new car needed for my dad! Advice & rocommendations
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hi my dad is selling his van & wants a very fast large estate car, preferably rear wheel drive or four wheel drive as he's not a fan of the other type!

he dont want to spend any more than £3000 & it'll be a tow car on the very rare occasion, must of course be a bulletproof reliable car that is easy to fix at home!

he'd prefer something thats really quick but not that bad on insurence, he does want a very quick car though!

a good stereo as standard is a must for him (thats his words)

i thought maybe a scooby forester or a

mitsubishi legacy twin turbo, heard that these have probs though, i dont know???

what you reckon chaps, what would you guys recommend

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Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

volvo

Octavia VRS's are good Value for money.

170 BHP
138mph top speed
0-60 in 8. something as far as I recall.

Not too sure what the secondhand value of them is mind?

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

A4 2.8 quatttro

one of these but an estate would be good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3h-iIIR8yw

i think this will be a longtermer car if we get the balance of stupid power & fuel right, & a car that can be fiddled with to make quicker easily is always nice, & parts must be very easy to get & it to be a bit of a sleeper is always good, my dad tends to take all the badges off his cars his 58 too! haha!

mer fenton! audi good thought, i like those, very understated

i like the wuick volvos but my dad dont like the grandaddy status :) have to be convincing

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

Don't know if this link will work

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/cars_...earch_full.y=11

But search for Subaru Legacy GT on Autotrader, loads for under 3k. Not sure about insurance though.

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holly cack a mundo!!!! that volvo 740 turbo is top! a porpor sleeper, one of these as an estate would be nice, seem easy to tune too!

good pont will, my dad is lucky, he's has a clean license & full NCB & is at that age where insurance should be pretty good, he does 15 miles a day 5 days a week so should get a low mile policty too! all helps dont it!

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

those legacys are nice looking estate cars, inside is a bit bland but all jap cars eem to be,

are these a reliable bit of kit, i hve had ppl say they can be a bit unreliable dont know if thats true, seems good value for 260+hp alot of tuning potential on these i presume, alot of specialist garages

OH yep, his preferance is a manual gearbox, he aint a fan of slushbox at all!!!

Edited by clubminiflip on 27th Feb, 2007.

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

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Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

Well my old legacy turbo has just been sold on ebay with 180,000 miles on the clock, still as a runner.

In 5 years (and 60,000miles) of ownership I only spent money on consumables (tyres, brakes, exhaust).

My current legacy has needed a new wheel bearing and new ARB bushes, that's it in 2 years.

Choose wisely and get a good one and it'll last forever.

Once the 3.0 Spec B gets to 10 or 11k to buy there'll be one on my drive.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

How about something like that-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AUDI-A4-2-8-V6-QUATT...1QQcmdZViewItem

so if your on your 2nd one will_h you must be quite a happy chap with a legacy? any paticular things to look for with them?

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Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

tom, thats defo a nice interour, not into the wood myself but its not bad, glad you pointed these out tom, quite nice the audi

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

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Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

Volvo 850 t5

i almost had guessed what people would have said, just waiting for roger to recommend something VAG and TD to say sierra lol.

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

And i thought you were going to say toyota Carl! LOL

Back once again like a renegade master

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

nothing wrong with a toyota i tink they are a top car but i cant think of any estates that are rwd or 4wd in the range for the money

a sierra aint that bad, its finding a minter though with the right engine, a 2.8 twin turbo 4wd would be perfect

turbo diesel is fine too but its gotta be very fast

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

My A4 estate is a 4WD and turbo diesel, 2.5 V6, it goes well for what it is but I wouldn't call it "very fast", and you won't find one worth having for £3k either.

my dad prefers a petrol, put it this way! there was a subaru pickup on ebay recently that had a 3ltr motor from one of the bigger scooby cars, i dont remeber which, i know its the same engine porshe use in there car, 330hp 4wd, he did consider it, the only down points were that it had a slush box & fuel consumption would more than likely been really bad! & being a pickup it was'nt that practical for what he wants now

i think 220hp minimum i think he'd spend £4000 at a push but he's tight haha!

he'll take it up the pod or avon once or twice i think, just to see how quick it can be

my faves are the

legacy
jap import nissan stagea/skyline estate, most are auto's though :(
audi 2.8 estate
volvo

but if others for the money are about, plz let me know cause he'll be selling his lil van very very soon

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

will-h, i think i'm not 100% i admit! but i think its the water cooled 3.2 or 3.6 engine from a bigger scooby is used by porshe too in there cars, could be rumer i did'nt check it out myself, ya never know these days with car manufacturers

sorry i did'nt mean the porshe was 4wd 330hp that was the scooby pickup that was on egay

either way the scooby brumby pickup was a nice bit of kit!

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

Porsche cars always have used Porsche engines, apart from the 924, but some people will argue thats not a proper Porsche anyway.

well in recent times the giggest Subaru engine available in the UK has been 3.0l.

I suspect the Porscher thing is Ebay rubbish. Most likely a reference to the flat engine being the same type/style fitted to 911s.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph