Uber saloons for peanuts

[patmahe]

Firstly I'm not looking to buy just curious about what forgotten rocketships there are for very little dosh. I'm going to set a few criteria

No M5's - (fantastic car but) too obvious
Must be less than 10 yrs old
FSH
Mileage unimportant but condition must be good-excellent
Can be from any country
Must be stupidly quick

I've shamelessly stolen this link from another thread

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/176094.htm

What other suggestions do you have.

[kambites]

In standard wheelbase, the XJ has surprisingly little rear legroom so if you intend to often carry more than 1 passenger, it's not ideal.

[L100NYY]

Having owned an XJR I cannot recommend one highly enough, amazing and awe inspiring, I miss mine. Badly.

[justayellowbadge]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/278008.htm

Absolute no-brainer. Just look at it.

You Ronin well know you want to.

[groomi]

kambites said:

In standard wheelbase, the XJ has surprisingly little rear legroom so if you intend to often carry more than 1 passenger, it's not ideal.

Unless your passengers are over 6.5ft it is not a problem. Our elderly relatives find it much easier to get in the back of our Jag than our Golf mk4 because it has MORE legroom.

Edited by groomi on Tuesday 27th November 11:43

[Marki]

justayellowbadge said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/278008.htm

Absolute no-brainer. Just look at it.

You Ronin well know you want to.

Amazing value

[Strawman]

Two doors so not strictly a saloon, but meets your other criteria

and the advert does say "FERRARI PERFORMANCE SALOON CAR COMFORT WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS " (the advertiser's CAPS LOCK not mine). Maerati Ghibli 1998, asking price £9,990, challenging colour though, especially the interior

[Marki]

I ran one of these from new for 4 years

(mine was a much nicer colour)

[kambites]

groomi said:

kambites said:

In standard wheelbase, the XJ has surprisingly little rear legroom so if you intend to often carry more than 1 passenger, it's not ideal.

Unless your passengers are over 6.5ft it is not a problem. Our elderly relatives find it much easier to get in the back of our Jag than our Golf mk4 because it has MORE legroom.

I'm six foot and I only fit in the back of my friend's one with his seat too far forward to be comfortable for him to drive. It might be the previous generation model though, I'm not good on Jags.

[JezF]

patmahe said:

Firstly I'm not looking to buy just curious about what forgotten rocketships there are for very little dosh. I'm going to set a few criteria

No M5's - (fantastic car but) too obvious
Must be less than 10 yrs old
FSH
Mileage unimportant but condition must be good-excellent
Can be from any country
Must be stupidly quick

I've shamelessly stolen this link from another thread

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/176094.htm

What other suggestions do you have.

I know someone who bought a XJR and LPG'd it!

[Twincam16]

Strawman said:

Two doors so not strictly a saloon, but meets your other criteria

and the advert does say "FERRARI PERFORMANCE SALOON CAR COMFORT WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS " (the advertiser's CAPS LOCK not mine). Maerati Ghibli 1998, asking price £9,990, challenging colour though, especially the interior

It's worth pointing out that you can dig out the Quattroporte version for the same money if you look hard enough.

[Marki]

Probably less money for a quat

[jagdpanther]

Strawman said:

Two doors so not strictly a saloon, but meets your other criteria

and the advert does say "FERRARI PERFORMANCE SALOON CAR COMFORT WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS " (the advertiser's CAPS LOCK not mine). Maerati Ghibli 1998, asking price £9,990, challenging colour though, especially the interior

I really REALLY do have a soft spot for them!

[Witchfinder]

You need to look through the "Best Barge Bargains" threads. Personally, I reckon the A8/S8 is a cracking buy for the money, if expensive to run.

[Gizmo535]

Would this thread be precisely the same as the original Barge Bargain thread?

On the details given I'd struggle to beat the S8 already posted, it's a beast of a thing. I'd be well tempted by an XJR8 though, or an E38 750i and all its V12 goodness

[dan101smith]

Marki said:

I ran one of these from new for 4 years
(mine was a much nicer colour)

Sorry to go O/T but what was it like to own?

[Chris71]

justayellowbadge said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/278008.htm

Absolute no-brainer. Just look at it.

You Ronin well know you want to.

I do like the honesty of the ad title

Personally I'd go for an XJR or maybe even an XK8, but I might just be old before my time.

Actually.... hang on a second. Almost forgot about the second best value secondhand car in Britain - the Alfa 166. Ok it's not rocket ship fast, but it's adequate, comfortably, very-well specced and gorgeous to look at; plus you can barely give them away.

edit: You said no M5s? What about the Alpina equivilant?

Edited by Chris71 on Tuesday 27th November 12:49

[patmahe]

Gizmo535 said:

Would this thread be precisely the same as the original Barge Bargain thread?

Not quite - uber saloons only in here, TOP OF THE LINE (sorry about caps don't know how to underline) stuff for very little money.

[Gizmo535]

patmahe said:

Gizmo535 said:

Would this thread be precisely the same as the original Barge Bargain thread?

Not quite - uber saloons only in here, TOP OF THE LINE (sorry about caps don't know how to underline) stuff for very little money.

I'll stick with my 750i suggestion then

[CraigW]

Marki said:

I ran one of these from new for 4 years

(mine was a much nicer colour)

always loved em. must have been painful come resale time though?