You've had quite the collection, what do you usually look for when purchasing a new car?
Depends on what I had last. I NEVER buy the same marque twice in a row. I like a new car to feel new and different. What I go for very much depends on my budget at the time and what I was driving before. If it helps here's my reasons for changing the ones that I did:
Audi TT - Was a company car and the company went bust.
Scirocco - Went into business for myself and decided to lease a cheaper and more practical TT - hence the Scirocco
Audi A5 - At the end of the Scirocco lease I fancies a big coupe and though I'd try a diesel. My car is well documented on here. Did a lot mods, hated the manual gearbox coupled with a low reving diesel engine and had loads of faults and problems.
BMW M3 - My income had a grown a bit and there was good deals to be had on the M3. Couldn't afford an RS5 and didn't want to go from one A5 to another.
Maserati Ghibli - Had another kid, decided to go for a practical saloon car. Ordered a Merc CLS 350. Car fell through and got a good deal on the Masser. At that point buyers fatigue had set in and I just wanted a ****** car. Quite enjoyed the Maserati for what it was, but vowed never to go for another diesel.
Golf R - Ordered an S5. Got fed up waiting for it and decided to downsize a bit. Bought the Golf. Spent a fortune on it and then realised that a 40 year old MD looks like a bit of a **** getting out of a souped up boy-racer mobile in the office car park.
M6 - Loved it. Amazing machine. Coming out of warranty and the impending release of the 8 series made me start to get itchy feet and I also missed having something as chuckable as the Golf. Worth noting that of all my cars to date the 2 BMWs are the only two that have never had any issues.
RS5 - saw some chatter online about good deals to be had and managed to secure a 20% discount on a new car by haggling for sport. Then found myself committed. Fancied something that I could through around B roads, drive in winter and that would see the backwheels spin up whenever I put the foot down.
I've no idea what I'll buy next. Will see what's around when I get there. After changing my last few cars in rapid succession I hope to keep this one for a while.
TESLA's are NOT for me. They look like they were designed by Ikea. The germans will catch up and then Tesla will be in trouble.