Haha, I used to think like that too. Owning an 8 series changed my view. With old age comes an appreciation of good auto boxes, as sure as Monday follows Sunday! Try smoking a cigar and drinking a beer whilst driving your manual, you'll soon appreciate an auto.
Hypothetical Car Options
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Haha, I used to think like that too. Owning an 8 series changed my view. With old age comes an appreciation of good auto boxes, as sure as Monday follows Sunday! Try smoking a cigar and drinking a beer whilst driving your manual, you'll soon appreciate an auto.
Does it really need to be a convertible? The amount of sunny days we have in this country you could count on one hand.
For me, with £25k I think i'd be getting this: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201235483643088
As long as I had a 2nd car too
Before owning a convertible I would have agreed with you 100% and would have avoided them just to save the £2k extra on any car they seem to add. Now I like having one and enjoy it, it's not a 100% must have, but equally it makes a massive difference.
Although I'm sure the Lotus would be better on a track, I'd still rather have my Boxster S. It wouldn't be an upgrade for me.
I'm aware that autos are now far better than manuals, it's just what I prefer though.
A decent 911 that isn't a sideways (non S) or backwards (996) step for £25k isn't possible though I don't think.
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Mine was a 987S. Looked nice but didn't excite me really. The old M3 bored me too but the new one, well that's a totally different car and makes me smile everytime I drive it.
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If you don't mind sacrificing comfort, noise and practicality then the Elise/Exige can't be beaten. Nothing, and I mean nothing I've ever driven comes close to making me grin as much as a Lotus does. If I had the time to use it I'd have another tomorrow without a second thought.
I wouldn't want anything that is more harsh than the Boxster S in terms of comfort, noise and practicality. This is my only daily car (although I do have access to a Polo in the household). Having been in an Elise, I wouldn't be prepared to live with one.
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Problem is you want something "better", but your specification is simply what you have right now.
Is this maybe just a little justification as to you already knowing you have the right car already?
The issue isn't saving more, I have more than the £10k spare. I just wouldn't want to spend anything more than £25k on a car really. It's enough money to have in a depreciating asset!
Not necessarily, it's a case of a slow day at work and hypothetically working out what 'positive upwards step' could be made for around £10k. If there isn't a clear one then that just shows how great the Boxster S is, if there is one then it becomes a situation whereby I would need to consider if the car would be £10k (or however much) better than my car.
370Z - Sideways step
SLk55 - Not a fan of the SLK's, I do love the SL but it's out of the picture due to the massive running costs and auto box.
M6 - Would be a consideration, but I think they are auto only like the M5?
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Is this what married people do for giggles, 'hypothetically' consider trading up with regards to their partner and guess what it's gonna cost them in the long run?
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[TW]Fox;22747850 said:SL out of the picture because of massive running costs but you'd consider an M6!?
This is a very odd thread. 'I dont want a new car really but look how much money I have so I'll tell the internet how much spare cash I have at 23'
This.
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