Discussion thread: What car would you buy for 5 grand?

[Southie]

Just a random thread really lol

What in this day and age would buy if you had £5000, just curious what people think and why?

Pictures are always good for any thread ;)

[kiwinova]

Jeek from 7eam chizfab bmw 540...probably won't know the car (drifting scene)

[Southie]

:eek: what lol
so a 5k drift beast for the funnies then ?

[kiwinova]

Yeah and to finish what i started competition drifting

[Southie]

Sounds interesting, what did you start building to that spec?

[millworm]

C20Let chevette

[Southie]

C20Let chevette
Where have you seen one then?

[bazzap8389]

Jeek from 7eam chizfab bmw 540...probably won't know the car (drifting scene)

Saw him with it at driftland.

for 5k I'd prob buy an s14, I really fancy a drift car for my next also. Rather jealous of my mates drift soarer lol

[Southie]

Is that all s14's are these days Baz?
Had a quick search on piisssheads and most start at 5k now

[bazzap8389]

Yeah can pick them up for about £3500 up here. I just can't justify another car at the moment lol

[kiwinova]

Had an s14.....will never go back

[Southie]

Had an s14.....will never go back
offff sounds like a nasty affair lol

[millworm]

Where have you seen one then?

Just What I'd be willing to pay for a good spec one 2dr loon of course

[Balley]

I would just buy a LET for my Nova or maybe buy a minter all ready done.

[Southie]

Yeah can pick them up for about £3500 up here. I just can't justify another car at the moment lol
Scary to think Novas are more than that lol

[Southie]

Just What I'd be willing to pay for a good spec one 2dr loon of course
Ah I see, not sure I've seen a decent LET chevette for that money tbh.

[Southie]

I would just buy a LET for my Nova or maybe buy a minter all ready done.
Must admit that's what I'd do but when spending that much money I'd be paranoid that some thing would still blow up and bankrupt me l

[paddy235]

These ain't 5 grand but I've always liked a renault 19 16v or 21 turbo

[mk1nova_rich]

£5k wouldnt get much Mk2 Escort these days so either a 20XE Mk1 Astra GTE or a Mi16 205. Unless I could find a decent S1 RS Turbo

[brainsnova]

Half a 911 997

[Southie]

Half a 911 997
So a 455.5 or a 498.5 lol

[Southie]

£5k wouldnt get much Mk2 Escort these days so either a 20XE Mk1 Astra GTE or a Mi16 205. Unless I could find a decent S1 RS Turbo
Mi16 is a good shout but would have to be a fully rebuilt engine with plenty of receipts.
You know I love MK1 astras but what spec for 5k would you get?

[kiwinova]

offff sounds like a nasty affair lol
Brings me to my needs every time I think of it [emoji24] lol

[mk1nova_rich]

Tidy GTE with a mild 16v

Or a base model and go mad under the bonnet lol

[Lee H]

Half a 911 997

Try a fifth of a 997, think you mean 996? That's what I'm looking at at the moment.

[Balley]

Must admit that's what I'd do but when spending that much money I'd be paranoid that some thing would still blow up and bankrupt me l
Completely agree. I would rather buy a house to be honest.

[bazzap8389]

Completely agree. I would rather buy a house to be honest.

A house for 5k? I'll have 10 then lol

[mk1nova_rich]

As much as I'd be grateful if someone was giving me £5k, it is peanuts these days TBH

[bazzap8389]

^ couldn't agree more.

[Andy]

Completely agree. I would rather buy a house to be honest.
Same here,well use it towards a deposit anyway.
I couldn't justify having a fart around car anymore,the last couple iv just not used.
Did about 1000miles in my xe before blowing it up,then about another 1000 on the seh before that went bang aswell.
Did 400 in the 205 gti which I had last.
At least racing my nova, it serves a purpose for me rather than driving around aimlessly trying to be 17 again lol

[Novasport]

Maybe a nice BMW E46 330Ci Auto convertible. They are getting cheap now.

[Balley]

A house for 5k? I'll have 10 then lol

You know what I mean, £5000 is a house deposit. Spending £5000 on a car would be nice but it is at the bottom of my list of things to do at the minute.

