smudgedon Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 So as you may have seen, the Zed is up for sale on here, eBay and Pistonheads. Hopefully get some interest as I finish putting her back to standard over the next coming weeks This leaves me with a dilemma as to what my next car should be! The Zed is everything I need from a car and I don't think anything will compare, but I need a set of wheels Part of me is saying to get a cheap Fiesta for like £300 and just run it into the ground for a year until I can afford to buy another decent car (maybe even another Zed) but I just don't think I can downgrade that much Much budget would be something around £2k, so was wondering what people would do in my situation? My spec list for a car is: Reliable Good looking - aesthetics are important to me in a car Fairly quick (can't downgrade too much after the Zed) Rare - I don't like having Audi A3's that every Tom, Dick and Harry has Not German - running costs of my last 3 German cars were just stupid I've got a shortlist of some things I've briefly looked into: BH5 Legacy GTB Mondeo ST220 V6 (had the diesel version before) Mitsubishi Evo 4 And at a push, because I don't really like BMW's and it's German, a BMW 540i Sport The Legacy is my favourite, but seems to be hard to find a BH5 rather than the earlier BG5 which has the ugly front end within my budget. There is 1 at £2k but potentially needs a new front dif. Plus the Evo and the Legacy have the same issue of high insurance premiums due to being turbocharged Jap cars which seem to carry a high price The Mondeo is a great car, had the diesel version before. Not sure about the V6 engine in them and again would be hard to find a nice example for around £2k The BMW probably won't even be considered, it's German, it's a BMW....but it's a 4ltr V8 with RWD fun fun! Any other suggestions guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 All of those can cost a bomb to run. Double your budget and get something more reliable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theheff Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I know there old but how about a saxo vts, fun little cars and cheap to buy and run. Plus good fun around a track if you get the urge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgedon Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 All of those can cost a bomb to run. Double your budget and get something more reliable? Can't just double my budget The Legacy is pretty reliable, as is the Evo. Just need regular oil changes which isn't a problem I know there old but how about a saxo vts, fun little cars and cheap to buy and run. Plus good fun around a track if you get the urge. Ewww, no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsexr Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I`d get the evo out of that lot failing that Get something like a celica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I used to have a Legacy twin turbo. Easily as fast as the zed in a straight line - when the big turbo spooled up the blood drained out of my feet... however, it was an auto and that bit went wrong - lower gears crunched and a shaft must have come loose - many expensive noises. Eventually the lockup clutch stopped working too. Others in the Legacy club used to have problems with the transfer box causing hoppity skip in reverse. Apart from weak transmission, the Akebono brakes were absolute rubbish where the calipers were forever seizing up. And the cam covers on flat fours tend to leak - unfortunately the exhaust goes underneath them so you get a well known 'Leggy smell' of burnt oil through the air vents. Great cars - they were known as the Subaru lunacy when they came out, great spec etc, but old now and don't age well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgedon Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 Wouldn't touch an auto anyway, would have to be manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Is200? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgedon Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 Is200? Hmmm....don't know much about them. Bit slow aren't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Is200? Hmmm....don't know much about them. Bit slow aren't they? yea slow nice cars tho if you could push the boat out and get an altezza bit more like it but there was a TTE supercharged is200 on ebay last few weeks for £2000 BIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Consider a Scooby i picked my bugeye up dirt cheap and is trooper so far,i know you wanted different i got a white one so that ticked my box,the legacy is great my friend owned one but not without a list of problems, failing that maybe gt4 celica as mentioned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Evo service intervals come along every 10 days, and cost and arm and a leg Speaking to a couple of local owners it really did put me off buying one. How about a Focus RS Mazda 6 MPS (very rare!) Celica VVTLi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 can you get a mazda 6 mps and a focus rs for 2k these days ?? they dropped alot in the last 12 months if so Honda accord type r? 2.2 vtec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I don't see the point of selling the Zed and getting something just as expensive to run, unless I'm missing something just get a cheap car to run into the ground and save some pennies for a better car when the time comes, it will be more of an incentive 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgedon Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 Is200? Hmmm....don't know much about them. Bit slow aren't they? yea slow nice cars tho if you could push the boat out and get an altezza bit more like it but there was a TTE supercharged is200 on ebay last few weeks for £2000 BIN Spoke to the guy about the charge is200, mileage was nearing 200k!!! And he had no receipts for the work that was done, no thanks Consider a Scooby i picked my bugeye up dirt cheap and is trooper so far,i know you wanted different i got a white one so that ticked my box,the legacy is great my friend owned one but not without a list of problems, failing that maybe gt4 celica as mentioned Might have to get a scooby for the laugh of the boxer engine 2 friends had Celica GT4s, both of them were riddled with problems Evo service intervals come along every 10 days, and cost and arm and a leg Speaking to a couple of local owners it really did put me off buying one. How about a Focus RS Mazda 6 MPS (very rare!) Celica VVTLi Wouldn't get an RS or a Mazda 6 for £2k Celica is a bit girly for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgedon Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 I don't see the point of selling the Zed and getting something just as expensive to run, unless I'm missing something just get a cheap car to run into the ground and save some pennies for a better car when the time comes, it will be more of an incentive Running costs isn't an issue really, it's just the money from selling the Zed that I need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Ah yes missed the £2k bit - although an Evo as per the picture for £2k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgedon Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 Ah yes missed the £2k bit - although an Evo as per the picture for £2k? Ye there's a few of the Evo 4's around for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201306157311094/sort/default/usedcars/price-from/1000/price-to/2000/model/accord/make/honda/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/keywords/type%20r/postcode/sg87sb/page/1/radius/1500?logcode=p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350 Russ Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 (edited) i bought an alfa 156 veloce last year with 39000 miles FSH and fully loaded for £1500, its only a 1.6 but i really cant tell which i prefer driving that or the zed its that nice. highly recommended Edited July 27, 2013 by 350 Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgedon Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 http://www4.autotrad.../1500?logcode=p Hmmm...interesting i bought an alfa 156 veloce last year with 39000 miles FSH and fully loaded for £1500, its only a 1.6 but i really cant tell which i prefer driving that or the zed its that nice. highly recommended Not a fan of Alfa's anymore I've owned mine to claim my Petrolhead status Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Any Evo at £2k is going to have cost you £5k after one year... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yampiedog Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Impreza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgedon Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 Impreza is certainly shouting at me....but I'd rather have the Legacy to be a bit different... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 They also did the Lexus is300 which is a v6 version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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