What to get for up to £8k????????

[DazzyGTV]

Looking for some help re my next car, my baby Alfa GTV V6 failed the MOT badly and is being sold.
I like my cars to be a bit different and rare on the road and I have only ever owned Italian marques.
Up to £8k to spend and will be buying from the trade.
Will only be doing 3k tops on miles per year.
I'm looking for something with 4 seats, saloon, coupe or soft top, fast, rare and exclusive, don't want any Jap stuff but struggling to find anything Italian.
Was thinking Jaguar XKR but put off as getting a bit old now.
Seen a BMW 645ci E63 that looks very tempting.
Any other ideas greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

Edited by DazzyGTV on Thursday 28th August 18:28

[beautifulbusso]

Could always buy a nice tidy Alfa GTA, I know of a very high spec 147 GTA that's up for sale

[anonymous-user]

Monaro CV8 will be perfect for your needs. Seats 4 adults, coupe, rare and a big stonking V8 under the bonnet.

[rallycross]

£8k will get you a 2006-2008 335i coupe or cab with fsh and a few miles.
300 plus bhp but good mpg.
Very nice place to sit usually have heated leather sat nav etc and a level of quality you just won't find in an Alfa.
Yes it's just a 3 series but Take one for a drive before you say no as they are surprisingly good to drive.

Otherwise another V6 Alfa is hard to beat in terms of value for money.

[rallycross]

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[Mr Daytona]

Instantly thought of another Alfa (well two) - how about a Brera or the Spider it's based on ?

Must say if I had a spare £7000 or so burning a hole in my pocket, a red Spider with tan leather interior would be very near the top of my wish list.

[Escy]

How's this? Rare, Italian. If you're only doing 3k miles a year it should appreciate in value too.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Maserati-LHD-racing...

[GreigM]

wormus said:

Monaro CV8 will be perfect for your needs. Seats 4 adults, coupe, rare and a big stonking V8 under the bonnet.

ooooh, worth it for the soundtrack alone.....

[jamesc_1729]

Shame you said 4 seats as a 350z ticks a lot of petrolhead boxes... Cant imagine many other cars not resulting in you missing the gtv v6 engine note. Monaro isn't a bad shout I guess in terms of rarity and engine

[jamesc_1729]

Shame you said 4 seats as a 350z ticks a lot of petrolhead boxes... Cant imagine many other cars not resulting in you missing the gtv v6 engine note. Monaro isn't a bad shout I guess in terms of rarity and engine

[The Big G]

Maserati bi turbos look great, would love one of that vintage. Just love the alcantara interior

8k will also get you into a BMW 8 series. Meets everything on your list, but may be to old for you. Still nothing else quite looks like one, definitely rare and unique! Even though I may be a bit biased

Good luck with your search.

[DazzyGTV]

jamesc_1729 said:

Shame you said 4 seats as a 350z ticks a lot of petrolhead boxes... Cant imagine many other cars not resulting in you missing the gtv v6 engine note. Monaro isn't a bad shout I guess in terms of rarity and engine

Yeah i know I'm going to miss that Busso V6 soundtrack, that's why I don't really fancy a 159 or Brera V6 cos i know i'll be dissapointed with the GM engine.
The 147 GTA may be worth at least a look but is it special enough?
I should never of sold my Lancia Integrale Evo :-(
I do have it in my mind to go up to a V8 though ;-)

[SuperVM]

You'd get a decent E39 M5 for that.

[jonnM]

GreigM said:

wormus said:

Monaro CV8 will be perfect for your needs. Seats 4 adults, coupe, rare and a big stonking V8 under the bonnet.

ooooh, worth it for the soundtrack alone.....

[ArsE92]

What about a Maserati Granturismo Sport?