Used 4 doors saloon, RWD, manual and affordable?

[Mave]

Maserati Quattroporte?

[Hugo a Gogo]

Cadillac CTS (this one looks a bit rough) https://www.autoscout24.de/angebote/cadillac-cts-3...

[maxdb]

Lexus IS200/250?

[Shifter1]

Hugo a Gogo said:

yeah, but I suggested it, so I win, and I am the best

it was a car he hadn't thought of

Actually like I said I had already looked at the Omega. You didn't give me the idea. I didn't bother adding it to my list because I had already discovered that finding a 3.0 V6 manual and not abused is next to impossible.

[Shifter1]

Shakermaker said:

I really don't know what Japanese stuff you could get that was also manual.

You've set yourself a very narrow criteria.

Yeah I think Japanese RWD saloons are only Lexus. But the larger E Class like is the one they tried to imitate Mercedes (again) and went for the quad round eye set up which looks hideous even on the Mercedes and also S-type. So it's probably the ugliest Lexus ever.

[Shifter1]

maxdb said:

Lexus IS200/250?

Small.

[Shifter1]

Mave said:

Maserati Quattroporte?

Neither affordable to buy or to run.

[Smanks]

Just get a 5 series, there are st loads around, plenty of good cheap examples. My Y-reg e39 cost peanuts, it is immaculate and drives beautifully, easy to service, why make life difficult for yourself?

[Hugo a Gogo]

Shifter1 said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

yeah, but I suggested it, so I win, and I am the best

it was a car he hadn't thought of

Actually like I said I had already looked at the Omega. You didn't give me the idea. I didn't bother adding it to my list because I had already discovered that finding a 3.0 V6 manual and not abused is next to impossible.

ok

any other criteria we don't know about?

'affordable' is subjective - how much are we talking about?

In Germany at least, anything vaguely roadworthy is northwards of €2000, whereas in the UK you've a selection of shed money cars at a grand

big cheap manual LHD saloons that haven't been abused are hard to find, more so the more things you rule out

[Sten.]

I love Omegas. Ran one for 3 years and it was great, my FIL still has it now. The correct answer is still a 5 series though.

[Shakermaker]

Does it have to be a Saloon?

What about a RWD Transit Crewcab?

[Debaser]

How about a 5 series?

[Hugo a Gogo]

also manual Mercs are a pain in the hole, with that footbrake

[Shakermaker]

Are all the Volvos Front wheel drive/All wheel drive now?

[kambites]

Jimmy Recard said:

That's automatic!

What the VXR8? Really? I always thought they were manual like the Monaro!

[Shakermaker]

kambites said:

Jimmy Recard said:

That's automatic!

What the VXR8? Really? I always thought they were manual like the Monaro!

They come in both flavours, auto ones are much cheaper than the manuals though.

Anyway, the PH Classifieds is RUBBISH for the OP's criteria:

Petrol, Manual, RWD, 4 doors, under £2,000. Not even gone with LHD as it would not work here!

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds?Category=us...

[Hugo a Gogo]

Shakermaker said:

Are all the Volvos Front wheel drive/All wheel drive now?

nope, manual, 379 PS, RWD

[Shakermaker]

Hugo a Gogo said:

Shakermaker said:

Are all the Volvos Front wheel drive/All wheel drive now?

nope, manual, 379 PS, RWD

Not a 4 door though.

[_Neal_]

Shifter1 said:

Small.

Why does it need to be so big if you already have a Passat estate?

[Garybee]

Maybe a BMW factory expansion and related compulsory purchase order of his childhood home caused him to have to live on the streets in his youth. Whilst the cruel mockery of passing 5-series saloons rubbed salt into his emotional wounds.

That's it isn't it? That's why you can't drive a 5-series!