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What Car To Buy For 4K

Sweet FA said:
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You get an awful lot of car for the money with the V6 166 but gooduns are becoming as rare as rocking-horse shit.

One of Clarkson's favourite cars, iirc.
 
Honestly, a 2.7 twin turbo 4x4 quatro estate that gives the impression it goes like old people fuck but is fast and nimble as fuck, you can fit your drums in the boot and its german made, lovely build and ride and won't blow up

Whats not to like
 
Looked at a Skoda Octavia today, pretty nice car tbf.

What about the auctions? Anyone bought a car at one / been to one / know about them?
 
ChrisFilter said:
133k on an Alfa?
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Subject to the usual checks and tests the mileage wouldn't bother me at all. The 2.2JTS engine is a gem (though no rocket motor) and Alfa's build quality in the last 10 years has been as good as any Germans and arguably better than Mercedes. I believe all the electrics on the Brera are German, btw.

Depreciation's the only issue, and at that price who gives a toss?
 
What about a volvo s60? This ones quite nice imo http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classi.../postcode/s212ju/page/1/radius/1501?logcode=p

i nearly bought a 2ltr se the other week (180bhp and 140mph) for 3k with about 80k on the clock. Due to insurance, running costs and the fact i don't need something that big, i jibbed it off. Got a an s40 sport lux with a smaller engine instead, really like Volvos, the one i have now is my second :)

Bet you hate them, don't you :D
 
What's the funnest but cheapest sporty car on the market? You can get a 3yr lease on a Toyota Gt86 for £250pm.

A mate of mine reckons he has a contact who could do a fully pimped out Mercedes AMG for £300pm.
 
fuck seals said:
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Wrong 'un of the highest order ;)

C'mon join the club. Only 300 left in the world

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yeh, and every boy racer in town would be having a go. you laugh at their foolishness as they burn away from the lights, not rising to their challenge.....
do you fuck, you thrash the little fuckers. next thing you know you're doing a hundred and fifty down the a5 with six copper cars and a helicopter after you, wondering "how the fuck did this happen"?

also, not cool.
 
To be honest, I'd just pick up the newest/lowest mileage Ford Escort you can if you want boring and reliable. Even if it breaks down (which it won't if you've paid £4k and done your homework), everyone can find parts from scrappies for next to fuck all. It's so common because it just works.
 
discokermit said:
next thing you know you're doing a hundred and fifty down the a5 with six copper cars and a helicopter after you, wondering "how the fuck did this happen"?

also, not cool.
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Another problem you wouldn't have in a Multipla.

On the other hand, if that was your bag, then this would do it:

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Only does 138.8 but you could probably put rockets on it.

Edit: and it turns out you can't buy one, but you could probably make your own.
 
mauvais said:
Another problem you wouldn't have in a Multipla.

On the other hand, if that was your bag, then this would do it:

avantime_mike_w_06.jpg


Only does 138.8 but you could probably put rockets on it.
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I mean, why would anyone buy something that looks like that?

Looks like it's been backed into a skip.
 
Spymaster said:
I mean, why would anyone buy something that looks like that?

Looks like it's been backed into a skip.
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You people have no class.

Literally everything about it is great.

It's green, the colour of racing. It's French, the nation of great engineering. It's a 3 litre V6 in something made of tent. It looks a bit like a Multipla but in reverse. It's massive but it's only got four seats with half a door each. There's no B pillar so it's ideal for a widescreen drive-by shooting. You could eat a raw onion or have an affair in it.

And in Germany it comes in brown.

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Also it costs £2k, which means you could spend the rest on absinthe and never really know about it.

Failing that, even a man of such boorish and lowbred tastes as yours could one day soon buy them all, and do this:

 
discokermit said:
yeh, and every boy racer in town would be having a go. you laugh at their foolishness as they burn away from the lights, not rising to their challenge.....
do you fuck, you thrash the little fuckers. next thing you know you're doing a hundred and fifty down the a5 with six copper cars and a helicopter after you, wondering "how the fuck did this happen"?

also, not cool.
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lol i've had mine 4 months and that's *exactly* how it goes ... i've to train myself hard not to boot all 360 horses *all* the time :)
 
And to be fair, when I used to know someone with one of the more insane Scoobys she always said it was a total drag to drive around town. Just not tuned for it. But then it was always being tweaked in the shop for something or other. It never broke down, it just never ran right either.
 
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