New car for £7,500

Morba said:
Good for you :p
It would be boring if we all agreed :p
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indeed it would :D

Although I may be biased seen as I own one :p

For OP, I guess if he isnt bothered about speed and likes the look of them, then it doesnt seem such a bad deal.
 
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If you're willing to pay more on running costs to own a genuinely good car, 330ci

If you're wiling to pay more on running costs to own a genuinely beautiful car, alfa gt

If it doesn't have to be a coupe, how about. Saab 93? I paid 7500 for my old one, good auto box, great engine, running costs aren't silly and they look rather nice too
 
True, which is a big factor in the higher running costs. I doubt it's for him, the sort of person who would appreciate it wouldn't even consider a Hyundai coupe, but it was worth mentioning just in case
 
davy89 said:
May be wrong but I don't think he's got his free bus pass yet, just a pimped up Mondeo.

Driven a Hyundai Coupe and I liked it, but as other people said I'm not to sure on the auto, but its personal preference I suppose!
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Lol ...it's a bit more than that, but at the end of the day it's a "pimped" up good car, the Hyundai is not.

One of my friends had a 2 litre Hyundai Coupe for a while, it was awful, the shock absorbers are filled with concrete I think ...the ride was one of the very worst I have ever experienced in any car. The engine was noisy and thrashy and sounded strained when revved hard, it didn't have much of anything going for it really other than price. They aren't very good cars really.
 
Noones suggested it yet so I'll take the flak with this.

S60 with a geartronic autobox. I have no idea what they're like to drive but currently the T5 (and the R till my head gets the better of my heart) is tickling my fancy.
 
I'd think that if he was considering a coupe, "sharp" and "precision" were a couple of attributes he might be looking for.

The S60 is an absolute barge, albeit a comfortable one.
 
The S60 is sharper and has a much more planted and stable feel at any speed than a Hyundai Coupe, which always feels like it has a broken suspension and that the steering isn't properly connected up.

But no I wouldn't suggest an S60 as a good alternative, it's a totally different sort of car.
 
Moeks said:
Lol ...it's a bit more than that, but at the end of the day it's a "pimped" up good car, the Hyundai is not.

One of my friends had a 2 litre Hyundai Coupe for a while, it was awful, the shock absorbers are filled with concrete I think ...the ride was one of the very worst I have ever experienced in any car. The engine was noisy and thrashy and sounded strained when revved hard, it didn't have much of anything going for it really other than price. They aren't very good cars really.
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Just cheap nasty cars, and worth 5p in another couple of years those coupes.
 
An S Coupe 1.5i was my mates first new car on a J plate when the first of those Hyundai's came along and it was pretty much awful. These new ones aren't horrid to look at but it's the whole thing that they're trying to be something they're not which with the Hyundai badge on is never gonna happen.
The Lolvo suggestion was purely for the autobox and comfort with the op spending a fair chunk of his commute in stop start traffic but yeah probably a lot bigger than he's thinking ;)
 
Alfa GT/Brera isn't a bad shout, the 3.2V6 is pretty quick but the other petrol engines shoudl sit just about right. They don't look too bad inside and I'd say they look pretty nice outside.

Not sure what the auto boxes are like though.
 
Morba said:
Brera for £7500??
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Not quite yet no, start at about £10k-11k but I doubt it'll be long before they become a very cheap good 2nd hand buy.

For the OP's budget I'd look at a GT if that's what tickles the fancy.

Cousin has a Hyundia Coupe and it is painfully slow. She bought it because she thought it would be flashy and what not but when she mentions it to friends most don't know what one is and simply hear the word Hyundia - which isn't a great thing.
 
Peerzy said:
Not quite yet no, start at about £10k-11k but I doubt it'll be long before they become a very cheap good 2nd hand buy.

For the OP's budget I'd look at a GT if that's what tickles the fancy.

Cousin has a Hyundia Coupe and it is painfully slow. She bought it because she thought it would be flashy and what not but when she mentions it to friends most don't know what one is and simply hear the word Hyundia - which isn't a great thing.
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When i hear Hyundai, i think corn beef tin.

Frey Bentos!
 
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Hyundais wont hold their money at all so be wary when trying to re-sell, Id go for something which has a better prestige behind it.
 
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