Which cars do you think are cool, could afford but won't buy

[p1tse]

There are many cool cars out there becoming more affordable but I can't see me buying for one reason or another

For example as a kid loved the pug 306 gti6
Would love a mint one

[Jamesgt]

E60 M5 and c5 RS6. I'd love both, but both gearboxes put me off. I'd also love an e46 m3 smg but the boot floor issue puts me off. Any 2 door impreza I'd love too but they've got to be hassle now.

I always thought the vx220 was a tart's car but I've not long bought one. Totally changed my opinion!

[Patrick Bateman]

CL class Merc and FF Range Rover come to mind.

If a car was going to throw 4 figure bills at me it'd need to be able to put a proper grin on my face and I couldn't see either of them doing that, AMG notwithstanding.

[Veeayt]

[p1tse]

Good shouts

Would love an Mitsubishi evo but its a bit too in your face

E46 m3 but heard the boot floor and smg can be an issue

[Baz Tench]

Lotus Elise, but for practicality woes.

[lipadier]

Citroen C6, good call. Cool comfy landyacht. Sadly they came in top spec only with the same 3.0L 208hp engine as I have in my current Laguna, but the C6 weighs over 300 Kilogramms more. Meh. Could be a awesome daily/roadtrip wafter if it had atleast the 3.5L 241hp engine from the Vel Satis in it, or some other block with more poke.

[JakeT]

An E36 3 series. My dad had one when I was young in the 90's and I could afford one but now they're all either very leggy or driven by twunts. Probably why the price of them has taken a dive.

[Riley Blue]

I'm not even sure what 'cool' is in relation to cars and myself - does it mean cars I 'like'?

[nagsheadwarrior]

lipadier said:

Citroen C6, good call. Cool comfy landyacht. Sadly they came in top spec only with the same 3.0L 208hp engine as I have in my current Laguna, but the C6 weighs over 300 Kilogramms more. Meh. Could be a awesome daily/roadtrip wafter if it had atleast the 3.5L 241hp engine from the Vel Satis in it, or some other block with more poke.

Do Citroën really share engines with Renault?

And what have little dots appeared above the e, I didn't type them?

[Baryonyx]

The main one will always be the Sierra Cosworth. I backed out of buying one a couple of tears ago when I realised I would never be able to use it like a normal car for fear of it being nicked, or rusting away. Now, I'll probably never get one.

[trashbat]

nagsheadwarrior said:

Do Citroën really share engines with Renault?

And what have little dots appeared above the e, I didn't type them?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSA_ES_engine

[JulianHJ]

E46 M3 - not enough doors
E39 M5 - hard to find a decent one
Focus ST Mk2 - next car needs to be larger, preferably an estate
Escort Cosworth - missed my chance to buy an unmolested low mileage one owner Monte when my parents sold theirs five years ago. It still hurts.
Mk 1/2 MX5 - hard to justify a second car, nowhere to park it conveniently

All cars I've lusted over in the past, and am unlikely to ever own.

[crostonian]

Probably a bit leftfield but a car I've lusted after since the 80s, I tried and failed to get my father to buy one, I've come close to pulling the trigger so many times.


The maintenance to value ratio has always put me off but one day I will have the balls or the stupidity as I love these cars even more so than the later Maseratis that I've been lucky to own.

[NBTBRV8]

E60 M5. Running costs and weak clutch put me off, otherwise I'd be in one.

[richs2891]

Lotus Esprit turbo or V8
Lotus Elan turbo se
Range Rover FF or sport
Porsche Cayenne Turbo S

[northwest monkey]

BMW M Coupe.

Although maybe one day

[Triumph Man]

Maserati Quattroporte II. I think it's cool because it's flawed. It's Front Wheel Drive (not cool, but adds to the flawed nature), it's square cut, it has that glorious 3.0 V6, oh and it has triple wipers. And not many were made.

ETA: Bugger just seen the could buy bit. One day I might be able to afford a ropey DB7. Again they are flawed, yet extremely beautiful. That or an E34 M5, for it's chiselled looks.

Edited by Triumph Man on Monday 9th June 08:25

[TooMany2cvs]

nagsheadwarrior said:

lipadier said:

Citroen C6, good call. Cool comfy landyacht. Sadly they came in top spec only with the same 3.0L 208hp engine as I have in my current Laguna, but the C6 weighs over 300 Kilogramms more. Meh. Could be a awesome daily/roadtrip wafter if it had atleast the 3.5L 241hp engine from the Vel Satis in it, or some other block with more poke.

Do Citroën really share engines with Renault?

Yep, the 3.0 ES v6 petrol was a joint venture between PSA and Renault - but Renault dropped it in favour of the Nissan 3.5. The predecessor Douvrin v6 was a joint venture between PSA, Renault, Volvo - and used widely by various small manufacturers, France's Rover v8 if you like.

But the C6 was available in all three specs ("base", Lignage, Exclusive) with all four engines - 3.0v6 petrol, 2.7v6 diesel, 3.0v6 diesel, 2.2 four-pot diesel. The v6 diesels were JV developed with Ford, and the same as used by Jaguar-Land-Rover TDV6, basically the TDV8 minus two pots.

nagsheadwarrior said:

And what have little dots appeared above the e, I didn't type them?

Spell checker getting it right for you, probably.

[FD3Si]

We'd have an impreza or a Legacy GTB as a daily if it wasn't for the crim-magnet factor.