Treat time! Will need 4 doors. Big bhp. Daily drive. £45K.
Treat time! Will need 4 doors. Big bhp. Daily drive. £45K.
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StephMurphy

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182 posts

76 months

Tuesday 18th August 2020
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Ok so we have £45K or fractionally more, for a used saloon or 4 door coupe with 500+ bhp but reliable as a daily or nearly daily drive.
I am thinking E Class AMG with that amazing sounding 604 bhp engine and stunning 9 speed auto box. Is it fair to say that car has no real competition in this instance? Or is there a left field suggestion you can bowl this way?

blueg33

46,239 posts

253 months

Tuesday 18th August 2020
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RS6
Cayenne Turbo
Range Rovers of one sort or another

BMW probably do something ugly as well



Edited by blueg33 on Tuesday 18th August 15:20


Can't find an AMG E class with 604bhp for £45k

Edited by blueg33 on Tuesday 18th August 15:23

StephMurphy

Original Poster:

182 posts

76 months

Tuesday 18th August 2020
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£48K is the best i have seen so far, could push to that.

randlemarcus

13,646 posts

260 months

Tuesday 18th August 2020
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Panamera Turbo if you like a bit of executive GForce. Plenty in budget, and enough left over to get a warrantied one.

fatal3rror

60 posts

109 months

Tuesday 18th August 2020
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Giulia QV would be my choice

QuartzDad

2,944 posts

151 months

Tuesday 18th August 2020
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ZX10R NIN said:
Except this one is a claimed 850bhp and 1000Nm. And a manual.

wibble.


anonymous-user

83 months

Tuesday 18th August 2020
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Don't know how 'reliable' it will be and some don't like the later looks but you could get a Maserati Quattroporte 3.8 GTS 530bhp?

Theres a 2015 one for £38k

Summit_Detailing

2,428 posts

222 months

Wednesday 19th August 2020
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XJR or Quattroporte 4.7 were the first alternatives to the AMG that sprung to mind.

Happy shopping

Cheers,

Chris

blueg33

46,239 posts

253 months

Wednesday 19th August 2020
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Aston Rapide?

lost in espace

6,579 posts

236 months

Wednesday 19th August 2020
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How about a Tesla M3P.

culpz

4,964 posts

141 months

Wednesday 19th August 2020
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F10 M5?

StephMurphy

Original Poster:

182 posts

76 months

Wednesday 19th August 2020
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I went and bought the ''safe/boring'' option, much to my son's disappointment as he had located me an Aston Martin DB9 V12 from 2005 barely run in. (12 mpg and V12 running costs went against it).
I have a pristine BMW M4. 2018, low miles, one owner and the re-map i would have been looking to do already done. White, 525bhp, sports exhaust. One drive and i was convinced. Ferking hell it's fast for a 3 litre straight 6.

Pulse00

567 posts

128 months

Wednesday 19th August 2020
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StephMurphy said:
I went and bought the ''safe/boring'' option, much to my son's disappointment as he had located me an Aston Martin DB9 V12 from 2005 barely run in. (12 mpg and V12 running costs went against it).
I have a pristine BMW M4. 2018, low miles, one owner and the re-map i would have been looking to do already done. White, 525bhp, sports exhaust. One drive and i was convinced. Ferking hell it's fast for a 3 litre straight 6.
Hope you got it for good price, BMW offering crazy incentives new (pre-reg?)

StephMurphy

Original Poster:

182 posts

76 months

Wednesday 19th August 2020
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Pulse00 said:
StephMurphy said:
I went and bought the ''safe/boring'' option, much to my son's disappointment as he had located me an Aston Martin DB9 V12 from 2005 barely run in. (12 mpg and V12 running costs went against it).
I have a pristine BMW M4. 2018, low miles, one owner and the re-map i would have been looking to do already done. White, 525bhp, sports exhaust. One drive and i was convinced. Ferking hell it's fast for a 3 litre straight 6.
Hope you got it for good price, BMW offering crazy incentives new (pre-reg?)
£34,500.

StephMurphy

Original Poster:

182 posts

76 months

Wednesday 19th August 2020
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I had to chuckle at my lad's text just now. "Ferking fast? What did you expect with more BHP than my boss's Ferrari 430 Scuderia?".
That's a fair point! We really are spoiled with these modern engines, useable, quite economical, reliable as a daily driver and huge power outputs. My son's in-laws have a BMW X5M as a company car, 616 bhp as standard, bloody crazy for what looks like a shopping/holiday car/children carrier.