What car for a picky friend

[MrBrightSi]

I have a friend who works for JLR in v8 configuration, i think they've spoilt him letting him borrow xkr's and what not.

He recently got rid of his S2000 and has decided he needs a new car, he's bored of 4 pots and all that now, ive argued with him, trying to give him good ideas, but he's being rather awkward.

Heres his criteria:
5 or more cylinders
RWD (consider 4 if its special enough)
Manual
under 10 years old
under £12000 from a dealer
under 60,000 miles
under 7 seconds to 60
reliable
special looking car
GOOD engine (the powertrains the most important bit)
Not a hatch

Ive tried him with all sorts, from alfas too old jag xjr, z3/4m and even a pulsar gtir.

I've also tried MX5 with a supercharger, no dice I wanted that mx5 anyhow.

[poshboy]

350z is the best I can come up with and I sell prestige/performance day in day out

[hornetrider]

If he's being awkward leave him to make up his own mind.

[Grenoble]

Audi S4 4.2?

[MrBrightSi]

Hes said he doesnt want the 350z but while looking at them, ive started to fall in love with them.

He finds the audi boring, but ive said s2 for 5pot gorgeousness or s4 for v8 evilness, still wont budge. As i've said to him, he wants a muscle car with no woe's. He'd get a tvr if he thought they were reliable.

I've even said monaro which is as close as he'll get in my mind to reliable gorgeous muscle car, he said he couldnt afford to run it enough.

[Disco You]

1 series coupe 135i

[Benbay001]

S Type R

[AndyT77]

BMW Z4 cab or coupe?
Can you get 6 series for that much now?

[Pints]

Nothing you suggest is going to be good enough.
Let him pick his own next car.

[martin mrt]

E46 M3

[SuperVM]

E46 M3 or a Monaro

[Monty Python]

How do you determine what they call a "good looking car", without just throwing ideas at them?

[Grenoble]

SuperVM said:

E46 M3 or a Monaro

For 12kfrom a dealer?

[Bear Phils]

E46 M3/E39 M5/Chrysler 300C (If you can get them in manual, not 100% on that)

And Yes you can get the M3 from a dealer in budget.
(I know it's a year out but the miles are very low as well and it's just an example)

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...

[Grenoble]

I think that's a trader, not a dealer. By dealer I think the OP means a mainstream dealer with some comeback; his friend seems to be the fussy type.

[Bear Phils]

Grenoble said:

I think that's a trader, not a dealer. By dealer I think the OP means a mainstream dealer with some comeback; his friend seems to be the fussy type.

Ah right, still may be possible but he'll have to be patient.