I have had an idea....(A max 2k What Car? Thread)
Discussion
Hi, we are shortly to be going down to one car.....just bought a new Freelander, and changes to jobs mean my wife now can walk to work. My lively 2011 MX5 went before Christmas.
We both agreed a second car would actualoy be nuce but having busted my 30k new car budget by 10k I really can't see us spending more than 2K on one.
It has to be fun, have a back seat (for the dog not humans) not be a BMW (wife hates them) be interesting and potentially look nice.
I'm not mechanically minded, so reliability would be nice.
The idea of an old XJ apoeals, though se hates Jags. I am also thinking money pit.
Porsche 924...Its mostly VW bits, so is that a practical option?
Nissan 370Z going to be too expensive I guess.
RX8...I like them, my wife used to get them as coutessy cars from our Mazda dealer..lbut they were new cars. Would a 2K one be a nightmare.
Any other contenders?
We both agreed a second car would actualoy be nuce but having busted my 30k new car budget by 10k I really can't see us spending more than 2K on one.
It has to be fun, have a back seat (for the dog not humans) not be a BMW (wife hates them) be interesting and potentially look nice.
I'm not mechanically minded, so reliability would be nice.
The idea of an old XJ apoeals, though se hates Jags. I am also thinking money pit.
Porsche 924...Its mostly VW bits, so is that a practical option?
Nissan 370Z going to be too expensive I guess.
RX8...I like them, my wife used to get them as coutessy cars from our Mazda dealer..lbut they were new cars. Would a 2K one be a nightmare.
Any other contenders?
what sort of dog have you - coupes are often a bit dingy in the back - small windows and all that.
out of your list I'd got for the 924 - I would imagine the back with seats flattened would make a decent dog bed
but how about an older impreza 5 door
or merc W124 estate - your could get a whole pack of dogs in one of those, probably a safer bet than the jag
out of your list I'd got for the 924 - I would imagine the back with seats flattened would make a decent dog bed
but how about an older impreza 5 door
or merc W124 estate - your could get a whole pack of dogs in one of those, probably a safer bet than the jag
He's not a big dog, and it would be just for occasional use. He's got a new Freelander to destroy for longer trips!
The idea of a 924 appeals. A few years ago' we har half an hour to kill (we had an mgf as our toy car then) and we were near a second hand dealers. They had a scabby...lreally tatty D Reg 944 in which the saesman admitted was in need of a bit of some electrics broken etc. My wife loved it, and she generally dislikes old cars.
What are Volvo T5s like to run. I do like the C70, or perhaps an 850. Would 2K buy me something fun?
The idea of a 924 appeals. A few years ago' we har half an hour to kill (we had an mgf as our toy car then) and we were near a second hand dealers. They had a scabby...lreally tatty D Reg 944 in which the saesman admitted was in need of a bit of some electrics broken etc. My wife loved it, and she generally dislikes old cars.
What are Volvo T5s like to run. I do like the C70, or perhaps an 850. Would 2K buy me something fun?
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