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All Change - Rabster - 14-05-2019
OK well as you all know by now i have 2 cars one which is the weekend toy (lexus) one that is my weekday commute (Stagea)
with the above being said things have changed with work etc and dont need and estate (typical)
so im now torn with the following ideas:-
do i keep the estate and mod it a little bit turbo manual gearbox etc etc that will see the car at around 300bhp.
do i Sell the estate in favour of a more upto date car again which will suit my role and be a diesel thus better economy been looking at lexus 220D.
last option sell the estate and just drive the lexus all the time, not keeping it as my relaxation car lol
cared:cared:
All Change - jimxms - 14-05-2019
If the Stagea is going to be your run-around car then I'd avoid the turbo etc purely for the possible downtime involved / reliability issues / fuel.
I'd be leaning more towards an economical estate of some sort. I wouldn't buy a 220D though personally.
All Change - Rabster - 14-05-2019
see im being told the opposite lol if i change it to a turbo with a manual gearbox the economy will go up lol
All Change - jimxms - 14-05-2019
Maybe if you drove it exactly the same as an N/A?....but who'd do that seriously :p
All Change - Rabster - 14-05-2019
me of course no doubt yeah i could do that lol
All Change - jimxms - 14-05-2019
Rabster me of course no doubt yeah i could do that lol
You;re a stronger man than me then. Since getting the S/C installed I've already gone through 4 sets of tyres and £1000 worth of Vpower.
(not rly...but its going that way)
All Change - Dark Samurai - 14-05-2019
4 sets of tyres?!?!?!
All Change - Rabster - 14-05-2019
you should get that hole in the tank fixed and get the geo done then :Chair:
All Change - Stoney - 14-05-2019
I'd personally just drive the Lex, though that would be in favour of spending the money on something else. Though it would be a shame to pile too many miles on the old girl. If you can easily afford it, go for the 220D and double Lexus it up!
All Change - BOOSST - 14-05-2019
I just can't put Rabster & economical driving together in my head at all :confused1: