If the car fairy came tomorrow ...

peasant

...and told you you could have any car you wanted, what would you get?

ahh ...hang on ...hang on ... before everybody goes rushing off, orderering Ferrari F50's and whatnot ...there are "terms and conditions"

The car fairy is a bit mean, actually and has the following conditions:

You have to keep the car for ten years ...you will get no other car in that time and you can't sell or swap it either.

It will be your only car. Other than using public transport, all your transportation (now don't forget ...wife ..kids...dogs...shopping :eek: ) will have to be done with this car (no second car for the wife either)

You have to foot all bills yourself ...tax, insurance, fuel, service, spare parts, no help from the fairy there.

Now ...what would you get?

('m still pondering)

mike65

1996 Mercedes e220 estate with MBFSH and all the extras. Should just about tick all the boxes.

Mike.

Wishbone Ash

Audi A8L 4.0 TDi :cool:

vengeance52

For me, 99 BMW (E39) M5 with all the toys. tasty

Panda Moanium

mike65 wrote:

1996 Mercedes e220 estate with MBFSH and all the extras. Should just about tick all the boxes.

Mike.

Not a bad choice but if you are going to have to keep the car for 10 years why start out with one that is already 10 years old?

I reckon an Audi A6 Allroad. Very practical, reasonably economical but still good performance with 2.7 diesel, a certain amount of off-road ability without sacrificing much in the way of handling, good image/badge without being too ostentacious, looks good and won't date too much....would be quite happy with that for ten years...

colm_mcm

BMW 530d Touring with options

Mr. Larson

Change of mind... from an RS4 to the new Volvo S80 - the V8 one of course Slightly more practical.

http://www.carzone.ie/newcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=Details&vehicle_id=742161220060614&strSpecs=SSCIRL2002

_Kaiser_

Panda Moanium wrote:

I reckon an Audi A6 Allroad. Very practical, reasonably economical but still good performance with 2.7 diesel, a certain amount of off-road ability without sacrificing much in the way of handling, good image/badge without being too ostentacious, looks good and won't date too much....would be quite happy with that for ten years...

Second the A6. saw a lovely one last week in a dealership.. only €63k!

SIR Bobble

volvo v50

ninty9er

Being cautious and forward planning I'd have to go with one of these as ugly as they are, it's the only luxury car that'll cover nearly all eventualities of 10 years of life's challenges, probably a 4 year old and 2 dogs as well...if it comes to it!!







http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=715064

obviously with Sat Nav specced!!

mike65

Panda Moanium wrote:

Not a bad choice but if you are going to have to keep the car for 10 years why start out with one that is already 10 years old?

I just have a weakness for the old school of 'modern' Mercs, w201, w124.

Mike.

Andrewf20

E60 535d or E92 335i or E30 M3 evo 2.

Probably pick E30 M3 first.

Merrion

I'd just ask from my own GT6 back from the restorers in 100% A1 mint perfect condition...

Volvoboy

Its between this


http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=734913


And this


http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=701089





-VB-

unkel

peasant wrote:

no second car for the wife either

When you and I were growing up*, families had one job and one car. Now families might have one or two (or typically one point something job. They sure have two cars though!

* several decades ago

peasant

Hmm ..I like the Audi Allroad idea

Is there a 1.9 or 2.0?

Otherwise I might go for its poorer cousin ...the one of big boot fame

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews/firstdrives/206512/skoda_octavia.html

peasant

unkel wrote:

When you and I were growing up*, families had one job and one car. Now families might have one or two (or typically one point something job. They sure have two cars though!

* several decades ago

Where I grew up (several decades ago) there was a bus or a train that the non car owning party could comfortably take to work.





(I just wanted to avoid answers where people opt for that F50 and get a Hyundai "tragic" for "the wife")

ninty9er

I was tempted by this but the running costs and such would make it un-doable for me. If money were no object for running as well as acquiring then this would be a seriolus contender

wet-paint

S3.

Heavily modified GMC Topkick:
Gmc Topkick 1.jpg

wet-paint

to be used at night whilst fighting crime.

Its the truck used in transformers. I just think it looks really cool and I'd love to have one. Fuel consumption be damned.
Review of said truck here:
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070726/FREE/70725006/1006/FREE

Guy:Incognito

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=679357

Obviously a brand spanking one though, no point lookign for discounts on a demo if I'm not paying.

Wook

http://www.carpages.co.uk/honda/honda_images/honda_nsx_28_10_05.jpg

because i always wanted to have one

otherwise the latest Bat mobile would be good enough for the wife and the kid

fletch

Probably an Audi RS4 Avant or BMW 335d

Wossack

porsche gt3, and a bus ticket for the 'wife and kids' - car fairy be damned

Dish

Mitsubishi Evolution FQ-400

http://www.autoweek.nl/images/480/9/850c2ee387e129ffa9b1f6d6133c0a49.jpg

Rovi

The new Audi RS6, allegedly to be launched at the Frankfurt show and available to the public early next year. Saloon.

Caliden

Ford Focus RS

Always makes me go weak at the knees

http://carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=427413

Gatster

Sensible choices of either a 535d or new S-Class diesel.

Non-sensible either a CL63/65 or and RS6 Avant

smash

New Model M3 or maybe a Q7 or maybe an RX-8 Exclusive