2008 Liquid Yellow Renault Sport Megane R26

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CAR: Fair enough,out of interest, what would you have got? I spent a really long time looking at what was out there. I didn't want to run a 2nd car as a sunshine car, so it had to be relatively comfortable and practical as a daily (i say relatively). It had to be powerful enough to stop me getting bored of it and modifying it, as I've been trying to move away from heavily modifying cars. It had to be 'relatively' economical. I can afford 20-25mpg as a daily. And my budget was really £8k tops. I discounted the Teg dc2 as too old and a bit too hardcore for a daily, and also a bit too much of a step sideways from a '6. DC5 is still too pricey, and it just looks a little chavvy. It's the wing... :/ BMW 330ci was a little on the thirsty side, not to mention BMW tax for parts etc. Mazda 3mps is still a bit expensive, and a fair chunk less economical than the Megane. And I prefer the Meg looks. BMW Z4, but again, thirsty side, the only one I want is the m-coupe, which is way out of my price range, and again bmw tax. Mazda Eunos was considered, but way too slow, so I'd end up modifying it. VW Corrado VR6 is too old, and vws rust. I'd seriously considered an s2k, but they're hideously uneconomical, very long geared for UK roads (top of 2nd and you're breaking all speed limits), and quite expensive to insure too... Also I'd only want the GT hardtop one, and they're still £9k+. Oh, and the timing chain is a front-end off job.. VERY expensive...

Exactly that really - a second car haha. I wouldn't have the space either even if I was financially able to do it.

Really don't know what I'd have looked at, the DC5 is a bit too chavvy as you say as is the DC2, neither of which would be overly fun every single day. Boosted is a great way to go for day-to-day, since the more highly-strung (like the 2ZZ in my Celica) take loads of winding up and it gets tiresome quick. Oh look, another nobber in a MKiv Golf, guess I'll have to drop 3 COGS and show him what for. It's just not good for your elbows, especially if you're a full time wanker like myself.

I'd seriously have considered something bigger like an older M5 with the V8, such an awesome car. MPG would be about what you've got, but it's a frikkin' V8! I'd probably have ran a mile at the servicing costs and ended up with something similar to what you have.