my budget 5k help

[james28]

Ok so maybe this weekend my golf gti mk1 will have sold
so cars i have thought about are
1. audi s4 b5
2.audi s3
3. renault clio 182
4.honda civic type r
5.audi tt
all within my range trouble is is there anything else worth thinking about
all the above fit the bill of sporty something that could handle daily driving in relative comfort

[rallycross]

good list so far


what about


Leon 2.0 T Cupra (R?)
Impreza Sti 2001 model
BMW 330 ci
RX8?

[Spree]

Other than the ones already mentioned perhaps Peugeot 206 GTI-180 or Vauxhall Astra GSI/SRI 2.0t

[jdwoodbury]

If you really want comfort then it would rule out the 182 and the Type R, both are a bit tiresome on long motorway journeys. The Audi S3 is the pick of the bunch for me and offers some serious tuning ability, my mate has a S4 B5 which runs 500bhp and it scares the pants off me, it is also ruinously expensive to run.

I would be also be looking at a BMW 330ci in this range, ticks most of the boxes. You have not mentioned how much you are willing to spend to buy or to run though?

Other suggestions:

- Vauxhall Monaro
- Jaguar XJR
- VW Golf R32

[Martin_Hx]

As above, it all depends on how much fun you want to sacrifice for the comfort !

[tyranical]

I'd have the TT myself, 225bhp of course, remap to 260-270 if you want more power.

Lovely cars imo, people will disagree im sure.

[Rothgo Wooft]

This http://pistonheads.com/sales/1611531.htm

[wackojacko]

Clio 182 / 182cup will be the most smiles per mile option

If your a Rev head a Civic Type R EP3 or Rx-8. The best thing would be to test drive some of the options etc etc

[tyranical]

182 cup is a waste of space, 172 cup is where its at.

[james28]

some nice options there i dont do long journeys daily only short hops so the comfort is last on the list
didnt really think of a tvr would be very very worried about reliability and service costs and if it could be used as a daily .And the rx8 not to sure about the wankle engine and running costs.

[norman156]

With £5k for a petrol head car the world is your oyster. In addition to what has been mentioned so far, I'd be looking at the following:
BMW E36 M3
Porsche 944 S2/Turbo
VW Corrado VR6
Mercedes C36/C43 AMG

jdwoodbury, your mate with the 500bhp S4 isn't a PHer by any chance is he?

Edited by norman156 on Friday 2nd April 15:26

Edited by norman156 on Friday 2nd April 15:26

[anonymous-user]

Out of the lot you've mentioned I would have the S3, not neccessarly because its a better car (i've not been in many of the others) but just because I personally prefer it.

I would also consider the BMW 328/330ci.

Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 2nd April 15:26

[james28]

norman156 said:

With £5k for a petrol head car the world is your oyster. In addition to what has been mentioned so far, I'd be looking at the following:
BMW E36 M3
Porsche 944 S2/Turbo
VW Corrado VR6
Mercedes C36/C43 AMG

jdwoodbury, your mate with the 500bhp S4 isn't a PHer by any chance is he?

Edited by norman156 on Friday 2nd April 15:26

Edited by norman156 on Friday 2nd April 15:26

had an e36 m3 but got the crappy semi auto the car was lifeless
has a corrado vr6 lovely car but again that turned into a show car not a daily driver
did think about a s2 or turbo porsche but finding a good one without problems for 5k and one that can be used daily is difficult
that just leaves the c36 43 again these cars are auto and i hated the m3 so wouldnt want 1 of those unless you can get a manual

[james28]

champ54321 said:

Out of the lot you've mentioned I would have the S3, not neccessarly because its a better car (i've not been in many of the others) but just because I personally prefer it.

I would also consider the BMW 328/330ci.

Edited by champ54321 on Friday 2nd April 15:26

as above the s3 screams German build quality to me and all the german cars i have owned have been built very very well.UMMM might have to look at a few