Im wanting a new car still, but just cant decide what to get......
I fancy a 2 seater, and like porsche boxsters and honda S2000, but, for the porsche it would be a 1998-ish car, and the S2000 a 1999-2001. Both milages would be around 60k etc. (both around £10,000).
Ive always had quite new cars, so arent too sure about getting an older one with higher milage........What are your opinions on them?? (I dont mean opinions as in: the boxster is the poor mans porsche etc ;) ). As when the above two examples were new, obviously they were a lot of money, but now around 10 years old are down to what I can afford.
Cheers
I like them. the running cost of the Porsche Boxster is huge btw...
I was looking at doing this but :stupid:
Range Rover
£50k+ new
6 years old less than 60k miles under £20k
Bargain IMO 3 month warranty has had a bit of a bashing and of course you get all the marks from its life scratches etc but i can live with that
In what sense do the boxsters cost a lot to run? As at that age, I wouldnt be taking it to porsche for any servicing etc. Do they break a lot?
£20k is too much for me Binary, but thats what im thinking.....a £50k car at 10 years old for £10k.
Is it an Ok idea thinking of doing it then really?? As in older isnt bad??
The Porsche 944 Turbo and the 968 CS are so much better than the Boxster you would be crazy to discount a mint one for the sake of the age of it.
A 944 Turbo Series 2 is THE BEST porsche after the 911 Turbo.
Im sure they are a lot better than the boxster, but look poo IMO :whoops:
What about S2000s? Yey or Ney?
350Z best current jap coupe.
Id love one, but there a few thousand too much atm. :(
liner ? :)
200 SX S14a
RX-7TT
In fact, go RX-7
id get an s2000 over a boxster
guy at work got an S2000, diff blew £3k later its running again lol
The S2000 is nice but you look a proper twat driving one.
face it, most men look like twats driving a convertible or a roadster
Quote from: Eddface it, most men look like twats driving a convertible or a roadster
Except me an Knighty :heehaw:
Id look at an Audi TT.
Get an AA car check done on it or ask a garage to do a vehicle check to see if theres anything thats about to go or blow up and if it has a good service history then you should be fine Id think.
TT convertible are a bit more than 10K but you can get a coupe for 10K
Merc SLK maybe?
S2000s and Boxsters are both supposed to be great drives. Im not so sure Id recommend an RX-7 unless its well very looked after from what Ive read.
I was looking at Boxsters recently, given the amount of praise they get, but servicing costs are off putting for sure.
Audi TTs are supposed to be crap to drive. IMO you should test drive a few and see which are you.
Quote from: chrisdickoIn what sense do the boxsters cost a lot to run? As at that age, I wouldnt be taking it to porsche for any servicing etc. Do they break a lot?
Nah its not mechanical faults.
Its partly tyre and brake wear but mainly that every time you need to service it (quite often) its basically a drop the engine job as you cant really get to it any other way. Add about £500-1000 a year on top of a normal car for general running costs. Obviously if something does break then its more than a normal car to fix and theres petrol/tax/insurance costs to consider but I assume you allowed for those. So far the basic mechanicals seem to be running at about £1k a year more than my 3 series to keep it on the road (using a decent garage but not a porsche dealer). 2001 Boxster 3.2S so similar year but maybe slightly higher wear and tear than the 2.5/2.7s.
Id buy another one and recommend one but the costs are slightly higher than I thought theyd be just because the engines a pain in the ass to get to for even basic maintainance.
I would have thought they would only need a service once a year like most cars Steve, what has yours been in for? You look at the dealership prices for services, its not that bad assuming nothing breaks. Pads are expensive though, over £300 a pop!
http://www.porsche.com/uk/accessoriesandservice/porscheservice/servicepricing/
The advice I got was every 10,000 miles is a sensible service interval on the 2001 era cars, especially the 3.2S. My 3 series goes a lot further than that between services...
Then again I cover a lot of miles so I hit mileage services and trip computer warnings more often than relying on 12 months service intervals. Ive only had mine for a while and its gone through a set of pads (my own fault hehe) which hit me for £600 parts. Ill probably have to replace the tyres within the year for another few hundred and the labour of dropping the engine means you dont save huge amounts by avoiding main dealers. I also had it given an inspection by my local garage after I bought it (not necessary but I was curious) and the labour of checking the engine really suprised me despite there being nothing wrong.
Its not huge but its noticeably higher. For example, I had to replace my entire brake system on the 3-series at the same time (they locked on while I was in Newcastle and I needed to be in London in a couple of hours so just drove it anyway). I replaced discs, pads, callipers, and had all the brake fluid done for the same price as the pads in the boxster... Its not a trivial cost.
Dont buy porsche pads.
£100 if you buy from the likes of brakeparts
hell, even EBC light track use pads are cheaper
What size and model are the standard fir tyres on them?
I think you should get a Karmann Ghia :)
Thanks for the advice guys, I might pass on the porsche then really, as I dont have tons of money!!
A friend of mine had a TT, and he didnt enjoy it to be honest.
Ive looked at Supras and Skylines, but think for £10k, they are that bit too old for me tbh.
Quote from: chrisdickoThanks for the advice guys, I might pass on the porsche then really, as I dont have tons of money!!
A friend of mine had a TT, and he didnt enjoy it to be honest.
Ive looked at Supras and Skylines, but think for £10k, they are that bit too old for me tbh.
Have you looked at Honda Integra Type R?
I have a 14 year old prelude and its been very reliable. If you get a well looked after Honda then you shouldnt get any big bills and servicing isnt expensive either. The S2000 is a great car and you only look like a bit of a fool with the roof down, keep the roof up and its not too over the top.
I think you right to be wary of Porche. I did look at buying a 944 turbo but reliability scared me off.
I also looked at a 1992 Toyota Celica Saintz edition which was awesome but looked a bit dated.. but I might look at buying one in the future if i can find a mint one :)
skyline would be great but insurance was over 1k for me, celica was only 350.
But I think im in a similar boat to Mark where I can do my own servicing and fix most problems, so im not as afraid of older cars as people who have to pay a mechanic to fix there cars. I dont think ill ever buy a car thats newer than 10 years old.
Reliability on a 944 turbo? When I sold mine it had over 200,000 miles on it and was still perfect. My mate has had it for almost a year now and its still going grand.
As regards the 10k supras skylines and their age - age doesnt matter with yokes like these - they are well made to start off with and generally driven few miles.
Its all about importing the *right* car
A 1996 Supra is a much better car than a 2005 BMW or Merc etc