What would you buy for R250 000

[RuadRauFlessa]

Ok so let's raise the stakes a little. R50 000 more should give some leeway.

[wizardofid]

WTF you should know the same thread could have been used "insert required smiley here"

[RuadRauFlessa]

Nope there is a distinct difference. The class of vehicle you can get is completely different. or should we change it to R250 000

[DeeVeeDee]

JEEP Wrangler!

[wizardofid]

Nope there is a distinct difference. The class of vehicle you can get is completely different. or should we change it to R250 000

well okay

Suzuki GSXR 1300 second hand 2009 model

[naughty]

do you now want to buy a secondhand car - also id change the upper limit to R250k merely because between R150k and R200k you would just get the same cars (just only slightly newer but still second hand anyway)

most worthwhile brand new cars to me are all beginning to hit close to the R300k mark nowadays generally though North of that most of the time

if the limit was R250k i would be giving the new Renault Megane coupe a good look



this is one of the natural competitors to the Alfa Mito you were getting - and it looks like a really nice car (as does the Mito ..... have you changed your mind on that) - the Renaults base price is around R240k but im sure some extras would boost that substantially though

if i had R300k to play around with i would definitely wait for the new Polo GTI (due around august/september) - get it with all the extras minus the satnav - that should actually take it above the R300k mark but at that price it will still be around the best new car to have in its class IMHO - since the golf 6 GTI with all the extras has now gone closer to around R400k .... anyways this particular paragraph is moot cause the cars in it are above your projected pricerange and are also more the type of cars I like, not the type you would like

[WiK1d]

BMW S1000RR, hands down. Be prepared to wait though.

[RuadRauFlessa]

do you now want to buy a secondhand car - also id change the upper limit to R250k merely because between R150k and R200k you would just get the same cars (just only slightly newer but still second hand anyway)

most worthwhile brand new cars to me are all beginning to hit close to the R300k mark nowadays generally though North of that most of the time

if the limit was R250k i would be giving the new Renault Megane coupe a good look



this is one of the natural competitors to the Alfa Mito you were getting - and it looks like a really nice car (as does the Mito ..... have you changed your mind on that) - the Renaults base price is around R240k but im sure some extras would boost that substantially though

if i had R300k to play around with i would definitely wait for the new Polo GTI (due around august/september) - get it with all the extras minus the satnav - that should actually take it above the R300k mark but at that price it will still be around the best new car to have in its class IMHO - since the golf 6 GTI with all the extras has now gone closer to around R400k .... anyways this particular paragraph is moot cause the cars in it are above your projected pricerange and are also more the type of cars I like, not the type you would like

This is not about me but since you just made it about me lets hit it. Seeing as I have an overdraft the bank does not want to give me the financing for the Mito. Would have loved to have it though. Problem is the crock I am currently (actually used to) ride in blew a head gasket earlier this week. So I am without a ride

[naughty]

Seeing as I have an overdraft the bank does not want to give me the financing for the Mito.

i remember that but it thought that they would sort you out the financing if you sorted out the O/D

Would have loved to have it though.

yep - i think its a brilliant little car

Problem is the crock I am currently (actually used to) ride in blew a head gasket earlier this week.

sorry to hear that - i know what its like to not have a car to move around with - its a real pain in the anatomy even if its only for a couple of days - so i hope you come right with a good car .... its amongst one the greatest feelings in the world to be driving a brand new car after suffering at the hands of a crock (my old citi golf was heading that way before i got my Polo and now my Polo is giving me immense satisfaction to drive .... moreso since since it is still newish and only has 47k km's on the clock)

This is not about me

sorry - i thought it was since you were in the market for a new car - apologies for that

[Stuart]

WTF you should know the same thread could have been used "insert required smiley here"

+1

[GreyWolf]

if the limit was R250k i would be giving the new Renault Megane coupe a good look

a french car? seriously?

how about:
http://search.autotrader.co.za/www/cars ... 8186524575


or:
http://search.autotrader.co.za/www/cars ... 4186633021

[naughty]

hey Greywolf - on the surface of it those second hand cars may look like bargains but to be honest i would never ever buy second hand ever again

i say this and ive personally owned over 12 cars over my entire life so far (kept some of them over 6 years from brand new) ..... and i will never ever buy a second hand car as long as i live unless it was from a mate who went bankrupt two days after he bought the car and was desperate to sell at half the price

[GreyWolf]

hey Greywolf - on the surface of it those second hand cars may look like bargains but to be honest i would never ever buy second hand ever again

i say this and ive personally owned over 12 cars over my entire life so far (kept some of them over 6 years from brand new) ..... and i will never ever buy a second hand car as long as i live unless it was from a mate who went bankrupt two days after he bought the car and was desperate to sell at half the price

I hear what you are saying, all I am saying is that there are options, like third party warranties, which from what I have seen are no more or less hassle than factory ones.

[lancelot]

A good pre owned Jeep Rubicon!

[Frozenfireside]

I would import myself a Honda Integra from the united state of Japan.

[SykomantiS]

I would import myself a Honda Integra from the united state of Japan.

+1 except that they'd be left hand drive?

I would buy a Honda Accord, or a BMW.

[Frozenfireside]

I would import myself a Honda Integra from the united state of Japan.

+1 except that they'd be left hand drive?

I would buy a Honda Accord, or a BMW.

Might hunt down a RHD but it´s a sick car that I know is brilliant.

[KALSTER]

I would try and import my favourite looking sportscar, a Lotus Espirit V8, and fix it up properly.

[doo_much]

For R250 000?

Hmmmm.


An 1100 UNO and lotsa beer....

Donate the UNO to whomever I like least at that moment in time.

[Prime]

Ignoring the fact that you actually want a practical suggestion for a replacement car, I'd get a Classic (such as a mini) and fix her up

[naughty]

An 1100 UNO and lotsa beer....

LOL - you are reminding me of that guy on "deadliest catch" on discovery channel who said

"half my money i spent on booze and women - the other half i wasted"

Ignoring the fact that you actually want a practical suggestion for a replacement car, I'd get a Classic (such as a mini) and fix her up

actually though a new mini probably wont be out of reach on this budget - how much is one of those "John Cooper works" editions nowadays - that probably has a bit of sting to the performance even if its a smallish car

[Prime]

An 1100 UNO and lotsa beer....

LOL - you are reminding me of that guy on "deadliest catch" on discovery channel who said

"half my money i spent on booze and women - the other half i wasted"

Ignoring the fact that you actually want a practical suggestion for a replacement car, I'd get a Classic (such as a mini) and fix her up

actually though a new mini probably wont be out of reach on this budget - how much is one of those "John Cooper works" editions nowadays - that probably has a bit of sting to the performance even if its a smallish car

depending on condition and model, maybe between 2 and 40K? Anakha used to have one (didn't he?)

The biggest problem is rust and lucas electrics . Spares are available if you know where to look. If you tune them up, some of them go like all the devils in hell are after them. (When I graduate, I intended to buy one with my own money and fix her up, or convert her to electric power )

[Tribble]

Now that is something an engineer would say

[RuadRauFlessa]

Hey I picked up a 1983 Alfa Romeo Gulietta for the purpose of building it up and getting my hands dirty. Not needed to be an engineer for that.

[Tribble]

Nope - but you do need to know a little something about cars and engines