Search the Community
Showing results for tags 'overall'.
Found 1 result
-
Alright before this descends into anarchy I want to make it clear I don't want to start any wars over this, everyone is entitled to their own opinion and we could actually have some construction discussion here.. I've even tried to be reasonable in the argument that follows. I've been thinking again lately about my realistic and not ridiculously excessive (I'm not a supercar person at all even if money wasn't a problem) dream garage. For me that's three cars - the daily, one for the wife and kids, and the weekender. I want to keep my E34 as a daily as long as I can, which should be a while given the robustness of the M60B40. The family car was always going to be the L320 RRS which I have, but now I've seen the L494 RRS SVR which is just mental and presumably safer, so I've almost definitely decided to get rid of the L320. Which leaves the weekender. A slot I want to fill with the best all-round weekender ever, potentially as soon as I sell the RRS. The way I want to define 'best all-round weekender ever' is the overall experience for both the driver and the passengers when it gets taken out on the weekends on New Zealand's windy country roads, with a little bit less regard to how much it's going to cost because it isn't a daily and it's going to be good so one can expect to pay well for it. In terms of the driving experience it has to be a manual, right? Sure, the E60 M5 and E63 AMG etc. are crazy fast cars but personally I think there are better options just because of the feel of that third pedal. Obviously it has to be quick; I'm a naturally aspirated guy so for me it has to be at least a 4.0 V8 to churn out enough horses without forced induction (forget economy, this is not a daily). From the perspective of build quality, brand image and I guess even safety and comfort a European car will take out anything from anywhere else in the world pretty much every time, even if they may be a bit less reliable (more costly maintenance is not really one of my considerations though, this is not a daily). Finally, I think it needs to have at least 4 seats. What's the point in having a great car if you can't take your mates for rides in it? The practicality is there for the family as well. So what I have narrowed it down to (for me, this is my opinion), is manual, V8+, European (quality, image, safety, comfort) and 4+ seats. As far as I am aware (happy to be proved wrong so I have more to think about!) the only cars that fit these criteria are the E90 M3, E39 M5 and B7 RS4. I've never really liked any 3-series that much (weak argument I know but this is personal preference) and an E90 M3 is probably a little bit out of my budget at the moment, so that leaves two. I think that basically comes down to a choice between RWD and AWD and an interior from the stone age versus a comfortable, modern one. I don't really want to get sideways on public roads so that's an easy choice for me - the B7 RS4. Make that B7 RS4 Avant for the luggage space and the fact that Avants are just classic Audi. >>>tl;dr start here: I think (happy to be convinced otherwise) that the best all-round weekender ever is the B7 RS4. Cue anarchy
