Sub £10k V8 GT's

[milu]

Looking for a Weekend car in the above category.

Been looking at BMW 840Ci and 645i.
Also looked at '90s 500 merc SL.

I used to like the previous Jag XK but im not sure now.

I could get a 840 for about £5k bit more for the others,i dont want to spend loads because ive just sold my BMW z4mc through lack of use to cost ratio!

Open to views and ideas.

[CampDavid]

The Porsche 928. Sublime tool for any continent crossing cliches

[Dusty964]

Cl 500 surely???

[Prawo Jazdy]

Monaro?

I don't know anything about them, but there'll be some within budget and should be a fair bit newer than your other options.

[k15tox]

Another vote for the monaro, very wafty on stock CV8 suspension.

6th is stupidly long, 70@1600rpm, plus around 31-32mpg.

[Bitzer]

What about this....



http://www.danielcurnock.co.uk/forsale/view_pd.php...

[Fartgalen]

I'm going to be the first to play the American card:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3874670.htm

[SturdyHSV]

Monaro definitely fits this bill well, the seats are so damn comfortable, and it'll waft along in 6th until the cows come home.

Eats miles. Sounds great too with an exhaust

Also, much cheaper to service than your other options...

[Alexdaredevilz]

You would have to be a complete idiot to consider any thing else other than a Merc CL

[Krikkit]

Pff. Jag XK all the way!

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3885485.htm

[Codswallop]

Depending on how brave you are feeling, there is always the Maserati 3200GT.

Left field choice, can the MG ZTV8 be considered a GT car? Also, depending on setup, a AJP Cerbera can be quite GT-esque.

[milu]

Bit more info.....
I've had a maser 3200 and a cerb
Monaro a good shout.

Thing is I want it in my garage and all these cars are pretty long!
I need room for my bikes an tools etc

Don't want much eh??

[DJRC]

The Thread is your friend.

[300bhp/ton]

milu said:

Bit more info.....
I've had a maser 3200 and a cerb
Monaro a good shout.

Thing is I want it in my garage and all these cars are pretty long!
I need room for my bikes an tools etc

Don't want much eh??

How fast, how many seats and is age a concern?

If a 2 seater is ok, then with some luck and haggling you might pickup a nice MG RV8, they are pretty compact and short.

I daresay there's a few Cobra type kit cars in budget too or maybe even something hot road origin.

C3/C4 Corvette might be worth a look too and aren't anywhere near as big you might think.

Mustang's also aren't overly long either, Gen 1 60's ones and 80's/early 90's Fox body ones. Even the 94-01 sn95's aren't overly long.

[wackojacko]

Monaro, least borkable.

500 SEC midpoint.

840ci, most borkable


Monaro would be my choice.

[Chris71]

If you're looking for a definite GT rather than a sports car the 928 sounds like a good option. For £10k you should be able to get a very nice one plus a contingency fund, which would hopefully go some way towards preventing any tales of woe.

Personally I'd find things like the SEC and the MG ZT 260 a bit too saloony. A coupe just fits the GT mould better in my view.

[5lab]

new shape SL500s are this money now. all the joys of the above plus top down motoring as an option

if you're happy to drop 2 cylinders and half your budget (so a bit of a stretch) - renault avantime. in fact you could probably build a nice v8 one for your budget...

lexus SC also has the right number of pistons and cost

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3882041.htm

Edited by 5lab on Tuesday 15th May 10:04

[DJRC]

olly22n said:

DJRC said:

The Thread is your friend.

There seems to be more bork here than on the thread. I am actually sweating at these suggestions....!

Yep, its a bit...amateur hour isnt it? Though I do have to commend suggesting a 3200 and Cerbie in the same line Oh the bravery of inexperience...

£10k CL and SLs!! Somebody hasnt been paying attention the 3rd rule!

[PaperCut]

Another vote for the Monaro! It's modern and has simple mechanicals, all the equipment you'll ever need and it's comfy. Plus it's one of the very few V8-engined manual cars out there. Buy it!

[AClownsPocket]

Monaro, I refer you to this thread.

http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...