how to spend 5k?

Blinkz · 1 May 2008 at 18:48

Sorry to do this again guys, but have decided to reduce my budget for my new car! Any suggestions for this would be more then welcome! Would like it to be fun to drive but reliable! Thanks for your help!

Glaucus · 1 May 2008 at 18:52

5000 £1 hookers or 1 £5000 hooker.

What type of car you after narrow it down for us a little.

Phate · 1 May 2008 at 18:54

Fun to drive but reliable?

Fun as in fast? handles well? can eat motorway miles like nothing before?

Specs man, specs!

cdcopyman · 1 May 2008 at 18:58

5k will get you a top of the range escort , for at least 2 nites.

/end of thread unless you are actually after a car.

Lopéz · 1 May 2008 at 19:00

You would hate all of my suggestions.

Jonners · 1 May 2008 at 19:02

Citroen ZX 1.9TD and pocket the rest

ste_bla · 1 May 2008 at 19:03

My local garage (well not mine but one i pass every day) has a Silver 1.8 S Reg Escort for £2.5k so two of them, cheap to fix but if one does break take the other!

Or for £500 more a brand new panda

The choice is yours!

Aero · 1 May 2008 at 19:04

Octavia vrs? Focus st170?

Aero

ironman · 1 May 2008 at 19:10

172 Cup

mjt · 1 May 2008 at 19:19

lots of drugs and lots of sex

DannyW · 1 May 2008 at 19:19

cdcopyman said:
5k will get you a top of the range escort , for at least 2 nites.

/end of thread unless you are actually after a car.

where you get them prices from i seen them as little as £400 overnight

Lashout_UK · 1 May 2008 at 19:20

XJS V12.

Lol

Blinkz · 1 May 2008 at 19:23

ok I guess I probably deserved that.........

however am not really sure what I want so can't really give lots of details! when I say fun I mean handles well and is *relatively* fast. I won't be doing a huge amount of long distance driving, work is only 15mins away but would like to take it driving around B-roads just to enjoy driving it! Not a huge fan of Japanese stuff but saying that I don't really know much about them so feel free to try and persuade me!

Focus ST170 sounds like an idea I'll have to look into them....

bobert50 · 1 May 2008 at 19:28

Isn't the general opinion that the ST170 is not too fast, definitely not very economical, is a highish insurance group and to top it off, has a ford badge ?

check out 03-04 plate MG ZT 190+ (v6 2.5ltr) perhaps ?

mjt · 1 May 2008 at 19:30

volvo S60 T5
subaru legacy B4
audi S4

Psycrow · 1 May 2008 at 19:32

Integra Type-R, stuggle to get more fun on some B roads for 5k

Poppy · 1 May 2008 at 19:36

ST170s are pap and VERY disappointing.

Accord Type R or Teg Type R would be top of my list.

Blinkz · 1 May 2008 at 19:38

also would rather not have really really high mileage, def under 100k! Have to say that Volvo looks very cool!

Egosh · 1 May 2008 at 19:38

mondeo.

atomiser · 1 May 2008 at 19:40

Blinkz said:
ok I guess I probably deserved that.........

however am not really sure what I want so can't really give lots of details! when I say fun I mean handles well and is *relatively* fast. I won't be doing a huge amount of long distance driving, work is only 15mins away but would like to take it driving around B-roads just to enjoy driving it! Not a huge fan of Japanese stuff but saying that I don't really know much about them so feel free to try and persuade me!

Focus ST170 sounds like an idea I'll have to look into them....

i'm also still looking for suggestions along these lines and budget. have the money waiting, just need to find the right car! been looking at the focus, leon, golf etc etc etc. seems to be quite a few nice golfs out there with the 2.3 v5 engine - i guess these arent tax, insurance or fuel friendly though! i'm getting really infuriated now...sorry for the rant/hijack - needed to vent! keep the suggestions coming!