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Merc, BMW, Jag or Porsche? For 15k max.

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#1 ·
Ok 10 grand to spend. Which is it to be? I'll start with a competition between a choice between these 4. Feel free to add other choices. But which would you want to drive and why?

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Porsche 928

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Or Merc SEC

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I've had one of each or maybe 2 at one time or another and i'd actually have the 928, as its probably the best built car in the world...
 
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M3 CS just about squeezes in at under £15k, basically a stripped out M3 and typical of that era less for more.

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But on the other hand

A Merc C43 would be nice, more doors and maybe not as sharp handling but with it's V8 quicker than the Beemer and probably more comfortable. A proper autobahn brusier and must be in black.

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For a Porker I'd still take a chance on a 996 despite there reputation for self destructive motors. If you can run to taking a chance superb cars. I was behind one the other day which must of had some sort of sports exhaust, sounded awesome when he gave it a bit of gas. Has to be a convertible though.

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And lastly with £15k to blow, who cares if it always broke down you could just pull up a garden chair and look at it.

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#6 ·
Out of those four it would have to be the Bmw with the Porsche in second
With a bit of negotiation for £15k you could have both

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And a little something for the weekend.

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Probably bankrupt me if they went wrong and having that pair sat outside a council flat might raise a few eyebrows but hey ho

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Something a bit left field, not many around and any amount of reasonably priced goodies for its Corvette based V8 to make it a seriously fast motor

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I saw that, but given the choice between a Bentley and a Vauxhall there was only going to be one winner
 
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My CL55 AMG with just 69k miles from new was bought recently for just under £7k, amazing car, have seen it at car shows on the MB club stand for the last few years so snapped it up when it came up for sale in the summer!

Then we bought the wonderful mint condition SL320 Edition with full Mercedes-Benz service history and 67k miles on the clock, mind you that was twice Nigelp' s budget at £20k.
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#14 ·
If I had a budget of £15k I'd probably be looking at a Porsche Boxster, which is my favourite "achievable" car. A quick look on the Autotrader website today brings up loads of results, so I'd be looking at the lowest possible mileage, such as this 2008 model with 37,000 miles on the clock:

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A bargain at £13,995

Or maybe this one, same year and price, but only 28,000 miles on the clock:

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Always nice to dream........ :tongue:
 
#15 ·
If I had a budget of £15k I'd probably be looking at a Porsche Boxster, which is my favourite "achievable" car. A quick look on the Autotrader website today brings up loads of results, so I'd be looking at the lowest possible mileage, such as this 2008 model with 37,000 miles on the clock:

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A bargain at £13,995

Or maybe this one, same year and price, but only 28,000 miles on the clock:

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Always nice to dream........ :tongue:
Fyi not always the best method with mileage on high end or sport prestige cars Dave. Problem is if they are not driven on a regular basis you find they can conceal alot of issues but because they look in decent cosmetic condition people buy them. For me I would look to buy something with a bit more mileage on it but is used daily/weekly this will give a good indication the car is running nice enough to use on that basis and maintenance would normally be done more often. I'm saying this the case everytime just I tend use it as general rule thumb.
 
#21 ·
Out of your choice,

1: 928

2:635

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i think we have a winner so far for the 928...i'm not surprised. Of all the above its probably the most true of being a supercar.

Probably my favourite car ive had. My 3600 quid 928s2. It was the 4.7 and so raw and fast. Much preferred it to my 5 litre s4. Which was too civilised. This was a monster. Absolute beast.
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Out of those four it would have to be the Bmw with the Porsche in second, I really like the Sec but I'm guessing the other two would be a better drive.

You could get this or an M135i for 10k too, used to have a 645ci and miss it alot.k3rqtg.jpg
good choice i fancy a 635d

thats the bmw v8 isn't it @scottswatches? I used to hanker after a turbo r in the previous gen and they were only 6 grand...still are...

Something a bit left field, not many around and any amount of reasonably priced goodies for its Corvette based V8 to make it a seriously fast motor

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one tore the pants of my s550 amg merc in conwy last year :laugh:
 
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shame its not black, @BondandBigM merc SL300 with very low miles, 62,000 on the clock and only 4 grand!

its almadine but who cares.

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but it has a peugeot engine in it, driving the front wheels

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201901143933565?model=300&advertising-location=at_cars&sort=price-asc&radius=1500&postcode=le143qh&make=MERCEDES-BENZ&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=New&page=1

or maybe they listed the wrong photo...
 
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#44 ·
Yes, 4k doesn't sound too bad with the issues that the seller discloses.

A 1k boxster? They would scrap for more!
i thought you'd bought it Scott! It seems to have gone off the trader.

Not on your list of Marques Nigel, but I would like this....

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for under 15K
yeh had one.
 
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