[ScoobyStu]

I like all these newer sports cars but I don't like the repair bills they all seem to attract if/when they go wrong. Just the basics seem to be astronomical let alone serious failure. Audi's mechatronic gearbox goes wrong (and it does more than it should) and it can be anything up to £12k to replace. E9* V8 engine £16k, dct gear box £14k (not common),, RS3 engine £18k and so on. They were just three of the cars I wanted instead of another Subaru and they're all great cars but tinker at your peril. Personally I absolutely couldn't afford to take any chances and would need a warranty which would be null and void as soon as you start playing around with them. That's the best part of performance car ownership in my opinion. Maybe I'll get bored of it one day and just be able to enjoy and appreciate a car as it was designed. I doubt those that tick those boxes will ever be affordable to me though!