I'll be keeping my Megane when I get another S or Z4 :-)

The economics speak for themself and even cars as exciting as the S can become a tad monotonous if driven every single day.

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I mostly drive and have driven something out of the ordinary every single day (my old M5 was an example and I've been driving a Jag STR as an everyday car for a year). I have to say that monotony is not something that has ever occurred to me. Every drive is enjoyable in these cars, from a trip to the shops to a midnight hoon.

OTOH I have driven 'ordinary' cars every day as well (Peugeot diesel, Mondeo 1.8) and monotony is the first thing that comes to mind.

 

i find frequent visits to the petrol station, breaks up the monotony of driving my bathurst

 

The point I'm trying to make is that it's not possible to enjoy driving on many trips - especially in rush hour where it's just hum drum slow and stop/start, so one may as well have a boring but cheap car for those trips. In addition, when I had my S, I found that it felt more special after driving something naff for a week or two - the feel good factor, for me, was multiplied.

Over - familiarity would be a good description.

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The point I'm trying to make is that it's not possible to enjoy driving on many trips - especially in rush hour where it's just hum drum slow and stop/start, so one may as well have a boring but cheap car for those trips. In addition, when I had my S, I found that it felt more special after driving something naff for a week or two - the feel good factor, for me, was multiplied.

Over - familiarity would be a good description.

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I see. I thought for a moment you were going to say some boring pos is all you need in the real world, sitting in traffic. You know, that logic that explains why everyone wears a £5 watch because it tells the time as well as a £5000 one, or Asda underwear, because it contains your tackle just as well as something from Calvin Klein.

I can't think of a journey of any description which isn't nicer in up market surroundings, whether the niceness is derived from tactility of controls to the ability to maintain the pecking order with white van man. I suspect most 'real world' arguments are based on a combination of poverty, tight-fistedness and purchase justification.

 

I agree

But when I was doing 150 mile round trip commute on m'way and a roman dual the vectra diesel was what I preferred to drive into the ground

And financially it didn't hurt

Aside from that my current commute (40 miles there n back) has been M3 or S2 for years. I take varying routes back in summer and in winter it's mainly the M and dc route. It's a nice place to be in winter, climate, heated seats, turbo powered window demister etc and a good stereo

I'm sure the ops' car does a lot of this but I'm not sure how much fun it would be... I could be wrong

 

I rest my case - money was the driver behind your decision. If money hadn't been an issue you'd have chosen the M3, as would anyone if they are really honest.

 

I don't believe anyone is saying money isn't a factor. For me at least, the ability to save a good car for journeys with greater potential for enjoyment is also a factor.

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The point I'm trying to make is that it's not possible to enjoy driving on many trips - especially in rush hour where it's just hum drum slow and stop/start, so one may as well have a boring but cheap car for those trips. In addition, when I had my S, I found that it felt more special after driving something naff for a week or two - the feel good factor, for me, was multiplied.

Over - familiarity would be a good description.

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I suspect most 'real world' arguments are based on a combination of poverty, tight-fistedness and purchase justification.
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Not all. Watching Jeremy Kyle will enlighten you to a few more examples, usually concerning those at the bottom of life's pecking order.



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I don't believe anyone is saying money isn't a factor. For me at least, the ability to save a good car for journeys with greater potential for enjoyment is also a factor.

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Diesel and company car drivers say it all the time. I do too. I'd have a Bugatti as a daily driver if I could afford one. We all have to live within our means.