Massa Mark
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Hello all I'm new here and looking for some advice!
I'm looking at buying a Grand Tourismo and I've spent some time looking through the forums and seen some great advice about different cars and pricing and running costs which is all really useful, so thanks for that retrospectively!
What I'm looking for however is some advice on what to look for in a good example, what is a good sign and what is a bad sign in available cars. Many years ago I ran a 3200 and well to be fair it wasn't exactly reliable! However I'm told the newer models are far more agreeable and reliable.
I've come from an E60 M5 to making the mistake of thinking I can live with a company 5 series diesel, wrong! So I'm looking for something fun and where as the grand Tourismo isn't even close to performance as the M5 it's a wonderful driving experience and something I'm ready to take the plunge on and find the right one for me.
I have a budget of around £45k and what I'm ideally looking for is a definitive list of what are the good points to show a reliable car and what are the bad points that one might spot to know to stay away from. I want to keep the car for 2 years and I do around 30k miles a year, so really maximum miles I want to find on one are 30k so I won't go past 90k. I won't track the car at all, it will mostly be a motorway mule so I'm not too worried about what mods it has and what is good for breaking/handling etc, I'm looking for practical advice to help me avoid a costly lemon!
Any advice on what to look for and relevant buying advice, even advice on must have optional upgrades would be GREATLY appreciated! Many thanks in advance! Mark.
I'm looking at buying a Grand Tourismo and I've spent some time looking through the forums and seen some great advice about different cars and pricing and running costs which is all really useful, so thanks for that retrospectively!
What I'm looking for however is some advice on what to look for in a good example, what is a good sign and what is a bad sign in available cars. Many years ago I ran a 3200 and well to be fair it wasn't exactly reliable! However I'm told the newer models are far more agreeable and reliable.
I've come from an E60 M5 to making the mistake of thinking I can live with a company 5 series diesel, wrong! So I'm looking for something fun and where as the grand Tourismo isn't even close to performance as the M5 it's a wonderful driving experience and something I'm ready to take the plunge on and find the right one for me.
I have a budget of around £45k and what I'm ideally looking for is a definitive list of what are the good points to show a reliable car and what are the bad points that one might spot to know to stay away from. I want to keep the car for 2 years and I do around 30k miles a year, so really maximum miles I want to find on one are 30k so I won't go past 90k. I won't track the car at all, it will mostly be a motorway mule so I'm not too worried about what mods it has and what is good for breaking/handling etc, I'm looking for practical advice to help me avoid a costly lemon!
Any advice on what to look for and relevant buying advice, even advice on must have optional upgrades would be GREATLY appreciated! Many thanks in advance! Mark.