Bodyboarder81

Fair enough ......... Still dont like them though

Looks nice and if I was well into my jap cars I'm sure I'd love it ! But would be wasted on me ! Don't have a clue who Tommy is and to me at least looks like a lot of aftermarket stuff put on a car with a signature on everything and that's about all !

Had great times in my r26 ...... Not been in the new trophy though .... Should try it really , but yes was hoping to get something with good build quality to be honest !!

Not following you nick ?

Just wandered , as other cars such as the m3 v8 , people think it has to have a warranty as they are expensive to fix ! Bmw warranty is £1200 a year! Same as servicing a gtr for the year then ......

Again out of my price range I can see myself getting something around the 30k mark with a view of the next car in say 2-3 years being the car i really want . To get a gtr that i would want , they are 45k . Im not quite in a position to be able to comfortably afford that right now . Got to be realistic about these things really ! If i had a garage ( or if all my work equipment didnt take up my workshop space !) i would love to run a lotus / more track focused car . But as it will have to live outside , i couldnt do it . Appreciate all the feed back and suggestions though My mind is still telling me m3 v8 .......

Yes, budget about £1000-£1200 / year for service, one is only oil and filter. Really not that expensive to maintain for what the car can do. Let's meet up and I'll take you for a spin if you've never been in one before. Adrian do you run a warranty on your gtr?

Could never live with the looks . Most of the time it's sat on the drive and I look at the car out the kitchen window .... And the type r would put me off my breakfast !!

..... Ya that's what I came to the conclusion about the z4 as well .... I'd get bored of it !

Did consider z4m coupe .... Might go and test drive the mustang as well .... But even if i love it I know it's a stupid buy . I think after the big drama of its release in a years time , when fuel goes up the v8's will take a massive hit ..... And then it will get compared to other v8's , such as the m3 , which is better by all accounts .

I've had lots of hot hatches Polo g40 Pug gti6 x2 Pug 306 rallye Leon cupra r Ibiza cupra r 172 cup Meg r26 So I think im looking for something a bit more grown up now . Although I have had some really good times in my hot hatches but all the new stuff just shouts chav I think

Not my bag really !

Adrian , are the gtr's ment to be serviced every 6 months or is it 6k miles?

Haha love the m3's in white !!! All of the above are just to old for my likening

No don't regret selling as I think I would have just kept plowing money into the zed and still not be 100% happy with it .........

That's my problem ..... Think I need to find / save another 5k , as at 40k you get a lot more choice .

Grudz. ^ really like those , but being fibreglass I would really worry how it would hold up having to live outside .

Bit to old man-ish for me roger

Considered that actually but wrote it off due to having to live outside , and not much fun other than when going full beans in it . Looks to be a great example though

The problem is I'm finding that for a 911 gtr or other such cars .... They are above my budget of max 35k and even at 40k you are getting the cheapest/ worst ones to pick from . My reasoning for an m3 is , v8 , Rev to 8300rpm , get a good choice of low mileage ones in my budget , already lost a huge amount in depreciation , dct is pretty flipping good !

As a few of you know I sold my beautiful zed with the plan of taking on a gt4 ( and a financial commitment with it ! ) However my friend is keeping the gt4 for a bit longer , so looking into a new car . 30-35k max budget Nothing really old Top of my list is a nice e92 m3 competition pack . ......other than that I'm a little stumped !! Any suggestions ?

Absolutely crazy to buy a new car at your age on your wage and living at home . These sort of decisions will end up costing you so so much in the future imo. Whoever thinks buying a house is not a good idea then I completely disagree ..... In the long run its a wise decision , as in the end you will be paying a lot less for a mortgage than you would in rent , and actually own something at the end . I do however agree house prices are utterly crazy at the moment . If you can't afford the to buy the car outright then don't buy it would be my advice . Save and then but one in a years time for under 30k I reckon . Just my opinion though .... But saving and not ticking up stuff has served me very well over the years .

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No worries man Glad you got home ok . Was great to meet you and your dad , and I'm sure the car will serve you well ! Stick around on here as there are some very knowledgeable , friendly people

Well it's gone Thank you all for your kind words about the car ! Went to a great chap called George ... Who I feel will look after the car as well as I did . I'll be sticking around here as , like many others , find it a great forum with some top people on it ! Mods please lock . Gtr gt4 r8 time :)