Yank Tank+Daily runner Combination suggestions ?

Supergurrier · 04-04-2014 07:39PM #1

Ok not so much a buying thread as an exercise in theorycraft.

€12k to play with

Thinking of something like This as a daily hack and want something wildly impractical on vintage tax of the American muscle variety out of the change.

Any suggestions ?

Will be doing this end of summer if i can't get my first choice car when the time comes.

Suggest away on the second vehicle.

Personally im leaning towards something like this

Remember budget is 12k

Interslice · 04-04-2014 08:02PM

YES!

sensible hat on...
Would that camaro actually be nice to drive on our ****ty wet roads though, a big step down from the st as a drivers car I'd imagine. Super cool though. Strike me more as a car you use a few times a year than a weekend/evening sort of a car.

Supergurrier · 04-04-2014 08:14PM

Interslice wrote: »

YES!

sensible hat on...
Would that camaro actually be nice to drive on our ****ty wet roads though, a big step down from the st as a drivers car I'd imagine. Super cool though. Strike me more as a car you use a few times a year than a weekend/evening sort of a car.

Thats the plan Hence the E39 525i as part of the dealio as my relatively affordable daily hack.

Interslice · 04-04-2014 08:24PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

Thats the plan Hence the E39 525i as part of the dealio as my relatively affordable daily hack.

Deadly! on with the yank tank thread so :pac:

Supergurrier · 04-04-2014 08:25PM

Mmm...

pred racer · 04-04-2014 09:01PM

No more st :eek:

smurfjed · 05-04-2014 06:30AM

The older Camero sounds great and the feel of the engine is awesome, but it's road handling sucks, i don't know how many times i nearly killed myself in one. Not a very practical car for Irish roads.

Supergurrier · 05-04-2014 11:18AM

Well reason I'm even considering this approach is I hate having to drive my "nice" car every day and what comes with that.

• Door dings
• Stone chips
• Depreciation putting 10-15k a year on said car and associated fuel costs
• Losing that "special" feeling using car day to day for mundane stuff.
• Wanting something with a smooth petrol to whisk me in comfort day to day e.g. E39 525i

I'm caught between wanting the daily/toy(investment) classic ratio to be something like 3k/8k with 1700 or so put aside to pay tax+ insurance for both or the better part of it at least (about what I'm paying ATM anyway)

More I think about it the more having a sub 3k comfortwagon appeals as a throwaway car that if anything terminal happens I can wipe my hands of it (525i e39s are a fairly reliable beast though I hear)

Hmm

cabb8ge · 05-04-2014 12:42PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

;;; associated fuel costs
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will 525i be not similar in consumption to ST in overall scheme?

Supergurrier · 05-04-2014 12:51PM

cabb8ge wrote: »

will 525i be not similar in consumption to ST in overall scheme?

Currently getting 19-21mpg I'm guessing 25mpg which I can live with to have a non diesel with a simple and smooth engine (no turbo issues etc)

The daily wouldn't be my main concern really

Yank Tank+Daily runner Combination suggestions ?

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