What car to buy with £4000

[anonymous-user]

Hi everyone, I've been a long time lurker around these parts and thought I should sign up the other day

I'm having a bit of a dilemma at the moment as to what car to buy, and was hoping I could get some advice.

I've got a max budget of £4000, I do about 500 miles a week on average, mostly motorway work from norfolk to devon.

Common sense says I go with a diesel, I've been looking at e46 330d's and e39 530d's at the moment. I'm at a loss as to what else I should look at so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Tom

[anonymous-user]

Forgot to add that space isn't really a massive issue as I don't have kids, so silly suggestions welcome aswell

[Northernchimp]

Norfolk to Devon is 500 miles isn't it?

[anonymous-user]

300 miles each way, but I don't do it every weekend

[poing]

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

Just because it's late and alcohol might be involved.

[crazyCOACHdriver]

what about a seat leon fr diesel on a 56/57plate

[Fantuzzi]

For a more sporty ideas,

Mr2 mk3, 3500 for a good low mileage clean and FSH. 46MPG on a cruise, mid thirties normal driving.

Although there is no real space inside...

[Welshbeef]

Honda S2000
944 Turbo/S2
E 39M5
E 36 M3
E55 AMG
XJS 5.4 V12

Lupo 3L
E46 330i
Focus ST

[jebus]

Just pick any car you like and figure out if you can afford the fuel bills etc a 530d be a nice place to be though really, how handy with the spanners are you?

[anonymous-user]

All good suggestions guys, I think I need something that'll do around 40 mpg to be affordable, I'm pretty good with spanners and look after my own cars

[anonymous-user]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190934548381?ssPageName=...

Been looking at this?

[Chris_VRS]

Fabia vrs?
S60 d5?


That 530d link above is hideous IMO.

[TNTom]

tom2502 said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190934548381?ssPageName=...

Been looking at this?

I'd get rid of that before you start getting chased from the forums with stakes and pitch forks!

[ManOpener]

tom2502 said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190934548381?ssPageName=...

Been looking at this?

Utterly vile, wouldn't trust it as far s I could throw it. For that price you could get a near-mint one that hadn't been beaten with the chav stick.

[jagnet]

Leftfield choice:

Jaguar XK8 on LPG with plenty of change left from £4k



Should easily see the equivalent cost of 50mpg+ on a motorway/dual carriageway cruise.

[homerjay]

Welshbeef said:

Honda S2000
944 Turbo/S2
E 39M5
E 36 M3
E55 AMG
XJS 5.4 V12

Lupo 3L
E46 330i
Focus ST

Surely maintenance costs (on the top 5 at least) would defeat the main object here?

[sparks_E39]

tom2502 said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190934548381?ssPageName=...

Been looking at this?

That's disgusting. Probably amongst the worst I've seen.

[Welshbeef]

homerjay said:

Welshbeef said:

Honda S2000
944 Turbo/S2
E 39M5
E 36 M3
E55 AMG
XJS 5.4 V12

Lupo 3L
E46 330i
Focus ST

Surely maintenance costs (on the top 5 at least) would defeat the main object here?

Well buy one with fresh tyres new discs and pads solid exhaust and recent major service. Then it can be cheap motoring or only if something breaks.

As with any car buy one with good history of work being carried out ie invoices not just a stamp in a book which may not be genuine.

Those top 5 are certainly fun cars and will be memorable

[sparks_E39]

I think a £4k E39 M5 will be anything but cheap motoring.

[anonymous-user]

That lpg jag certainly is interesting, bit old man for me I think though, and there is only one lpg station on my route, so that e39 is a turd, what's peoples opinions on 330d's? Also liking the leon fr idea, I suppose a fabia vrs would fit my price bracket aswell?