£30k to spend...

[demondan]

RS4, 997, M6 or any other suggestions...?

[UncleRic]

Give the money to me?

[ewenm]

More details needed.

• Maximum age?
• Max mileage?
• Type of driving?
• Mainstream or alternative?

[Legend83]

Austin Healey 3000 mkII.

[demondan]

Has to be modern around 5 years old, satnav, average mileage and right hand drive...

[UncleRic]

Mk3 Vauxhal Corsa 1.2i Breeze fitted with £29,500 of bodykit, stereo and exhaust?

[funkyrobot]

demondan said:

Has to be modern around 5 years old, satnav, average mileage and right hand drive...

£30k on a 5 year old car?

I call bullst.

[Dr_Gonzo]

M3's are starting to hit that budget now.

[Atomic Gibbon]

996 turbo

Or, R400 with a tomtom sellotaped to the dash. In fact, R400 with a tomtom gaffer tapaed to the dash. Don't want it coming off mid corner.

[unpc]

XKR!

[Steve11235]

unpc said:

XKR!

Beat me to it. Very easy choice in my eyes

[Arese]

ewenm said:

More details needed.

• Maximum age?
• Max mileage?
• Type of driving?
• Mainstream or alternative?
• When does school start again?

EFA

[ewenm]

Tuscan

Jaguar XK

Quattroporte

Dax Cobra

Atom

[Mermaid]

demondan said:

RS4, 997, M6 or any other suggestions...?

If you can afford the fuel, the M6 is a good punt though you should test drive to make sure you can get on with the SMG gearbox.

[Mr Darcy]

You can get a decent E90 M5 for that money.

[Mermaid]

Mr Darcy said:

You can get a decent E90 M5 for that money.

E60 M5, or E90 M3?

[300bhp/ton]

demondan said:

Has to be modern around 5 years old, satnav, average mileage and right hand drive...

Caterham R500 and a a Tom Tom??

[unpc]

Mermaid said:

demondan said:

RS4, 997, M6 or any other suggestions...?

If you can afford the fuel, the M6 is a good punt though you should test drive to make sure you can get on with the SMG gearbox.

The sheer complexity of the thing would scare me stless, especially out of warranty. These are going to be a monumental money pit to keep.

ETA. Same goes for the M5.

Edited by unpc on Tuesday 3rd August 13:58

[Jem0911]

Steve11235 said:

unpc said:

XKR!

Beat me to it. Very easy choice in my eyes

XKR here too, my BIL had the same decision last month.
Black with Black
Goes like smoke.
We turned down M6, M Coupe, Maser, 996, All Audi model as he came from an S8.
He seems happy.

[Mermaid]

unpc said:

Mermaid said:

demondan said:

RS4, 997, M6 or any other suggestions...?

If you can afford the fuel, the M6 is a good punt though you should test drive to make sure you can get on with the SMG gearbox.

The sheer complexity of the thing would scare me stless, especially out of warranty. These are going to be a monumental money pit to keep.

Warranty is about a grand up to 60k miles, so buy one at under 30k miles and enjoy a few years of motoring and hopefully the car will have become a classic by then.