Another what car post! Sorry!

Spent 30 mins or so yesterday looking at Autotrader & Elephant for insurance. Here is a quick sample of cars that look ok, feel free to comment!

Volvo 850 T5- For the "bang per buck" these are unbeatable. £1100 to insure, £2000-£2500 for a decent '95/96 T5 Saloon with all the specs... mm, but a bit "boring"

Alfa Romeo 146ti- I love this car! Nearer £3,000 for a decent one with A.C, althought you can get a 96 Ti for under £1500. Quite quick, same insurance as a T5.

Fiat Coupe 16V- Can't get insurance on the 20V or Turbo models, the 16V isn't exactly fast and the insurance is about £1600!! Lovely looking though. Expensive servicing?

Fiat Bravo HGT- Decent one for £2500-£3000. Insurance same as the Alfa, pretty quick but will it be reasonably reliable?

Renault Megane Coupe 16V- Not too slow, little on the expensive side to buy and the insurance is on the same levels as the HGT, TI and T5. Nice inside, I like em but not emotive as an Alfa or Fiat!

Hopefully that list will give you an idea of the sort of car I'm looking for!!

/felix

Rover 620Ti = A Rover, the end. Volvo S40 T4 = I cannot get insurance, god knows why not when I can get it for a T5! Merc 190E = I'll have a buzz on Autotrader

7 Series BM = Not interested in BMW's!

/felix

;-) Well..... its nearly standard LOL. I'm including modified examples in the above though. 400bhp 9000's are all very well but anything with a corner on it the C900 romps away.

Probably not.... Can build you one the same spec as mine for a reasonable cost.....

Cheers Matt

Without a doubt the Lancia Integrale would meet and exceed all of the requirements but.... £3K only gets you a rough one and no matter how many people try to convince themselves their reliable their really not, and not in a few little things type of way ;-) I'd still have one though

900's still stronger, more reliable, more tuneable and soaks up abuse quite happily.

Matt

how much?

when you do, rev the bollocks off it, power down in the corners to bring the front round, awesome grip, quite a lot of lift off understeer....

Eh ?

How can you have both Fiat Coupe and Volvo T5 in the list of "sort of car I'm looking for" ?

If you're concerned with reliability, then avoid anything italian.

Megane Coupé isn't a quick car.

You've eliminated everything but the T5.

Don't you dare. there are only so many second hand transmissions to be=20 had in the UK.

After that it's =A31500 a pop for an Eriksson uprated rebuilt unit.

--=20 The poster formerly known as Skodapilot.

Hehe! I really should be talking this Felix bloke into the T-5 route, but I don't want them to become as common as Ti's on here ;-)

Have a look at

for a quote first.Car is pricier, but insurance should be cheaper than a T5 too.--=20 The poster formerly known as Skodapilot.

its hardly more tunable.

LOL.

He's gonna miss out on a bargain TI - he discounted them "because it's a Rover" ! Yet, he's happy to look at a Fiat Coupe !!!!