Buying car, help needed!!

[wessexrfc]

This is my dilemma, my wife’s company car is due to be returned at the end of February. I have trolled the classifieds and Top Marques etc, but can’t seem to find the right car. So I need some inspired ideas as to what I could look for please. I have looked at RS4/6 but price means it would be too old, RS focus but too chavy for me, Merc AMG but same as the Audi, Renaultsport wife doesn’t like Renault!, so need some help,
Our criteria is:

1) Needs to be 5 door
2) Needs to have some go, lost would be good
3) Preferably hatchback than estate
4) No more than 3 years old
5) Price ceiling of around 20k
6) Can’t be red or white,.....don’t ask!!

[sjc]

Mimi Cooper S Estate and take it to Graham Goode Racing?

Ah no wait! One of the last MG ZT-T V8 Estates,( better still with the dreadnought s/c conversion) believe it or not there's still the odd one unregistered.

Edited by sjc on Saturday 23 January 08:19

[daddysumo]

Evo..... Nuff said ....end of chat !

[Urbalizer]

Audi TT, 2.0 Fsi, hatchback, pull down the back seats and it converts into an estate, really nice cars and definately have some go, 200lb/ft mid range torque and the car only weighs 1350kg, sleek and practical.

[worty]

Subaru legacy estate R



worty

[TuxMan]

Hi Paul How about this :

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1450396.htm


its mine just over 3 years old but absolutely mint and bloody fast !!!!!

Edited by TuxMan on Saturday 23 January 11:34

[sjc]

daddysumo said:

Evo..... Nuff said ....end of chat !

Are they hatchbacks? If that' not needed I was going to suggest a VXR8

[Urbalizer]

I bought my wife a Merc B200 turbo a few years ago, they are pretty good cars, 4 doors, hatchback, no slouch either.

[mrdemon]

Audi S3 sport back with Revo tune 305 BHp

[Jenx]

You need to lose either 2, 4 or 5 from that list

Martin.

ETA:- Hopefully not 2

Edited by Jenx on Saturday 23 January 17:53

[wessexrfc]

Been into Marsh Barton,(trading estate with more dealers per sq mile then anywhere in Europe),to have a look around. The Audi A3 seemed to go down well also A4 avant 3ltr td. BMW 330 td touring looked nice, but right on our limit. As it was getting dark we stopped into Seat, looked at the Leon, has anyone tried one??? seem to get more go for buck, but is the quality up to it??. Hadn't given the Subaru legacy a thought, do they still do the hot one, will have a look.

[joust]

If you stretched to 4 years old you could get an X5 3.0d or 4.4i for 22-23k.

J

[andygtt]

I bought a 5 year old ML500 for £6500... thats a £60k car new... has 7 seats and a proper V8 lol.

the big engined 4x4's are dirt cheap as they loose money horrifically... Id never spend 20-30k on one tho as itd be chucking money I dont have away lol

[wessexrfc]

Narrowed down to poss subaru sti 5 door(new shape)or poss Mazda 3 mps, go for dough the Mazda takes some beating. RS4 would be my choice, but can't justify the extra 10k plus.

[daddysumo]

Ok it's not a hatchback but it does have a very good sized boot and 5 doors and knocks the spots off the scooby in all depts,reliability is second to none, so before you make your choice do go and test drive an EVO 8 or 9.

Steve

[wessexrfc]

daddysumo said:

Ok it's not a hatchback but it does have a very good sized boot and 5 doors and knocks the spots off the scooby in all depts,reliability is second to none, so before you make your choice do go and test drive an EVO 8 or 9.

Steve

Know where you are coming from Steve, the EVO is a great car, I had a Evo 2 many years ago, only thing is I don't think the dog would approve of the boot!!

[Mike Tuckwood]

wessexrfc said:

Narrowed down to poss subaru sti 5 door(new shape)or poss Mazda 3 mps, go for dough the Mazda takes some beating. RS4 would be my choice, but can't justify the extra 10k plus.

"New Age" wagons (5 door) are very thin on the ground?


Mike.

[The devil]

Mike Tuckwood said:

wessexrfc said:

Narrowed down to poss subaru sti 5 door(new shape)or poss Mazda 3 mps, go for dough the Mazda takes some beating. RS4 would be my choice, but can't justify the extra 10k plus.

"New Age" wagons (5 door) are very thin on the ground?


Mike.

watch out for the mazdas, i bought a mps 6 for 25k and kept it a year to the day and I struggled to get rid of it for 15500. Terrible depreciation

[Bizarro]

wessexrfc said:

Narrowed down to poss subaru sti 5 door(new shape)or poss Mazda 3 mps, go for dough the Mazda takes some beating. RS4 would be my choice, but can't justify the extra 10k plus.

Motorpoint were sellling brand new WRX new shape imprezas for £13k last year, looked a nice car for the money.

How about Megane R26? Or if you can live without back seats R26R

[NickyTwoHats]

Legacy estate and a honda s2000
7 doors and some fun in both.
Or a 7-13 seat land rover and an 06 citroen estate.
Think laterally