Lovely Cars: Interesting, Classic, Retro, Barge 5-10k

[anonymous-user]

Blib said:

The first Mrs Blib's all time favourite. I got very close to buying one for her birthday one year. Instead, we got a divorce.

Good choice, I highly recommend them. Don't know much about Karmann Ghia's though.

[BERGS2]

dme123 said:

Good choice, I highly recommend them. Don't know much about Karmann Ghia's though.

[derin100]

JZZ30 said:

derin100 said:

This is a useful supplementary thread.

A dangerous supplementary thread is what it is!

All sorts of big engined Mercedes (and other) loveliness comes into view.

True!....I'm not even going to start looking as my first thought was: "Decent BMW E63/64s fall into this bracket these days....hmmm...I quite like them....".

[judas]

Welshbeef said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Bit lairy.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C786970

I often see a Turbo R commuting down the M40 High Wycombe to M25. By far the coolest thing in the road at those times looks enormous and looks so so cool.

No doubt low single figures MPG.

With a gentle right foot I could sometimes coax mine into mid-teens, but anything approaching proper progress would inevitably result in a dip into single figures, with the depth of the dip wholly dependent on one's level of commitment

Edited by judas on Monday 12th September 19:28

[vournikas]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Bit lairy.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C786970

Liking that, and bang on the money as well IMO.

It's an honest ad as well:-

ad said:

Automatic, Bentley Turbo R 6.8 4dr, 80,000 miles, Alpine Sound System, Saloon, Petrol, New Mot, Just Serviced,Runs And Drives Lovely,Used Daily By Our Company Director,, Green, For more pictures please visit our website at http://www.hatterscarsalesluton.co.uk, £9,495 p/x cons... more Petrol

Aye, sounds 'bout right

[derin100]

dme123 said:

Blib said:

The first Mrs Blib's all time favourite. I got very close to buying one for her birthday one year. Instead, we got a divorce.

Good choice, I highly recommend them. Don't know much about Karmann Ghia's though.

My German granddad had a perfect, wine red one of those. Upon his death in 1979, it was so worthless in financial terms that my grandmother sold it to some anti-nuclear hippies across the way...for pennies...who,for some inexplicable reason, painted it a blue colour with household gloss paint and brushes!

I remember being so upset by that as it had always been promised to me. I hope that made them happy!

[RedWhiteMonkey]

How's about a Lamborghini for less than £10k?



I know, its a diesel!!!!

[Fast Bug]

BERGS2 said:

always had a soft spot for these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Karmann-Ghia-Coupe-19...

One of only two cars I regret selling. Mine was a low light, the earlier cars are the nicest looking IMO

[DoctorX]

Proper barge.

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/toyota/century...

Rather naff but deeply cool.

ETA I like the Cockney sweary reg. plate too.

[Welshbeef]

DoctorX said:

Proper barge.

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/toyota/century...

Rather naff but deeply cool.

I think you have to be Will.I.AM or SnoopDogg or Bradd Pitt to carry that one off.

[Croutons]

Interesting and retro, not sure it will win fans, but think an E30 tourer with the.4.4 V8 in needs to be seen at £6K

http://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/showthread.php?t=160...

[Lowtimer]

God, no. Not with a welded different and the wheels sticking out though the arches. What a waste of a good 6-speed manual 540i that was.

[Tubes63]

Lowtimer said:

Anyone know much about these? This one is at the top of the price range but it's a very late example, a 4.2 rather than a 4.0, and low mileage. I like the colour too. The shape has grown on me over the years.



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

I ran one of these - 2004 xkr - for a couple years. They are a lot of bang for your buck and I think drop-dead gorgeous (from the front, the back is just an x-type). always a disappointment that you can't get a manual one, but the auto box is ok, nice for driving swiftly along country A-roads.

But they are expensive to run. I sold because I got married and was looking to buy a house, but the nail in the coffin was that to get it through its last MOT cost me more than 6k and nearly a month off the road (though this is probably down to a st garage more than anything). I never had any rust problems, but problems with the gearbox are not uncommon - if they make any rumbling or clunking slowing down to a stop then walk away.

Think there's also a decent buyers guide on PH somewhere, which I used when I got mine. Didn't stop those bills coming in though!

[JZZ30]

I know it may only be a .....

but it looks interesting for the money - is the 3.6 litre unit good? I have zero experience.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2009-Volkswagen-CC-3-6-F...

[Shakermaker]

Same engine as the early Cayennes, thirsty but a nice V6 noise. I wanted the Superb with that engine but couldn't justify the extra fuel cost.

[JZZ30]

How are these getting on reliability wise?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2008-08-Jaguar-XF-4-2-V8...

[Shakermaker]

JZZ30 said:

How are these getting on reliability wise?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2008-08-Jaguar-XF-4-2-V8...

I was also about to post.. XFs are coming under £10k now, and would be a worthy successor to my Skoda when the time comes, perhaps the 3.0 V6 petrol though if its any good?

[JZZ30]

Shakermaker said:

Same engine as the early Cayennes, thirsty but a nice V6 noise. I wanted the Superb with that engine but couldn't justify the extra fuel cost.

Just had a quick look on auto trader at the performance stats for the CC (3.6)

296bhp
5.6 to 60
30mpg average

I think I could live with that

The £500/year tax really sticks in my throat though. (Yes, I know it's only £200 more than I'm paying, but still!)

[Lowtimer]

JZZ30 said:

I know it may only be a .....

but it looks interesting for the money - is the 3.6 litre unit good? I have zero experience.

I think I would be more concerned about the transmission than the engine. I don't really fancy running a VW dual clutch box past 100K miles.

The CC and (same car pre facelift) Passat CC are decent enough cars, and pretty, but I think they work better in their smaller-wheeled, softer, sprung, lighter-weight versions, much as the other versions of the Passat do. The 1.8 four pot petrol turbo is nice, and one of those with a manual box would interest me.

[Dr Interceptor]

Get your chest out, don your leather jacket, and become a lone crusader in a dangerous world...

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