Which car and why?

antijoke · 14 Mar 2012 at 10:11

Mercedes 190 2.5 Cosworth.

Adored those cars as a child.

antijoke · 14 Mar 2012 at 10:16

MikeHiow said:
Were you even born when there were actually some of these left?

[TW]Fox;21467244 said:
Thats what I was thinking. Heck even I was still at school yet to even think of a driving license when these all died, let alone Joshy!

How old are you guys? I remember these being around (all be it in rather small numbers 2/3) in 2001. Someone I used to play football with had one.

"andy" · 14 Mar 2012 at 10:22

The camper

kerrgreg · 14 Mar 2012 at 10:29

MERCEDES 280S

Because its timeless reliable and luxurious

g60dubster · 14 Mar 2012 at 10:34

E34 M5 3.8

Why? Brought a LHD 3.6 over from Germany about 15 years ago and loved it for the 2 years I had it. Bought it with 180k on in and sold it with over 220k. Not cheap to run but cost no more than 50k milers in terms of reliability and maintenance.

Loved the 3.8's I tried but was always scared off with the (quite common) risk of the adaptive suspension going wrong, seeing as this one's got the nurburg pack but had the suspension replaced and a brake upgrade which is possibly the only other weak area of the M5, it should make a pretty decently reliable daily.

godinman · 14 Mar 2012 at 11:11

http://www.4starclassics.com/BMW-635-CSi-For-Sale-6/

I love the old 6 series cars, shame it's not a manual!

Saying that, this would be the one - http://www.4starclassics.com/BMW-E28-M5-For-Sale-5/ Just need to get some money knocked off.

Horse Pop · 14 Mar 2012 at 11:17

They only really have old BMWs so probably one of those. Nothing too big because my parking space is next to a pillar.

I would say the Renault but weren't those engines prone to exploding?

andicole0 · 14 Mar 2012 at 11:21

I'd take the money and buy an old 911.

Doh! broke the rules.

Andi.

Diesel · 14 Mar 2012 at 11:27

One of the 635's or the Alpina B12.

nicks3607 · 14 Mar 2012 at 11:53

http://www.4starclassics.com/bmw-2000-Touring-For-Sale/

Because I have such a soft spot for these little old BMWs. The kind of car I could really fall in love with.

pcoltrane · 14 Mar 2012 at 12:01

It's a very boring choice for your money

If we could purchase from elsewhere, but retaining the "classic" requirement, something like a good example of an S1 or S2 Elise springs to mind.

nicks3607 · 14 Mar 2012 at 12:02

Actually, forget that - I'd go for the 205 GTI

King Damager · 14 Mar 2012 at 12:03

The Camper or maybe one of the Golf GTis

kd

Scania · 14 Mar 2012 at 12:35

kerrgreg said:
MERCEDES 280S

Because its timeless reliable and luxurious

Timeless, yes in an its an old car sort of way!

But reliable? come on, its as old as I am (41) yet the criteria of the OP is to run the car as a daily driver for 3 years. That 280S would be dead at the roadside after 3 months. Alas.

I was expecting Fox to have savaged the people who had missed the run the car for 3 years criteria, as some seem to have I think....

Yet he's not - Fox! I am disapoint!!!

Given the criteria, some of the cars chosen are laughable.

I have soft spots for many cars in their stock, but bar the e38 (and thats mainly down to its low mileage) I can't see many suggestions posted lasting 3 years of daily driver useage, within some sort of reasonable car running budget...

godinman · 14 Mar 2012 at 12:50

My 635/e28 m5 would be fine for three years, I'll only be commuting about 7 miles shortly.

Daveangle · 14 Mar 2012 at 12:54

I'd go for the Audi, I cycle to work so as with my current car it would be used for weekends.