The reason i got my golf was i work in london bout 105miles away and for years ive had a cheap diesel for work and a showcar in the garage for best.(M3/MITSUBISHI EVO5/GTO TWIN TURBO/2XCOSWORTHS/RS TURBO ETC)......thing is these cars were heavily modified and wrapped in cotton wool most never came out in the winter/rain etc and i found myself ALWAYS driving a piece of crap clattering diesel everywhere!! so thought to myself what car can i get and use for work and let me sell the car sat in the garage and give me a chance to finally save some £££££££££££ and that'll return at least 33-34mpg for my commute,look good,look nice and slightly modify to look nicer,cheap to insure/service/reliable and put a huge grin on my face when i hit the B roads etc and the GTi AUM K03s 1.8T spec after a R-TECH remap!!! hits the nail bang on the head...(gona keep for 2 years then get my E46 ///M3!
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I was going to buy an M3 but there not worth it, most have been abused and the ownership costs are silly. You want to have around £2k-£3k sat in the bank in case anything goes wrong! Id rather spend that on upgrades/mods for a better all round car!
Have to say though everytime i hear an M3 boot i come home and check on pistonheads for one :embarassed: A quick look at running costs puts me off though lol
Was looking at convertibles for about £13k-£14k but the money will lose and the cost to own it make it really hard to part with your cash! If i was going for a high end performance car for that money i would get this
http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/838835.htmNeed to wait untill my wage goes up next year untill i can afford that and the R32 im getting tho
