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mk2 golf GTI or E39 540i weekend car

Prefect_1998 · 2024-08-19 15:25:50

Afternoon, I have make my mind up that i want to get a weekend car in next 6 months and the two cars i am familiar with in terms of costs and maintenance, parts etc are a mk2 golf gti16v or an e39 540i, two very different cars Reasons for each Had many golf gti's over the years and the 16v gti was an amazing car, small ,…

19-08-2024 4:25pm

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Afternoon,
I have make my mind up that i want to get a weekend car in next 6 months and the two cars i am familiar with in terms of costs and maintenance, parts etc are a mk2 golf gti16v or an e39 540i, two very different cars
Reasons for each
Had many golf gti's over the years and the 16v gti was an amazing car, small , nimble and decent power. parts were handy to get about 15 years ago and easy enough to do basic stuff myself on.
540i , always wanted a v8, have had a few E39 and love the solid build of them, i had a 523i and a 530d and as i wont be able to afford a e39 m5 i think the 540i would be a good compromise.
other cars i looked at were g60 corrado and LS400.
so what do you think ?
Thanks for reading

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