Sold Up What Next?
 

Hi All,
After eight years of ownership I've finally sold my 460BHP V3 STI to a new member. I was sad to see it go it's one of the best cars I've owned and certainly the fastest, but times change and due to family commitments I've hardly used it over the last few years.
I'm after ideas what to buy next, I need something with good power, plenty of room for kids dogs etc. Ability to do the odd track day would be nice, but I'm not going to build an all out track car. My wife wants me to get something sensible this time so must look understated so she thinks I've finally grown up.
I'd like something with modding potential for when I get bored but not a priority as I'm not buying a car to modify from the start. I don't care about running costs but need something fairly reliable.
Thanks, Richard.

Audi RS6?

RS6 is on my short list I'm just not sure if I'd keep it on the black stuff on a track day. Ticks a lot of of boxes though and the early ones are a lot of car for the money. Certainly looks sensible and has enough power.

Be ready for monster running costs with a C5 RS6 ;-)

Oh, and auto only :-(

I believe they have paddle shift so not as bad as auto only. I'm not bothered about the running costs as long as the car is reasonably reliable. Have you had one before, if so how did you find it?

I'm also open to other ideas I don't have one particular car in mind but an RS6 would possibly do most of what I want.

Whats your budget etc?

Nah, a few friends in the Audisrs club have them, but I wouldn't own one. Been out in a few, and they are epic for their size, and make an incredible V8 noise. Not much driver involvement though, and my tuned S4 feels more brutal, and a lot more pointy.

Think £2k for a proper cam belt change.

Think £3-4K for an auto box repair.

The DSC suspension is a nightmare (many have junked this for high-end Bilstein PSS9 kits).

Any turbo failure, is an engine out job.

Etc, etc, etc.

They make running highly strung imprezas seem cheap. People buy them relatively cheap these days, but tend not to keep them long, once they realise they need a second mortgage to keep them tip-top.

Buy one that's been skimped on, and it'll make you weep lol

I'd go for an E39 M5 by the way. Ran one of those for 3 years. Brilliant all rounder. Sounded like thunder with the Hayward & Scott exhausts.

http://www.hurstcars.co.uk/used-cars...01607276217622

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I would love an e39 m5 myself, but they look dated as a day to day car imo, and bmw reliability is a myth in my experience.

Rs6 looks good on paper, but they seen to suffer massively from random reliability issues too..

How about an rs4 avant? That's currently on my short list, or a new bmw 140i touring ?

The B5 RS4 has shot up in value in the last year or so.

A while ago, a good one could be had for £9-10K,..........now they're changing hands for £15-20K and beyond. Getting more rare, especially as a friend of mine has broken 14 of them for parts lol

The much later B7s can be had for that or less now. Generally a better car out of the box, but without that turbo kick or massive tuning potential.

How about a legacy wr gt?

Forester sti in white ticks all the boxes seen one in the flesh couple of weeks ago and was very impressed from the interior to the exterior wow! if I had to be sensible I'd get an sti foz any day indeed :thumb:

FSTI? Not sure my missus would agree with that as a sensible motor!

Look fairly sensible, and very practical. And you will still get the boxer rubble. Or are you thinking people carrier?


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Ive recently bought an fsti.needed something more practical.ticks all the boxes so far.goes pretty well too.just had a hawk splitter fitted and done a nexus 7 install to give me live data via the obd port.

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I agree. That FSTI looks fantastic.

I hope you mean mine haha.

C63 AMG? Looks and sounds great, saloon or estate I'd be happy with either!

How much do they cost?

£25-£30k

You could buy 3 fsti's for that wow!

Hmm I've had a look at a couple of forester stis, and I agree they tick a lot of boxes in the practicality dept, at least for me, however I don't like the look of them at all... too boxy, unfortunately :(

The c63 is a good shout... available in 4 door as well, buthe quite dear really for something that will no doubt get wrecked by kids (at least my daughter seems to have a knackered of wrecking car interiors)

Up to 15k

Still fancy one though or an RS4 perhaps as a more sensible option

Love my BMWs but I've had a few and not sure I'd like another right now plus I don't think they do a tourer

Love it but my Mrs would kill me then divorce me

Like these but don't know enough about them. Are they 6 cyl 3L twin turbo?
Big boot so a possibility

Now I'm not sure the Mrs will think this is sensible but I do and it's my cash I'm spending so I'm quite tempted by one of these. The 2.5 puts me off but if it blows up I could drop in a 2L with a big turbo and front mount and I'm ready for 500 BHP.