Mungo

Thinking of finally replacing my 6 year old UK Turbo wagon, and have the following candidates in mind. Budget is about £28k (subject to wifely confirmation), so obviously these are all 2nd-hand options.
Opinions please!

Gav

Boxter S all the way! a very nice car

gav..

gingerboy

M3 all the way - had a day in one at Rockingham, what a machine although that said I would wait till the new version came out and see if it has any effect on current model residuals.

Paul

gingerboy

Oh yeah - avoid smg flappy paddle box, its slightly quicker shifting but personally I just could not get to grips with it.

RoRu

Drove a friends e46 M3 convertible recently and was very impressed great engine,build quility and the ride isn't to bad even on the 19" rims although i wasn't to keen on the pimp my ride red interior and IMO the drive would be better with the std 18" wheels.

But it's still not as fast as my old scoob

Brendan Hughes

No Pug 306?

scoobynutta555

something else. My 22b uk version with warranty and 6k in the bank

Brendan Hughes

Blimey, you have a Boxster S, a 330i, and a Forester STi. Can you get any wider range?

You forgot R34 Skyline and Audi RS4 Avant, BTW

john banks

SMG is great and you can be very smooth with it.

Mungo

I like the Scoob because it has some character. Out of all the choices, I think the 330i has the least of that, but it's still a very nice car. And you can pick up a pretty decent one for a lot less than some of the other contenders!

TopBanana

Character's a funny thing. It's always something you admire in cars other people own.

Trout

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MY06 Spec C

Sub 8-seconds at the Ring makes it quicker than all of the cars listed. It is also more pliant and a great everyday car. They are not even that noisy nowadays.

Rannoch

RS Grant

**** me thats quick....

Out of the list above, I would go for the M5.. absolutely amazing machine, IMO.

I would also be tempted by a brand new Spec C if you could live with the slightly and harsher ride and questionable image.


Cheers,
Grant

flat4_ire

ehh no u mad man, he doesnt wanna look liek he cant afford a 911! which is the reason most peeps get boxters, either the m3 or the m5 man without a shadown of a doubt, who agrees??

Trout

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Well they are very special cars

OK - it might be sub 8 minutes then if you are fussy

PS I am selling a 911 993 Carrera for £25k if you are interested - great car, just a little slow for my taste