Cheap cars that feel special

[jimmy156]

What is out there that is inexpensive, but feels special when you drive it/sit in it/look at it / listen to it.

Not a what car thread... just have some time to kill!

Lets define cheap at sub £10k.

Include a pic if possible, or a link to an ad.

Afla GTV V6 would get my vote.

[trickywoo]

jimmy156 said:

Lets define cheap at sub £10k.

In the PH world maybe but its too high a number to be interesting as you can get a huge variety of cars matching your criteria.

[james_gt3rs]

A 1K MR2 looks pretty special to me.

[andy-xr]

jimmy156 said:

blabla interesting cars

Lets define cheap at sub £10k.

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.......fking idiot

[crofty1984]

6.75 litre V8 Rolls Royce?

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

Or there's another one on Autotrader for £2,500!!!

[kiethton]

Porsche 944/924 especially if turbo

[LukeR94]

andy-xr said:

jimmy156 said:

blabla interesting cars

Lets define cheap at sub £10k.

bla

.......fking idiot

Out of order imo.

[Hooli]

Any old Jag XJ.

[iva cosworth]

[jimmy156]

LukeR94 said:

andy-xr said:

jimmy156 said:

blabla interesting cars

Lets define cheap at sub £10k.

bla

.......fking idiot

Out of order imo.

It's alright I'm not the 'idiot' swearing at strangers on a car forum

10k isn't cheap for me either, but when what you can spend on a car ranges from £25 to £25,000,000 and a lot of the 'interesting' cars may be at the higher end of that spectrum, setting an arbitrary 10k limit doesn't seem unreasonable to me.

[anonymous-user]

I'd have to agree on any old Jaguar XJ in decent condition. Even a £500 snotter makes you feel great driving it, and the non motoring populace seem to have no idea that once they are 10 years old they are a £3k car. An old XK would probably have a similar effect for £5k.

[Crusoe]

From the four seats and special thread
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...



£5k

[jimmy156]

dme123 said:

I'd have to agree on any old Jaguar XJ in decent condition. Even a £500 snotter makes you feel great driving it, and the non motoring populace seem to have no idea that once they are 10 years old they are a £3k car. An old XK would probably have a similar effect for £5k.

Its a good shout, as is the 10k Rolls!

Porsche 944 certainly ticks lots of boxes.

Personally not sure about the fiat barchetta(sp) its been yonks since i have seen one in the metal, maybe that adds to their specialness though!

[jimmy156]

Crusoe said:

From the four seats and special thread
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...



£5k

Now that i LOVE!

[Jasandjules]

james_gt3rs said:

A 1K MR2 looks pretty special to me.

Exactly my thoughts. A Mk1 or Mk2 frankly - T-Bar out, sun shines, happy days.

[LukeR94]

jimmy156 said:

Crusoe said:

From the four seats and special thread
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...



£5k

Now that i LOVE!

What a car for the money.

got to be the best car for 5k money can buy.

[TurboHatchback]

There's a myriad of 'special' feeling cars that can be had for £10k and I would agree that is a ridiculous value to term cheap (it's the most I would ever consider spending on anything ever). Make it <£5k or better still <£2.5k then it would be more interesting.

Some suggestions from me:

• Mercedes W126 - can be had from shed money and make you feel like royalty
• Old Jaguars - XJS, XJR etc
• Old Landcruisers - they may not be fast, refined or beautiful but for me they have that certain something
• Range Rover Classic - Yes they rust, break constantly and use a shocking amount of fuel but there's no denying they have that feeling

Bentleys and Rollers can certainly be bought cheap but they would cost a hideous amount to keep going so I'm not sure they count.

[danjama]

Jasandjules said:

Exactly my thoughts. A Mk1 or Mk2 frankly - T-Bar out, sun shines, happy days.

Yep. Any MR2 (less so roadster IMO) but they look and feel special to get in every time.

[Shaoxter]

danjama said:

Jasandjules said:

Exactly my thoughts. A Mk1 or Mk2 frankly - T-Bar out, sun shines, happy days.

Yep. Any MR2 (less so roadster IMO) but they look and feel special to get in every time.

+2
My MR2 gets ridiculous attention, much more so than my M cars or 911. And it's always positive attention.

Great fun to drive too and you can hear the engine and turbo noises behind your head.

[Impasse]

You could find a good S1 Elise for £10k.