Ok I think I’ve got my choice down to these two. I really can’t decide which would be the best though, however I should point out I’ve not driven the TT yet, so will need your input on it’s drivability. The S2000 was excellent to drive.
So the S2000 first, I love the engine, the gearbox, the way it drives and the looks. The problem is that my budget is around £7500, I could raise this but assuming I get £2000 for my car I would quite comfortably be able to finance £5500 over 1 or 2 years. For this as has been mentioned previously may get me a crappy one if I’m not careful.
The insurance is around £820 which is also reasonable. My main issue with the S2000 is the comfort. I thought the soft top was quite noisy at high speeds, also the interior doesn’t look that good. The seat bolsters seem to wear very easily, and more often than not I need to be on the motorway, this is where I’d prefer the TT.
The TT I haven’t driven yet but can imagine it’s much softer and less of a driving tool than the S2000. The interior however is so much better than the S2000 and would be nice to get into every morning, probably more comfortable on the motorway with cruise and climate control etc. However on those nice sunny Sundays where you just want to get in the car and drive on your favourite roads, I’m worried I’ll have made the wrong decision if I pick the TT. The insurance is £600 on the TT 225 which is very good.
My other concern about the TT is the reliability, how do the 1.8T engines cope with mileage? What else goes wrong? I understand mechanically the S2000 is great, which the issues being the hood wear and suspension components.
I know the sensible option is to wait a while and up my budget, but I’m not sensible. I’ll be wanting something by December at the latest. Maybe if I waited I could get a Z4 but it would probably be rubbish even if I upped my budget my a couple of thousand.
What do you lot think?
So the S2000 first, I love the engine, the gearbox, the way it drives and the looks. The problem is that my budget is around £7500, I could raise this but assuming I get £2000 for my car I would quite comfortably be able to finance £5500 over 1 or 2 years. For this as has been mentioned previously may get me a crappy one if I’m not careful.
The insurance is around £820 which is also reasonable. My main issue with the S2000 is the comfort. I thought the soft top was quite noisy at high speeds, also the interior doesn’t look that good. The seat bolsters seem to wear very easily, and more often than not I need to be on the motorway, this is where I’d prefer the TT.
The TT I haven’t driven yet but can imagine it’s much softer and less of a driving tool than the S2000. The interior however is so much better than the S2000 and would be nice to get into every morning, probably more comfortable on the motorway with cruise and climate control etc. However on those nice sunny Sundays where you just want to get in the car and drive on your favourite roads, I’m worried I’ll have made the wrong decision if I pick the TT. The insurance is £600 on the TT 225 which is very good.
My other concern about the TT is the reliability, how do the 1.8T engines cope with mileage? What else goes wrong? I understand mechanically the S2000 is great, which the issues being the hood wear and suspension components.
I know the sensible option is to wait a while and up my budget, but I’m not sensible. I’ll be wanting something by December at the latest. Maybe if I waited I could get a Z4 but it would probably be rubbish even if I upped my budget my a couple of thousand.
What do you lot think?
