What to buy if you had £20k....

[Lugy]

How about this?

Ford Escort RS Turbo Mk 3 (1985) on eBay (end time 13-Jan-10 07:08:17 GMT)



I'd hazard a guess that quite a lot of work might have gone into this.

 

[James Rothwell]

Problem is with £20k you've got so much choice, how could you ever land on one car?

I'd like a W211 AMG, so wait a Range Rover, actually a Phaeton, no an S4 Cabriolet... Arrghh!!

 

[Howard]

Nsx

 

[Lugy]

This is very true, but although the Escort might not really make any more money it probably won't lose any either and it's far more interesting than the above lot!

 

[James Rothwell]

This is very true, but although the Escort might not really make any more money it probably won't lose any either and it's far more interesting than the above lot!

Yes I do really like the Escrote Cossie but then again I did grow up in deepest darkest Essex, Southend-on-sea.

Ooh, I want a Delta Intergrale Evo II.

 

[moonloops]

Sl55 amg !

 

[janner]

I had a MK1 RS Turbo in my yoof. Great car but I'm not sure if it's £20K

 

[d w124]

This as a daily driver Mercedes : mercedes benz v220 diesel ambiente and this for the weekend J&J Car Sales Ltd : 500E W124 LHD

 

[Will]

I agree, as nice as a mint car it is, I don't think I'd be getting £20k out for an old Escort

Currently I think I'd buy a 2/3 nice cars that you can change once in a while - R129 SL, an AMG perhaps, maybe another 2.3/2.5-16 - unlikely to lose much cash and plenty of variety - plus you can use them without destroying your investment

Will

 

[Gridlock]

NSX here too.

It's a bloody long list but without hesitation if asked to pick one it'd be that.

Trouble is a nice post-facelift one is 30K...

 

[Alps]

id still love an escort cossie, but youd prob end up spending another £20k on repairs over a few years! hence practically i bought the w211 e55!

 

[Howard]

This is true ....

I think unless you've actually been in one , it's hard to understand how it immediately springs to mind. To most , its an old Honda ...

It's not a facelift , but this one looks nice ...

1996 P HONDA NSX COUPE AUTOMATIC 37000 MILES on eBay (end time 09-Jan-10 09:43:40 GMT)

 

[Will]

This is true ....

I think unless you've actually been in one , it's hard to understand how it immediately springs to mind. To most , its an old Honda ...

It's not a facelift , but this one looks nice ...

1996 P HONDA NSX COUPE AUTOMATIC 37000 MILES on eBay (end time 09-Jan-10 09:43:40 GMT)

That does look very appealing, I must admit.

I would imagine that compared to many of the options, this would perhaps be a fairly sensible proposition - usable, and also hold it's money quite well.

And from what I recall reading - not all that expensive to run compared to many exotic or older choices.

Will

 

[BlackC55]

E55k

 

[Gridlock]

An automatic NSX?

That's sacrilege. Who'd buy such a thing?

 

[Howard]

I know , i know .....

It just looks such a lovely car bar the autobox ....

 

[James Rothwell]

An automatic NSX?

That's sacrilege. Who'd buy such a thing?

From memory aren't they relatively slow? 0-62mph in 7 seconds or so? A diesel 3 series is faster than that nowadays.

 

[Lugy]

According to Wiki it's 5.03s to 60.

 

[Gridlock]

Autocar results were 5.03, yeah.

How much involvement did Senna have in the development of the 3 series?

How many 3 series did Gordon Murray drive while developing the F1 to copy the feel?

 

[Iain]

If it wasn't a Mercedes. I think I'd like an Alfa 157 jtdM auto