gregh

If you had a budget of £30k, what decent performing coupe would you get? Need to be able seat 2 adults and 2 kids.

new, second hand, or coming soon a possibility!

So far I intend to look at the Mazda RX8, maybe a Merc CLK, but what else?

Can you get any 4 seater porkers at all?

cheers,

greg

Duck_Pond

Most porkies are 2+2.

RB5320

you could definitely get a good Porsche 993 for that budget. For info have a look at www.911virgin.com

Steve

ElliotP

E36 M3 Maybe? Might even to be able to scrape a rocket ship mileage E46 in

corradoboy

At £30k you could do worse than TVR Cerbera. Found quite a few like this on Autotrader.

2000 W Reg TVR Cerbera 4.0 Speed Six
Purple Paradise, Coupe, 11,000 miles , 2 Doors. Air Conditioning, Alloy Wheels, Electric Windows, Electric wing mirrors, One Owner, Power steering.Portland and nimbus grey half hide and purple carpets and white dials. Includes TVR no plate, 6CD player upgraded head unit and speakers. and TVR overmats.One owner supplied and serviced by ourselves.Visit our website www.henley-tvr.com for more cars. (We are acting as an agent on the sale of this vehicle) £29,995.

Another option would be getting a cheap saloon (Ford Mundane/Vauxwhore Vectra et al) and spend £28k or so on a joy machine for you. Then you could be talking Boxster/S2000/Elise/VX220, or alternatively look at Evo's & Imprezas. OK not as cool looking as true coupes, but spectacular and practical. If it must be a coupe the choice is a tad limited for 4 seats. Alfa GTV, TT, Pug 406 or BMW 3series.

Good hunting.

[Edited by corradoboy - 7/24/2003 4:45:44 PM]

Reffro

BMW 330Ci, plenty quick enough and a good residuals, running costs etc etc

Witchfinder

I wouldn't go for a TVR is half the stories be true!

The RX-8 sounds like a great car, and looks like the rear seats might actually be useful. However, you may have difficulty sourcing one - check with the dealer.

VW seem to have dropped their plans for a Passat coupe, but hope springs eternal that the Tudor may find the light of day under a Skoda badge

Bobby Peru

E46 M3

gregh

there's no rush really, so the RX8 is a possibility

corradoboy

If there's no rush, wait for the Scooby B11S.

corradoboy

A tad over budget but, what the hell it's worth it.



Enlarge 1995 ASTON MARTIN DB7 COUPE AUTO,
1995, N reg. 62000 miles, British Racing Green, Parchment interior, FAMSH, recent service and MOT and in superb condition throughout, CD autochanger, heated screen, cruise control, Tracker, genuine reason for sale, (new Aston on order!). £31,950 . (Herts).

Tel: (07968) 800837 or (01279) 507861

corradoboy

Another worth a look.



1999 V Reg Jaguar XKR Coupe
Platinum Silver Metallic, 63,000 miles . Air Conditioning.Warm Charcoal Leather, C/Con, Cup Holder, 18inch Alloys, Premium Sound Music, Classic Pack Trim, One Owner, Service History. £29,995

workshy_fopp

I'd be going down the M5 / E55 route if I were you, but if you must have a coop, then CLK55's are amazingly cheap for a car that can cost £90k specced up.

Sicey

Maserati 3200GT?

fatherpierre

Gotta be M3/5.

The running costs and issues of reliability with the other cars mentioned must put them out of the picture.

Poor Guy

1968 Ford Mustnag 390-GT

gregh

yeh running costs of a DB7 are probably a touch high!

Which mag has a cost per mile, is it What Car?

regards,

greg