OT? : New car suggestions

I was flying in with 620ti there :) Or maybe a Volvo T5?

They are cool, but then you're probly right on the rear seat space.

I was gonna say that - too cheap i think

I was gonna say that - one of those 280bhp Twin Turbo ones, the RSK is it? I think they'd be too expensive anyway.

Yea, but they are a 280bhp 2.5 Twin Turbo :)

They're slow, dull, and make you look like a tit :)

Fun, fun, and more fun. Not so much rear seat space, but 2dr designs + babyseats - not good. Possibly not enough width.

Actually, a well serviced N-plater wagon might be ideal.

Strongly, strongly recommended. I had a '93K 4Cam Turbo Estate (not import), and it was an extremely amusing way to get flatpack back from Ikea. 250 mile range at a steady cruise, though, and I once got 170miles between fills.

Rare.

Boring. Go for a 525 for the space, anyway.

Richard

Richard Kilpatrick raved thus:

::: 2) Impreza turbo - (possibly a dog if it's this cheap) :: :: Actually, a well serviced N-plater wagon might be ideal.

Probably wouldn't be enough rear seat for his requirements. He's into Galant territory, really. Or the T5 or 525 (blech).

You worried about left hookers?

Audi S2? Think they go for around 5k

-- Chet

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Sapphire Cosworth, YKIMS.

HTH

Double your budget - you won't get either for £5000, unless you're talking the early bland-o-mobile Legacy :)

Yep the Sapphire Cosworth, you would easily get a stage 1 (270 bhp) in the

Aaron Anderson raved thus:

:: 1) Easy to self-maintain and tune. :: 2) Large enough rear seat for 11-yr old, 6-yr old and baby seat., :: decent boot. :: 3) At least 200bhp, preferably turbocharged. :: 4) Preferably not FWD. :: 5) Cost about £5000. :: 6) Quick and fun when I'm on my own.

How about some sort of Jag?

Bzzzt.

Actually, I should have done that for myself with the Legacy 4Cam. Doh!

How about a Citroen XM V6 24v (1997 onwards). Very quick, very spacious, very safe. Easy to self maintain, too, if you're a six-armed multi-jointed French dwarf.

Richard

It's front wheel drive, but, have alook at a Saab 9000 Aero. All of the above except FWD, but very good fun and within budget.

Ford Mondeo ST200? Ok, so it's FWD..

surely if you have young children spending money on a safe car is more important to you ?

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Safe? Mercedes 500 SEL :-D

Airbags as option from '79, ABS from '79. Still was the safest car on sale in the US in 89.

but personally, I'd go for the Sapphire Cosworth.

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If you like driving fast and have kids - you need 2 cars :) A nice, safe, slow piece of s*it for taking the kids places (a Volvo or something...). And then for the weekend you need something bonkers :) Although looking back over that statement, maybe families with people who like a bit of rapid driving, should all have T5 estates :)

Whats unsafe about a Mondeo?

For all you know, it might have been regularly serviced by a Ford main dealer.

bit of a bugger if they go wrong though they are if he's got that much money to spend and wants room and space and power and rwd then it's got to be either a senator/Carlton/Granada 24V and you get £4k to spend on making it faster :) = turbo's :)

Yeah. right. free boy racer cap included.

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I've had both a 24v Carlton and a RWD Sapphire Cossie.

The Carlton was monumentally reliable, in 30000 miles it went through a few tyres, a back box, and a heater hose. Nice car, but really not that quick for 204 bhp. Sounded nice though, and rather good on fuel for a 3.0.

The Sapphire was 500+ bhp, went through rear tyres in weeks, and apart from once murdering a set of spark plugs in 20 odd miles, was just as reliable. (Until I forgot to check the oil one weekend and ended up spending £2500 on engine repairs and upgrades.) If I'd been more diligent with the oil level, I think it would have been almost as reliable as the Carlton, and a whole bucketload more fun.

I'm still gonna get another Cosworth, but it'll be a nice, boring, Smokestone 4x4 with leather and Aircon. 280 bhp max. The MT75 box doesn't like much more, and I don't like spending fortunes on gearboxes [1]

I'd go for the Cosworth. Biggest bang for your buck, cheap body panels, easy to fix, and even mine used to manage up to 38 mpg on a run if driven like a funeral director.