3K Front Engine RW Drive and 5 doors......

[thisisjiff]

All i can think of is the RX8 or a 3 Series

Any ideas?

[aka_kerrly]

a variety of Mercedes, C, E or S class would be available in budget.

[300bhp/ton]

thisisjiff said:

All i can think of is the RX8 or a 3 Series

Any ideas?

Maths lessons

I can only count 4 doors on the Mazda. Or maybe 1 1/2 each side.

As you are saying 5 door, does it have to be an estate as there aren't many rwd hatches (1 Series, probably out of budget).

Jeep Cherokee (XJ) would actually fit your requirements. Not sure if that's the type of vehicle you are after though.

[thisisjiff]

sorry 4 doors no estate for me :P

[ewenm]

A barge-like Lexus?
Old Volvo 240/740/850 (or whatever the appropriate numbers are)?

[thisisjiff]

something fun to drive a little tail happy, LSD if possible

[aka_kerrly]

ewenm said:

A barge-like Lexus?
Old Volvo 240/740/850 (or whatever the appropriate numbers are)?

850 is FWD

The Volvo 900 series is RWD

[tannedstamina]

Merc??
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/m...

Go classic??
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/f...

Not much else apart from BMW + Mazda though...

[tannedstamina]

Or screw the doors and go for something more fun:

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/t...

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...

[300bhp/ton]

thisisjiff said:

sorry 4 doors no estate for me :P

You may want to update your op, as I suspect many will miss this otherwise.

As for your requirements, do you want something speedy or performance? Big, small, cruisy, old, not old???

BMW, Jag, Merc are the mainstay UK/Euro cars that are RWD. Lexus are about the only Jap one easily available here.

Many American cars and lots of classics will be RWD. There might be a few fringe exceptions, but these will be your main choices for this price and type of vehicle.


Personally a tidy manual Jaguar XJ40 would be pretty cool, although like hens teeth to find. The much newer S-Type should be a lot easier to find and in 3.0 V6 manual guise is quite a nice car to drive and sit in.

[thisisjiff]

I need a car that will carry a new addition to the family (expected Feb) but will be sporty for the other 90% of the time
that only i am in the Car.

Reliable
MPG is not an issue
Insurance is not an issue
RWD
LSD (if pos)

I know this looks to be a tall order

[B5NXJ]

IS 300 sport.

[300bhp/ton]

thisisjiff said:

I need a car that will carry a new addition to the family (expected Feb) but will be sporty for the other 90% of the time
that only i am in the Car.

Reliable
MPG is not an issue
Insurance is not an issue
RWD
LSD (if pos)

I know this looks to be a tall order

Presume the new addition is a baby and not a dog or a lodger?

In which case, is the ability to fit a baby seat and carry a pram going to be a concern?

Not so many cars with LSD's in the price range.

That said if mpg and insurance aren't an issue, keep an eye out for a 6.0 V12 Jaguar XJ12 (the XJ40 shape). Simply one of the best cars I've ever driven and it has an LSD.

[tannedstamina]

I'd say RX8 - it's LSD, modern, comfortable to drive, dirt cheap to buy (expensive to run!), you can fit a baby in the back, and you can thrash the pants off it when it's just you! You'd get a low mileage one for 3k as well. Mine had 50k and sold for £1700...

[thisisjiff]

Cheers Guys

[SLCZ3]

Try an x-type 2.5 sport, AWD.

[thisisjiff]

Links if pos (please)

[tannedstamina]

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/m...

Crap colour but only 20k miles!

[ikarl]

SLCZ3 said:

Try an x-type 2.5 sport, AWD.

did you read the OP aboout it being RWD?

[valais]

B5NXJ said:

IS 300 sport.

^^^^
What he said...