Ive always liked my cars but never enough to get excited about them until recently. A few friends at work love their motors and one bloke is selling his 57 plate audi a4 TDI 140 next summer. He has had the car for about 5 years and has babied it (probably too much) from 27,000 to 57,000 miles. He never guns it, always serviced it, and its in perfect condition. The man wont even take it to ASDA, he goes in wifes car. He knew I wanted a bigger car and will be giving me first refusal on it next year.
As for now, my girlfriend is pregnant, and has 2 kids from a previous relationship. So my need for a bigger car become more immediate. I could have gone for a focus or an astra, but I thought I might aswell go for a car I really wanted.
I ended up buying my Audi A3 1.8 TFSI sportback, and I am loving it. For 6.5k (Ford Fiesta + £3k) its one hell of an upgrade. German engineering, a car thats fun to drive, and will hold more of its value than many other cars. Sure its not the popular TDI, but how many of us need a TDI?