bazz26 wrote: » I was toying with the idea of buying a Mk4 GTi as a weekend car and keep my F10 as the main commuter. Being one of the less desirable GTis means they are going quite cheap these days (2k would buy you a decent one) and tax is reasonable on them too. Biggest problem is trying to get insurance on more than one car here. Ireland really sucks when it comes to having any sort of interest in cars other than just as a to b transport.
JoeA3 wrote: » It depends on the dealers, how you get along with them and how much actual warranty work is required. And if they have a car available for you. Tbh, if it's only going to be with them for < 1 day I wouldn't bother asking unless I really really needed the car that day - and if that was the case, I'd not have booked it in that day in the first place. Most of them will have no problem dropping you / collecting you to/from work...
Ron Burgundy II wrote: » Is it reasonable to expect a courtesy car from the garage when mine is going in for a service plus a check of some issues covered under warranty?
OSI wrote: » 2k would see you into R level power and a new set of tires to go with it. I would consider a weekend car, but it would want to be something special that'd be a long term project, like a 70s or 80s era 911.
everlast75 wrote: » While we are on the subject of change, here's a question. I'm currently thinking of getting a "summer weekend" kind of car - probably at about 2k. A convertible as I've never owned one. Now, my daily is the GTi, so the question is... would you pay out that 2k for such a car, or is the GTi enough and lean towards pumping the 2k into that to maybe tweak/personalise it?
JoeA3 wrote: » I had a spin in a couple of 430d's today, a friend is looking to change to one so I went along for the ride. Really impressive car for the money (a 6-8 month old one can be got for less than new R money and these cars are pushing 70k new!). There's an official BMW "performance pack" upgrade available too (essentially a BMW Ecu remap and bigger intercooler) that brings the car up to 280-ish bhp. It's some machine to shift! Would make a man think!
bazz26 wrote: » The last generation 5 Series has an electronic handbrake. Adaptive cruise control is still an extra on the new 5 Series too so no chance of seeing it standard on a 3/4 Series anytime soon.
Micky 32 wrote: » I couldn't go back to a manual handbrake, the E brake is fantastic.
JoeA3 wrote: » Not in the 3 or 4 anyway. The new 5 has it alright.
Micky 32 wrote: » Manual handbrake is a bit of a surpise , was sure they'd have everything by now
JoeA3 wrote: » Nearly new is the way to go with these cars. The money they lose in the first 6-12 months is eye watering. The cars we drove today were mint and I mean 171-D-new mint. You'd be crazy to buy it new. The xDrive means you lose the m Sport suspension, it looks jacked up which would put me off. I can't remember the standard bhp, thought it was lower than that but the performance pack brings it close to 290 and beefs up the torque too. The car drives more like a petrol. The only thing that put both of us off... coming from VW was the relative lack of tech in the BMW. Manual handbrake. No adaptive cruise. No auto dimming main beam... But we both agreed you'd soon get over that
bazz26 wrote: » Thanks Joe, yeah if you have warranty then it's good value. I think the 430d is 258bhp stock. Beshops in Dublin have a 161 430d GC xDrive with decent spec for 46k so a nearly new one seems to be reasonably good value compared to the price of a new one.
bazz26 wrote: » Joe do you know how much the dealer is charging for the performance pack?
marathonic wrote: » Yeah, depreciation is a killer if changing every 2 years. The €17-18k on a €48k car over 2 years is about 35% (or 20% per year) which, as you say, is no worse or better than what you should be budgeting for nearly any car. By the time August 2018 comes round, there's sure to be plenty of rumours and potential spy shots of the MK8. That might be enough to hold off on the itch for a little longer and limit the depreciation incurred over the next 2 years. I'd hate the thought of hopping into a MK7.5 from a MK7 at an upgrade cost of around €30k if I knew the MK8 was coming the following year.
JoeA3 wrote: » All the above is what I keep telling myself But as I mentioned a few posts ago... it looks like cost to change for a 2 year old R to a new one is 17-18k... which I'm not so sure is "good depreciation wise" but probably no worse than anything else...
carsfan2 wrote: » A bit philosophical but, I look on my car as more than a means of transportation. I've loved nice cars since I was a boy and my car is one of my hobbies and a good car brings me pleasure. Obviously I'm not going to spend every last penny on a car but if you can afford it and makes you happy then do it I say. Everybody's circumstances are different and I know depreciation can concentrate the mind sometimes but if your lifestyle can afford it and you want it, why not have a new nice car? I see people my age and not much older getting sick and having other problems in their lives so think life is too short to not do some things that make us happy. That said I've resolved my next car will be second hand and a few years old but I said that before I bought my gti new and since bought bmw new too. Gti/ gtd and R are relatively good depreciation wise anyway.
