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Is it time to move on??

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#1 ·
I'm coming up for a decade of ownership of this now and despite it having barely an original part left from purchase, I've lost that spark and my enthusiasm for the car is dropping off.

But if I did sell... what next?? M2? A45? So many options but are they "fun"?

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#2 ·
Out of interest what would you be looking for yours?
I'm in too deep with mine now but yours and staff's old FN02BAD are the only two I ever really fancied :)
 
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Out of interest what would you be looking for yours?
Blimey, Doesn't take you lot long :laugh:


By the sound of your post, It sounds like you are looking for something German ( D: ); Only you'll know what you want, but what are you thinking in the way of price and features? Moddable? FWD / RWD Preference?
 
#5 ·
Double edged sword this decision is:

I have been in a similar situation where I have changed cars like this, but I can vouch that the grass is not always greener on the other side..

Been a couple of times after a couple of months where I have said, "Damm, I wish I kept that car"...
 
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#6 ·
Thats one nice car though, I can see why it's taken a decade to start to loose interest, but to wake up and look at it would cure that issue for me lol.
 
#8 ·
Having been to the BMW club meet last year I thought there were too many william anchors who were too far up themselves.
There were a lot of sensible owners who took great pride in their standard cars but they were swamped by the "look at me" brigade who just wanted to make lots of noise with their Alpinas and turbo/superchargers.

I know we pimp our rides but it's for a different reason - go get an FK2 like flashy says, the tuners will start bringing out all the parts you need to "improve" it if they haven't already and you can have the fun all over again.
 
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Just needs to be extra special performance-wise @flashy.

I don't do looks / carbon / scene points etc, only performance & track orientated goodies ;)
 
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as yourself muse, i care more for track than show. your experiences at that bmw gathering its one of the reasons i wont do meetups or cruises or whatever the kids are calling it these days. I've been prepping mine for track. not a cheap game. from the odd thread i've see, fk2 seems to be 2-3x the price of the FN2 parts for the typical common mods.
while i dont consider myself new to car mods, the FK2 has been the car thats given me nothing but headaches - lack of info/experiences, lack of track use, and only a few mods out there means prices are high.

it's not a bad car, but as a non-fn2 owner, the fk2 seems in a different price bracket to (track) mod than your current.

if i were to do it all again, would i go fk2? probably not. phenomenal car, but i cant help think going something like track prepped caterham/lotus/clio would be a better way forward and have a normal daily car. probably a 'got the t-shirt' thing than any regrets.
no, my fk2 isnt for sale even if there has been the odd voice in the back of my head at times. I'm a stubborn so-and-so sometimes. i'm hoping if i stick with it, the hassle now will be beneficial once upto my spec.
 
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considered things like gt86 or nismo 370z? i did consider mx5 and giving it a load more power but i feel 250-300bhp would of been a big ask for long term reliability.

if it weren't for the fuel consumption of the nismo, i'd of likely ended up over there than here. fk2 was definately the best of the bunch if you look at the entire package, performance, daily use, mpg etc
 
#20 ·
I went from my standardish FN2 to a Porsche 987.1 Boxster S, however I got it from a friend for a very good price and I work at a dealer which makes running it and maintaining it a bit more affordable.
Very fun car I kept it for 4 years or so and it was a hard decision on my what to replace it with.
I had toyed with the idea of moving up to a 981, 997 or even a 987.2 Cayman.

In the end I settled on an FK2, cheaper on fuel, tax and parts and more practical. Plus I had owned the FN2 and EP3 previously and quite liked these when they first came out.
Second choice would have been an i30 N Performance if I hadn’t liked the FK2.
Then maybe something like a BMW 140i.
 
#27 ·
Thanks for all the input guys ??

It's a difficult one as I think a few of you have said, you've moved on to something more powerful - "better" but been disappointed and that's my worry, in my time of ownership I've had, for example, an S3 (8V chassis) that I bought brand new in 2014, it cost me more than double what the FN2 did originally and it really just disappointed me, I found it to be so disengaging not to mention the 4 times it broke down in my 18 months of ownership, total waste of money

My issue is that I can't use the FN2 when I'm with my son, it's too loud and I guess the fact that I don't have any back seats could be an issue given that he's only 20 months... hence the temptation to change to something 'fun' but 'family friendly'
 
#29 ·
This! Keep hold of it mate and just get the seats put back in. I'm also thinking recently that the exhaust is too loud (milltek non) and been advised to get a extra silencer fitted. Would this still sound good at high revs?

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#30 ·
Personally if I had your car, I would put the seats back in, get custom made silencers and supercharge it. Put some new life into it and have the power I think is what you really want :)
 
#31 ·
Firstly Dave, hope you are well?

Don't sell the FN2 unless you are 100% certain that is what you want. It took a while for me to realise that I wish I hadn't.

None of the current batch of 'hot hatch' cars can replace the fun and drama you get with an N/a civic. I wish I had held on to mine and bought a comfortable and quiet daily. The current generation of hot hatches may be better in terms of dynamics, performance etc, but they lack any drama.

Hard decision and don't envy you. Hope you make the right one.
 
#35 ·
Good thanks Paul, how are you?

I know what you mean and I think that's why I've been so hesitant to do so, the S3 I had lacked soul and character, I found it totally unentertaing, very fast and the DSG was outstanding but in all honesty I didn't find it fun to drive at all, perhaps coming from a modified car you will always struggle to acclimatise yourself to an old set up? Regardless of how much better the car is (within reason)...

A brand new M2 passed me today actually, still really like those but I just can't decide what I want to do, I'll maybe go for some test drives
 
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