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Simon
i am after changing cars soon and dont know what to go for. i am open to almost anything within reason and have no specific criteria other than
reliability!
i would consider,petrol or diesel, small cars or large cars, sporty or comfortable, anything considered within a £6k budget.
basically im asking; if you had £6k to spend on a car, what would you get? cheers
Alpina b10 3.2 manual.
do you think there is a man on earth who loves beemers more than you? lol
Rover 25 turbo diesel
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Simon
[Edited on 11/9/10 by bj928]
mercedes CL500 or CL600,w or x reg so getting the cheaper tax, space, looks comfort, speed when needed, looks a hell of a lot more than a 6k car, one on autotrader now at 5k
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Originally posted by daniel mason
do you think there is a man on earth who loves beemers more than you? lol
Linky and would still give you £5k to play with 
Right noe, me personally?
I'd be looking for a previous shape 330i coupe converted for LPG - lots of car, plenty quick enough and cheap motoring on LPG
http://www.pistonheads.com/sALES/1924194.htm
the later 3.3 too
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Originally posted by franky
Alpina b10 3.2 manual.
nice car,^^^ shame its sold. cant imagine insurance bieng cheap, im still only 28!
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Originally posted by nick205
Right noe, me personally?
I'd be looking for a previous shape 330i coupe converted for LPG - lots of car, plenty quick enough and cheap motoring on LPG
i've run a few LPG cars, and they have been much cheaper to run than even the diesel of the same model, putting LPG on my pickup to ship back to the uk, mind you 7.4 v8 needs something to help its drinking problem!!
Cadillac BLS. I'll admit you'd probably have to by a high miler to get one for 6K but I think they look amazing and it's all Saab underneath, get a Diesel and you get a loverly Alfa 1.9 unit which should be resonable on fuel.
For reliability ------------ an Avensis
Only thing to look out for is piston slap at 70,000 miles plus dosen't happen if car has been run with 5w/30 in the sump.
As for LPG how much you save depends on the price of LPG in your area in my area it is 49p to 59p per litre. I think the NW is about the same . I
save 17 pounds per 250 miles on the Rover 75 1.8
In contrast South East England they charge at least 10p more per litre.
Toyotas need a valve saver kits fitted to run on LPG.
Another one to consider is a Rover 75 find a very good low mileage petrol one below 3k --- and bank the change.
Low mileage diesel ones are rarer but even from a dealer you should find one with less than 60k the clock
Take a look at this one ebay item 280560295581 25k miles on the clock --- just under 6K
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Originally posted by bj928
i've run a few LPG cars, and they have been much cheaper to run than even the diesel of the same model, putting LPG on my pickup to ship back to the uk, mind you 7.4 v8 needs something to help its drinking problem!!