Do I buy two cars or one?

[len_beach]

Bit if a strange one but here goes.

I currently have an E92 M3 and have just taken a more senior role that will bring about 15k a year of driving, previously I had none.

The mileage rate is 14p diesel and 17p but I can claim the difference from HMRC so that's no issue.

Despite being a senior role, I'll earn quite a chunk less each year so could do with getting rid of some of the £400 a month I pay for the M3.

My budget is about £18k, now do I buy something like a 330d/335d and pile miles on it or do I buy an A3 diesel as a daily and a Boxster S as a weekend toy?

Thoughts?

 

[Jack!]

If the Boxster is a 3.2 987 then I'd go with two. For the brief period I owned two cars, I liked the variety, but then again I probably would've changed my mind had I had to tax, mot and service them both.

 

[len_beach]

If the Boxster is a 3.2 987 then I'd go with two. For the brief period I owned two cars, I liked the variety, but then again I probably would've changed my mind had I had to tax, mot and service them both.

It would be exactly that Buddy.

I already have a 172 track car as well as the M3. All being well insuring all 3 wouldn't be much more than the two I have now and the tax on the M3 is nigh on £500 which would drop with the two due to age.

 

[leeds_182]

Two cars is freaking expensive.

 

[Ash']

Was going to say if you can afford to run two car's then do it but otherwise i wouldn't.

 

[Jack!]

I'm not going to try and suggest it's in any way cheaper, and I can't cost for problems, but running a 987 Boxster S and something like a Fiesta Zetec-S TDCI, wouldn't cost much more than just running an M3, I would think? Unless you had major problems with the Boxster...

Early 987 is £260 a year to tax, or around that. Fiesta is £30 IIRC, insurance, probably a bit more overall, but not much more, and negligible if you're old(er). Fiesta cheap to service, Porsche probably inline with the M3, but then being an early 987, I'd probably be going to a specialist anyway, and it does have 2 year service intervals (although obviously change fluids etc yearly).

 

[Grandpa Joe]

I'd get a decent diesel you don't mind abusing for work and keep the Clio. I'd leave the boxter for a while to see how finances are.

I run 3 cars and I hate it. Always buying fuel, paying tax, insurance and mot. Servicing. And on the Clio getting 'improvements'.

 

[Sir_Dave]

I ran two cars for ages (330i/320d + Trophy) due to high work/commuting miles and in the end got fed up with simply being in the wrong car all the time. Even driving to a meeting, id find myself on an epic road, in the middle of nowhere, in the 320d. Now ive got the GP its good for work, cheap to run & great fun.

I'd sell your current e92 and buy an e46 M3 personally.

 

[cat171]

I ran two cars for ages (330i/320d + Trophy) due to high work/commuting miles and in the end got fed up with simply being in the wrong car all the time. Even driving to a meeting, id find myself on an epic road, in the middle of nowhere, in the 320d. Now ive got the GP its good for work, cheap to run & great fun.

I'd sell your current e92 and buy an e46 M3 personally.

Just what I was going say.

 

[Ian_182]

I would get a work horse and treat it as such.I simply would not want to waste money on a great car and pile the miles and money into it and in 4 years time think wtf have i just done.I would be getting a focus/mondeo/passat tdi knowing its for a purpose and spending my hard earned on said toy

 

[Šįk]

One car, A nice all rounder. Agree with e46 m3 suggestion.

 

[LiamR172]

Why are you taking a drop in wages more to the point?

 

[Goodj]

C220d as a daily workhorse (gets you from a-b for pittence, pleasant place to be)

+ Elise (Cheap as a toy car can be)