if i was going to buy a BMW, it'd be a z4 coupe in interlagos blue.

S2 Elise is a definite option.

M3 Evo?

Moron eh? Gotta be a 4x4?

Even worse.

A Peugeot 206cc Convertible 1.5 DIESEL!

I mean, you just wouldn't would you. £18,500 and it can't even rev to 5K!

Did afformentioned friend have a sizable pair of ovaries? The dealership mustve seen them coming, 19k for a shoebox.

easy answer to this, renault megane R26R, total wepon in the right hands, love fwd and this is king

Did afformentioned friend have a sizable pair of ovaries? The dealership mustve seen them coming, 19k for a shoebox.

Couldn't comment on the size of the ovaries, unlike another set of appendages which if I were to comment on I would describe as sizeable. In fact they're fucking massive.

But it's alright though because it gets two years free servicing, and an MOT next year.

You could have bought 9 evo 1's for that price and started a mini race series for you and 8 mates.

exige

i think he would take 20k with a little haggling!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-BMW-M5-/320...=item4ab22ec523

I'd get an approved used 135i all day long

TVR Tamora

The only smiles you'd get from me from an S2000 is whilst I'm jumping out of it prior to it rolling off a pier

You've driven one, in anger, I assume?

It's a better driver's car than a fair amount of the cars listed on here.

if i had to spend it all on one car i would have one of these,

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3475696.htm

would have to try and haggle them down a bit though

or one of these just for the noise

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3504211.htm

But if i could spend it on a few then i would probably get a mk5 golf tdi as a daily and then get a couple of project cars :biggrin:

Why have an S2000 when you could have an NSX..?

BMW's are so common they make the Focus RS look exclusive. Plus they're so heavy - the number 135i sounds impressive until you realise it's heavier than a Ford Scorpio Cosworth Ultima Estate.

Not new I know but this would probably be my choice.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C272010

Why have an S2000 when you could have an NSX..?

Considerably cheaper to run, younger car, closest thing I've driven to a road compliant kit car. NSX is obviously a superior car but it's hardly comparing apples with apples and I know which one I'd rather live with day to day.

BMW's are so common they make the Focus RS look exclusive. Plus they're so heavy - the number 135i sounds impressive until you realise it's heavier than a Ford Scorpio Cosworth Ultima Estate.

So what if it is heavier?

306bhp, 62mph in 5.3 seconds and all in a brilliant tight, modern sporty chassis still sounds vastly more appealing to me than a gigantic old barge. The 135i is a serious and often overlooked

No offense to the Scorpio fans, it's a cool car, but we're talking Q-car vs Q-car here. People will assume the Scorpio has your Nan behind the wheel, and the 1 Series will look like a middle management company toy, probably with a small diesel engine. Difference is the 135i will give the Evo and Impreza crowd something to think about, whereas the Scorpio is outpaced by just about every new hot hatch on the market.

This is something I accept we're never going to see eye to eye on though.

use deposit to buy a house which stands a chance of appreciating, not a car which will depreciate!

In the current market houses are depreciating quicker than cars

in general, maybe - but with houses renting round here for 2x what the mortgage interest is.. who gives a shit - money for nothing from the renting masses.

But as he doesn't want a house - i always fancied a lotus exige after driving one

RS6.

Then as you're paying back the finance, you'll need to take out more finance becaus the gearbox has just crapped itself...

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3477224.htm

Something like that is a little overpirced, but not going to cost the earth to maintain.

I'd still like a 1.4 TSi 'Rocco too- but depends what you're after, I'd not buy another Clio, as the insides melt, I'm too bald for an S2000 (and they're gay- Robin has one, he always insists we have the roof down and listen to Westlife) RS6 is a sweet car, but not cheap to maintain/fuel.

Personally I'd avoid car finance and live within your means, there's plenty of equally fun cars that don't have a 56+ reg plate.

Not new I know but this would probably be my choice.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C272010

Thats hella money for one of those! It is clean though, the markets nearly doubled from a couple of years ago by looking at that

I posted early on in this topic, then deleted it as i'd misread the "new car" part As its now seems to be including used cars, i'll re-add my biased opinion and say a B5 rs4 Buy a reasonable one for less than 15k, and have 5k left for service/big brakes/suspension/wheels&tyres/remap and 400+ bhp!

Since we're on topic of classic...

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2412910.htm

Its a manual too!

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3419988.htm

So many nice cars out there to choose from...but allegedly time travel is possible with this weapon and at a bargin price too.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/ca...uicksearch/true

No offense to the Scorpio fans..

They exist..?

I wasn't suggesting one, even if there are any left, just showing how heavy the 1-series is. No matter how good the engine, it has a surprising amount of work to do.

The Scorpio probably couldn't keep up with a 135i's lap time even if it had a Hemi in it!

I'd be awfully tempted by this...

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3492180.htm

But I'd probably have to plump with Alex and get one of these instead and then treat it to some spoon'ing...

Awh I forgot about the M coupe! :3