Audi S4 Quattro...

Rhyzz · 6 Dec 2006 at 23:40

I think an M5 would be out of your price range, you're looking at over £14k for a good one really.

Why not go hunting for a M535?

How about a Merc S500? You can get an 01 model with sat nav and all the usual goodies, including the 5.0 V8 for about £12k if you can stretch to that

[TW]Fox · 6 Dec 2006 at 23:48

Rhyzz said:
Why not go hunting for a M535?

Not quite as special as many people think - it is NOT an M5. It is simply an E28 535i with M-tech suspension and suchlike. Pretty much the 80's equivilent of an E39 530i Sport or an E60 530i M Sport.

Nice, but no M5. And not worth spending anywhere NEAR £10k on - try £2k, tops.

penski · 7 Dec 2006 at 08:44

Firestar_3x said:
Drives the wrong wheels anyways, i would be better off getting a 740 and fitting the T5 engine to that

...Or just get a turbo one and tune the existing lump

If M535s have been mentioned, may I throw the M635csi into the ring?

*n

paradigm · 7 Dec 2006 at 09:49

There is a lovely looking yellow S4 not too far from us Mark, I have a real liking for them in yellow for some reason :confused:

maybe I'm ill

Leeum · 7 Dec 2006 at 13:18

How about a Lancer Evo VI?

Siliconslave · 7 Dec 2006 at 14:07

bit of a random one but why not keep it in the family and get a mazda cosmo, twin turbo'd rotary power baby

http://www.mazdarotary.net/jc_cosmo.htm

austinpowers · 7 Dec 2006 at 17:02

paradigm said:
There is a lovely looking yellow S4 not too far from us Mark, I have a real liking for them in yellow for some reason

maybe I'm ill

Imolla yellow, nice colour

Firestar_3x · 7 Dec 2006 at 17:17

Personally the blue has taken my fancy!

Firestar_3x · 7 Dec 2006 at 17:34

That mazda looks kinda boat like

M635csi is retro cool for sure, two schools of thought are newer car like the S4 leave it alone for a while, or older cheaper car and do that up, so thats volvo 740 / BMW, a project would be nice but the car i got out of it wouldn't really fit my overall needs.

The_Dark_Side · 7 Dec 2006 at 17:53

Siliconslave said:
bit of a random one but why not keep it in the family and get a mazda cosmo, twin turbo'd rotary power baby

there's definitely something freudian going on here.
it's no coincidence that a pic of a Rotary powered Mazda has in the background a restaurant who's name is only a "gnats" away from saying "new engine".

may as well say "powered by Cadburys" as they may as well be made of chocolate.too juicy, too specialist, not reliable enough and definitely not durable enough IMHO.

paradigm · 7 Dec 2006 at 19:48

Firestar_3x said:
That mazda looks kinda boat like

M635csi is retro cool for sure, two schools of thought are newer car like the S4 leave it alone for a while, or older cheaper car and do that up, so thats volvo 740 / BMW, a project would be nice but the car i got out of it wouldn't really fit my overall needs.

If a project be you after, a nice E30 would be my choice