'Special' daily driver for £20K

[fozzymandeus]

Vladimir said:

mickymellon1 said:

it'll still be a common looking euro box.
(get the Porsche)

It's in his shortlist and three other people have suggested it too. Get a coupe or Touring and you have a pretty stylish car.

IMO nicer looking than a 996 which is possibly Porsche's lowest point in styling.

Umm....



You could find a well looked after manual DB7 coupe for your budget, but it'd be a 6cyl supercharged one... and rare.

[FussyFez]

If I had 20k to buy something 'special', itd be a noble. Not practical, but the little devil on my shoulder would probably win that argument.

[tog]

deltashad said:

Bristol/MPG? hmmm...

That one has LPG

[rajkohli81]

996 C4S
SL55 (mine did 18-23mpg)
XKR
M5 05>

I don't see the 1/3 series/VWs/S3/TT etc being 'special'

Edited by rajkohli81 on Tuesday 28th February 19:40

[nicklonguk]

BMW E63 6-series? The 630ci came in manual, but I'd plump for the 650ci - economical, 4.8L V8 with 2+2 seats and an enormous boot. The 650ci is well specced too - HUD as standard I believe.

[theboss]

650i anyone?

[theboss]

nicklonguk said:

BMW E63 6-series? The 630ci came in manual, but I'd plump for the 650ci - economical, 4.8L V8 with 2+2 seats and an enormous boot. The 650ci is well specced too - HUD as standard I believe.

Ha! I was just going to say I was surprised nobody else had mentioned this

[wst]

theboss said:

nicklonguk said:

BMW E63 6-series? The 630ci came in manual, but I'd plump for the 650ci - economical, 4.8L V8 with 2+2 seats and an enormous boot. The 650ci is well specced too - HUD as standard I believe.

Ha! I was just going to say I was surprised nobody else had mentioned this

I went and looked at the 8 series... an auto 840Ci was so close to spec, only 5mpg short

[Honk]

I scratched that itch with a c55 AMG .Ran it for 30 months with a grateful nod to the Tier 1 warranty.

[cerb4.5lee]

nicklonguk said:

BMW E63 6-series? The 630ci came in manual, but I'd plump for the 650ci - economical, 4.8L V8 with 2+2 seats and an enormous boot. The 650ci is well specced too - HUD as standard I believe.

The same engine in my 4.8is was never economical so i must be missing something or driving too quickly!

They did a manual in the 650i but they are super rare, that sounds like a lovely combination.

[theboss]

cerb4.5lee said:

The same engine in my 4.8is was never economical so i must be missing something or driving too quickly!

They did a manual in the 650i but they are super rare, that sounds like a lovely combination.

I haven't driven either but as a 730d owner I'm always hearing how 750i drivers are getting within 5-6mpg of the diesel so they must be pretty economical for what they are - the X5 has a few 4x4 drivetrain and aerodynamic disadvantages that the 6's and 7's don't!

Its often derided as the slow one of the range but I wouldn't mind betting the 272bhp 630i manual is a very nice care indeed and is known for being a very economical engine for its size and power, and a low mileage well specced example is easily attainable for below the OP's budget.