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Tell him to go and test drive some cars and then buy the one he wants best.

It beats the constant to-ing and fro-ing really doesnt it?

I don't get the point in 'spec a car for somebody else' threads. Not much of a discussion if the person who is buying the car isn't even involved is it?
 
How much are brand new Corsa VXRs ? That will impress some people.

I'd go for a Boxster S if I had to buy a car.
 
Bahhhh theres something wrong with you lot, didnt you ever want a flash car when you were kids :D
 
DM said:
Bahhhh theres something wrong with you lot, didnt you ever want a flash car when you were kids :D
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I think you've missed the point, it's the way its being phrased that makes it all sound a bit odd :p

This just seems to be more about impressing other people and less about the drive of the car. Otherwise why hasn't he been out and test driven some cars?
 
[TW]Fox;18992077 said:
I think you've missed the point, it's the way its being phrased that makes it all sound a bit odd :p

This just seems to be more about impressing other people and less about the drive of the car. Otherwise why hasn't he been out and test driven some cars?
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Thats true but for whatever reason he wants a car, the image, the drive, the feel of that soft fine leather caressing his bare bum hes going to buy something, so best he gets aimed at the point of least pain for his 20k, in my probably wrong opinion of course.

Now see that 3.4 i picked out, that coming from that particular garage with an opc warranty 90 days later is going to be cheap to run, and return him more money than the 16k 3.2 he picked out when he comes to sell it.

**** it i dont know what im on about, iv had a rubbish day :D
 
[TW]Fox;18992049 said:
Tell him to go and test drive some cars and then buy the one he wants best.
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He doesn't know what to test drive! Neither of us really know what cars are considered equal/better to his example of a Boxster S!

I've said a 350Z but I think I'd rather have the Boxster over that.
 
[TW]Fox;18991903 said:
Nisssan Skyline GT-R R34.

Why is he so hung up on having an impressive car 'for a 22 year old'? You get this a lot on PH as well, people with semi decent cars desperate to tell everyone how old they are not.
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What age do insurance prices fall off for men enough to start considering faster cars like the Skyline? Independent of actual driving experience.
EDIT - what I mean is, ignoring the question of when someone is old enough to drive a fast car, and sticking simply to the price of insurance.
 
Peerzy said:
He doesn't know what to test drive! Neither of us really know what cars are considered equal/better to his example of a Boxster S!
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How hard can it be?!

Just find cars you like that are similar, make a list of the ones he likes, go and drive them?

In just 9 seconds of googling I've found this, a group test involving the Boxster S and some of its rivals:

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/cargrouptests/66239/bmw_z4_m_v_boxster_s_v_tvr_tuscan_v_alpina.html

Generally speaking the Boxster is the best car in its class, but the most expensive to run in its class, but would also give him the best keyring FOR A 22 YEAR OLD.
 
In all fairness a TVR and a very rare Alpina are not really ideal to compare to someone looking at a £20k Boxtser S.

Just asking for a few examples of what people would consider.
 
Hes already chosen the best of the bunch for a 20k sports car that wont ruin him running it, tell him to go drive one see what he thinks.
 
Not sure what the problem is with someone wanting something flashy for his age.
Most men are like this at this age in one way or another, this bloke just has a lot of cash to do it with a car.
 
Some aren't like that. I'd never dream of blowing my savings then using all my free cash each month to run a car.

I buy cars on how they are to drive not image. Hence why I used to have Rovers :D
 
Yep, some are the complete opposite, so far that they cannot understand people that are like it.
 
[TW]Fox;18958757 said:
He has 18k because he has lots of available cash each month.

If he then spends this available cash on running a recent model Porsche 911, along with the £18k, he will lose the £18k and not be able to replenish it at the same rate.

One of these things on its own is probably fine - if he stopped saving but kept his £18k, or if he blew his £18k but was able to replenish it again quite quickly - but both?

And it just seems so uneccesary - he knows so little about Porsche he thought a Boxster costs £12k a year to run. He's obviously not a petrolhead really, he's just a lad who likes a quick car - like most guys - so really is he going to get a proportional benefit to the amount of cash he'll outlay and the amount he'll spend each month?

I doubt it.

If he got something like an Audi S3 with his £18k with a warranty he'd still have a quick car, he'd still have some bling, but he'd crucially maintain his ability to save that gave him the £18k in the first place.

This means he could have fun blowing cash on cool cars without compromising his future :)

His money, he can do what he wants with it, but as we've no idea who he is we might as well discuss what might be a common situation for many people :)
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Thats a good point, i want a nice car next year. But if i do id spend all my savings then will be very close to spending almost all of my monthly earnings running it i think.

I will be 24 then and feel thats 'old' enough to get a good car, ive been waiting a long time.

Fett said:
I did a pretty concise breakdown for Gibbo on the GT-R.

The first year was £12k. That includes insurance and RT, but no fuel or depreciation. I was adding up the second year and it had got worse by August, so I stopped.

So it can be done. Yay.
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Thats staggering costs per year! was that in a thread or just a PM to Gibbo?
How does it get worse by the 2nd year? doesnt the tax half?
 
He's emailed Porsche about test driving THIS Boxster S and got in contact with Nissan who have an 08 plate 350Z up for about £16k. Z4 M Coupe is a bit harder as the closest one is the other side of Kingston so it's a bit of a treck to find time in a working week to go view it especially as chances are he'll just be test driving it to compare and not actually after the specific car.

Any others he should enquire about? RX-8 is too slow, S2000 is one he's considering but he doesn't feel it's on the same par as a Boxster S, TT is not even up for consideration, only the e46 M3 is in his budget and he doesn't want one of those.
 
Thats a good choice of Boxster, bit dear but still he wont have any problems with that.
 
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