Moonloops

Looking to get an old runaround that fast and not obtrusive (no I'm not a drug dealer )

Just realised there's **** all worth buying these days for £5k to £6k

Anyone any experience of the above ? or suggest anything else about this price range (saab 9-5 aero hot )

I'd have to test drive the accord as I'm no fan of the vtec stupidity..

MikT

Cannot speak for the Golf or A4 but if you are not a fan of the VTEC then stay away from the ATR as its the last of the proper screaming VTECs. Not a lot before 6k rpm and then madness in a narrow power band.

Sublime handling and entertainment though.

Moonloops

Ok - I prefer cars with grunt throughout the rev range so I'll drop the accord idea ta

Petem95

You should be able to pick up a nice late 90's A4 2.8 V6 Quattro for that money, and then youre looking at a nice smooth V6, 60 in just over 7 and 150mph.

BMW 528i might be another option - these are even faster, but the image does tend to go a bit 'council estate/drug dealer' at the sort of age you'd be looking at.

KiwiGTI

A6? Mate of mine picked up a 2nd hand one a couple of years back for £6-7000 and I was stunned at the condition, would swear you were in a new car.

Moonloops

A6 and 528 are probably a bit big for what I need.. woth a look though

A4 V6 does sound promising..

ScoobyDoo555

Got an Audi (albeit an S4) - but the V6 is amazing
Mine's a 99S and looks brand spanking new inside

Lovely drive with plenty of poke (2.7 V6 Biturbo )

Echo what others have said though - the VTEC (IMHO) takes alot of getting used to, as you have to work the engine to get the best out of it. I looked at one, but thought it would be more tiring than the Subaru to drive over a long distance.

I get the impression that the Golf is a bit on the heavy side (read as slow), but I haven't driven a V5, so I'm not really in the best position to comment.
The A6 is also very nice to.

All I would say, is that with the Audis, check that you're happy with the fuel economy. Mine at best, is returning about 27/28 mpg on an urban run. 15/18 round town (but it is fun!! )

Dan

Moonloops

Thanks Dan, most cars I have had did less the 15/18 mpg.. my CLK 430 did 11

S4 would be nice but probably a bit expensive for what I want..

Jonathan Davies

If fuel costs are no object, how about a 95/96 XJR?! Supercharged straight 6, not the V8 so only 320 odd hp. Plenty on trader for 4-6k...

Weird kind of runabout, admittedly. But rather good fun.

Edited to add... I get 11-13 around town.

Moonloops

Nice - but a little big methinks..

J4CKO

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Saab if you like mid range grunt, no real need to get a v6.

Moonloops

yeah - I had a 93 turbo - maybe a 95 Aero Hot will work well

Iwan

I bought a Golf Mk4 V5 about 2 weeks ago, it's the nicest car i've ever owned. Very smooth and quiet, plenty of torque (though not the same as a 320bhp Impreza), reliable (hopefully) and cheap to insure/service/run. It's averaged 31mpg since I bought it, and will do 40mpg if you sit at 60mph, not bad for a 2.3 engine. It's at least twice as economical as my Impreza was.

Mine was £7500 from a dealer, with 1yrs full VW warranty and breakdown cover.

Moonloops

Nice - I suppose there are chips and stuff to improve the power etc.

matchmaker

I had a tussle with one last week - he hadn't realised that I about to overtake on a NSL dual carriageway, but tried to boot it as I was passing - no contest - the ACR has 159 lbf torque at 6700 rpm, my Octavia has 251lbf from about 2100 rpm.

I don't think I could put up with a car you have to rev so hard to make progress - but I wouldn't mind trying one!

Iwan

I'd presume so, you can chip most VAG group cars. That's not what I was after though, planning to keep this one totally standard.

Moonloops

Update on what I got in the end - yup a scoob LOL

ScoobyDoo555

LOL!!

Enjoy

Dan