Other Options? £8k for something sporty & classy?

[PeteNewHere]

Following on from my previous thread about the merits of the SL500 and CLK340, i'm wondering what else you guys would recommend for around the £8k mark. I'm looking for something with plenty of grunt and drives well, that looks sporty (coupe most likely, though would consider a sporty looking saloon) and is reliable.

I'm totally new to MBs, so help me please!

 

[stats007]

W210 E55
E34 Bmw M5

 

[Mambo]

W202 C36

 

[stats007]

Or how about an E36?

 

[500E]

C43 Amg

 

[Alps]

c43 or C36

 

[PeteNewHere]

I'm sorry, i'm going to sound really dumb here, but i dont know all these model codes yet. Can someone please point me at a reference site showing me all these motors?

 

[stats007]

Try a google search

 

[neilrr]

The best 190E 2.3 or 2.5-16 you can find.

 

[Howard]

C43

http://www.fantasycars.com/sedans/html/c43.html

C36

http://www.fantasycars.com/sedans/html/c36amg.html

W210 E55

http://www.fantasycars.com/derek/cars/e55.html

Although personally i would go for the E36 in Stats's link ( post #4 ) but then i would .......

 

[stats007]

Thanks Howard, was too tired to do that myself! Don't look too closely at the first link - they reckon a C43 has a manual transmission from an SL500

 

[Fandango]

C43
W210 E55

http://www.fantasycars.com/derek/cars/e55.html

Although personally i would go for the E36 in Stats's link ( post #4 ) but then i would .......

for £8k ? I'll have a couple of them please...

 

[Howard]

Hi Karl...

Just posting the links mate, others have suggested the cars......

You'd get an early e55 for £8k, but i doubt you'd get two ......

 

[stats007]

Here you go

Photo

 

[Fandango]

Amazing what a few years' depreciation can do to £60,000 odd...

 

[stats007]

Don't think the tin worm helped the W210.

 

[grober]

V8

A really nice 500 SEC or anything with a V8 under the hood.

 

[PeteNewHere]

Many thanks again for all the tips - plenty of food for thought there, though these AMG cars appear to be pretty rare - absolutely beautiful though! I'm going to keep my eyes open on Autotrader and see what comes up. Still hankering over the SL500 though - so much car for your money.

 

[stats007]

Bide your time Pete - go and try a few cars out. It's easy to sit and drool over *theoretical* purchases at home!