buying an S series

[clint888]

Hi guys!
Looking for advice really. Got about 12k (well perhaps 13) and being completely ignorant about the S series would like to know what I can get for it--from the shop floor not a book--I want something raw noisy masculine and very fast. Any ideas (John Prescott would fit the bill apart from the very fast bit)

[clint888]

shnozz said:

Hi guys!
Looking for advice really. Got about 12k (well perhaps 13) and being completely ignorant about the S series would like to know what I can get for it--from the shop floor not a book--I want something raw noisy masculine and very fast. Any ideas (John Prescott would fit the bill apart from the very fast bit)

if you want something raw, noisy and fast, whats wrong with the 5 litre chimaera and M5 listed on your profile

Simple---it ain't for me. Its for a mate who's asked me to get him something for that price. Weighing everything up (thanks guys) I am opting for a pre-cat 4.3 which seems a nice compromise. Yes the 5L brings the heavens down (it has a sports exhaust) which made him envious in the first place. The BMW is a fast armchair---you seriously don't notice that you're doing 100+. But it is reliable and practical.

Edited to make reply clearer

>> Edited by JSG (moderator) on Thursday 12th December 15:43