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I like them. Good styling, great (& tunable!) engines in the 35, and a relaxing place to be inside. Very awkward to place the nose in a corner and when parking though, as your vision is awful and the bonnet goes on forever. Plus, you'll never be let out at a junction ever again.

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Tbh, if they're going to try and be that shady before they've even got your money, then I wouldn't even dream of giving them a penny as can you imagine how bad they'll be once they've got it?

But since we can assume they'll all be boring diesels, then either get the 2 series or the TT. BMW for the drive, TT for the interior.

So the 2 series and E class, what engines?? S-Line, M Sport, non-AMG AMG cars... It's all just trim. Tells you nothing about the actual car.

It's illegal for them to sell to a regular person under 'trade terms'. No such thing exist, you are a consumer and that's the end of it, so it still has to be fit for purpose etc.

Another fact I saw in the paper today, you could get the entire Leicester team for one Christian Benteke

I quite liked the fact that all the team were just bundled round a house watching the TV in the kitchen, and they went properly mental when the final whistle blew. It looked more like the celebrations you get when a pub team wins, rather than when you see Citys and Utds of the world win a title

Ignoring the cost aspect, and I do appreciate that steering wheels can look quite different in the flesh, but to my eyes that's not an acceptable level of quality. Compare it with CS2000's wheel and it's night and day in terms of finish.

Different era though, that's my point. That was back when clubs could come up and have a title shot, not the current era of the moneybags where it's billions to buy a football club and players are making £300K a week. Let's not forget Cloughie was the first manager to pay £1M for a player either, so hardly working on a budget I have a massive admiration for Brian, and he's ten times the manager that Ranieri is, but as an achievement I do rate this above what Forest did. Just my own thoughts, I don't support either club.

Glad to hear it's working well for you

Great minds

Greatest story in football ever. Clough's Forest is a close second, but that was a different era. This is utter magic, and a story you wouldn't dare to write. Can only be topped by Vardy scoring a 90th minute winner for England against Germany in the final of Euro '16 this summer.

Huzzah!

Your view of the Cayman is tainted by the fact you bought a lemon without doing any checks though, you have to admit. The engine issues are well documented and easy to keep an eye out for, and don't affect anywhere near as many cars as the internet suggests. That said, clearly the M96/M97 isn't perfect as Niki says OP, if you considered the Pug, any thoughts on a decent hot hatch? Golf, Megane, Leon? Not sure on your budget, but if we're assuming around £20K (including some mods) and you like Jap stuff then a GT86 with forced induction would be an incredible choice of car. Ultimately not as rewarding as the Cayman nor as quick as the TTRS, but certainly a dramatic enough car and plenty of things to do to it for a smaller budget than the Germans.

People are idiots, sadly. That said, the Gumball itself shouldn't exist any more. It's long since lost the charm of old, and tbh I've no idea why the police don't just follow the route and grab some very easy collars.

If the engine goes pop, I agree. That's a much bigger cost than £1K tops for a Nissan V6. However, pretty much everything else (like for like) is the same on both cars. I ran a 997 for 4 years and it cost me the same as the 350, and given the similarities between the 997 and the 987 it's not an unreasonable comparison.

OH HAI THERE

Servicing and running costs on a 987 are identical to the 350, much less the 370. You're paying a premium for better car, as well as the badge. All this said, I'd be tempted by the TTRS these days. With a manual 'box though!

TT is a design classic, GTR is a box. Agreed about the tuning potential though. The TTRS is monstrously quick though, and that 5-cyl soundtrack

GTR may grab the attention more, but the TT is a much better design. And that's before you get to the interior...

So? I don't get this desire to conform to someone else's viewpoint. It's your money you're spending, not theirs!

Bah, feeble excuses! Apart from the beer. That's perfectly reasonable.

It doesn't, just AppRadio. You're very limited as to what it can do. http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Car/DVD-Receivers/AVH-X1500DVD