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Changing car in summer...newer MX5??
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:hey, this thread is getting good !
Ode To The Motorist
“And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road”
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"Your coat (etc.)" was a joke. Good-natured. Obviously lost on you. So never mind.
Are you a trained and certified politician, JHMEG? What's with answering questions with questions?
In this thread no, I am not biased. If the OP decides to change cars everytime he just finishes paying off a consumer credit, instead of using the opportunity to enjoy cheaper motoring costs for a while until the car becomes too uneconomical/unsuitable to run, that's his prerogative, who am I to judge how people run their personal finances?
So, JHMEG, what is the best advice for the OP? :cool:0 -
Straight question. Cut to the chase and finish up: are you mx5 biased or not? (And you're calling me a politician!)
Have said it already. But here it is again in case you missed it the first time: go for the Santa Fe if that's what the OP wants.So, JHMEG, what is the best advice for the OP? :cool::hey, this thread is getting good !
Love those smilies!
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Sorry, JHMEG, edited my earlier post while you were typing yours, so I'll just copy-paste it again for the sake of cohesiveness:
In this thread no, I am not biased.
This thread is about car ownership and cost - opportunities, not about the merits of the car itself (the merits relative to other cars, e.g. "which is best", "should I buy and MX-5 or an MGF or an Elise"...). A discussion about the merits of the car is the only context within which I may let bias get the better of me (the MX5 is better than the Elise, there I said it!)
If the OP decides to change cars every time he just finishes paying off a consumer credit, instead of using the opportunity to enjoy cheaper motoring costs for a while until pennies are saved for something else (car or whatever) and/or the car becomes too uneconomical to run, or unsuitable to transporting needs, that's his prerogative. Who am I to judge how people run their personal finances?
But advising the OP to just "go for the Santa Fe if that's what he wants" is not advice (in my opinion), it's just suggesting one of his two choices without much of any reasoning: the OP wouldn't be posting/asking, if he knew that's what he wanted
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the OP should be able to trade a 1999 mx5 for a 2001 Santa Fe. What's not to recommend about that?
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MX5 is a nicer drivers car and will depreciate alot slower in the coming years.
Bias has nothing to do with it:
OP asks opinion
Others give opinion (based on sound financial & motoring grounds)
JHMEG tells OP to ignore others, because JHMEG doesn't agree with them.
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I had a bit of a think about this and I reckon the majority of people I know would go the the Santa Fe over an MX5. That's enough for me. (Personally neither are to my taste).
Sorry for pointing out the obvious, but... that's just "guesstimated hearsay" and still hasn't advised the OP as to why he should or shouldn't go from an MX5 to a Santa Fe. It's what you "believe people you know would do": on what basis? why would they? That's what matters to this discussion.The OP likes the Santa Fe, so why not sell the mx5 and buy a 2nd hand Santa Fe? In fact a quick look at carzone shows the mx5 holds its value quite well, and the OP should be able to trade a 1999 mx5 for a 2001 Santa Fe. What's not to recommend about that?
Nothing? Everything? You appear to be missing something: the OP likes the SantaFe and the MX5. The fact of the matter is that the two cars are at such polar extremes of the motoring spectrum, that discussing the merits of the cars themselves appears somewhat pointless. Which is why -But financial sense is not what this is about.
is wrong (IMHO), financial sense should on the contrary be rolled into it, in view of how dissimilar the car types in question are. Which is why I suggested a 'third way' or the 'C' option
OP, just test-drive a Santa Fe, then come back & post your thoughts/impressions? I don't know you or your motoring experiences, but expect a significantly different experience, because of height (from having your @ss on the tarmac, to your head in the clouds) and vehicle mass dynamics (from ramrod-straight body, to possibly quite pronounced body roll, when taking corners ) 0 -
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Mmm... Bank holiday weekend... Liquid lunch in the Halfway there ambro?
Not in the least (although I am walking these days, so I could).
However, any form of subtlety appears entirely wasted on you, and I don't know what came over me to try and have a discussion with you, narrow-minded as you appear to be. Don't mind me, and enjoy conformism
OP, apologies for a little bit of leftfield posting in your thread, I mistakenly though some valid points would come out about the Santa Fe option :cool:
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Yup, you can carry on there being subtle ambro. Good luck with it! Hope you find someone who doesn't waste it for you.:DHowever, any form of subtlety appears entirely wasted on you, and I don't know what came over me to try and have a discussion with you, narrow-minded as you appear to be. Don't mind me, and enjoy conformism
Funny too how people's alter egos come out on the internet.
Conformist, I'll think about that for a sec. 4 door family saloons are conformist, no? Unless of course you have a P1, but I don't think you're that individual.0 -
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You're quite good at attempting deflection, I'll hand you that. So let us not forget that a 4 door saloon owner should not be lecturing on conformity.
Now that's priceless.
What, exactly, have I got to deflect
I'm also a motorbike onwer and a 2-door convertible owner: which pigeon hole now?
I'll grant you something: asking a 2-door convertible owner to switch to a gas-guzzling planet-killing SUV in this day and age is rather anti-conformist.
See, there's hope for you yet
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Wow, I forgot about this thread!
And I return to find a bitch fight between yiz!!! :rolleyes:
Thanks for all your input guys. I have yet to testdrive a Santa Fe but I do like the look of a big, black, chunky SUV type car! I saw a lovely Audi Q7 the other day!
But in this day and age, I guess, it is not really economically or enviromentally friendly!
But, at the end of the day I do love my MX5. I went out to Joe Duffy motors in Finglas the other day to take a look at the MK3 they had. I was curious to sit in one and to see the automatic roof in action. Unfortunately the roof was not working which was funny.
It was comfortable to sit in, the interior was gorgeous and it seemed lower down than the MK2!
It was in a copper red colour which wouldn't really appeal to me. I currently have a silver one but I do like the look of the Galaxy Grey and the really deep blue one and perhaps black.
I must do a testdrive one of these days!0 -
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