As header really. Got around £3000 to spend on an "interesting" car.Must be..Quick. By Quick, I mean as quick as a Saab 900 T16 or quickerDo more than 20mpg around town in normal driving.Good motorway cruiserGood handling. Not bothered whether FWD or RWD, as long as it sticks to theroad like shit to a blanket.Good Ergonomics and driving position for a 6 foot 15 stone fat bastard.Have a rear seat that's usuable for a baby seat and a 4 year old on abooster seat. No adults will travel in there. Ever.Not too concerned about insurance costs, as I've a clean licence and fullNCB.Got to last me until September when I will be able to afford my CivicType-R..Don't want another Saab, don't want a French car either.So, what do YOU reckon I should buy?Or should I just buy a Camaro Z28 and frighten myself shitless every time Igo round a corner?thanks!Mike

MK3 Supra turbo if you can get rid of the economy thing, manual might just make it, uato no chance. Should get a tidy GT4 ST185, or a ropy ST205, is a fast as the Saab, but just won't feel it.Alternatively, Honda Prelude 2.2 VTEC gen4. What I was looking at before I got the celica. Imports have better specs than UKs, but more chance of finding a UK manual than a jap one, as a lot where autos, also Jap models had two chassis versions 2WS, and 4WS. 4WS means you can make a Uturn, 2WS are lighter and a lot quicker, but they need the M25 to turn in. Room in the back for 2 or even 3 amputies depending on what year as they remodeled the centre console for later ones, also later ones got a factory EL dash, and they all have the starship enterprise curved full width dash layout.Plus you get to drive a decent VTEC engine before you buy the type R and decide whether you like the feeling.

What Car to buy with £3000?

Jan 02, 2005 25 Replies

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Bigus 21 years ago

ok, got one in mind...

yes

not the quietest of rides, but I've always found it comfortable for long journeys

well it's not gonna be a hot-hatch in that dept, but you can throw it round corners in the dry confidently.

height-wise you'd be fine - not sure about width but should be OK at 15 st, unless it's all accumulated around your arse whereupon it might slop over the sides of the seat into the door tray or interfere with the window controls ;-)

seen baby seats attached to them - should be fine.. has split-fold rear seats too

uh-huh

nice.. this car would be a good appetiser for something of that performance level

what car am I referring to? A Rover 600 Ti.. there's a nice one here and currently for half your budget, yet probably just as much fun as other cars you could get for 3 grand:

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Vamp 21 years ago

and jap engined right?

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DanTXD 21 years ago

Nah, Rover T16 engine :) All of them but the diesel and the turbo were Honda engined i beleive.

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Bigus 21 years ago

aye, the T16's are pretty robust engines once they switched to the decent head gaskets in '97.

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Nom 21 years ago

All of the above, but I couldn't be bothered to post it :)

Seriously Mike, you can't go wrong. Halve your budget, and spend the rest on a huge TV or something ! Cheap insurance, and cheap running costs too - so buy another TV come September...

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Nom 21 years ago

The early ones were just as good - headgasket job is trivial if required. They don't warp heads and do other silly things like a certain other Rover engine :)

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