Next car & a bit of a mid life crisis

naughtysmurf

Seeing as the missus has her arse in my 11 reg Fluence most of the time & I'm driving her poxy 05 Megane with all it's issues, my mind is toying with the idea of changing. I don't do much mileage, short commute to & from work & around the town a bit, less than 10K a year.

So sensible me says buy something new(ish) small, economical & reliable but mid life crisis me, says no!!

The little voice in my head says buy something that will make a short ugly guy look damn good , but what?

The criteria would be as follows,

Petrol, saloon or hatch, reasonably economical, no more than 1.8l ideally lower, lots of power isn't really a requirement, must be reliable, not something that's in & out of the workshop, not a money pit, a few toys would be nice, good looks,
MAX BUDGET €14-16K

Please point me in the right direction

Voodoomelon

Did you say must be under 1.8? This is a Motors forum, I think you are having a midlife crisis! At least have a proper one.

George Dalton

As above, it sounds like you aren't really ready to go completely mental, so something like a well specced Mk5 Golf GTI should do the job for you. It's actually a sensible choice of car (relatively cheap to run, reliable, nice to drive, holds value well) but you can still tell yourself you are going mad altogether :pac:

darragh o meara

An Audi TT might be worth a look.

naughtysmurf

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Did you say must be under 1.8? This is a Motors forum, I think you are having a midlife crisis! At least have a proper one.

Fair enough, wasn't sure about the tax implications, I said no more than 1.8
Tended to go for sensible practical cars in the past or so I thought,

naughtysmurf

darragh o meara wrote: »

An Audi TT might be worth a look.

Yeah but I reckon I'd look like a Knob in one of those

thecomedian

Gti, TT, MX5

Eric Cartman

naughtysmurf wrote: »

Fair enough, wasn't sure about the tax implications

road tax is a small price to pay for the smiles , if your going to have a midlife crisis , keep a big petrol car that has you broke for 3 years, itll be 5400 euro over 3 years to tax a big 3+ litre machine but well worth it.

if i may make a few suggestions

salloon http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4148550
coupe http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4087149

pure mental http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4576347

a jaaaag if your feeling old http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4527851

naughtysmurf

Eric Cartman wrote: »

road tax is a small price to pay for the smiles , if your going to have a midlife crisis , keep a big petrol car that has you broke for 3 years, itll be 5400 euro over 3 years to tax a big 3+ litre machine but well worth it.[/QUOTE]

I was hoping not to have to get a second job just to tax it

The Red Ace

Did you ever consider treating yourself to a Jag, we have an x type diesel thats doing approx 62 mpg, never any issues get it serviced anywhere as it has Ford running gear and all the luxury of Jaguars, and for €14/16 k you will have a relatively new no.plate

naughtysmurf

The Red Ace wrote: »

Did you ever consider treating yourself to a Jag, we have an x type diesel thats doing approx 62 mpg, never any issues get it serviced anywhere as it has Ford running gear and all the luxury of Jaguars, and for €14/16 k you will have a relatively new no.plate

They are easy on the eye, that's for sure

corktina

naughtysmurf wrote: »

Fair enough, wasn't sure about the tax implications, I said no more than 1.8
Tended to go for sensible practical cars in the past or so I thought,

sensible cars and mid-life crises don't mix...enjoy yourself... V6 minimum!

Eric Cartman

naughtysmurf wrote: »

Eric Cartman wrote: »

road tax is a small price to pay for the smiles , if your going to have a midlife crisis , keep a big petrol car that has you broke for 3 years, itll be 5400 euro over 3 years to tax a big 3+ litre machine but well worth it.[/QUOTE]

I was hoping not to have to get a second job just to tax it

buy the 750i for 9k , tax it for 3 years that will bring the total to 14400, 1600 left over will probably service it twice and have a bit left over for parts incase something goes wrong, 16k for 3 years of motoring where insurance and fuel are your only concerns (mileage depending), still within budget.

Cungi

Eric Cartman wrote: »

if i may make a few suggestions

pure mental http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4576347

I would seriously give my left bollock for a Mustang.

randy hickey

Could we interest sir in a little something like this?



http://www.carzone.ie/search/Lotus/Elise/111S-VVC/32113575910479260/advert?channel=CARS

randy hickey

Or..



http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volkswagen/Scirocco/SCIROCCO/201306212363353/advert?channel=CARS

Or



http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4400132

Max Power1

That Scirocco is one hell of a beautiful *looking* machine

langdang

OSI wrote: »

I have two issues with the Scirroco. 1) The only one that goes like it should is the R. 2) the only people I've seen drive them are 40+ women that can't afford a boxster.

The fact that the front, middle, and arse were designed by design teams in completely separate timezones with no means of communicating with each other wouldn't bother ye?
Tis no corrado. Even the original Scirocco given the slightest moderisation would look better! Even with retro throwback back window louvres!

ARGINITE

Chris_Heilong

I am surprised the Scirocco has such little horse power, I always(wrongly) thought it was meant to be the sporty VW along with the GTI around 200hp mark. What exact market is it aimed at?

langdang

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

I am surprised the Scirocco has such little horse power, I always(wrongly) thought it was meant to be the sporty VW along with the GTI around 200hp mark. What exact market is it aimed at?

People having a REALLY sensible mid life crisis of course!

JAMES VTI S

This Is What You Want!

johnayo

randy hickey wrote: »

Could we interest sir in a little something like this?



http://www.carzone.ie/search/Lotus/Elise/111S-VVC/32113575910479260/advert?channel=CARS

I just love the manual windows in that.:D