Instead of posting on here.
Seriously, go drive the one's that appeal to you. Speak to the owners, do a bit more independent research on them, see if you can afford them, then buy one.
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Instead of posting on here.
Seriously, go drive the one's that appeal to you. Speak to the owners, do a bit more independent research on them, see if you can afford them, then buy one.
Ding, ding, ding! Why do you think I'm not going for a CW one.
Do you still live at home with Mummy? You either don't have a clue about how money works, or you seriously underestimate how much fuel an RX8 uses by comparison to an EK9.
Something like an EP3 or a 182 will continue to depreciate, the 182 probably more-so, just look how cheap 172s are now.
It doesn't do the same thing at all, one is a generic nippy hatchback, the other is a very capable, clever piece of engineering designed for exactly the kind of driving I love.
And we're back to square one again, so, no more questions ladies and gentleman unless I can actually stop repeating myself.
[TW]Fox;17738758 said:How have you made this decision without ever having driven an EK9?
You claimed the RX8 offered great value but was not fast enough. The EK9 is slower?
What makes you think a 13 year old Honda will be cheap to run? Surely most of it will be worn out now simply through age and require replacement. Nothing lasts for ever?
Each MOT is going to become a nail biter. Will it need new suspension to scrape through? Will it rust?!
Rust shouldn't be a concern on an undersealed import, unless it's had a scrape.
Bushes and the suspension in general will be very tired though and the OE suspension is mega expensive
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But surely if you dont get a CW one you wont get the amazing residuals?
Brilliant - so why not a £2-3k 172? That leaves you with some change to spend on perhaps entering a racing series.
No, it's a 306 GTi-6 with a 5 speed gearbox. It's not quite as good as the GTi-6 but it's far from a 'generic nippy hatchback'
Woo, new material.
It isn't like the other colours depreciate like mad whilst CW ones do not, they just seem to sit at a lower price than the CW ones. Buy for a lower price, sell for a lower price.
I actually seriously contemplated this (but not with a 172), but this isn't someone I can really explore until the little one is a little older.
Plus the 172 will continue to plummet, just look at Clio Williams and Mk1 valvers.
[TW]Fox;17738919 said:
It isn't like the other colours depreciate like mad whilst CW ones do not, they just seem to sit at a lower price than the CW ones. Buy for a lower price, sell for a lower price.
[TW]Fox;17738919 said:
I actually seriously contemplated this (but not with a 172), but this isn't someone I can really explore until the little one is a little older.
Plus the 172 will continue to plummet, just look at Clio Williams and Mk1 valvers.
Rust shouldn't be a concern on an undersealed import, unless it's had a scrape.
Bushes and the suspension in general will be very tired though and the OE suspension is mega expensive
It's fox, don't bother replying.
My 9 year old Honda has less rust than some 3 year old cars there is basically none except the Cat. All depends how/where it's been kept, how long it's been in the country and how well it was under-sealed and checked if it needed doing again.
I do think an RX8 would be more fun, but then there crap on MPG, which shouldln't matter to much if it's a weekend car? An EK9 as a weekend car doesn't make much sense to me mind.
Is he selling a CW?
jk. He might be right, i've always noticed yellow and black ones fetching £500 or so more of similar age.
As just a road car, the RX8 wouldn't be so bad, but the guy who I was going to buy the RX8 last time spent £260 in fuel doing Brands. They are bad on fuel, and even worse when you are hard on it.
I bet an EK9 would have barely done a tank.
I bet an EK9 would have barely done a tank.
No idea, the vendor hasn't contacted me or updated his for sale thread.
Personally I think the major flaw in your plan is the assumption that an EK9 is depreciation free motoring. It isn't. Tim has already explained how he lost £2.5k on his.
The 172 is already down to £2k. It cant really go much further. It is not a depreciation risk, it is already worth effectively nothing.
Plus I had to LOL at you citing the Clio Williams as an example of Clio depreciation being bad. Seriously? There are only 3 for sale, one is a bottom of the markey cheapy at £1600 (For a 16 year old car!), one is a 100k one for £2.2k and the other is a low miler for a staggering £4000.
If you think the 172 is going the way of the Williams then quick, buy one now!
Tell that to the DC2 I blew past at Cadwell park.....
Are there any other ones available at the moment worth looking at?
Without adding more fuel to the fire say this goes down the toilet and you spend the next month struggling to find one in budget and decent - would you be prepared to wait say months and months or consider other cars?
I used to struggle to get 200 miles to a tank
(40L)35mpg is definitely possible though.
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i was considering an rx8 a few months ago, however the running costs and engine failure horror storys put me off.
If you look around the internet the engine is quite prone to total failure resulting in a new enigne required, in the end i decided not to take the risk.
If you look around the internet the engine is quite prone to total failure resulting in a new enigne required, in the end i decided not to take the risk.
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