New car purchase - Massive downgrade !!!

[Gaygle]

Although it is nothing short of evil going from a 3.5 V6 to a 1.6 Lolvo at least you didn't make the classic mistake of spending thousands and thousands of pounds extra, to buy a car to save you a few hundred a year. £3200 in your pocket straight away, along with low tax, low running costs and low insurance should see a decent saving.

Not bad out of interest, what is the MPG for the Volvo? If i remember Volvo engines of old, they aren't that economical at all. I'm guessing you'll get no higher than 35mpg from that!

 

[rjk]

gutted for you.

remember when you got your Z and commenting on what a superb example it was.

iirc you walked away with a brilliant deal on it in the first place too.

at least it isnt the same as when i sold my ST to save for my CTR and had a 1.6 megane in the meantime.

utterly soul destroying.

your volvo is a maybach in comparison.

 

[Will Gill]

try having an m3 and a 997 c2s and ending selling them both and ending up in an audi

 

[shoes]

children have already been struck off the list for this reason, looks like marriage is out the window too now.

 

[Cristian]

I can see that selling your current car and going for something cheaper to run to save on a house deposit makes sense and is reasonable, so good on you for making the rational decision

What I can't understand is how can you from something as exciting as a 350z to a 1.6L volvo.
I mean surely you could have picked up something reliable cheaper than the volvo that had a half decent engine in it...

 

[Dr House]

I think it looks quite nice.

 

[Randell Floyd]

I'll be following come end of this year or start of Spring next year with the s2000 being sold for a bigger house deposit. I'm rather keen on the Volvos we use in work as RRV ( XC70's and V50 ) that have been specced to the hilts, and was wondering if something fell into budget that had some nice interiors, not overly fussed about speed and power as I find the 1.4 306 fine on a drive.

 

[naefeart]

OP at least you have your head screwed on and the Volvo is nice and safe, even if it won't set your heart on fire.

try having an m3 and a 997 c2s and ending selling them both and ending up in an audi

I went from an M5 to a diesel, do I win?

 

[Joe T]

I went from an M5 to a diesel, do I win?

I went from a 330d Sport to an Astra, do I win?








I got a Mini Cooper S JCW as well though, but it doesnt get driven much

 

[Lashout_UK]

I went from a 330d Sport to an Astra, do I win?

I went from a 300bhp mid-Nineties Corvette to a 50bhp early Seventies front-wheel drive Triumph. What do I win?

 

[alx]

try having an m3 and a 997 c2s and ending selling them both and ending up in an audi

First world problems

 

[panthro]

I went from a 300bhp mid-Nineties Corvette to a 50bhp early Seventies front-wheel drive Triumph. What do I win?

I want a prize too. E92 M3 to a diesel Civic.

OP - as long as you got some cash out of it and it will save you money in the long term it seems a good deal.

 

[Peerzy]

try having an m3 and a 997 c2s and ending selling them both and ending up in an audi

You've forgotten to mention the Audi has a nice big engine in it though

 

[kai]

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Not bad out of interest, what is the MPG for the Volvo? If i remember Volvo engines of old, they aren't that economical at all. I'm guessing you'll get no higher than 35mpg from that!

I think it says in the manual 57mpg,even if it is as low as 35mpg it sure beats 18-20mpg just a little less fun.....