7-8k supersalon advice?

[anonymous-user]

Hi, Long time lurker and Newbie here after some words of wisdom from the PH collective.

Thinking of a secondhand supersaloon for weekend and roadtrip duties.

Remit is:

No more than £8.5k

Reasonably reliable (no four figure bills every two months)

Good Ncap rating (will be transporting my little un quite often)

Circa 300 - 400bhp

Manual box preferred but not a deal breaker.


I was thinking E39 M5 or C32 AMG then I ran out of options...
(out of these 2 is the C32 noticeably less sporty and slower?)

Thanks in advance.

[james_tigerwoods]

A super salon? MX5?

[Groober]

E39 M5, I had a go in one once and it was truley epic.

[Liquid Knight]

Nissan Stagea.

[gareth.e]

check out the e65 bmw 7 series and jag XJR for some real bargins!

[louismchuge]

Jag XJR?

[Gizmo!]

james_tigerwoods said:

A super salon? MX5?

Damn, beaten to it.

[Bod0fBritain]

I found this - http://www.pistonheads.com/features/default.asp?st...

If I were after a saloon that had plenty of get up and go and fell within your budget, I'd consider maybe looking at Evo's, as surely a VII must slip in this budget by now. I suppose the part where this falls a bit short is that they may be considered to be a little much for some people...noise, hard suspension etc.

M5 seems like a likely candidate!

Edited by Bod0fBritain on Tuesday 5th October 11:52

[off_again]

M5 - end....

[anonymous-user]

damn laptop sticky keys! using the phone internet now. To add, the mrs will be driving it and hates jags. I've almost got my heart set on M5 but don't know if a 8k one would be trouble?

[Simon BB]

Maserati Ghibli - four figure bills are only every 3 months!

[anonymous-user]

would have tried a evo or subaru but again swmbo dislikes the image plus the ncap is shocking on earlier evo's.

[Arese]

Not quite a super-saloon, but a Mazda 6 MPS? ~260bhp (300 with a remap), AWD, toys.

[Celt]

With an m5 there will be m5 running costs. But I would be very tempted to go for it and just hope and pray I could afford it.

[Bod0fBritain]

1974nc said:

would have tried a evo or subaru but again swmbo dislikes the image plus the ncap is shocking on earlier evo's.

Buy an Evo and crash it with wifey onboard, then buy a 2 seater for you and your child?

(joke!!!)

[jb9193]

musclecarmad said:

30 electric chairs, 30 stunning blondes with big boobs, marble floors, a fit receptionist and some decent scissors should see you right. would cost a bit more than 7k though

Yeah 7k is a bit ambitious for a salon; and a super one at that!

[anonymous-user]

thanks for all the replies. Even the hair related ones lol. Anyone been in a c32? Is the auto any use when pressing on down b roads?

[gareth.e]

1974nc said:

damn laptop sticky keys! using the phone internet now. To add, the mrs will be driving it and hates jags. I've almost got my heart set on M5 but don't know if a 8k one would be trouble?

It sounds like you need an M5..

I don't think you'd be happy with anything else

[mrmr96]

1974nc said:

the ncap is shocking on earlier evo's.

I've looked for the NCAP rating for Evo's but can't find any. Any links mate?

[anonymous-user]

i did read that the 96 to 2004 evos were that bad that mitsubishi withdrew the car from euro ncap tests?