Fastest Car for a Monkey?

[essexplumber]

Is this

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

the fastest car in the UK for under £500? I know you could get a Motorbike for that (possibly) but surely theres not much thats quicker for this amount of cash?

[wildcat45]

Worth more in parts, what could possibly go wrong?

[carmadgaz]

Except it's an E320 and has £1295 in the window. Bloody Autotrader

[JREwing]

Surely something must be wrong there!?

[essexplumber]

carmadgaz said:

Except it's an E320 and has £1295 in the window. Bloody Autotrader

Oh ffs! Well forget the Merc. Which car is the fastest car that can be had for £500?

[calibrax]

You'll often see a Rover 620ti at around that price. 0-60 in 7.2s, 143mph.

[edo]

only 7 previous!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

[JREwing]

edo said:

only 7 previous!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

Is it just the seven previous owners making it that cheap or are they usually cheap?

[Rawwr]

I wouldn't recommend any primate tries driving at all, let alone looking for the fastest vehicle to put one in. What is this country coming to?

[Gooly]

Dodgy gearbox, but 290BHP and clothed to naked in 6.9 seconds.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

[nosuchuser]

Mitsubushi FTO?

[TheVole]

SORN, but think it's a little quicker than the GS above. Not sure though.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-FORD-MONDEO-ST24-V6...

[Gooly]

turbobrick©

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

[torqueofthedevil]

JREwing said:

edo said:

only 7 previous!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

Is it just the seven previous owners making it that cheap or are they usually cheap?

7 owners is t bad for a car built in 1995! 17.5 years old is 2.5 years for each owner

[jagnet]

320 bhp from a supercharged straight 6:

Jaguar XJR

Or haggle a little and go with a V12:

V12 XJS

[VinceFox]

Found several manual 328i coupes for 500. 147/7.3 by the book.

[pacman1]

[carreauchompeur]

Bit slow, I see!

[David87]

PH's own Monkey favours the GT3 RS 4.0. Although I believe it costs somewhat more than a, err, monkey.

[sparks_E39]

Why can't people just put the budget in thread titles rather than "monkey"? I had no idea what amount that meant