What would you buy?

[Scott]

Get something a bit more special with that cash imo, instead of a run-of-the-mill car like a golf or a 1-series.

Are you not into older sportscars or Jap crap? It might be impossible to find and own something like an old TT Supra, Skyline or RX7 / similar in the near future.

Either that or something like an Integra Type R (DC5) as they're a bit newer.

I've actually started looking at some older cars...I'm a fan of the Jap stuff but not so much in terms of having it as a daily. There are too many which are highly strung or have ridiculous cannons on the back which aren't all that appealing to me unfortunately. A DC5 looks great, however they're a lot of money for a car that's that old, and has that kind of performance (IMO).

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/a...ogcode=hlp

Haha these are amazing, I'm sorely tempted by one! I've had a good look around at them and running costs, they've been on the list a while.

Right, now all the sensible suggestions are out of the way, forget about all the dull econo-boxes and drive one of these. 245bhp V8, AC, cruise, heated leather armchairs, acres of space, limo ride and still pretty good handlers when you feel like it. Fair enough, you won't get 25mpg ever, but it's way under your budget, will qualify for £250 a year classic insurance, and won't constantly break because it's too complicated like all modern cars.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-Benz-...2c7770bdc9

You sir, are welcome.

Funny you mention that, I've been spending the last couple of weeks looking at the W124 Coupes (mostly the E320) and they've absolutely awesome in terms of what you get for your money. Build quality and comfort are superb, they look fantastic, and sound great.

Might not meet your ride quality requirements... but if i had £9k to spend on a motor, it'd probably be an Evo

Evo10. /thread

P1 Impreza FTMFW. Cant beat the sound of a boxer and a P1 Is an aspiring collectable and soon to be classic

Over 200bhp
Epic handling and ride quality
good build quality
EPIC bwarps
easily within budget.

It would be that or a focus ST / Mk1 Focus RS for me personally

An Evo or Scooby wouldn't really fit the reliability requirement I'm afraid, they need to be serviced far too frequently and aren't quite the daily driver I'd be looking for.

Cheers for all your suggestions so far

Something that I've wanted for a *long* time is a 911, and I've found myself looking at 996s far too much this week...For a decent one they're a bit out of budget, but it doesn't hurt to look

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/u...iment=true
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/u...te/2261801