h, a big, overweight hybrid waft-mobile with a CVT box. It's utterly anonymous, near as dammit silent, extremely comfy, has every toy I can imagine on a car and relatively economical.

Toy is a Honda S2000 - the driver comforts stop just before they added a clock. It's loud, pretty raw, convertible, revvy and heaps of fun. My last toy car had easily over double the power, could outdrive most things on the road (and track) and was fast enough to genuinely scare me on occasion, but I find I enjoy the £4k 15 year old Honda a lot more. It's taught me a lot.

I think the two compliment each other pretty well, but I enjoy both cars for their own merits, they're the antidote to each other!
 
I think a GS and an S2000 are a pretty good combo - as you say, quite different cars.

The S2000 especially has quite a lot going for it as a weekender. They've got a cool look and are likely to remain desirable for a long time.
 
I think a 530/535/640 and GT3 RS is about as good as it gets. The problem with this, is the GT3 from 997 forwards is such a good road car that you would end up leaving the BMW on the drive on sunny days.
 
I'll be looking to purchase a VX220 later this year with the intention of it being a weekend/summer/dry day car. I'll keep the X5 for everything else.

I don't see the VX as being practical enough for every day driving but would love to spend some time on B roads and maybe a track and the VX is what I've set my heart on.
 
I sometime drive my wifes qashqai. I love it when I jump into my S Line A4, turn the key and hear the rumble of the 2l engine and the rasp of the exhaust when pulling away.

I do miss the torque of the tdi when driving the wifes car. Deffinately makes my car feel much more special.

You must have driven a very different 2.0T to mine then, there was no rumble or rasp. The sound was pretty asthmatic.
 
You must have driven a very different 2.0T to mine then, there was no rumble or rasp. The sound was pretty asthmatic.

Compared to a Quashqai it might :p Depends on the engine too, my Leon uses the 2.0T TFSI engine and there is definitely a deeper engine note than the wifes 2.0 Mondeo
 
I think a 530/535/640 and GT3 RS is about as good as it gets. The problem with this, is the GT3 from 997 forwards is such a good road car that you would end up leaving the BMW on the drive on sunny days.

Thats the whole point no? During summer my daily hardly gets a look in and I get a constant battering from the other half about my fuel bills!
 
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