Speedy, Reliable for £8k

[Marty Funkhouser]

I am in a position to change cars and fancy something with some serious oomph....It needs to be reasonably reliable though and have room for 2 kids when needed....I am currently thinking of the following:

BMW 545 or 550 MSport

MB CLS500

Audi S4

Quite liking the Audi at the moment - anything I should look out for?

[john banks]

Nothing German at that price is likely to be speedy or reliable. You will likely be getting someone's broken, overrated cast offs.

[mattdaniels]

Monaro

Evo / Scoobie

[Codswallop]

There seems to be a V8 theme in your shortlist...

Sticking with that, how about a Vauxhall Monaro? Plenty of space in the back for a pair of 6 footers (access is a bit tight though). The LS1 small block is very reliable, parts and servicing are cheap, and it's got plenty of character. Doesn't feel all that fast, but can go quite well if you work it, and sounds great Plenty of tuning potential too should you wish to go down that route at a later date.

Edited by Codswallop on Tuesday 4th February 21:44

[McSam]

CLS500? £8k?!


Holy cow, he's right.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2013...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2013...

[Marty Funkhouser]

McSam said:

CLS500? £8k?!


Holy cow, he's right.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2013...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2013...

How reliable are 2006 Mercs?

[briang9]

john banks said:

Nothing German at that price is likely to be speedy or reliable. You will likely be getting someone's broken, overrated cast offs.

[Marty Funkhouser]

john banks said:

Nothing German at that price is likely to be speedy or reliable. You will likely be getting someone's broken, overrated cast offs.

Have you looked at the performance figures for the cars I mentioned? I'd argue they were speedy.

[Chris_VRS]

S-type R?
S60 R
Would a Phaeton W12 sneak in under budget?

[H.7]

I bought a 54-plate 4.2 V8 S4 Avant with 54k miles for £8k and have done 18k trouble-free miles in the past 10 months.

I had an S60 R for five years before that and it was the most fragile, unreliable car I've ever owned. It spent 33 of the 64 months I owned it off the road. Volvo had it for my last 10 weeks of ownership, couldn't fix it and gave it back to me in a worse state than when they got it. I wouldn't recommend one.

[Heaveho]

john banks said:

Nothing German at that price is likely to be speedy or reliable. You will likely be getting someone's broken, overrated cast offs.

As far as the reliability aspect of this post is concerned, never a truer word. Stick to Jap stuff, or prepare to get financially reamed, in my experience.

[billzeebub]

E46 M3

[LeighW]

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/j...

Leaves £1k for a rainy day...

[Marty Funkhouser]

LeighW said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/j...

Leaves £1k for a rainy day...

Hmmmm....what are these like reliability wise vs Merc and BMW?

[Ten Four]

350z 4 door but uglier... hehe

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nissan-SKYLINE-3-5-02-4-...


My mum has the 3L version... Goes well and is reliable plus parts share though def not the best looker out there...


Supra sedan

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1998-TOYOTA-ARISTO-V300-...

Edited by Ten Four on Wednesday 5th February 02:20

[paulmoonraker]

Scooby. I just chopped in an e92 M3 and stepped back in a modified STi running about 360bhp. Reliable, cheap to run (bar fuel, obviously), and the M car wouldn't know which way this thing went... It's hilarious! Just put a bag over your head when driving it

[Prince Rupert]

Lexus GS450h - some in budget, as quick as the germans you mentioned, not nearly as involving to drive, but likely to be far, far more reliable.

[Mark34bn]

BMW 130i ?

[pimpchez]

MPS mk1 with super low miles ?

[Marty Funkhouser]

Are the germans really that unreliable?