The range rover just went for £4750.. so what do i get?
Got no car that i can drive now so quicker the better.
Not looking to spend all that but can if i find sommit good.
Want diesel and something flashy, not to worried on power as its the to and from work car.
thinking BMW 320d or Merc C220 or Audi A4/A6 TDI at the mo.
Any suggestions?
the c classes for that dough arent good, the c class was a bit of a sh*tter until the newest version, and Im hearing (and seeing) bad things about the older 320ds and turbos.
Audi would seem the sensible choice but for that dough your limited to older models, or sky high milers.
Identify something decent, and recent that suffered at the hands of massive depreciation, OR was popular with the fleet buyers.
youre going to end up buying an omega estate anyway :)
try for an a6, as the model previous to the new one was around for a while longer than the previous model a4, but doesnt look as sh*t as the model before the previous a4 model
if that makes sense?
what im trying to say a 1998 A6 doesnt look as crap as a 1998 A4
thats true - the 98 a4 looks stupid
it definitely looks aged thats for sure, the only one id go for is the S4!
cheers guys, and no i wont end up with an omega estate, i had a saloon and didnt really like it
considering the lack of choice i may go petrol, 2.5 would be the biggest id go to tho
tempted to try an Alfa 156 (cheap at £2250 for 2000/2001) or a subaru legacy 2.5
I was just about to suggest an Alfa, the depreciations horrific but the cars are nice. I keep looking at the 156 sportwagons. and the JTD endines are very good.
keep hearing about reliability problems with alfas
The older ones perhaps, but not-so now. Funny how when they were sharing parts with GM they had reliability problems... Just make sure you get a post 2000 model.
Any car you buy today will be as reliable as the next tbh, and alfas are a nice place to be. Flashy without trying to be a bellend in a traditional marque.
Anyway, if your wanting a diesel, it has to be the 2.4l 200bhp model :D
Selespeed models have the F1 style gear shifters. Cloth seats are made by Recaro and the leathers are Momo.
If youre considering those you could consider a Skoda, they are good cars these days.
could get an older octavia vrs for that i think
At least half the taxis around here are Skodas and if the taxi drivers get them then you can bet they are reliable, good value and economic.
Lexus IS200 in budget?!
Jaimz :rock:
Quote from: SeriousAt least half the taxis around here are Skodas and if the taxi drivers get them then you can bet they are reliable, good value and economic.
or they are cheap, get extended mileage/years warranty?
Quote from: EggtasticoQuote from: SeriousAt least half the taxis around here are Skodas and if the taxi drivers get them then you can bet they are reliable, good value and economic.
or they are cheap, get extended mileage/years warranty?
Being cheap is part of good value, free extended warranty means the makers expect them to last a long time without major problems developing.
no. 80% of components have to last 10 years of more, ec directive ordered. having a 3 year warranty on a car is a cost of provision/money gained by them keeping the car after 3 years. most auto manufacturers get lobbied by their showroom franchises to decrease warranties because they cant charge you an arm and a leg for a part.
Just get a 200 SX ffs
an s14a
plenty of room, big, and can be made very quick for cheap.
yeah actually 200sx could be a possible.. iv been considering Mitsu Legnums lol they are pretty mad cars
MY mate has got a 200SX and loves it. Its in the most perfect condition you could imagine! He wont take it out if its gonna be bad weather etc. His is around 400BHP, with no traction control either! :lol:
i nearly bought a 1994 5.0 v8 Ford Mustang.. but it was sold..
going super sensible now and looking at diesel Passats
you had a lucky escape - that 302 V8 is a piece of sh*t, and theyre unbelievably slow. 215bhp from 5 litres - utterly woeful
Some good deals available on the passats, but the (imo) better looking boras are cheaper.
the yanks really have no clue do they - read this
"Of course, the 1994 powertrain options were not significantly different from the previous years. The V6 was a 3.8 liter engine with 145 horsepower. The GT was bigger and stronger with more muscle. It boasted a 302 cubic inch 5.0 liter V8 engine that powered out an amazing 215 horsepower at 4200 rpm and 285 foot pounds of torque at 3400 rpm. The Cobra was even more powerful with a 5.0 liter V8 engine that muscled out 240 horsepower at 4800 rpm and 285 foot pounds of torque at 4000 rpm. The standard transmission was the manual five speed however a four speed automatic option was available."
An AMAZING 215 hp - LOL
About standard for Yankee hype though.
OTOH the engines are really understressed and beg for turbocharging or something to put the power up.
yeah you can get some serious grunt out of them but 215 standard is terrible
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http://pistonheads.com/sales/246627.htm
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Just some interesting ones at £3k
one or 2 peaked my interest but iv gotta remain sensible.. that lotus looked the nuts tho (£4k as well)
fiat coupe 20v is a good shout, servicing is a nightmare on them tho.
sensible is a good idea, you might struggle to find a nice bora tdi for 4k tho, ive been looking at those.
loads of tdi passats and they are very good cars, bit clinical though.
If i wanted a nice driving, great value diesel. i would get a R 620 GSDI.
yeah well were not all rover fanbois ;)
Im looking at a 2000 passat 2.5 TDI tomorrow.. got loads of kit and looks pretty good
Id still look some more on pistonheads, seems to be more enthusiast owned stuff. Loads of boras/passats too.
Quote from: soopahflyId still look some more on pistonheads, seems to be more enthusiast owned stuff. Loads of boras/passats too.
thing ive noticed on pistonheads is most of it is badly modified. its like barryboys on there.
a few imaculate well looked after ones on there though
From what Ive noticed looking through Pistonheads, the modified cars are the cars that are POS to begin with. Any decent cars on there are usually enthusiast owned or well looked after it seems.
well iv bought something so search over, pictures here: http://www.tekforums.co.uk/posts/list/0/10033.page#97499