What Car To Buy For 4K

[twentythreedom]

I want something 4 / 5 door, spacious, reliable, FSH etc, all the usual. Something cool. Any suggestions?

 

[silverfish]

Audi A6 quattro allroad.

Practical, low profile, fast as fuck and has a wizzy twin turbo noise when you give it some beans

Can fit dogs children and bikes in it

I picked one up for 3600, best car i've owned i reckon

 

[fuck seals]

i've got an '01 bug eye impreza you have for 3k if you wish. 120k miles, had it since birth, still runs ok, slight blow in one of the turbos & the tracking needs sorting as it heavily understeers when booting it out of corners

 

[UnderOpenSky]

How much of an issue is insurance?

 

[twentythreedom]

i've got an '01 bug eye impreza you have for 3k if you wish. 120k miles, had it since birth, still runs ok, slight blow in one of the turbos & the tracking needs sorting as it heavily understeers when booting it out of corners

Thanks for the offer, but fuck that - no way!

 

[twentythreedom]

How much of an issue is insurance?

I'll worry about that later.

 

[Ax^]

How much of an issue is insurance?

what does that matter to you your cars blow up before you can make an insurance claim

your like a less productive dess

 

[twentythreedom]

I'd consider a Golf or Astra, and what about those Skodas? They look OK. Also Jap motors too. Nothing French

I quite fancy an auto with power steering, air con, leather seats and loads of cool gadgets. Executive comfort for a gentleman-about-town, with grunt and a decent sound system.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

what does that matter to you your cars blow up before you can make an insurance claim

your like a less productive dess

Even when I crash them, I try not put through insurance. To me it's just another tax for keeping the fuckers on the road. Anyway I just bitch about paying to keep old cars on the road, they normally last me a good few years.

Down from £110 a month to £45 for changing motors so it's one of the first things on my mind when buying, but that's what 9 points does to ya.

 

[Sweet FA]

JAGUAR X308 XJR SUPERCHARGED 1997 - £3250

BMW 3 SERIES M3 EVOLUTION 3.2L 1996 4DR SALOON - £3,950

And finally, the utterly awesome 3l V6 Mondeo ST220 (though better in the Estate version which increases your knob length by like a metre or something )

Ford Mondeo V6 ST220

 

[UnderOpenSky]

I'd consider a Golf or Astra, and what about those Skodas? They look OK. Also Jap motors too. Nothing French

I quite fancy an auto with power steering, air con, leather seats and loads of cool gadgets. Executive comfort for a gentleman-about-town, with grunt and a decent sound system.

3k to 4k should get you a nice example of any of those.

Don't worry about the sound system when buying, just spunk a couple of hundred on ebay when your done for way better then any factory fit.

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

Fuck sty;e, go relaible - if you can get a post '05 mazda 3.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

JAGUAR X308 XJR SUPERCHARGED 1997 - £3250

BMW 3 SERIES M3 EVOLUTION 3.2L 1996 4DR SALOON - £3,950

And finally, the utterly awesome 3l V6 Mondeo ST220 (though better in the Estate version which increases your knob length by like a metre or something )

Ford Mondeo V6 ST220

And cry slowly when you go the pumps.

 

[twentythreedom]

3k to 4k should get you a nice example of any of those.

Like what? Show me some cars

 

[discokermit]

JAGUAR X308 XJR SUPERCHARGED 1997 - £3250

this.

 

[twentythreedom]

cars

Excellent suggestions, I'd fucking love any of them, but need something a bit duller

 

[twentythreedom]

Skoda Octavia VRS perhaps?

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-...-2006-px-st-vxr-type-r-golf-tt-gti/1017074748

tbh that looks pretty fucking badass

 

[Yelkcub]

I want something 4 / 5 door, spacious, reliable, FSH etc, all the usual. Something cool. Any suggestions?

I'm selling an Audi A4 cab for 8k, 07 plate. Doesn't meet any of your criteria but I am in you area. Deal?

