£50k to spend - has to be fast, do 30mpg on a motorway run and be kind of ‘special’.

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A £50k 991 seems like great value compared to all other modern 911’s these days tbh. I can’t believe the 2 examples posted here both fall within budget.
 

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Personally, even the base 991.1 3.4 carrera with the 7 speed manual is a stunning car to drive and for a car that is being considered for daily duties it has to be right up there
 

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slickcell said:
Mustang? Mpg? Hahaha I love mustangs but Jesus, I can’t see anything north of 20mpg lol
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They will do 30mpg cruising on the motorway in 6th, Autocar got 32.5mpg avg on a 70mph touring journey.
I think my average over 11k miles is 21mpg but I do mostly B road driving, round the town is anything from 10-15ish depending on traffic and launches :laughing:. The 2019+ including the Bullitt are longer geared so probably helps.

Wouldn't say they're overly fast, but they're certainly an event to drive!
 

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Rocko said:
£50k wouldn't buy you a Tesla.
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It would.

I've a March 2020 Performance model coming with 17,000 miles.

It would be around £50k, I would say it won't sit long - I had 2 and sold one before it got here.

I'd take it over literally anything else mentioned in this thread (I still might if I can workout a nice deal for my RWD 2022 one with the boss lol)
 

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Looking for something special (even only kind of) and a golf r is mentioned 😂

Tbh, the alfa giulia quadrifoglio or gr yaris would be good too, particularly the alfa!

911 of some sort is a good suggestion too, especially on the get in and drive it a distance front. But, fantastic as they are, because of that they don't all feel really 'special' imo. Difficult to describe.

What about a M2 Comp with change left over.
 

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Rocko said:
R8?

Granturismo?

Might struggle with the 30mpg though.
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An R8 V10 is the goal and had I not got a ‘significant’ daily commute, I’d be all over one.
cauld1 said:
Looking for something special (even only kind of) and a golf r is mentioned 😂

Tbh, the alfa giulia quadrifoglio or gr yaris would be good too, particularly the alfa!

911 of some sort is a good suggestion too, especially on the get in and drive it a distance front. But, fantastic as they are, because of that they don't all feel really 'special' imo. Difficult to describe.

What about a M2 Comp with change left over.
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M2 comp - yeah I suppose they’re good and they don’t have the ‘issue’ in the form of the crappy seats that come with the standard M2s.

I might go take a new supra for a spin….and an RS5 lol. Not making my progress beyond my original thoughts lol
 

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Might get shot down for this but a rs3? They sound class and you could easily buy one and have £10k + to spend with Revo to make it special.
 

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slickcell said:
An R8 V10 is the goal and had I not got a ‘significant’ daily commute, I’d be all over one.


M2 comp - yeah I suppose they’re good and they don’t have the ‘issue’ in the form of the crappy seats that come with the standard M2s.

I might go take a new supra for a spin….and an RS5 lol. Not making my progress beyond my original thoughts lol
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As much as I hate to say it, the New Supra was a total disappointment when I drove it. Wont tick the 'special' box that's for sure.

This is coming from a self confessed JDM freak and previous owner of the original Supra
 

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gary1365 said:
Might get shot down for this but a rs3? They sound class and you could easily buy one and have £10k + to spend with Revo to make it special.
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Hmmm….I don’t think anything in the Audi range other than the V10 R8 or B9 RS5 actually do it for me. definitely not the RS3 although they do sound great and I know they’re fast!
 

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slickcell said:
Will never do 30mpg on a run surely? Anything with a V8 is out of the question really



Strongly considered the C63s before but like above, MPG is an issue. I want to drive this thing to work lol. M3/M4 aren’t massively different inside to the 4 series M sport I have at the minute so they won’t feel ‘completely new’ to me.
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absolutely will, if you put it in cruise at a reasonable speed it will activate 4cylinder mode
 

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Was surprised that mine could get 38mpg while on the flat sections on the way to Cork and back.

1/4 tank used between Naas and Bangor, which is about 25mpg, but wasn't doing optimal speed for fuel efficiency - cough cough.
 
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