$15,000 new (used) car...

[wasaabi92]

The BMW has 107xxx miles on it. This is very high, but the price reflects that. It's currently $11,900. I see that as a bit of a bargain, I appraised it on a few sites and it should go for anywhere from $13.5-15k. There were some issues, namely I would have to buy two new front tires, and there are a worringly high number of trim pieces that are askew, missing or not fitting properly. All of the electrics worked, but the hood (bonnet) release stuck. It's Jet Black/Brown which I personally like, and driving it was great fun, but during the winter months ... do I want a ragtop?

The Porsche is at local high-end dealership in Cohasset, MA (read: stuffy). It was taken in part exchange and it's had one owner since new. It's in amazing shape. It's a 1984 911 Carrera 3.2, and it's classic Guards Red/Black. Eveything worked. Plus it's a Porsche! Yummy. It's got 35,000 miles and loads of paperwork detailing the work. I think it's the best of the bunch, but it's $17,000 and lets not forget insurence. Still ... I would never tire of it.

The final choice is the MINI. It's an '04 MOnte Carlo Edition, and it's covered 24,000 miles. It's currently $16,500, which stikes me as cheap, esp for the model that it is. It's at another fancier car lot down in Cohasset. It's basically a new car and I liked it a lot, but there's not as much charm as the 911. It's probably th emost sensible choice, but do I want that?

What would you choose?[/list]

[blinkmeat]

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I guess I'd go with the 911 - but like you said, insurance and they're not cheap to repair. considering it's a 24 yr old 930

[wasaabi92]

It's not a 930 ... that's the one I really want though...

[5vz-fe]

I would suggest you go with the mini, both BMW and Porsche will cost you arm and a leg to fix. If something goes wrong with your Porsche, it would cost you a few k easy.

[dutchmasterflex]

If the 911 has been taking care of and maintained well, go for it and get classic insurance like I mentioned in your first thread

[wasaabi92]

The BMW has 107xxx miles on it. This is very high, but the price reflects that. It's currently $11,900. I see that as a bit of a bargain, I appraised it on a few sites and it should go for anywhere from $13.5-15k. There were some issues, namely I would have to buy two new front tires, and there are a worringly high number of trim pieces that are askew, missing or not fitting properly. All of the electrics worked, but the hood (bonnet) release stuck. It's Jet Black/Brown which I personally like, and driving it was great fun, but during the winter months ... do I want a ragtop?

The Porsche is at local high-end dealership in Cohasset, MA (read: stuffy). It was taken in part exchange and it's had one owner since new. It's in amazing shape. It's a 1984 911 Carrera 3.2, and it's classic Guards Red/Black. Eveything worked. Plus it's a Porsche! Yummy. It's got 35,000 miles and loads of paperwork detailing the work. I think it's the best of the bunch, but it's $17,000 and lets not forget insurence. Still ... I would never tire of it.

The final choice is the MINI. It's an '04 MOnte Carlo Edition, and it's covered 24,000 miles. It's currently $16,500, which stikes me as cheap, esp for the model that it is. It's at another fancier car lot down in Cohasset. It's basically a new car and I liked it a lot, but there's not as much charm as the 911. It's probably th emost sensible choice, but do I want that?

[5vz-fe]

oh wow.....35k miles?....You've just changed my mind....how do I revote :mrgreen:

[acmarttin]

As long as you've got the $$$ in reserve to perform random expensive services on the car then get the Porsche.

[Skaala]

I'd go with the newest in this bunch.

[cooperluke]

If you have money to mantain the Porsche... no doubt.

As it doesn't seem so, otherwise you'd be considering more expensive cars, I'd go with the Mini.

[silentm]

i'd go for the Porsche and of course pay attention to take care of it. seems like it used to be a weekend drive, well i don't think you will have reliability issues in the near future.

[pitfield]

sounds like the 911 to me.

[pagani]

I voted for the porsche the other cars are to gay .
The bmw z3 is a uber gay car i really open top cars with a passion.
Better still i would pick a mk2 ford escort over all the cars in the list.
:D 8)

[pitfield]

I would drop the Z3 immediately, they're shit.

If you want rear drive BMW action then even in our land of the pricey you could look at E36 M3s.

MINIs are fantastic, I don't work at BMW/MINI anymore but I've had about 60 different company cars in the last year or so, just demos but due to my big mileages and the company having to register new cars as demos to hit target I've been given some nice stuff to put mileage on (it was roughly about 650/week) and they can't be sold until they have done 2k).

Favourite BMW was prob E46 330cd MSport Convertible.
Had a treat of Z4M roadster bit wasn't my daily.
You can keep any 4 Cylinder BMW (obviously E30 M3 and 318is weren't on the menu).

The only BMWs that came my way which need to rated in two ways in terms of getting me out of Cooper S, R52/R53/R56 are:

We'll start with fancying a change after loads of MINI.

E90 330i Msport Auto, Black Sapphire with Black and Media.
Awesome chassis, I hate Autos but it was fun, almost unstickable amounts of grip even in the wet, you really need to mean it to get it to slode.

E90 330i MSport Manual, as above but with beige, much easier to play with but crying out for a LSD, but as fast as a 3 was at the time.

E92 325i SE Manual, launch car in Titanium, lovely engine, and exclusive at the time but sadly shit ride quality (which you sort of don't notice on Msport models 'cause they're hard anyway).

E87 130i Manual, Black/Black, Rover 25 shouldn't ever have had 260BHP+ but a lairy thing.

E85 3.0si MSport Man, Silvergrey/Black.
Fab engine, no diff, bonnet too long, great to look at but having played Boxster while at Porsche it was a let down.

And although not daily drivers and kiss bosses ass to get one for a night:

E46 M3 Man Coupe. Tit/Black.
Wonderful, and thanks god, no SMG.

E91 Z4M Interlagos/Black
Hate the stupid carbon look leather trim. But HELLO, that engine again in an ever more beautiful Z4. E46 M3 better though.

E64 650i Sport Auto. Stratus Grey/Black.
Real world grunt, Gearbox made sense but would've had more fun in a manual, horrible coulour but fantastically effortless power, feels chunkier than V10 MPower, no effort required. Posing a go go but didn't like driving position, the fact that it was group tested against 997 Cab (at least the 645i was) was stupid.

E65 750i Sport/E66 730ld Sport/E66 760i.
Amasingly similar, the diesel is impressive, fast quiet.
The 750i felt fastest but it makes the best noise and I probably had most oppurtunity to give it the beans.
760i, unltra smooth, feels less torquey than 750i (but it was a 2 year old) but flashed it's traction control light at 90mph in kickdown. cool. Felt like someone's driver the whole time I was driving them, rubbish.

In the BMWs driving to Brighton always seemed to take longer, nobody wants to let you go at junctions.

Buy the MINI if you are doing any miles.

3.2 Carrera of that age will have the less preferred gearbox, I've driven a 3.2 with the G50 gearbox and that was great but I don't know what the older one feels like, it might be alright.

Go for the 911.