Recommendations for €40-€50,000 3 litre+ Car


Think the tesla is other worldly looking and ultra modern and futuristic.

Love its image.
 
Gordon Gekko said:
Sorry, but in a thread where someone is mulling over whether to buy an Audi A7, a Porsche Panamera, an AMG Merc, or a Tesla, it’s comedy gold for someone to suggest a Skoda SUV.
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Yeah I corrected that suggestion at the bottom of the post when I realised the OP was planning on spending 50 k on a three year old car ( unconventional plan) as opposed to a new one.

If it was 50 k on a new one, I don't see much wrong with a kodiaq , tremendous reviews and they look good too.
 
galway_blow_in said:
I stand corrected, I had no idea so many teslas were sold, I've yet to see one in the flesh but I would definitely include the tesla amongst the options OP.
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I work in Sandyford and see plenty of them. The acceleration out of them is unreal!!

The tesla "showroom" is nothing more than a small warehouse with a couple of tesla flags out the front. It always looks closed. Given it's opposite the massive new Audi centre, you'd easily miss it.
 
I don't think I could ever buy a car like that new, no matter how much money I had. I just couldn't live with €450 a week of depreciation. I'd just keep thinking that I had to earn €900 to end up with that €450.
 
I bought a 3 year old car before for €42,000 which cost over €100,000 new.
 
It was a Jaguar FX, top of the range, fully spec'd.
It was pre the new VRT system so that did increase the price when it was new.

It's long gone; now I pay a mortgage and rent and drive an 8 year old Mondeo but am happier
I find expensive cars own you as much as you own them; too stressful to own unless paying for repairs etc doesn't cause you a second thought.
 

I've new windows to buy for the house (11 k) and a court action to fund in the next few years so I'm keeping the spend on cars to a minimum.

Bought a 2012 petrol 1.4 turbo for 5 k a month ago
 
galway_blow_in said:
I've new windows to buy for the house (11 k) and a court action to fund in the next few years so I'm keeping the spend on cars to a minimum.
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With over 1.5 mil mortgage debt perhaps I should also be keeping my spend on cars to a minimum......but you only live once.

I have watched a few you tube videos on the Porsche Panamera e hybrid and I am intrigued!!!
I think a powerful hybrid might be the best option regarding saving a fortune on VRT and Irish road tax.
The emissions are between 50 and 70 g/km depending on model so how would that stand regarding % VRT and Irish road tax?
 
VRT on the Panamera hybrid is 14%,car tax is
170 euros.But if you are thinking about buying one in 3 years time you will probably need to up your budget to minimum 60k.And if you are hoping to import one from the UK
you will have to hope that sterling remains at the level it is now.If sterling appreciates to its ten year average it will leave all imports much more expensive.
 

Hi landlord.

How about the alfa romeo stelvio quadrifoglio ?

500bhp ferrari engine,, 110 k new
 
galway_blow_in said:
Hi landlord.

How about the alfa romeo stelvio quadrifoglio ?

500bhp ferrari engine,, 110 k new
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Without even looking at this, I am assuming this is in the highest co2 bracket.
I just couldn’t justify spending over 2 grand road tax a year.
I am leaning towards the Panamera e hybrid, although I have over 2 years to decide.
I test drove an 2014 Audi S5 automatic last week, also 750 road tax. I wasn’t happy with the engine responsiveness. I have never driven a supercharged performance automatic car before, but flooring it from a rolling start, I was surprised to find first the RPM shooting up and then it’s a a second or two later before you feel the acceleration. Is that normal?
 
I drove a friends 142 Mercedes S350 loaded with €20k extras including a small widescreen tv with AMG spec, low mileage, he paid close to €50k tops with change, had me thinking.
 
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