John
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If I could choose any car, it would be a couple of old vauxhalls and a bottom rung BMW.
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IvIarkgraham
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this is coming from the guy who claims a car built by the owner is automatically nicer than a car where the owner has paid pro's to fit parts to it
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--ToM--
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Originally posted by John
If I could choose any car, it would be a couple of old vauxhalls and a bottom rung BMW.
And there we have it, prime example of what these threads are all about, willy waving , I buy cars I like because I want them not because the Internet approves of it ,
Making personal digs because you don't like that I have an opinion that differs from yours, bless
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--ToM--
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Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
this is coming from the guy who claims a car built by the owner is automatically nicer than a car where the owner has paid pro's to fit parts to it
I apologise for that comment mate as it really must have touched a nerve seen as your still bitching about it months and months later, how about contacting total vauxhall about getting your car featured instead of posting in every total vauxhall related thread that they "should feature you"
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IvIarkgraham
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Coz I don't want a feature. I say that to take the piss. My car isn't good enough for a feature so I don't go about wasting their time contacting them
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--ToM--
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You don't know untill you try though, didn't think mine was only contacted them because my mates told me too , yours looks smart , if they didn't do a feature it'll definately go in the readers cars bit
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IvIarkgraham
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Not bothered though
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corsadonk
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What is your budget Gavin?
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Graham88
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Lol I think some people need to buy cars cause it's what they want not cause they wanna show people how much money they have. Or how much finance they're allowed.
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SVM 286
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Originally posted by GB123
The regurgitated Top Gear nonsense comment of hairdresser's car that's applied to anything with 2 seats and a convertible roof never makes sense, genuinely never seen a hairdresser drive anything better than a battered old fiesta.
It's normally in reference to the rich tart who owns the hairdressers and got rich off the back of a load of 15-18 yr old girls grafting for pennies.
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SVM 286
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Originally posted by Graham88
I'm too biased for this conversation
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GB123
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Originally posted by SVM 286
It's normally in reference to the rich tart who owns the hairdressers and got rich off the back of a load of 15-18 yr old girls grafting for pennies.
White Range Rover Sport for her then, normally with mods including, but not limited to: limo black window tints, horrible black and chrome alloys and an array of pink fluffy shit inside.
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gavin18787
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Originally posted by corsadonk
What is your budget Gavin?
Not looking to go over 18k really. But can stretch for the right car....
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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Nic Barnes
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buy transporter van, tune civic up more. sorted.
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corsadonk
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With that kind of budget, I'd be looking at one of these.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E60-M5-Excellent-condition-Low-Mileage-many-options-Full-BMW-service-/301441088578?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item462f49fc42
With some money left for stainless exhaust. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oszajd3mlK4
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Toby
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I wouldn't be looking at anything other than a Cayman S with that budget. I almost took the leap last year but ny role changed ananal back doing 30k a year.
The Cayman isn't the quickest straghtline in that budget but its the whole package, the feel of the car, the responsiveness, the balance, the noise. Such an awesome alround car and would be a great car just to throw onto a track.
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Jambo
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E60 M5 would need a similar maintainance budget to a Ferrari F355.
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Graham88
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E92 m3 Gav
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scoob
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Insignia Vxr 
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gavin18787
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Originally posted by Graham88
E92 m3 Gav
Only get the dregs of the market with my budget and im sure they will lose value soon with the new one out
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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--ToM--
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Originally posted by Jambo
E60 M5 would need a similar maintainance budget to a Ferrari F355.
Cambelt every time you take it out lol, I'm forever doing them on 355s, the last one I did had done less than 2000 miles since the belt was last done! Engine out Aswell.
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Nismo
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
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Originally posted by Graham88
E92 m3 Gav
Only get the dregs of the market with my budget and im sure they will lose value soon with the new one out
You will be surprised what you can pick up, extend your budget to 20K and you will have a good selection of cars, if you look at sub 60K cars you can put the BMW warranty on it for about £50 per month for piece of mind.
Alos to add to that the M4 has not effected the prices at all so don't expect there to be a massive drop in the market (over the last 4 months the prices of E92's have actually risen)
[Edited on 28-12-2014 by Nismo]
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by --ToM--
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Originally posted by Jambo
E60 M5 would need a similar maintainance budget to a Ferrari F355.
Cambelt every time you take it out lol, I'm forever doing them on 355s, the last one I did had done less than 2000 miles since the belt was last done! Engine out Aswell.
You a Tech Tom? F355
E60's need mental money spent on gearbox as well as regular maintainance
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--ToM--
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Yes mate but not for Ferrari themselves work for an indipendant sales service and restoration company that specializes in top end classics, lambo,rari, Bentley, porsche, RR, jag, merc etc etc, get to work on some awesome stuff to be fair albeit most of them are a nightmare lol
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Graham88
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Originally posted by Nismo
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Originally posted by gavin18787
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Originally posted by Graham88
E92 m3 Gav
Only get the dregs of the market with my budget and im sure they will lose value soon with the new one out
You will be surprised what you can pick up, extend your budget to 20K and you will have a good selection of cars, if you look at sub 60K cars you can put the BMW warranty on it for about £50 per month for piece of mind.
Alos to add to that the M4 has not effected the prices at all so don't expect there to be a massive drop in the market (over the last 4 months the prices of E92's have actually risen)
Yeah basically what he said lol, mainly said it as you said you could extend your budget for the right car. My mate got one for 18k in red and it's been good as gold, lovely car
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