12LEE

I need something practical to scratch around in. Priorities:

1. Reliability
2. Lack of depreciation and easy to resell
3. Currentish respectable image
4. Performance

Considering either a 97/98 Passat or an ex-Plod Omega MV6 (going rate about £2.5k). Any feedback or other suggestions?

Cheers

Lee.

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Mondeo 2.0 Ghia, mate has one and really rates it, avoid ex plod unless really commited.

polarbearit

Had a passat 1.8 once when someone crashed one of the pool cars...

Well built and smooth with possibly the worst steering I've ever used - no feel whatsoever Wasn't very quick either!

I'd go for an ex plod omega - for £2.5k its worth a punt!

Stuart J

Try looking at Skoda Octavias, Audi/VW with a different badge. I sold my STI 3 a few months ago & bought a Skud 4x4.
With a few mods it will be as quick if not quicker than the Scoob & the build quality is 100 times better, the running costs are way less, even mods are cheaper, the car is based on a Golf (like the Audi TT) so a lot of the tuning bits for these fit.
Also its not a Police/**** in Nova Magnet.
Older Octavias are really cheap & if you really want to save money on day to day costs look for a 1.9 diesel. they do 2 versions, a 90 bhp & a 110 bhp. I cant vouch for performance figures for the older Diesels but we recently bought a new 110 bhp diesel estate for my Wifes work car. Over the first 6000 miles it has averaged 41.6 mpg & it gets well used, I have seen just over 120 on the speedo.

TIFF-C20WTH

Ford Scorpio Ultima 2.9 24v Cosworth Estate

I bought one on Saturday,it has abserloutly everything in it and 210 bhp to boot. and it fookin shifts too

M plate,fsh,leather,air con,electric everything,cruise control,you name it this car has it,There was not a car higher in Fords range at the time
New-£29,995
Bought Saturday for £2000

Scot123

Bought a 525 SE Estate for £2700 recently, alot of car for the money!

Very handy when it comes to prams and her 'shopping'

Steve V8

Paid £5500 for my 1996 E34 BMW 540 Touring last year, but you can pick them up for £4k or so.

4.0 V8 with 286 bhp, 295 lb/ft. Mine has 125k on it with no problems.

155 limited top, and sub 7 second to 60.




Defo one of the fastest practical estates you can buy, and good fun with it.

Scot123

Nice tourer Steve, deffo one for the gas conversion though!

Regacy

Steve V8 what you doing in West Bay?
I was there for the weekend visiting the inlaws, just came back yesterday.

Steve V8

I live up in Yeovil, so was just passing and thought it a good time to get some pics