Help me decide on a new car!!

[Kezzieboy]

Although you're a moany bastard, I agree with almost everything you say, Curt. I think the issue probably arises on every forum though, in that people tend to be quite precious about their cars. I'm happy to admit mine is pretty shit in the grand scheme of things, it's just that there's nothing that'll give me 70+mpg and 125bhp, and handle so well for the same money.

I shall be taking you advice in the immediate future, now that I have DOC on my insurance, and be test driving anything and everything I can get my hands on. MX-5 is probably top of the list at the moment, but also looking at Saab 900 turbos, and various other classics to run as a project/second car.


On topic, in terms of bang for buck, it's hard to look past an MX-5 really, they're so cheap and get SUCH good reviews from literally everyone (except Piggy ) that it seems like one of those cars you just have to own at some point in your life.

All I know about S2000s is their propensity towards snap oversteer, and killing people.

Dad has an E46 330d touring, with a remap, the way it pulls past illegal speeds is bonkers, but you're in license losing territory so fast that I'm not sure I'd want one. Also, it's not very economical, he's never even got close to 50MPG, but I suppose that can be forgiven given that it has circa 200bhp and 400lbft IIRC.

Never been in an Audi of any sort as far as I remember, so can't comment on that one, but they just don't do it for me. The 2.0 turbo lump seems pretty win though.