i am looking to buy a nice reliable car to be used as a good car. i have a van for all my car work and general kicking about.

its for going out at nights, away for the weekend etc.

15k budget, what would you buy?

was thinking 335d m sport, audi S3 etc. i am just out of reach of an E92 M3!

cheers
andy

 

Save abit more and get a e60 m5 or rs4.

 

Spend 10k on a mint, low mileage E39 M5....loads of fun and a proper comfy, well kitted out car!

 

Get an E60 530/535D M-Sport and get it remapped.....AWESOME and VERY smart

 

if you buy a bmw you will get a free bluetooth earpiece with flashing light

 

You wont as they all have handsfree bluetooth .....PMSL....

 

535d m sport over a 335d m sport?

lol at the earpiece comment!

 

sorry chaps could not resist

 

Cayenne,
6 series of some sort
Alpina
Audi A5

 

As an all rounder for me it would be 530/535d. Literally tick all the boxes.

 

535d or Le Mans edition A6 3.0TDI, smart reliable and fast.

 

range rover sport

 

saxo with a cherry bomb

 

Passat CC

 

Where abouts in Ayrshire you from? My mate in Darvel is selling his 08 plate S3 in white. It has the MMI stereo, flat bottom steering wheel and the Recaro buckets. It is MINT. It was running 340bhp, but all the stuff was removed, all that remains is the map, should be 300bhp. He had it up for 16 I think but he told me the lowest he'd go is 15. He paid 23 grand for it! I'd love to buy it but my right foot can't be trusted

 

535d / 335d / 135i

something along them lines if it was me.

 

What you after a petrol or diesel?An m5 or rs6 would be up there in my list.

 

I have a 535d M Sport that's been remapped and my brother in law a 335d, you won't get more bang for your buck than them!

My 535d will scare most motors to a ton a kill a lot of things it shouldn't... Plus I'm at thr diesel pump once, yes once, a month only and it's my everyday car! Simples choice.

And

 

ye 335d is up there on the list. hard to fit one with good miles.

paul, i'm in prestwick but from killie. i know that S3 i run about with boys from darvel.

nice car but not white for me! i'm a more boring gunmetal person!

 

Bollocks to being sensible!! Buy this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Mk-2-...item23251e49e3

 

£15k will just scrape an '06 RS4 saloon, although add another few grand if you want lower miles. Lot of car for the money...

 

Escort cosworth?

 

RS6 is another option...comfort, auto box,quattro and 450bhp! Get the avant and you can carry the dog to the beach as well

 

Buy my Escos

 

B5 Audi RS4

 

Find another couple of grand and drive a hard bargain and you could pick up a Mk2 Focus RS.

 

thanks for the ideas so far, tonight will be spent on the net searching!

i would rather buy something a tad older with good miles etc than the cheapest available better car if that makes sense!

 

bmw alpina d3

 

if you do think about the rs4/e60 m5 route dont forget a grand or two a year for tyres /service etc

 

lotus carlton

 

Porsche 944 tubo s / lux and it would be a minter with a lot of change left over .

 

If i had a house with a garage i would have an escort cossie.But ive always wanted a escos.

 

Always wanted an escos so I'd say one of them

 

save some more and look at Audi S8's.
just been out in one, it's so smooth, but you are flying before you realise, V10 is the one to get, bit expensive on parts though, carbon ceramic brakes aren't exactly cheap!

 

Save up a bit and buy this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COSWORTH-A...item3a7ba4dcff

Or this with some toys

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Focus...item3ccb48352a

 

i dont have a garage or else i would defo have an escos!