Decided to sell

[Janner_Sy]

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that is what you need.  EVO FQ360.   you'll b hitting 500Hp with bolt ons and mapping.  and it'd still be tractable

[Hurdy]

I promised the wife at least an Ubermobile, so a ricemobile is out...........for now .

I've spoken to DomT about EVO's as he had one with 600+bhp and he assures me that they aren't easy to use as daily runabouts or cruisers.

[Poverty]

I doubt it will be an MTM supercharged RS4 as I'm almost certain that they have had issues with it's reliability.

S3 is a possibility, but not from the current model . May get something to "pootle" around in until the new S3/RS3 comes out......AMG Merc maybe

c63 amg can be had from 35k used! Major running costs tough petrol wise. 14mpg with normal driving never mind ragging it. Also 1800kg so wil eat tyres and brakes.

[Janner_Sy]

fair point.  must admit my mates WR1 isnt easy to drive slowly.  lightened flywheel and paddle clutch make pootling around a nightmare.  

[Hurdy]

I doubt it will be an MTM supercharged RS4 as I'm almost certain that they have had issues with it's reliability.

S3 is a possibility, but not from the current model . May get something to "pootle" around in until the new S3/RS3 comes out......AMG Merc maybe

c63 amg can be had from 35k used! Major running costs tough petrol wise. 14mpg with normal driving never mind ragging it. Also 1800kg so wil eat tyres and brakes.

Not fussed about mpg as the mileage I do is low (sub 9k a yr).

507bhp and 464lbft 

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201031365109581/sort/priceasc/usedcars/maximum-age/up_to_3_years_old/fuel-type/petrol/model/cls/make/mercedes-benz/page/1/keywords/amg/radius/1501/postcode/eh145nb?logcode=p

[94Luke]

Not fussed about mpg as the mileage I do is low (sub 9k a yr).

507bhp and 464lbft 

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201031365109581/sort/priceasc/usedcars/maximum-age/up_to_3_years_old/fuel-type/petrol/model/cls/make/mercedes-benz/page/1/keywords/amg/radius/1501/postcode/eh145nb?logcode=p

lol wasn't what I thought you were hankering after, was thinking along the lines of lupo/polo gti as a run about and a DSG xbow for those weekend drives on the snake and ring :D

[Hurdy]

Not a bad idea Luke. I love the Lupo GTI (had one and it was a lovely buzzy little car) and the X-bow can be uprated to 450bhp and with just 800kg would be a mean machine on track.

I'm just hankering after a chunk of Bavarian muscle car, so may test drive a couple to see if the urge goes away or not

[Edition30]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201032365667800/sort/priceasc/usedcars/maximum-age/up_to_3_years_old/model/m3/make/bmw/radius/1500/postcode/eh145nb/page/1?logcode=p

Sack the Merc and get that, plus 8k spare.

[tony_danza]

The future is 2 cars, I've come to realise modding a car for track use 20 days a year makes it a pain in the arse for the other 345.

Pick up a decent R26.R and have a powerhouse of a road car. RWD only.

[RedRobin]

The future is 2 cars, I've come to realise modding a car for track use 20 days a year makes it a pain in the arse for the other 345.

....That's certainly one option and it suits some people, but. You need the space to keep 2 cars and you've got insurance, tax, servicing, consumables, etc, x 2. Having a car just to do 20 days a year doesn't make sense to me but I fully appreciate it does to many people. We're all different

[tony_danza]

Very true, Robin - he had mentioned thinking of having 2 cars though, so I think that'd be the best plan maybe, given he has 2 very different needs of a car there's little choice off the shelf. It'd be a case of going down the same modding road again, does he want to do that??

Cars always cost money, they're a waste in many respects - he could buy a brand new £50k weapon and lose £10k as it rolls off the forecourt, or he could plough the kind of money he has on the ED30 into something else and lose that. He could run 2 cars and face the costs of that... it's all going down the pan!

[Lean]

Two cars is a good option - It won't be this year but the R.26 or the Clio (like Mike) seems such a good trackday car. Can save money by transporting it rather than having it taxed etc - a little saving, and also you have savings on the general wear and tear on both vehicles as neither are track AND daily.

[Janner_Sy]

two cars as my plan.  but i agree with RR on this.  i found out that it is actually alot more expensive having two motors rather than just the one quick car.  So im selling both and just going to pick up one car for the pair of us.  

This time im going to try and make it really good on the road first as a pose to track.  as mr danza said, having a car tha oly does 15-20 track days a year and road work the other 345 is annoying.

[dajonic]

Mercedes E55 AMG 476 bhp 516ft/lbs 0-60 4.5 secs take the limiter off 200mph. If the wife wants a bit of german luxury you're not going to beat this. And they starting from around the 12k mark for a 2004 car.   

[RedRobin]

^^^^
Yep, there's not a right way or a wrong way in running either one or two cars. They all cost money but either way it's money well spent if you love what you do in your car/s