Best sound for £8k?

[jackjackjack]

Nissan 350z makes a great noise, although only two seats and averaged only 24mpg mixed driving in one.

Or BMW Z4 Coupe, maybe a M5….

[Heathwood]

Pebbles167 said:

Boobonman said:

lamboman100 said:

Boobonman said:

Robert Burns said:

lamboman100 said:

Honda S2000 with a VTEC howl is best-in-class at that pricepoint.

Yep, A S2000 or maybe a DC5??

Are you kidding? Best sound for £8k? The best sound will definitely not be from a 4cyl engine, and that comes from a Honda fan...

VTECs make a beautiful noise. Easily as pleasing to the ear as the cheap, nasty or old V6/8 motors mostly found at the 8k level.

Do you even know what you are saying?

I think he knows exactly what he's saying

We all love the sound of 6 or 8 cylinders, but the sound of a 4 cylinder engine can be great also. Hell, touring cars sound great dont they?

You say no to an S2000 as "will definitely not be from a 4cyl" as if they all sound drab like a slow revving 2.0 8 valve from the 90's. On your logic a Ferrari 458 and a corvette ZR1 should sound the same because they are both v8's?

Nonsense.

(That said, my pick would be a good condition 156 GTA )

Edited by Pebbles167 on Saturday 19th April 23:25

Yeah, honda vtec's sound ok when up over 6k rpm, but obviously economy suffers. They sound pretty plain at ordinary speeds, so you wouldn't get a decent sound and 30mpg. At least with a six cylinder engine, they sound lovely even when pottering around.

[Fleckers]

A Scooby P1 or STi

[Pebbles167]

Heathwood said:

Yeah, honda vtec's sound ok when up over 6k rpm, but obviously economy suffers. They sound pretty plain at ordinary speeds, so you wouldn't get a decent sound and 30mpg. At least with a six cylinder engine, they sound lovely even when pottering around.

Cant argue there. That's a fair point, and its well made.

I love the sound of the straight six engines in the BMW's. Iv'e driven an E46 330ci, it sounded great and was more than powerful enough to have fun. A mint one could be had for this money, if 5 seats are not essential a good Z4 could be had too.

For £8k he could get a 1 series or an e90 3 series. They have the updated 265bhp (3 series somtimes has slightly less pre 07) engine which is slightly better on fuel too.

Edited by Pebbles167 on Saturday 19th April 23:47

[Pebbles167]

Fleckers said:

A Scooby P1 or STi

Although I like the sound, my argument would be that they are indistinguishable from pretty much any other turbo impreza?

If hes interested more in noise than performance why not get a turbo 2000?

[LukeDM]

What about a Golf R32? They sound great standard and fantastic with an after market exhaust. It should get fairly close to 30MPG average!


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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrEy5L_6vM8

[Stu R]

E39 M5 and an x-pipe.

[vanman1936]

AMG of some sort - selling my CLK55 if you are interested !

[Boobonman]

Pebbles167 said:

Boobonman said:

lamboman100 said:

Boobonman said:

Robert Burns said:

lamboman100 said:

Honda S2000 with a VTEC howl is best-in-class at that pricepoint.

Yep, A S2000 or maybe a DC5??

Are you kidding? Best sound for £8k? The best sound will definitely not be from a 4cyl engine, and that comes from a Honda fan...

VTECs make a beautiful noise. Easily as pleasing to the ear as the cheap, nasty or old V6/8 motors mostly found at the 8k level.

Do you even know what you are saying?

I think he knows exactly what he's saying

We all love the sound of 6 or 8 cylinders, but the sound of a 4 cylinder engine can be great also. Hell, touring cars sound great dont they?

You say no to an S2000 as "will definitely not be from a 4cyl" as if they all sound drab like a slow revving 2.0 8 valve from the 90's. On your logic a Ferrari 458 and a corvette ZR1 should sound the same because they are both v8's?

Nonsense.

(That said, my pick would be a good condition 156 GTA )

Edited by Pebbles167 on Saturday 19th April 23:25

No, I think he is saying that an s2000 would sound better than any 'old' V6 or V8 you could pick up for £8k.

I'm saying that is absolute rubbish.

[Pebbles167]

Boobonman said:

No, I think he is saying that an s2000 would sound better than any 'old' V6 or V8 you could pick up for £8k.

I'm saying that is absolute rubbish.

I thought it was a valid opinion.

To be fair there are different ways of sounding nice. A big v8 roar is great, but often can be slow revving and less tuneful (plenty of volume though)

Some people would prefer the quick revving nature of a VTEC engine that hits 9000 rpm

As said before, an S2000 wouldn't be my choice, but to write off so many cars purely because they are 4 cylinder would be ridiculous.

[s m]

Fleckers said:

A Scooby P1 or STi

With a nice system on

[Poopipe]

No impreza will get you 30mpg combined - not even the NA ones.

On that note - never saw the point in buying a non-sti one since theyre just as expensive to run and dont go as fast.

If I really wanted noise id go with 350z and bugger the mpg

Or

A 300zx and bugger the mpg further. Those things sound incredible with the right "alterations"

[jdwoodbury]

Golf r32 does sound awesome, but 30mpg would be a struggle. My vote would be for a 330ci, it can easily do 30mpg on a run and looks and sounds good.

[powerstroke]

T 5 Volvo !!! Or other 5 pot !! Nothing beats a good yank v 8 however!! A four
Pot running twin 45s also sounds good..

[TobyLaRohne]

jdwoodbury said:

Golf r32 does sound awesome, but 30mpg would be a struggle. My vote would be for a 330ci, it can easily do 30mpg on a run and looks and sounds good.

Golf R32's are where you need to look, ok the MPG wouldnt be right up there but you wouldnt care, its close enough!

[carinaman]

powerstroke said:

T 5 Volvo !!! Or other 5 pot !! Nothing beats a good yank v 8 however!! A four pot running twin 45s also sounds good..

I think Fives sound good too.

[Ali_T]

Any Alfa with a V6 Busso. My money would go on as good a GT 3.2 as you can afford. No 6 cylinder sounds better. And, yes, I include ze Germans in that opinion.

[chrisb92]

Golf R32.. would be my next car 100% if i wasn't doing so many miles

[Urban Sports]

lamboman100 said:

Honda S2000 with a VTEC howl is best-in-class at that pricepoint.

Pretty good sound, this is mine with a cold air intake a few years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y5Zem0s2Jk

[Mark34bn]

Bmw 130i with both tailpipes open (plugged vacuum pipe) sounds wonderful.
You'll get30 mpg with a bit of motorway driving now & then