Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 1 March, 2012 Share Posted 1 March, 2012 The missus is looking at buying a car, and we have several on our radar. However, I wanted to know if anyone has any prior experience with any of these cars, or anything we should think about before purchasing. The cars we're looking at are: 2007 Mercedes CLK 280 Sport 2005 BMW M3 2006 Porsche Boxster 2.7 2008 Audi A4 2.0T Any advice will be welcomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 1 March, 2012 Share Posted 1 March, 2012 Porsche, a genuine out and out sports car rather then adapted sallon/hatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 1 March, 2012 Author Share Posted 1 March, 2012 Porsche, a genuine out and out sports car rather then adapted sallon/hatch. The only thing with that is, we would prefer 4 seats, and it also needs a place for my golf bats, or I'll have to go pick up a car as well (which is a waster frankly working in London). Also, with the Boxster you always look like the bloke who can't afford a 911. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 1 March, 2012 Share Posted 1 March, 2012 The only thing with that is, we would prefer 4 seats, and it also needs a place for my golf bats, or I'll have to go pick up a car as well (which is a waster frankly working in London). Also, with the Boxster you always look like the bloke who can't afford a 911. You should check out the Volvo C70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 1 March, 2012 Share Posted 1 March, 2012 You should check out the Volvo C70 Yes, and it's not selling very well, you can angle a discount if you have your wits about you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 2 March, 2012 Author Share Posted 2 March, 2012 You should check out the Volvo C70 Don't think we're old enough for a Volvo, only 27. Plus for some reason she doesn't like hard top conv, hence why we're not looking at the new 3 series conv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 2 March, 2012 Share Posted 2 March, 2012 I had a good look a few years ago for the Mrs. Narrowed it down to the Audi & the SAAB, then plumped for the SAAB, then chickened out. The SAAB is still the best looker of the 4 seaters IMO. I know there could be maintenance issues unless you can find a good independant, but you might get a good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 2 March, 2012 Share Posted 2 March, 2012 Audi A4 1.8T! Cant go wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted 2 March, 2012 Share Posted 2 March, 2012 The Audi turbos are very good engines, I've got an A3 1.8T Quattro. It pulls well and never missed a beat. But out of all of those, I'd go for the M3. The Boxter is a poor man's Porsche, I'd want more than an Audi for that money, and the Merc is a bit flashy for me. I also really like the look of the M3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 2 March, 2012 Author Share Posted 2 March, 2012 The Audi turbos are very good engines, I've got an A3 1.8T Quattro. It pulls well and never missed a beat. But out of all of those, I'd go for the M3. The Boxter is a poor man's Porsche, I'd want more than an Audi for that money, and the Merc is a bit flashy for me. I also really like the look of the M3 Yeah, know all about Audi engines having had a TT for the last 5 years. I reckon the M3 too, the girl is leaning towards the CLK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 2 March, 2012 Share Posted 2 March, 2012 I had an M3 convertible a few years back....absolutely lovely car beware of the model of Boxster you go for...some are riddled with RMS failures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raging Bull Posted 2 March, 2012 Share Posted 2 March, 2012 I'm possibly going to buy an M3 myself, they are great cars but do make sure you get the subframe checked for cracks, the block for unwanted oil (the E46 block can be porus apparently) and it must have had the all important running in service. I've found some really good 04/05's with 50ish K for circa £13-14K. That's a lot of performance for the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 3 March, 2012 Share Posted 3 March, 2012 (edited) If you really want a BMW the Alpinas are better set up than M3's imo - bit more exclusive too. A lot of M3s are driven by real knobs so the image has suffered. Edited 3 March, 2012 by buctootim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 3 March, 2012 Share Posted 3 March, 2012 If you really want a BMW the Alpinas are better set up than M3's imo - bit more exclusive too. A lot of M3s are driven by real knobs so the image has suffered. Do you drive an M3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 3 March, 2012 Share Posted 3 March, 2012 Do you drive an M3? see post #11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 3 March, 2012 Share Posted 3 March, 2012 The missus is looking at buying a car, and we have several on our radar. However, I wanted to know if anyone has any prior experience with any of these cars, or anything we should think about before purchasing. The cars we're looking at are: 2007 Mercedes CLK 280 Sport 2005 BMW M3 2006 Porsche Boxster 2.7 2008 Audi A4 2.0T Any advice will be welcomed. Do you really want a seven year old BMW? No, wouldn't have thought so. The Boxster is hideous, the Audi looks like a box. I'd go for the CLK, very comfy, although again a little old. Consider a C70 T5. Seriously - they are lovely cars, solid, extremely comfy, all the toys etc. I can't be bothered to waste time looking for a good example, so this'll do: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3588072.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 3 March, 2012 Author Share Posted 3 March, 2012 Do you really want a seven year old BMW? No, wouldn't have thought so. The Boxster is hideous, the Audi looks like a box. I'd go for the CLK, very comfy, although again a little old. Consider a C70 T5. Seriously - they are lovely cars, solid, extremely comfy, all the toys etc. I can't be bothered to waste time looking for a good example, so this'll do: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3588072.htm We're not in our 50's so no. We test drove the CLK, an A4 3.2 Quattro and an M3 today. CLK was frankly poor to drive, if you like driving, don't. Cumbersome and boring. A4 really surprised, was excellent but even then it was nowhere near the M3, looks wise or performance wise(but is nicer inside). The girlfriend wanted a CLK and didn't want an M3, now she's crossed off the CLK and have got a decision to make between the A4 and the M3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 4 March, 2012 Share Posted 4 March, 2012 (edited) We're not in our 50's so no. We test drove the CLK, an A4 3.2 Quattro and an M3 today. CLK was frankly poor to drive, if you like driving, don't. Cumbersome and boring. A4 really surprised, was excellent but even then it was nowhere near the M3, looks wise or performance wise(but is nicer inside). The girlfriend wanted a CLK and didn't want an M3, now she's crossed off the CLK and have got a decision to make between the A4 and the M3. Why bother with test drives and asking opinions on here? Sounds like you'd already decided you wanted an M3 and are just seeking to persuade your gf that she should want one too Edited 4 March, 2012 by buctootim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 4 March, 2012 Author Share Posted 4 March, 2012 Why bother with test drives and asking opinions on here? Sounds like you'd already decided you wanted an M3 and are just seeking to persuade your gf that she should want one too I was looking for any tips to do with the cars, anything we should look out for etc to do with those cars. Just because we didn't want a C70? My Dad has one and frankly we didn"t want the same car! We went and test drove the cars, she didn't enjoy the CLK, so we decided against it. I really liked the A4 personally, just wasn't quick enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 4 March, 2012 Share Posted 4 March, 2012 I had a Boxster, you can easily fit golf clubs in it. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightysaints Posted 5 March, 2012 Share Posted 5 March, 2012 Honda S200. Fantastic car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 5 March, 2012 Author Share Posted 5 March, 2012 Honda S200. Fantastic car Too tall, was going to get one when we got the TT but couldn't fit in it! Put a deposit down on the M3 today, going to collect on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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