Something with Oomph for under 6k
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Its been a long, long time since I've been on here and a lot has happened. Now after spending the last few years driving about in a campervan, I'm looking to put some fun back into my driving.
Unfortunately, I've got a tight budget, as the title suggests.
Previous cars are the VW Polo G40, Lotus Elise S1, Porsche 928S.
Demands are: Must be a coupe or a saloon and not the sort of thing you normally find outside Halfords whilst the owner is inside looking at something with blue led lights. No hot hatches. I refuse to pay any more than £220 for tax. I want 30+mpg or there abouts. It needs to be well built and give me confidence around the twisty bits.
I've also been looking at the AMG Mercs, C36, C32 but wonder if theres anything better for the money as I've taken my eyes off car for a while now.
Any suggestions?
Unfortunately, I've got a tight budget, as the title suggests.
Previous cars are the VW Polo G40, Lotus Elise S1, Porsche 928S.
Demands are: Must be a coupe or a saloon and not the sort of thing you normally find outside Halfords whilst the owner is inside looking at something with blue led lights. No hot hatches. I refuse to pay any more than £220 for tax. I want 30+mpg or there abouts. It needs to be well built and give me confidence around the twisty bits.
I've also been looking at the AMG Mercs, C36, C32 but wonder if theres anything better for the money as I've taken my eyes off car for a while now.
Any suggestions?
CL500 for £5k if you can afford the fuel costs?
Mind you not really a "driving fun" type car but a nice cross between a barge and a coupe...
Look at decent late model celicas for £4k or thereabouts with the 190bhp VVTL-i engine. Apparently great handling cars.
Otherwise, my mind is as blank as:
Mind you not really a "driving fun" type car but a nice cross between a barge and a coupe...
Look at decent late model celicas for £4k or thereabouts with the 190bhp VVTL-i engine. Apparently great handling cars.
Otherwise, my mind is as blank as:
doogz said:
You're not going to get 30MPG out of either of those Mercs, and you're going to struggle to meet that tax requirement as well.
Are M3's too "Halfords" for you?
I thought that the C36 would get 30 driven steadily and the C32 is better again. Anything pre 2001 or 2002 is £220/230 a year to tax.Are M3's too "Halfords" for you?
M3's a my price range are a bit too Halfords for me unfortunately.
CarsGoVroom said:
CL500 for £5k if you can afford the fuel costs?
Mind you not really a "driving fun" type car but a nice cross between a barge and a coupe...
Look at decent late model celicas for £4k or thereabouts with the 190bhp VVTL-i engine. Apparently great handling cars.
Otherwise, my mind is as blank as:
Yeah the fuel costs of the CL500 would make me cry and I can't see it being fun car either. The Celica sounds like a good bet, not sure how nippy it is though.Mind you not really a "driving fun" type car but a nice cross between a barge and a coupe...
Look at decent late model celicas for £4k or thereabouts with the 190bhp VVTL-i engine. Apparently great handling cars.
Otherwise, my mind is as blank as:
doogz said:
My mate had a C32, and averaged low 20's from his.
Remember, the C36 was a straight 6, the C32 was a supercharged V6.
I was going by the official stats, obviously different in reality. Saying that, I could give a little mpg up, work is on my doorstep so perhaps I'm just being a bit tight.Remember, the C36 was a straight 6, the C32 was a supercharged V6.
C32 will be after the changed in VED rules so I suspect will be more than £220/year.
Don't forget the C43, you will get a very tidy one for £6000 (but doubt it will give better fuel consumption than any of the other two AMG's)
Alternatively you can look at Alpina's, even the newer ones fall under the old VED categories so are relatively cheap to tax. B3 3.3 or 3.4 should do nicely.
Don't forget the C43, you will get a very tidy one for £6000 (but doubt it will give better fuel consumption than any of the other two AMG's)
Alternatively you can look at Alpina's, even the newer ones fall under the old VED categories so are relatively cheap to tax. B3 3.3 or 3.4 should do nicely.
I can point you in the right direction to a beautiful, standard v4 sti impreza in white 1998.
And its plenty fast enough for you sir!
It wont do 30 mpg but at this price you can spend 3 grand out of your budget on fuel.
Its my old car, I was the first owner in the uk and it was imported 2009, it was spotless when I sold it 18 months ago and the chap I sold it to has looked after it, I have just seen it for sale at a dealers.
email me if you want the link....
And its plenty fast enough for you sir!
It wont do 30 mpg but at this price you can spend 3 grand out of your budget on fuel.
Its my old car, I was the first owner in the uk and it was imported 2009, it was spotless when I sold it 18 months ago and the chap I sold it to has looked after it, I have just seen it for sale at a dealers.
email me if you want the link....
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220934710563?ssPageName=STRK:ME...
this is currently under your budget, I'm not sure for how long though.
this is currently under your budget, I'm not sure for how long though.
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