Best 4 Door Coupe?

Trojan Horse · 18 Sep 2019 at 15:53

BigDannyO said:
If you absolutely have to get a shiny new CLA, why not lease one for ~£250/m, save the remaining from your £2k spare and you'd have one hell of a house deposit after a short time. I wish I could have done so when I was 21. Why chuck £30k into a car when you're lving at home when you spend it on a house instead?

The loan will be approx £400 pcm so for the extra I can keep it longer and own it. I will still be able to save 1k+ a month and put that towards the house.

Ultimately because the only houses I want to buy are in London and that will require 100k size deposit... saving a hundred pound here or there isn't going to cut it. I will only be able to achieve that once I triple my salary.

BigDannyO · 18 Sep 2019 at 16:25

£1,700 a month saved over 48 months gets you rather close to that £100k deposit.

You're in the best position you'll ever be in, with a massive excess of available funds with virtually no outgoings.

Nasher · 18 Sep 2019 at 16:46

Yea house always comes first.

House > job > car > wife

Raymond Lin · 18 Sep 2019 at 21:01

Trojan Horse said:
The loan will be approx £400 pcm so for the extra I can keep it longer and own it. I will still be able to save 1k+ a month and put that towards the house.

Ultimately because the only houses I want to buy are in London and that will require 100k size deposit... saving a hundred pound here or there isn't going to cut it. I will only be able to achieve that once I triple my salary.

£100 here and there a month, with compound interest into something like Vanguard will get you half a million when you retire adjusted for inflation.

It's a pretty nice pot to set aside.

tom_nieto · 19 Sep 2019 at 21:02

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/bmw/m6/bmw-m6-4-4-gran-coupe-m-dct/9985825

This thread can be closed now.

tamzzy · 19 Sep 2019 at 21:04

tom_nieto said:
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/bmw/m6/bmw-m6-4-4-gran-coupe-m-dct/9985825

This thread can be closed now.

i'd love to see OP's insurance quote for that...lol

theone8181 · 20 Sep 2019 at 07:39

tamzzy said:
i'd love to see OP's insurance quote for that...lol

Huh, i didn't realise they did any proper M 4 door coupes.

a1ex2001 · 20 Sep 2019 at 08:10

Can’t believe this thread is still going! OP go and buy the rubbish car you want and then pop back in a year when you realise the posters in this thread were right and you are bored of your under powered rep mobile but you can’t get rid of it.

jpaul · 20 Sep 2019 at 08:46

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/bmw/m6/bmw-m6-4-4-gran-coupe-m-dct/9985825

28.5 mpg really ... and in wltp parlance ? .... they don't bother to put the weight of that m6 tank either.

I'm still liking the cla200 shooting break .
... can the cla180 be tuned to the same performance anyway, or are mercedes(well renault) engine chips less prevalent. PCP permitting.

Trojan Horse · 20 Sep 2019 at 09:03

a1ex2001 said:
Can’t believe this thread is still going! OP go and buy the rubbish car you want and then pop back in a year when you realise the posters in this thread were right and you are bored of your under powered rep mobile but you can’t get rid of it.

thanks for your useless post, classic ocuk forums

Basher · 20 Sep 2019 at 09:12

a1ex2001 said:
Can’t believe this thread is still going! OP go and buy the rubbish car you want and then pop back in a year when you realise the posters in this thread were right and you are bored of your under powered rep mobile but you can’t get rid of it.

Nailed it. But some people just won't take advice. Good luck to them.

Trojan Horse · 20 Sep 2019 at 09:14

Basher said:
Nailed it. But some people just won't take advice. Good luck to them.

apologies for not purchasing a vehicle based on the opinions of anonymous internet strangers

naefeart · 20 Sep 2019 at 09:15

Trojan Horse said:
thanks for your useless post, classic ocuk forums

No... classic ocuk forums would have delved into your past history and outted you for a massive BS artist by about page 3.

You appear to have made up your mind on the small engined merc, despite concerns raised. Fair dos... I would at least buy a good used model and lessen the initial monetary loss, the moment you drive it off the forecourt.

Basher · 20 Sep 2019 at 09:15

Trojan Horse said:
apologies for not purchasing a vehicle based on the opinions of anonymous internet strangers

Says the guy who asked for vehicle purchasing advice from opinions of internet strangers :confused:

vanpeebles · 20 Sep 2019 at 09:40

These are not the Gucci belts you are looking for.

a1ex2001 · 20 Sep 2019 at 10:41

Trojan Horse said:
thanks for your useless post, classic ocuk forums

It’s not useless it is simply a statement of fact you have clearly made up your mind you want to spend a huge sum of money on a dull car, that’s your choice it’s your money and you will get to drive round (slowly) in a shiny new Mercedes which is clearly something you value. Personally i’d buy something more enjoyable second hand accept that insurance is going to hurt for a bit but you say money isn’t tight so enjoy it while you can life is short.

Simon · 20 Sep 2019 at 11:43

Basher said:
Says the guy who asked for vehicle purchasing advice from opinions of internet strangers

Quite.

jpaul · 20 Sep 2019 at 12:59

and you will get to drive round in a (slow) shiny new Mercedes

how often are you on roads that permit a spirited drive ?
putting weight on the looks / interior design / media system (audi vs bm vs merc) is not an anathema, to either ocuk, or the real world.

( following the e-golf lease thread and lmitations of the charging networks for a shiny electric F pace .. that epitomises issue )

Trojan Horse · 20 Sep 2019 at 14:22

a1ex2001 said:
It’s not useless it is simply a statement of fact you have clearly made up your mind you want to spend a huge sum of money on a dull car, that’s your choice it’s your money and you will get to drive round (slowly) in a shiny new Mercedes which is clearly something you value. Personally i’d buy something more enjoyable second hand accept that insurance is going to hurt for a bit but you say money isn’t tight so enjoy it while you can life is short.

yes because going past the speed limit is something that ocuk heavily encourages

and because the interior design, media, comfort and luxury of a car should be completely stripped of all value

kurosagi01 · 20 Sep 2019 at 15:49

The problem is value and opinion at the end of the day.
In buying a car there is a tick box exercise like most things when making a purchasing decision
Value
Fun
Aesthetics
Comfort
Luxury

Hot hatches that cost similar money to price of a Benz will tick all of those boxes while the benz will only tick aesthetics , comfort and luxury. Ordinary cars in other car brands will tick value, comfort, luxury and some aesthetics.

We are not suggesting you to not get one, a lot of the guys are just suggesting for the money there are better value for the same price or cheaper.