OK so after my car deciding to blow up (slight exaggeration; the radiator tank cracked) on Hoddle Street in peak hour last night, I've decided it's time to part ways with my loved car.
Unfortunately, the successor to my model is dingo ugly. There's no way i'd own one of the new ones no matter how sound the actual vehicle is.
Some of you may recall my car is world famous, after being stranded in the Melbourne March floods of 2010 and being broadcast on many overseas media outlets as it was floating down the street. This should increase it's retail value i'm sure
(it had a brand new engine and bits fitted courtesy of insurance; would have rather they just wrote it off now after the amount it's cost me in bits and pieces).
So, the old MY06 Subraru Impreza WRX is going to be sold. My current considerations for replacements are minimal, as there's not a lot sub-$60k that i'm interested in. Current thoughts are:
- RX8 (Probably the luxury, maybe the GT)
- Mini Cooper Works (just the standard, not the clubman or anything)
Anyone got any other suggestions? I do not want a 'hot hatch' like munitalP got (nothing wrong with them, I just prefer a sedan-form factor, even though the Mini doesn't really fit into either category).
Am slightly flexible on price, but trying to keep it reasonable. I don't want a slouch (the WRX's i've had have given me the passion to have some power at my command to fly past that bad driver doing 60km in a 100km zone in the right lane) and prefer something that will not spin out if I accidentally let my foot become heavy going around a corner. Not after a big car (have a small car bay and no need for anything other than 2 people 99% of the time), and after something similar in performance to my current car.
Thoughts people?
Unfortunately, the successor to my model is dingo ugly. There's no way i'd own one of the new ones no matter how sound the actual vehicle is.
Some of you may recall my car is world famous, after being stranded in the Melbourne March floods of 2010 and being broadcast on many overseas media outlets as it was floating down the street. This should increase it's retail value i'm sure
(it had a brand new engine and bits fitted courtesy of insurance; would have rather they just wrote it off now after the amount it's cost me in bits and pieces).So, the old MY06 Subraru Impreza WRX is going to be sold. My current considerations for replacements are minimal, as there's not a lot sub-$60k that i'm interested in. Current thoughts are:
- RX8 (Probably the luxury, maybe the GT)
- Mini Cooper Works (just the standard, not the clubman or anything)
Anyone got any other suggestions? I do not want a 'hot hatch' like munitalP got (nothing wrong with them, I just prefer a sedan-form factor, even though the Mini doesn't really fit into either category).
Am slightly flexible on price, but trying to keep it reasonable. I don't want a slouch (the WRX's i've had have given me the passion to have some power at my command to fly past that bad driver doing 60km in a 100km zone in the right lane) and prefer something that will not spin out if I accidentally let my foot become heavy going around a corner. Not after a big car (have a small car bay and no need for anything other than 2 people 99% of the time), and after something similar in performance to my current car.
Thoughts people?
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