Fun or wafty for my 15 mile country lane commute??

[deanogtv]

Do I go cheap and fun or cheap and wafty??
I've just taken a new job 20 miles from home and currently doing the jounry on the train. I'm considering bying a daily runner to do the 15 miles of country lane driving each day to the park and ride bus on the out shirts of town.

I have a relitivly low bidget however, £1500 and it must have at least 4 seats as I may from time to time have to drop the kids off at school.

I'm keen to pick something up at bottom budget price that needs a little TLC. Engine size dosnt matter as I'll be doing 70 miles max a week.

Fun I'm thinking:
Alfa GTV
328 E36 Coupe
Mazda RX8


Waft I'm thinking:
S Type
Lexus GS

[Dusty964]

I'd go wafty, yet strangely fun....


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

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Dusty964 said:

I'd go wafty, yet strangely fun....


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

How much car!?!? Wow!

[deanogtv]

Dusty

Thats a whole heap of motor for close to my budget and yes it owuld be a heap of fun with a couple ditch finder on the rears!!

[Justin Case]

Country lanes by definition are.... narrow. I do a lot of driving on lanes and rural A roads and I wish I had something a bit smaller and nippier. You can rule out the GTV unfortunately, we couldn't even get the dog in the back of one so it would be a case of child abuse if you tried with a couple of even small children

BMW seems the best bet, or Audi Coupe if you can put up with all the OMG FWD comments

[cirian75]

306 GTI-6

does both

[Dusty964]

deanogtv said:

Dusty

Thats a whole heap of motor for close to my budget and yes it owuld be a heap of fun with a couple ditch finder on the rears!!

Comfortable, roomy, reasonable on fuel, and remarkably good to punt along.
Incredible value for money.

[crosseyedlion]

I had a e38 750iL for a while. A true jekyll and hyde car.

With the switchable suspension it went from limo smooth to handling better than my e36 328 sport. Seemed to shrink around you. It did have sports contour seats, the big wheels and and a sports wheel, i'm sure it all made a difference.

5.4l v12 provided serious thrust - better than the performance figures belie and much stronger than the v8. I'd expect well over 20mpg wafting and near enough to 20 driving with more....enthusiasm.

Ridiculous fun and a car for all occasions.

I sold mine for 1100. 1500 should get one that needs a little tlc.

Dammit. I want another now.

[jay140285]

RX8 at that budget - Nooooooo.

[skyrover]

LS400

[Captain Muppet]

jay140285 said:

RX8 at that budget - Nooooooo.

[Viz Top Tips]
RX8 owners: replace your unreliable wankel with a waterwheel type device which fits in place of where the rotors were.
Simply fit a fuel tank on the roof and let gravity power the petrolwheel and push your car along.
The waste fuel pours out of the existing exhaust pipe work. Both reliability and fuel economy will improve.
[/Viz Top Tips]

I had a similar commute to the OP and used a £600 FC RX7 for a year. It was hilarious fun. Then the floor rusted away.

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skyrover said:

LS400

This.