I think I might end up sleeping on the street if I bring a Yaris home to the wife! She wants it to 'look nice' in her words, which really means that she wants a Maserati Granturismo!

Tax and a certain amount of fuel can be claimed back through our business, so dont worry too much about that. What about other cars I can put to her?

The shortest journey it will do is 15 miles, would this avoid these 'coking up' problems? We tested a 3.0 v6 petrol, and it was as flat as a pancake. The wife always seems to prefer a big diesel for strong low range torque.

Here is another one near us- they are unbelievable cheap!

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201133410111206/sort/priceasc/usedcars/fuel-type/diesel/body-type/coupe/model/407/make/peugeot/page/2/postcode/tr262la/radius/1501?logcode=p

Edited by greenmeany on 05/03/2012 at 20:44

I'm not sure why she likes it. But if I'm ever a passenger in the A8 when she is driving, my organs end up in the boot. When she flaws the 4.0tdi the earth spins a little quicker, quite frankly its ridiculous!

Lovely car, but completely wrong engine/gearbox combination for the type of driving you will be doing in it. Unless your trips are at least 15 miles, or you are driving it regularly and getting it warm, you will need a petrol engine.

not worth the paper they are written on?

Quite. Full of holes. If you can't afford potential repairs, you can't afford the car

if you want more room than a mx5 what about one of these...

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/hyundai/coupe/coupe-2002/

What about a Hyundia Coupe, made up until 2009. the last couple of years worth had a mild face lift, and look very nice. in 2litre trim resonable on the mpg and insurance....if your running it through the company book the 2.7litre v6....

before you say no......have a look...."google" it....the last of the line look very nice...they also sell them with black or your RED leather...and a 5 year warrenty....

HAHAH...ok bobin... put on some links showing some of the coupes.

HR manager i used to work with bought a 55 reg one last year and has been very pleased with it...loved the price as well...

the newer ones look the best...

Ok, some examples:

www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/20120544620...p

www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/20120444405...p

www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/20114943320...p

The Hyundai Coupé is on my shortlist for next time I go car shopping!

The V6 engine sounds fantastic in those.

This is a real jump - you've started by asking about Peugeots (not, to my mind, a luxury car marque by any stretch) and now it's Maseratis. The running costs etc will be vastly different.

If you have got around £6k to spend and you want something with that kind of status, have you considered a Porsche?

I digress, what cars would make you happy?

One that you can drive without any worry. Cars haemorrhage money-they are not investments. Only spend £60K if it's going spare. Don't be like the cretins I see in 61 plate Top-of-the-Range Audis trundling at 40mph in a bid to save a few pounds' worth of diesel! Penny wise and pound foolish.

I only said that because of the £6.5k you expressed in the original post!

This really does depend on what you want to spend, but if you've got that much money on it, then how's about a Nissan GT-R?

www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/20114042015...p

Or, the 370Z?

www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/20121045493...p

One of those would make me very happy!!

'Aftermarket?!!' I might cry. I love Nissan's sporty efforts.

Ok you're gonna have to go classic.....! Now I'm at a loss. Maseratis are a bit 'eee look at how much money I've got'. What about a Lambo?

I didn't mean to be condescending but when i saw the following:

"Now, here is the question- would you recommend this car [Peugeot 407] as a cheap weekend runaround?"

I couldn't help but be confused!

I remember chatting to a chap that owner a Masserati Quattroporte and being struck by how differently his attitude to running costs was from that of a typical BMW owner. Completely unaware and uncaring about tyre life (they're £400 a corner), MPG (ha ha!), the optional spare wheel (£500), £1000 service etc etc. That's what it takes to enjoy a car like that.

What car would make me happy?

I think a bog standard C6 corvette would do nicely. Then I'll spend my time hunting down Mercs!

If I lived in Wigan, I'd need a 'vette to cheer me up. They go round corners these days, sound great, have a proper manual box (try getting that on a merc), and can be quite economical on a run. All for $50,000-what's that ~£30,000?

Ok-the soft touch plastics aren't top notch quality-but, frankly, who'd care?

Yup, but it'll be everyone else looking at it!

"and it made me think that I have to live life for the moment." .

my wife had a relative who did something along those lines, she had advanced cancer and had always struggled to be sensible and not buy anything on HP and live a quite life.

But after hearing from the hospital that nothing more could be done they thought blow it,,and that very weekend bought a MERC convertable on hp. She had a superb 12months in that car went almost everywhere with the roof down and a big grin.

My own father passed away from a heart attack aged 39.

to use a naff advert line....."one life, live it"......

Paul.

what about a big jag. a XKR or something like that....big, plush, crap mpg haha,,,or an Aston DB7/DB9 sod being sensible and worrying about mpg and insurance thats for when you retire....this is a weekend toy.....even get a private plate with +++TOY on it...