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Wanted.. Family estate, 0-60 under 6.5 secs.(4wd)
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:05 pm
by Victor Meldrew
Looking for a replacement for my time bomb Audi... circa 20k
Had a look at:
Porche Cayene, ugly but capable...
V10 VW Toerag, not sure about that one
RS6 a little out of price range for a decent one
Scooby 5 door... may not be big enough
Evo estate, hens teeth
V70R to old man
Any other suggestions..
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:12 pm
by jj
RS4 Avants to be had at under £20k.
I would pocket £10k and buy a mint C43 AMG Estate.
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:52 pm
by gorrie
OK, it's RWD and not 4WD, but an MG ZTT, 260... 4.6ltr V8... should see you under 6.5secs as standard.... pick them up for about £11-£14K then pay Dreadnought £5K to supercharge it to 400bhp... change from £20K.
The 400bhp upgrade is reliable... the 500bhp however...
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:08 pm
by CSK_423
jj wrote:RS4 Avants to be had at under £20k.
I would pocket £10k and buy a mint C43 AMG Estate.
jj I like your thinking I was going to post the same
Or even a B6 S4 ?? coming in around the 20k mark
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:47 pm
by alicrozier
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:39 pm
by k12chu
my uncle drives an S4 Avant. Fantastic car. handles well, looks great, sounds awesome, GPS, bose sound system with built in bluetooth, heated seats, solar sun roof + loads of other features. GUZZLER though!
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:49 pm
by Scottynic
S4 avant or RS4 avant would be my choice, just do not buy Cayenne they are absolutely awful!
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:35 pm
by Dominic
Scottynic wrote:S4 avant or RS4 avant would be my choice, just do not buy Cayenne they are absolutely awful!
"the cayenne; the car for people with more money than taste"
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:40 pm
by Victor Meldrew
jj wrote:RS4 Avants to be had at under £20k.
I would pocket £10k and buy a mint C43 AMG Estate.
The "hmm" muscle twitched at that one..
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:11 pm
by scottyf
Have to say, always had an inkling for the Forester STI..not sure why...think it might be summat to do with the butt ugly, left field, cool factor
For rareability how about a Mitsi Pajero Evolution?
Or for real oddballs try a Mitsi Airtrek Turbo R with an Evo engine in it???
http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarr ... urbor.html
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:14 pm
by campbell
The A4/S4/RS4 is considered actually not a lot bigger than your average Golf. Or we'd have 'ad one already. Agree for Impreza, similar challenge.
So for full-on family spec, consider fast Subaru Legacy. 3.0R models, with 6-cylinder boxer, perm 4x4 and sublime handling plus strong spec. Also various import versions if you really want to blow the wee one's nappy off.
However Saddos R Us over here will be looking at likes of Skoda Octavia vRS estate diesel in due course. Boot the size of an A6 packaged into an A4-esque size body and plenty stuff for your money. But many will still baulk at the badge nae doot.
2p worth.
Campbell
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:31 pm
by RDH
Dominic wrote:Scottynic wrote:S4 avant or RS4 avant would be my choice, just do not buy Cayenne they are absolutely awful!
"the cayenne; the car for people with more money than taste"
agreed!
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:47 pm
by BiggestNizzy
Dominic wrote:
"the cayenne; the car for people with more money than taste"
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:55 pm
by jj
John Reid wrote:jj wrote:RS4 Avants to be had at under £20k.
I would pocket £10k and buy a mint C43 AMG Estate.
The "hmm" muscle twitched at that one..
The hmm good muscle? I am thinking this for example
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/185201.htm but with less miles.
I have mentioned it before, but its worth telling again - a customer of mine spent a couple of £k short of £100k on a techart`ed orange and black leathered Cayenne Turbo S about 10months ago.
Work that out!
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:24 am
by Dominic
campbell wrote:The A4/S4/RS4 is considered actually not a lot bigger than your average Golf. Or we'd have 'ad one already. Agree for Impreza, similar challenge.
So for full-on family spec, consider fast Subaru Legacy. 3.0R models, with 6-cylinder boxer, perm 4x4 and sublime handling plus strong spec. Also various import versions if you really want to blow the wee one's nappy off.
However Saddos R Us over here will be looking at likes of Skoda Octavia vRS estate diesel in due course. Boot the size of an A6 packaged into an A4-esque size body and plenty stuff for your money. But many will still baulk at the badge nae doot.
2p worth.
Campbell
My sister has an Octavia estate, and rates it highly. I have also been in several Fabia VRSs and have been very impressed. There is, however, a noticeable difference in quality between the Octavia and my old man's Audi A6. Mechanically, there are all sound.