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My uncle had one of those when I was growing up, with the hydraulics. Amazing looking thing, like a sleek whale. Absolutely loved it.
Bit of a boring question and possibly not the right forum for it (this clearly is much more about car appreciation than advice) but if anyone does have any advice for me I'd greatly appreciate. I've got £6k to spend on a city car - I've not owned a car for a good 15 years, so I don't really know much about modern cars. Don't need anything huge or fast, just something reliable which won't feel completely delicate on the motorway, FSH, 80k miles, decent marque, petrol, some resell value. I don't have kids so a two seater is fine but it'd be nice to take my niece out for trips from time to time.
I've been looking on Autotrader and getting insurance quotes and the range of cars available to me, and insurable, is mental:
- VW Polo, about 8 years old
- VW Golf, about 10 years old
- Saab 93 convertible, about 10 years old
- BMW Z4, about 12 years old
Any advice? I've got off street parking in front of my window so I can afford to go a bit flash but I wonder if I'm just being a bit mid-life crisis-y about the whole thing. A grey german box would do the job.
- VW Polo, about 8 years old
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R53 Cooper S would be my choice
EDIT or a Mk5 Golf GTi
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That budget and requirements don't really narrow down what you can buy.
It's worth comparing
road taxVED costs which can feel steep* if you're not using the car every day. I think all petrol Saabs are in the higher bands, whereas slightly smaller cars can be much lower.I've found Polos a bit jittery at motorway speeds.
(* although still a bargain)
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Fiesta or Focus are better to drive than the VW equivalents. Honda Jazz is probably the best car for your needs (bar golf club rep)..
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£6k to spend on a city car
Any advice?If its just you get something fun, but which is easy to park. I was too young to drive it, but my mum found her mk1 MX5 good in the city, so I'd look at the mk2.5 1.8 Sport if you can find one with no rust. No idea on the more modern MX5.
MINI Cooper is a good shout. 4 up with luggage is tight, but as a single/couple car it's brilliant. Only had a base One R56 which was great and is still being used by my folks. Solid, good quality interior happily drove down to France in it. All MINIs have good handling and are fun.
Golf GTI also fits the bill, although it's actually quite a big hatchback - which has it's pros / cons. I've got a Mk6 1.4tsi which I like but idk how economical it is sometimes - although it's usually got a shit load of stuff in it.
Overall I think a MINI is your best bet. The depreciation is good. BMW made. They're popular enough to be able to sell. And TBH it's the only small car that I can think of that's properly solid. Eg or a convertible.
Fwiw a sooped up R56 convertible would be in my lotto win collection.
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A Civic or Golf GTi would definitely fit the city car that can also cope with the motorway requirements, but there are more exciting cars you could get.
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