Most Interesting Car For £4k..
Most Interesting Car For £4k..
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podgeorge

Original Poster:

75 posts

174 months

Monday 22nd July 2019
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I have £4k ready to spend on something quick and interesting.

The only two requirements are it has to be manual and tolerable enough to daily drive.

What would you buy?

Edited by podgeorge on Monday 22 July 21:37

joropug

3,044 posts

218 months

Monday 22nd July 2019
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Civic type R or RX8 for high rpm, usable power fun?


anonymous-user

83 months

Monday 22nd July 2019
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MR2 Turbo, all day long. Pop up headlights, T-bar, reliable, possibly appreciating.

Mr Tidy

31,233 posts

156 months

Tuesday 23rd July 2019
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Earlier this year I bought a manual 55 plate BMW E90 330i within that budget and I really like it.smile

Very refined, handles as well as can be expected given it's bulk, decent grunt if you want a bit of fun and yet still reasonably economical.

Or if a 2 seater would work a BMW Z4 (ideally a 3 litre) could be an option, or maybe a Nissan 350Z.

Edited by Mr Tidy on Tuesday 23 July 00:07

romeodelta

1,149 posts

190 months

Thursday 25th July 2019
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986 Boxster.

FIREBIRDC9

746 posts

166 months

Thursday 25th July 2019
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OpulentBob said:
MR2 Turbo, all day long. Pop up headlights, T-bar, reliable, possibly appreciating.
4k for a turbo?
Are you sure?

They are worth a bit more than that now i believe.
4k will get you a tidy NA but i don't think you'll get a good Turbo for that.


anonymous-user

83 months

Thursday 25th July 2019
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FIREBIRDC9 said:
OpulentBob said:
MR2 Turbo, all day long. Pop up headlights, T-bar, reliable, possibly appreciating.
4k for a turbo?
Are you sure?

They are worth a bit more than that now i believe.
4k will get you a tidy NA but i don't think you'll get a good Turbo for that.
Started seeing a few on FB for £3-4k with MOT and not looking too bad. No 600bhp monsters but standard examples with maybe aftermarket wheels and an exhaust.


RonaldLundell

1 posts

86 months

Thursday 25th July 2019
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Certain car manufacturers are cooler than others. My personal recommendation for an affordable cool car is an older model Nissan or Honda/Acura. They made some sporty looking two door cars back in the days of the ’80s and ‘90s: Honda CRX (which later became the Civic Del Sol), Honda Prelude, Acura Integra, Acura CL, Nissan 240SX, and Nissan 300ZX. Another option is a Nissan Altima or Maxima in an SE trim for a sportier setup or GLE trim for a nicer interior. Click here

Having bought my first two cars for under $3000— one manual stick shift and one automatic— my experience was that it is a lot easier and better in the long run to find an average car, top-of-the-range model if possible, and stay away from sportier models. Most of them in that price range are likely to have high mileage or have been driven aggressively, and will end up costing more down the road, pun intended. After all, a car that is unreliable is possibly the least coolest car ever.

Pericoloso

44,044 posts

192 months

Thursday 25th July 2019
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There's a really nice yellow Barchetta on ebay for 4K.

Normally poo pooed due to LHD.

Deffo interesting ,not exactly quick.

Drew106

1,652 posts

174 months

Thursday 25th July 2019
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EP3 Type R
Bubeye WRX
MX5
Clio 182/197
Older Fiesta ST

My money would be going to an EP3 Type R I think.

anonymous-user

83 months

Thursday 25th July 2019
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Volvo S60R. More car for the money than anything else mentioned.