7K, Estate, Fast, What car?

[geeks]

Its time for my own what car!

So budget is £7k no more!
Estate is Essential, I think
MPG is not an issue
Transmission is free

I would love my first V8..

I am currently leaning towards an S4... what else should I be considering?

[DrDeAtH]

Volvo V70 T5

[JJ55]

I'd go with an s4 too

[geeks]

DrDeAtH said:

Volvo V70 T5

They are fine machines but I think I am going to be fussy here, no FWD unless it's really interesting..

[Japveesix]

How about a nice Subaru Legacy, various quickish models to choose from at different ages. This looks nice:



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

[djdest]

B5 S4 with K04 conversion, something similar to this

http://audisrs.com/about58341.html

[Easternlight]

Don't mess about, do it properly!!

RS6 avant

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

What could possibly go wrong

[MiniMan64]

Left field suggestion? 156 GTA SW?

It might not be a V8 but that V6 doesn't make a bad noise!

[IanMorewood]

Seven grand should see you in an early/leggy Audi RS6, will blow the rest into the weeds.

[philmots]

As a 550i Touring owner I couldnt recommend anything else...

There's one on the Trader at the minute but it's been on there a while which makes me slightly dubious.

They normally last about a week, the last one lasted 2 days and that was whilst the other one was still listed.

[cbgt3]

JJ55 said:

I'd go with an s4 too

+1.

[rev-erend]

Mercedes E500 .. nice car.

[Easternlight]

Not a V8 and don't know if quick enough. But good price and Spanish.
BMW 330se

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

[geeks]

djdest said:

B5 S4 with K04 conversion, something similar to this

http://audisrs.com/about58341.html

Interesting prospect, how does the B5 2.7 Compare to the B6/7 4.2 on the road do we know?

Aren't the early RS6's ruinous to run? As much as I would love one the horror stories, well horrify me!

Interesting suggestions as well, not sure about the Subaru a bit meh for me unfortunately, Alfa is FWD is it not? 550 would be awesome but too rare

[braddo]

AMG options - C43 (V8 and some decent load space) or C32 (supercharged V6)

[JJ55]

JJ55 said:

I'd go with an s4 too

Actually you'd get a great Impreza wagon for less than your budget. Don't know why I didn't think of that before as I own a Subaru

They are phenomenal cars & great for all daily duties as well as more enthusiastic driving. Your budget would probably find one with the PPP pack as well which will run 280 bhp.

[43034]

MiniMan64 said:

Left field suggestion? 156 GTA SW?

It might not be a V8 but that V6 doesn't make a bad noise!

That V6 makes a fking awesome noise. Good look trying to find one though. Took me long enough to find a saloon. Very few around.

Could do this:

www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/20150225124...

Very wild after a JZW remap!

[S10GTA]

MG Z TT

Mustang v8 for about 6k.

[Willy Nilly]

I am trying to imagine the world of financial pain a 7 grand performance estate car can generate.

[djdest]

geeks said:

Interesting prospect, how does the B5 2.7 Compare to the B6/7 4.2 on the road do we know?

Aren't the early RS6's ruinous to run? As much as I would love one the horror stories, well horrify me!

Interesting suggestions as well, not sure about the Subaru a bit meh for me unfortunately, Alfa is FWD is it not? 550 would be awesome but too rare

The B5 with a remap will see off a B7, where as a K04 B5 will eat it for breakfast no problem.
With the correct mods you can run a very reliable and usable 500bhp S4, I used mine daily and loved it.
I'd even go to say it was more fun than my B5 RS4