Guest Blitzed Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 After selling my Supra twinturbo after 1 years of ownership im feeling the need for speed again. I plan to purchase a manual supra twinturbo next year but for the time being im after a 4 door German car which would be nearly as quick as one, maybe a BMW 540i or E55 Merc or possibly an S4 Audi, can anyone suggest or has anyone raced such motor and what was the outcome im not interested in Subaru's or Evos. Ive got around 6k to spend. Help would be most appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 With 6k id say go for a high miler of a 540i (a sport if your lucky) but wouldnt be no where near as quick, but will sound Oh so sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Personally I would go for the S4, 2.7 Bi-Turbo and 4wd. IIRC they are a 6 second car and 155mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cj748 Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 I'm with jamesmark on this one, S4 is a stormer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiten55 Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 cracking car, worth every penny!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 S4 bi-turbo for £6k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 S4 bi-turbo for £6k? Yes, there are loads on Autotrader at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Yes, there are loads on Autotrader at the moment. Wow. alot of car for the money then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
and1c Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 S4 everytime. Superb autobahn stormers that you can fit 4 people in with a good level of comfort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoliathJay Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 S4. Love them! Check out thus RS4 MTM Supercharged! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Oh yeah and you can get the S4 remapped for just £500. http://www.superchips.co.uk on the right just choose your car and it tells you all about it. Audi S4 1997 - 2001 Engine type : Turbocharged Petrol Engine size : 2671 cm3 Cylinders : 6 Original bhp : 265 Original nm : 400 BHP increase : 41 NM gain : 80 Lb/Ft gain : 59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiten55 Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 S4. Love them! Check out thus RS4 MTM Supercharged! oh my god Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Personally I would go for the S4, 2.7 Bi-Turbo and 4wd. IIRC they are a 6 second car and 155mph. Oh wow, good idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 They are also an eye opener when they go wrong, and there's a good chance a £6K one will have some issues. Parts and labour are in the big boys league with those things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Blitzed Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 I was thinking they could be pricey on maintenance with the 4x4 and gearbox syncro issues, 540i sounds good produces same amount of torque as the Supra and wont be too ridiculous on maintenance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 £6k is not far from a TT manual anyway is it? if that's your ultimate goal why bother with an almost as expensive inbetween car...................if you just fancy something different fair enough.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 What about the twin turbo 4 door Lexus things? They are reliable, go well, and are cheap as chips. You could buy two for 6K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 I was thinking they could be pricey on maintenance with the 4x4 and gearbox syncro issues, 540i sounds good produces same amount of torque as the Supra and wont be too ridiculous on maintenance Both Audi and BMW are high maintenance when they go wrong, BMW has high service costs and I would imagine so would Audi. A couple of my mates have had 3 series BMW's and they hated MOT and service times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Blitzed Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 It crossed my mind getting an Aristo but i think im gonna go German this time, cheers for the input, E55 here we come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 A 500E is cheap and quite a nice tool. there's an article about them in one of the magazines this month. Trouble with the new big engined Mercedes is they put big engines in big, heavy bodyshells. The 500E was a slightly less portly shell with a big engine. This is where you need to search the specs for power to weight, and area under the power curve. I'd bet that's where an Aristo would embarrass the Kraut mobiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Blitzed Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Not sure what a 500E is, i was talking about the Mercedes E55 AMG, 354 bhp, 380 lb foot of torque brought out to rival the BMW M5 (e39), it seems like a super fast 4-door saloon. The Aristos look a bit pricey the 2nd generations ones that is and they are rare so it will be difficult finding one, im not keen on the earlier models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 (edited) Not sure what a 500E is......Early 90s W124 E-class Mercedes with a 320(ish)bhp 5-litre V8. Built by Porsche. LHD only. Check W210 E55s carefully for rust. Mercedes quality was terrible for a while. Edited May 5, 2008 by garethr (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooze Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 What about the twin turbo 4 door Lexus things? They are reliable, go well, and are cheap as chips. You could buy two for 6K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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