Cant be a cossie!

Has to be pretty quick, comfy, decent, not a shed, not gay..

Whats my options?

 

200SX (S14a)

 

Save another £5k and get that M5 you were after?

 

I had the money for an M5 mate - trouble is, is that things have gone a pete tong so my finances have dropped its gonna be next year now

 

theres an b5 s4 now and then around that price

 

http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/609439.htm

 

That M5 is nice - i want the V8 one though.. but that is lush.......

 

And in your price band, and could be traded in against the V8 one next year and not losing a shit load of cash compared to A N Other £4k car.

 

http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/609364.htm

 

I know. Im VERY tempted to take a look this weekend!!!

 

I prefer the E28 M535 / M5...

I bet that E34 still goes well!!

 

its the 3.8 too with lower miles than most

 

you could save up another 5k and buy a prius

 

he said NOT gay

 

Someone read my first message

Someone else didnt

 

I know - im utterly tempted by it.. utterly lol

 

The low history thing would put me off that M5 a wee bit... I'm guessing its a car that could shag your finances to the tune of a few 'k if one of the major mechanical components was to give up??


Cheers,
Grant

 

much like any car really.

besides, history doesnt mean much in experience - i had a scooby that had £££££££££'s of money spent on it and alot of history. didnt stop it breaking down everytime there was a wednesday in the week

 

i agree with you upto the "wee bit" part but it wouldnt stop me taking a look(would go over it with a fine toothcombe tho).


the rest of what you say could be said about any older powerfull prestige car even if it had full bm history upto say 70k!

 

its ripe for a turbo PMSL

 

do some good shopping and get an early 3.0 M3 with some miles on it.

i paid 4.5k for mine 3 years ago!

 

or save another £1.5k and have our ibiza

wont get a faster car for the cash on an 02 plate ~( i doubt )

Sarah

 

Subaru Impreza WRX Sti

 

has to be pretty quick

 

I had one

it was shit

the end

I dont like Ibiza's im afraid!

 

What happened to "passion Ford"?

Nothing wrong with a V6 Mondeo IMO. mine cost less than 2k and 4k will get you a very good example... and they're rare... not so long ago I saw an ST220 for sale for £4,500 with 85k on the clock in Black. The 3litre petrol one too....

 

its fwd

will lose value

its fwd

 

that pretty much rules out fords over the last decade

 

they are shocking for depreciation aint they, mondeos

 

aside from a cossie, which i cant have, the E34 M5 is best choice.

 

"can't" ?

 

seen plenty of skylines for about 4 large and plenty under that too,the 2.5 rwd turbo manuals are a nice thing if you can't stretch to a godzilla

 

Yea, thats kinda what I meant.. it would put me off a wee bit, but not enough to stop me going for a look at it. After a good look round and checking any areas that are known to cause bother, if I was happy with it then I'd part with my cash. I've always liked that shape of 5-series and those wheels look brilliant on it, think that Top Gear had one very similar looking to that on their M-Sport special with the E30 M3, M1, M3 CSL etc.


Cheers,
Grant

 

I have a trade policy and Cosworths arent covered.

Plus i've had 2 and the 2nd one just didnt feel right after i owned my first for 4 years.

 

my trade policy cosworths are covered but M BMWs are not, i dont think you can go wrong with bmw, RWD 3 series, 5 series they are all in your budget.

 

M BMW's are covered on mine

 

cupra,maybe just!
an ibiza is slightly

sorry

 

Integra Type R

Audi S2

200SX/180SX

Since this is PassionFORD, £4k might get you an ST170 if you want something newish.

Or possibly an Evo 4.

That's all I can think of

 

What about an RX8, you can get some 2003/04 cars for around £4500 now. They look good, modern, reliable, 231bhp and RWD.

 

I would've suggested an RX8 if I realised that are really that cheap