The advantage of a new car is that you can know, with certainty, that if you take the centre console off one day, you won't find the remnants of a coffee spilled in ancient times.
That's sometimes, to some people, worth paying more for.
If you bought that RS6 for £20k it would use up the remainder of the budget in approximately six minutes. They're wonderful, but the bills are utterly harrowing. Chocolate gearboxes too.
The Honda S2000 was so disappointing when I finally got to drive it, really needs space to enjoy and most British roads make that a problem. But then I had also just driven the old NSX (the manual, not the awful auto), which is absolutely brilliant. Even by today's standards.
As a person who lives in the states, I am thoroughly jealous of the cheap cars you have over there, I know that the insurance is petty up there and the fuel price is also pricey but nonetheless still jealous that you can pick up a great car for 5k
I agree. Anytime I hear car prices in the UK, I think "That's nice. If I bought a car for $5000 here it most likely does not include a transmission" haha we don't have any kind of cheap newer cars. You'd have to gamble on something 10+ years old
I wanted the GTI so bad, but family duties came first. So I bought a Passat with the GTi engine (perhaps even gearbox?) and called it a day. It's like driving a GTi with some mates (added weight).
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The advantage of a new car is that you can know, with certainty, that if you take the centre console off one day, you won't find the remnants of a coffee spilled in ancient times.
That's sometimes, to some people, worth paying more for.
If you bought that RS6 for £20k it would use up the remainder of the budget in approximately six minutes. They're wonderful, but the bills are utterly harrowing. Chocolate gearboxes too.
Chocolate gearbox 😂😂😂 I'm stealing that
.......the factory C6 RS6 gearbox can handle 900hp and around 1000nm. Far from a chocolate gearbox.
The Honda S2000 was so disappointing when I finally got to drive it, really needs space to enjoy and most British roads make that a problem. But then I had also just driven the old NSX (the manual, not the awful auto), which is absolutely brilliant. Even by today's standards.
I see you sneaking that NSX brag into your comment, Ben Griffin. And it worked, I'm now incredibly jealous. One of my top, top dream cars
Guilty as charged! If it helps, I've not driven the R version.
As a person who lives in the states, I am thoroughly jealous of the cheap cars you have over there, I know that the insurance is petty up there and the fuel price is also pricey but nonetheless still jealous that you can pick up a great car for 5k
Well if it's any consolation, we're jealous of your cheap petrol and big fuck-off trucks
I agree. Anytime I hear car prices in the UK, I think "That's nice. If I bought a car for $5000 here it most likely does not include a transmission" haha we don't have any kind of cheap newer cars. You'd have to gamble on something 10+ years old
Give me the mk5 any day on any budget and I shall have it.
This guy gets it
I wanted the GTI so bad, but family duties came first. So I bought a Passat with the GTi engine (perhaps even gearbox?) and called it a day. It's like driving a GTi with some mates (added weight).