The original post: /r/whatcarshouldibuy by /u/mister_pleco on 2025-02-22 10:11:13.

Currently got a 2021 i20n and have realised I can sell it for basically what I bought it for ~£21,000.

I’ve got about 9k saved up and want a bit of a silly car; however I’ve got a few criteria:

• more powerful: I don’t want to spend 9k on a car that’s going to feel similar to the i20n
• automatic: call me lazy but I’m sick of driving a manual around London, and in traffic generally. Flappy paddles give me just as much enjoyment.
• 2019 or newer+30k miles or fewer: this is a car bought for me and my wife who is very reliability conscious. I also want a newer feeling car. NB. I know that service history matters more than these two criteria, but service history plus these two is excellent.
• NOT a Porsche. Wife hates Porsches. I don’t disagree.
• NOT a dad car. I’m 30 with no kids. I can get a golf R any time in life.
• £30k max.
• small/medium car (ideally 2 seater convertible). Not a fan of big long cars.

With all that in mind you can get a 20k mile 2019 z4 m40i for £30k and that seems like wonderful value. I tested a z4 20i and really liked it (although failed on the ‘more powerful’ criteria).

Thoughts?