So, it's getting to that time where 100,000 miles is only a year or two away on the C55 and I may want to think about getting rid of it. It's also got to that time where an estate or similar would be very useful for transporting bikes with the kids, etc. Something the C55 saloon is useless at!
Now we're currently a one car family (the London pull of the Tube!), but given the cost of having a "nice" car used as a runabout for shopping and school, that may change. If I had to chose *one* car, I'd probably settle with a C63 touring. If I could choose three cars, C63 touring, TVR Tuscan S and some small thing like an A class or whatever. I can't afford/justify that!
So ... and this must be a common dilemma for those with a need for speed .. what to buy if 2 cars!? If I got a cheap but respectable estate, it would be a slightly awkward runabout and very useful transport/bikes/holidays car. But then I'd need to get something special like the TVR to justify not using it all the time! If I got a really nice estate like the C63, then that's better in many respects (apart from the cost of large European trips!), and a little runabout would probably make sense.
Then perhaps, keep the C55 for now, and get a cheap estate? I dunno .. to justify getting a 2nd car, it needs to be cheap enough (prob. under £2.5k), cheap to run, cheap to repair, cheap to insure/tax and RELIABLE (my last "cheap" Focus cost more than the C55 in garage bills!!).
The other thing in support of the latter idea is that C63s just don't seem to be dropping under £25k in price, whereas my C55 is probably a bit short of £10k now, leaving quite the gap!
Help please I can't be the only one!
Now we're currently a one car family (the London pull of the Tube!), but given the cost of having a "nice" car used as a runabout for shopping and school, that may change. If I had to chose *one* car, I'd probably settle with a C63 touring. If I could choose three cars, C63 touring, TVR Tuscan S and some small thing like an A class or whatever. I can't afford/justify that!
So ... and this must be a common dilemma for those with a need for speed .. what to buy if 2 cars!? If I got a cheap but respectable estate, it would be a slightly awkward runabout and very useful transport/bikes/holidays car. But then I'd need to get something special like the TVR to justify not using it all the time! If I got a really nice estate like the C63, then that's better in many respects (apart from the cost of large European trips!), and a little runabout would probably make sense.
Then perhaps, keep the C55 for now, and get a cheap estate? I dunno .. to justify getting a 2nd car, it needs to be cheap enough (prob. under £2.5k), cheap to run, cheap to repair, cheap to insure/tax and RELIABLE (my last "cheap" Focus cost more than the C55 in garage bills!!).
The other thing in support of the latter idea is that C63s just don't seem to be dropping under £25k in price, whereas my C55 is probably a bit short of £10k now, leaving quite the gap!
Help please I can't be the only one!