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Originally Posted by Nige
Your right the quality side of things has to go to the Audi. Cant really fault the interior of the RS4. Big smile on face = M3  |
No Nige, despite all the advice (thanks all) - Basically bottled it/come to my senses and will continue to be a scrooge and stick with the trusty classic for the time being, which costs the same as a set of tyres on the M3 yet TBH still puts a smile on my face.
If I drove the M3, I know I would be smitten, I've been in my mates ones so know how capable they are. I have yet to borrow the keys to my brothers RS4 cab, but when I do I will be in position to give an informed view on both.
As well as running costs, you also have to factor the worry of picking up dinks, dents, scratches, or a potential big bill from what would be an everyday car, that I would be concerned where I take it or where I park it, that won’t get the same reception that a tidy scoob would get…. And had to start to ask myself, would I be happier paying allot of money to have what effectively becomes a liability.
I’m currently fortunate enough to be able to afford to get one if I really wanted, but I’m too much of a car enthusiast and tight arse, to have one without constantly thinking this ain’t half costing me allot for the pleasure and worry of owning it.
So although I do fancy some German quality. I’m now thinking a cheaper E46 M3 that will just get used and abused and self serviced, a Hawk STI for the right money
, A forged Hatch STI
, an Evo , or more likely a toy of some sort for the weekends, that won’t cost the earth to run that will have good residual value should I ever need to sell it again. Something like that blue TVR I sold would have been perfect, sadly you couldn’t get one for even double the price what I sold my one for at the time
Sometimes you have to go through the process fully, to make you think, and thankfully this time I’ve done that before actually buying it…