3 Grand on the table. What would *you* buy?

[Lowe]

Corolla T Sport - something I'm currently considering.

 

[[TW]Fox]

a £3k E39 would annoy me so it would need to be something a little different but not that different.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/873464.htm

Would be fine were it not for the wrong engine. Ok so it obviously has 200k miles but never mind.

 

[Lashout_UK]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/556179.htm

I'd use the remainder to get Lashout to fix it up

Ooh yea, I'd be up for that, enjoy working on those!

 

[Dogbreath]

The EPA quotes fuel mileage for a 302ci (that's 4.9L for the mathematically challenged) Crown Vic at 16mpg in town, 24 at highway speeds. Now, those figures are using US gallons so converting to Imperial gives ~19.2 and ~28.8 respectively.

That seems very good for a 5L car, until you realise it's producing only 215bhp/275 lbft. That said I'm sure it will keep doing it for many hundreds of thousands of miles, but sadly the car won't get any less fugly in that time.

I'm not a yank car hater in general, I would certainly love to own one of the more modern muscle cars, but this particular car represents everything bad about the older ones (IMO of course).

 

[rypt]

2001 WRX (GD Bug Eye), they are £3k-3.5k on autotrader

 

[jaykay]

Renault Clio Williams.

 

[JRS]

That seems very good for a 5L car, until you realise it's producing only 215bhp/275 lbft.

Oh no! It doesn't have masses of horsepower! However would I cope?


Probably by bolting on Cleveland heads and a new inlet manifold to make it into a Boss 302 motor and shoot for 300bhp....

That said I'm sure it will keep doing it for many hundreds of thousands of miles, but sadly the car won't get any less fugly in that time.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and when you're driving the car you don't have to behold it

 

[EddScott]

As you've asked for a "Daily" I pick this

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/870813.htm

Plenty of space my daughter to get lost in. Good bully ability on the school run, get plenty of tat in the boot (bikes, furniture, white goods) park anywhere and lazy auto.

 

[Firestar_3x]

If i didn't have to care about running costs etc, something along these lines (Minus the blue leather and dash) :

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/812245.htm

 

[[TW]Fox]

Actually I would buy a VW Passat Estate and then spend another £3k barrying it up

 

[Firestar_3x]

Actually I would buy a VW Passat Estate and then spend another £3k barrying it up

Nice to see you're finally making sense!

 

[nightmare99]

I bought a Mondeo 'cause OCuK said to

 

[Clown]

I was wondering why you were buying a £3000 table!

 

[LizardKing]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/556179.htm

I'd use the remainder to get Lashout to fix it up

Got to love the picture with a hand holding the boot down!

 

[FreeStream]

Mint nick mark 1 golf GTi

I've got the addiction now

 

[bledd]

Got to love the picture with a hand holding the boot down!

lol yeah, picture two

they have electric boots, and fail quite often

 

[Dogbreath]

Oh no! It doesn't have masses of horsepower! However would I cope?


Probably by bolting on Cleveland heads and a new inlet manifold to make it into a Boss 302 motor and shoot for 300bhp....

It wasn't my intention to poke fun at the (admittedly rather dismal) specific power output, simply stating the reason why such a large engine manages to achieve quite decent economy. Looking up the numbers it's actually surprisingly light (for a tank ) and certainly no slouch in standard form (~1800kg, 8.6s 0-60).

I still wouldn't have one if given it, but in the very unlikely event of that happening I'll bare you in mind

 

[[TW]Fox]

8.6 seconds to 60 from a car which will deliver 20mpg is 'no slouch'? It's terrible.

 

[Jez]

I would buy a car which i am considering buying to offload all of my mileage too and regain some economy - a ~2001 E39 530i Sport. Tough for the money yes, but doable.

 

[[TW]Fox]

I would buy a car which i am considering buying to offload all of my mileage too and regain some economy - a ~2001 E39 530i Sport.

For 3 grand

Why are you so desperate to buy a complete nail of an E39 all of a sudden?

I would buy a 2004 Mercedes S500 cos some dude from Birmingham had one on Autotrader the other day for £4k, he'd take £3k for cash and it was well shiney so obviously thats how much ones which are in good nick are worth.