Seriously though, I'll look around for you.

I bought the missus a Golf Plus for £7k from these guys in Friern Barnet: http://www.finchleyandtotteridgecarcentre.co.uk/findUs.asp

I'm sure they'll have something suitable...

 

[ChrisFilter]

Fuck sty;e, go relaible - if you can get a post '05 mazda 3.

This. Get a Mazda 3. Good cars.

 

[twentythreedom]

I'm selling an Audi A4 cab for 8k, 07 plate. Doesn't meet any of your criteria but I am in you area. Deal?

Seriously though, I'll look around for you.

I bought the missus a Golf Plus for £7k from these guys in Friern Barnet: http://www.finchleyandtotteridgecarcentre.co.uk/findUs.asp

I'm sure they'll have something suitable...

That's where I bought my current car!

If you do see anything decent locally, let me know. There'd certainly be a drink in it for you

 

[discokermit]

Excellent suggestions, I'd fucking love any of them, but need something a bit duller

why?

an xj8 has got an enormous boot, leather seats, electric everything inc. heated windscreen and mirrors etc and can be had with a fsh and less than fifty thousand on the clock for less than four grand.
it won't be as bad as you think for petrol (twenty mpg round town, over thirty on the motorway) and won't depreciate when you sell it on.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Like what? Show me some cars

I don't live near you, so anything I find on autotrader would be a bit useless.

 

[ChrisFilter]

why?

an xj8 has got an enormous boot, leather seats, electric everything inc. heated windscreen and mirrors etc and can be had with a fsh and less than fifty thousand on the clock for less than four grand.
it won't be as bad as you think for petrol (twenty mpg round town, over thirty on the motorway) and won't depreciate when you sell it on.

It's an old man's car though.

 

[twentythreedom]

I don't live near you, so anything I find on autotrader would be a bit useless.

Can't you pretend to live in Barnet?

 

[discokermit]

It's an old man's car though.

a supercharged v8 that does 0-60 in just over five seconds?

 

[twentythreedom]

why?

an xj8 has got an enormous boot, leather seats, electric everything inc. heated windscreen and mirrors etc and can be had with a fsh and less than fifty thousand on the clock for less than four grand.
it won't be as bad as you think for petrol (twenty mpg round town, over thirty on the motorway) and won't depreciate when you sell it on.

It's extremely tempting. I'm just scared of potential problems costing a fortune. I would be the pimp daddy motherfucking badass though, and my neighbours would be pissed off and jealous

 

[kebabking]

i'd highly recommend a TDCI (Deisel) Mondeo estate (my 54 plate got to 200k with no dramas, and was still doing 48/49mpg when i sold it last year), or a Skoda Octavia Estate 4x4 if you want something a bit more interesting.

the Mondeo is bigger, gives a very comfortable but still slightly 'sporty' ride, and is cheaper both to run and buy. i'd only go for the Octavia if you really wanted the 4X4 version - its, imv, either less than, or the same as, the Mondeo in almost every measure - the one thing it does that the Mondeo can't however is the snow/ice thing. 4wd and winter tyres meant i went anywhere this winter.

autotrader have loads of 03 - 54 plate Modeo Estate TDCI's with 35-50k for around the £2900 mark, with the 4X4 Octavia's at £3999 with 100k and over...

 

[discokermit]

It's extremely tempting. I'm just scared of potential problems costing a fortune.

that can happen with any car though. my local jag specialist charges thirty pounds an hour for labour.

also, it's a well made car.

also, it's the same engine in the aston martin v8 vantage.

 

[discokermit]

xjr on top gear.

 

[Sweet FA]

Something cool

eg

Audi A6 quattro allroad

a supercharged jag v8

(Plus Mondeo ST220 Estate obvs)

But clearly not

Diesel Mondeo

Mazda 3

Skoda/Golf/Astra

Make your bloody mind up 23dom