Anyone Like Fast cars

iolanthe07

Absolutely no point in having a fast car these days, what with all the congestion, speed cameras, etc - unless you can take it on a track. Now back in the early 1960's, before the national speed limit...........

Sandoval

iolanthe07 wrote: »

Absolutely no point in having a fast car these days, what with all the congestion, speed cameras, etc - unless you can take it on a track. Now back in the early 1960's, before the national speed limit...........

Did they even have tarmac roads back then?

Sunshine12

supermonkey wrote: »

I understand some will criticise that they aren't money saving....but i'm sure you'd all agree even money savers are allowed to have nice things.

We have gone without so much over the years and I am looking to get something a bit quick now and have found a bargain.

My concern is going from a 50mpg car to a 35mpg car. This may cost me another £400 a year!

I just wondered if anyone has any tips or advice really?

Cheers

Not professing to know loads about cars (I dont) but I spent just over £20k on an Audi TT a few years ago and now wish I hadnt. It cost a fortune in tax, servicing, insurance, tyres, petrol etc etc. Was lovely to drive but I regretted it after the novelty had worn off and I wouldnt do it again. Saying that, my OH has just bought an A5 which he thinks is the best thing ever. Maybe I just dont appreciate cars enough but I resented the amount of money I had to fork out to run it and wouldnt recommend it to anyone.

datostar

Sandoval wrote: »

Did they even have tarmac roads back then?

They certainly did, and they used to repair them too. They also had brand new Motorways without much traffic on them. Halcyon days.

Lum

Sunshine12 wrote: »

Not professing to know loads about cars (I dont) but I spent just over £20k on an Audi TT a few years ago and now wish I hadnt. It cost a fortune in tax, servicing, insurance, tyres, petrol etc etc. Was lovely to drive but I regretted it after the novelty had worn off and I wouldnt do it again. Saying that, my OH has just bought an A5 which he thinks is the best thing ever. Maybe I just dont appreciate cars enough but I resented the amount of money I had to fork out to run it and wouldnt recommend it to anyone.

To be fair the Audi TT is a pretty crap performance car really. Once you get used to the additional speed it doesn't really have much to offer. Sure it's 4WD but most of the time it behaves like an FWD car and in many ways it's a little too luxurious and a little too easy to drive what with ESC and traction control and all that, it numbs the experience somewhat by making it bland.

In the end you just end up with a cute looking VW Golf that goes faster while still being sterile and safe.

I'd rather have an old MX-5 or something.


I'm sure someone will be along to disagree with me, and I'm sure the first question I'll be asked is "have you ever driven a TT". The answer is yes. I had one for 6 months as a company car. It was my first "performance" car, and at the time I thought it was great, until I bought a Scooby afterwards. I thought that was great too, but now I prefer my Cefiro, though the Scooby is still a great car.

Sunshine12

Lum wrote: »

To be fair the Audi TT is a pretty crap performance car really. Once you get used to the additional speed it doesn't really have much to offer. Sure it's 4WD but most of the time it behaves like an FWD car and in many ways it's a little too luxurious and a little too easy to drive what with ESC and traction control and all that, it numbs the experience somewhat by making it bland.

In the end you just end up with a cute looking VW Golf that goes faster while still being sterile and safe.

I'd rather have an old MX-5 or something.


I'm sure someone will be along to disagree with me, and I'm sure the first question I'll be asked is "have you ever driven a TT". The answer is yes. I had one for 6 months as a company car. It was my first "performance" car, and at the time I thought it was great, until I bought a Scooby afterwards. I thought that was great too, but now I prefer my Cefiro, though the Scooby is still a great car.

I dont know anything much about cars as I said in my post so you could be completely right. Wouldnt have minded it as a company car TBH as even with tax on benefits would have been much cheaper for me! (although have to say that any company willing to fork out for an Audi TT as a company vehicle mustnt be very prudent with cash!) My company car choices were typical run of the mill boring ones!!

Lum

It was a 2.5 year old hand me down from a sales rep that still had half a year left on the lease and no other b*gg*r wanted it. I was young and naive and they foisted it upon me as a "reward" for some good work I'd done.

When I saw the tax effect the following month I realised my mistake, but by then it was too late and I was stuck with it.

Worst part was it whetted my appetite for performance cars. Think of the money I would've saved if I still thought 90bhp was powerful.

Mankysteve

Hintza wrote: »

If you want speed it costs money. If you are worried about another £400/annum then you can't afford it.

Reminds of the gentleman who asked at the Rolls Royce dealer what the fuel consumption was and was told if that was a concern the car wasn't for him....:rotfl:

Couldn't agreed really.

If you want something fun to drive get something like an old 106 strip it. Upgrade suspension then insure on a limited mileage great fun little cars and have it as second car.

Or Mx5 is another good option for fun sport car that wont cost the earth, you can get a decent mk1 for not much money nowadays and pretty much accepted as a modern classic.

Dave_Z

Depends what your idea of 'fast' is. I have a 57-plate Volvo V50 T5 R-Design. It does 0-60 in 6.7 seconds and puts a smile on my face everytime i press the loud pedal. But it can still average mid 30's in day-to-day driving if you're sensible and get 40 on motorway runs (thanks to 6th gear). It only costs £245 in tax per year and even as 26 year old with 3 points and an at fault accident last year, i'm paying very reasonable insurance costs. Plus it's practical and can fit kids, shopping, etc in the back no problem. Quite a good all-rounder.

missile

supermonkey wrote: »

I understand some will criticise that they aren't money saving....but i'm sure you'd all agree even money savers are allowed to have nice things.

We have gone without so much over the years and I am looking to get something a bit quick now and have found a bargain.

My concern is going from a 50mpg car to a 35mpg car. This may cost me another £400 a year!

I just wondered if anyone has any tips or advice really?

Cheers

I can't think of any fast car that will give 35mpg, if you drive it .... fast

My advice is buy the car you want. Second best will always be 2nd best