What Car??!!!

Volvoboy

Right, '97 Carina (provisonally) sold €1k, assests and investments €3K so ive 4K to play with, and cant find a damn thing that interests me:(, looked at BMW 5&3 is a no, either they are overpriced and old or with the arse driven out of them, Honda Civic SiR cant find one original one, Merc E200 not quite ready for one, Astra Lancer & Colt nice cars but lacking that X factor, so theres the gauntlet ive thrown down, Has to be saloon, manual, under 2lt and reliable, failing that i've a '90 Carina in Mayo lined up:D


-VB- needs help!:o

old boy

89 carina 2ltr gli hatch, you will keep it forever.

Volvoboy

Dont tempt me, i would too!



-VB-

colm_mcm

you need a Camry 2.2 Automatic.

Volvoboy

colm_mcm wrote:

you need a Camry 2.2 Automatic.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO i do not! dont like Auto's and it'll be like getting rid of aids when i come to sell it.


-VB-

colm_mcm

Camry automatics are far more desirable and easy to sell than manuals. Please try one, it's so suited to you - you just don't realise it yet!

You can break camrys up like this
Manual/Auto
Cloth /Leather

Otherwise spec is pretty much all the same. Leather/Auto is the easiest to sell,

Volvoboy

Even so i want to spread my automotive wings abit, last 4 cars i had were toyota's in a space of 11 months.



-VB-

colm_mcm

How about a Honda Accord?

Volvoboy

Abosoluely adore those cars! but anything within my budget is the old model:( just looking on carzone just there and this caught my eye - http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=766378

Bodykit, not too much, just a nice looking car.


-VB-

E92

Seeing as you love Toyota Carinas so much - what about a 2.0GTi Carina E(167 bhp, 3S-GE engine, and a rev counter that goes to 9,000 rpm). Surley that is the ultimate Carina E to have.

colm_mcm

But the old model is still a lovely car. Have you considered a Subaru Legacy?

Volvoboy

E92 wrote:

Seeing as you love Toyota Carinas so much - what about a 2.0GTi Carina E(167 bhp, 3S-GE engine, and a rev counter that goes to 9,000 rpm). Surley that is the ultimate Carina E to have.

There's only one on carzone, 3k for a 92, i aint going to start importing either.

Colm- Legacys couldnt stand the poverty irish models, couldnt afford the cost of a twin turbo!


-VB-

colm_mcm

I thought comfort, a few toys and reliability would be your criteria!

Hows about a Maxima or Omega?

Volvoboy

Never get rid of either!



-VB-

peasant

...and now for something completely different

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=757350

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=769915

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=706026



you'll love it

colm_mcm

Volvoboy wrote:

Never get rid of either!



-VB-

If you buy it at the right price, you can sell it on easily.

Volvoboy

peasant wrote:

...and now for something completely different

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=757350

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=769915

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=706026



you'll love it

Ah Saab's never really given them a second thought, nice car but not for me i'm afraid, thanks for the suggestion tho.


-VB-

prem_vw

How bout a nice Volvo S40? This one looks quite reasonable:

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=737051

unkel

Surely you'd get a super condition E34 for €4k?

peasant

drive one before you dismiss it


btw ... the boot is bigger than an Octavia's

colm_mcm

Mazda Xedos 6

silky V6 engine, lovely styling, bulletproof.

produced from 93 to 99

Volvoboy

Thanks for the advice lads the carina is (hopefully) going tomorrow, and i'm off to Liverpool for the weekend, who knows maybe somthing will follow me home:D Thanks for your suggestions.


-VB-

E92

unkel wrote:

Surely you'd get a super condition E34 for €4k?

There are some super condition(admittedly high mileage) E39 520i's on Auto Trader(UK) for £2,000, add in 30% VRT and thats €3,200 max.

So the answer to the question must surley be yes.

Speaking of E34s, I know someone who imported an E34 520i(L reg, so Aug 93-Jul94, actually the E34 ths person bought is a 94 model) last year, total cost including VRT was IIRC €2,500(I think it was slightly less actually). Car has the 24V M50 lump, a few scratches, but nobody expects a 13 year old car to look like new; interior is mint, had 115k on the clock, runs like a dream, has that all important gorgeous sounding straight 6. However the purchaser has had a few problems(nobody expects a 13 year old car to be perfect), it needed a new fuel tank, and petrol consumption is poor. The mpg guage frequently indicates less than 10 mpg, even when its not being threashed :eek:.

unkel

I sold my '94 E34 V8 a bit over 3 years ago for €4k. Original Irish car bought by the ambassador of Finland to Ireland. Low mileage (80k), good condition except for a small oil leakage (never properly diagnosed)

Good old Irish poverty spec though. Everything electric, but no cow skin, no airbags, no aircon :eek:

E92

prem_vw wrote:

How bout a nice Volvo S40? This one looks quite reasonable:
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=737051

As the driver of that type of S40, I can tell you that that particular model should be avoided at all costs. That S40 has the dreaded Mitsubishi engine; its tappety all the time(apparantly they all do that, it doesn't mean theres anything wrong, but iit just makes the car louder and makes it sound less smooth), sounds like a diesel when it starts up(it has direct injection), especially when cold, and has the potential to be VERY expensive to repair when it goes wrong.

Get a Volvo engined model, if buying that type of S40, and DON'T get a 1.6(its so slow you may find a new appreciation of public transport).

bazz26

A few alternatives:
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=773455
(Might be a bit too soon for the pipe and slippers though)

or

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=413055
(Fairly cheap and usually don't give any bother)

or an older higher spec one:
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=752201

or something German:
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=788869
(once you get over the green leather) :eek:

E92

unkel wrote:

Good old Irish poverty spec though. Everything electric, but no cow skin, no airbags, no aircon :eek:

So basically your car had nothing as standard:D :eek: apart from electric windows and sunroof?

What E34 was it that you had unkel? A 530i or a 540i? I haven't seen a V8 E34 in yonks.(Haven't seen a V8 5 series in yonks full stop, even in Europe :eek: )

I'd say that M60 lump guzzled petrol!

commited

With that sort of budget, there is something rather nice and rather special you can consider, and that is the e30 BMW 318iS. 136bhp (very easy and cheap to get to 150+bhp, can then keep up with a 325i no problem), fantastic handling (better than a 325i Sport) and 35-40mpg. It's the thinking mans e30. I love mine.

I was looking about for cars under €6000, basically the best mix between practicality and performance and it's what I chose.

Do it.

woop

hmm if you dont mind mazda Id at least take a look/test drive a 626

ah just seen somebodies recommended the xedos, nice

E92

There was a time when my old man wanted to change his car, he took a Mazda 626, that put him off Mazdas completely, it was the most boring, miserable car to be in. Now bearing in mind that this was a top of the range 2.0 litre model, it was slow, noisy, uncomfortable, bland car, the engine was gruff too.

A 626 is a horrible car, the 2&3 are vastly superior to the 626.

Volvoboy

Still nothing has ''come up'' that i might be intrested in, going to have my mates car for next weekend, so i wont be without a car. Thanks again for the suggestions lads. Still alot to mull over.


-VB-