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Opinions on older expensive cars?

Started by chrisdicko, March 19, 2008, 18:41:35 PM

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chrisdicko

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

SteveF

I like them.  the running cost of the Porsche Boxster is huge btw...

Pete

I know sh*ts bad right now with all that starving bullsh*t and the dust storms and we are running out of french fries and burrito coverings.

Binary Shadow

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

chrisdicko

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??

Mark

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.


chrisdicko

Im sure they are a lot better than the boxster, but look poo IMO  :whoops:

What about S2000s? Yey or Ney?

Mark


chrisdicko

Id love one, but there a few thousand too much atm. :(

Mark

liner ? :)

200 SX S14a

RX-7TT

In fact, go RX-7


Edd


Binary Shadow

guy at work got an S2000, diff blew £3k later its running again lol

Pete

The S2000 is nice but you look a proper twat driving one.
I know sh*ts bad right now with all that starving bullsh*t and the dust storms and we are running out of french fries and burrito coverings.

Edd

face it, most men look like twats driving a convertible or a roadster

mr_roll

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?