[Balley]

Same here,well use it towards a deposit anyway.
I couldn't justify having a fart around car anymore,the last couple iv just not used.
Did about 1000miles in my xe before blowing it up,then about another 1000 on the seh before that went bang aswell.
Did 400 in the 205 gti which I had last.
At least racing my nova, it serves a purpose for me rather than driving around aimlessly trying to be 17 again lol

I did about 1500 miles in my restored TD and just over a 1000 in the V6 Loon, I completely agree with you. When I have projects I look at them as a bit of fun but I am careful with the money I spend as I always look as vehicles as a resellable asset, no point spending 5k on a Nova to run it for the summer and then sell it for half what it owes me!

[mk1nova_rich]

You know what I mean, £5000 is a house deposit. Spending £5000 on a car would be nice but it is at the bottom of my list of things to do at the minute.

Deposit for what? A burnt down boarded up terraced house in a ****hole area?

[bazzap8389]

Yeah was just playing lol

[totalnova]

You know what I mean, £5000 is a house deposit. Spending £5000 on a car would be nice but it is at the bottom of my list of things to do at the minute.

My house deposit was 6 times that, and that was only 10%

As has been said, 5 Grand is not really a lot of money these days, things are a lot more expensive then they used to be.

id love another astra coupe turbo
or mk1 astra let
or get my nova finished.............

[blue_peg_16v]

My house deposit was £1600 5% of price glad I bought before the boom

[totalnova]

My house deposit was £1600 5% of price glad I bought before the boom

Must be an old Fart then:thumb:

[craig green]

I havent read the previous posts but I would have something like a VW Jetta TDi if it's for daily duties/sensible car. If it was for more fun related driving I would have a EK9 Type R Civic.


http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp244/oakgreenwithenvy/jettas/EIG38991.jpg (http://media.photobucket.com/user/oakgreenwithenvy/media/jettas/EIG38991.jpg.html)


http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv341/ultradan_z33/ek9-1.jpg (http://media.photobucket.com/user/ultradan_z33/media/ek9-1.jpg.html)

[blue_peg_16v]

I'd get a newer a6 estate for heather, or sell my pikey palace and put the 5k towards what I get off it and buy a newer pikey palace

[Andy]

My house deposit was £1600 5% of price glad I bought before the boomThat don't even get you into a rented house now.

[blue_peg_16v]

Must be an old Fart then:thumb:
I'm 35 had it 12 years now

[blue_peg_16v]

That don't even get you into a rented house now.
Make gypsy life look appealing lol

[Andy]

I have contemplated that before.

[blue_peg_16v]

Plenty of sites near you lol

[Southie]

Make gypsy life look appealing lol
I bought mine 13 years ago, 40k to go lol

[bazzap8389]

I bought mine 13 years ago, 40k to go lol

Thats the deposit I have lol 260k or so to go lol

[Southie]

Thats the deposit I have lol 260k or so to go lol
I bought mine for 28k at the time and extended it a few times for plenty of enjoyment and good times. lol

[bazzap8389]

I wish I was born 10 years earlier When houses were peanuts lol

[brainsnova]

Try a fifth of a 997, think you mean 996? That's what I'm looking at at the moment.

I'm looking to get a 997 as the 996 has the dreaded ims bearing failure, my original plan was get a 996 and put the 997 front etc on it.

[Johnny A]

BMW M5 V8? A friend at work has one and offered it to me for 4K. Around a 97'

[novadave24]

1. bmw e60
2. astra vxr
3. evo

[jimbob-mcgrew]

prob get an RX-8 myself, and spend the £3000 change on some decent tyres, and a holiday.

or maybe i wouldnt make it that far, and blast the lot on prostitutes and heroin lol

[Johnny A]

The only way i'd own an RX8 is if it had a LS1 or better in it.

[dgbnova#1]

Prob get me another scooby mk1 cheap as chips now and spend the balance on some mods on it

my house is all paid for I'm 36 lol

[bazzap8389]

Yeah can pick them up for about £3500 up here. I just can't justify another car at the moment lol
Quoting myself lol

i should not have written that... Pics will be posted of my purchase this weekend :)

[Royston]

Jaguar XJR

Value for money rocketship

I keep dreaming of the possibility .....soon

[dgbnova#1]

Quoting myself lol

i should not have written that... Pics will be posted of my purchase this weekend :)

Sorry all my fault ! lol

[Stuart]

a tatty VX220 :)

[Jack]

Is that all s14's are these days Baz?
Had a quick search on piisssheads and most start at 5k now
Bloody hell they've gone up in value recently then, last time I looked a couple years ago you could get a mint low mileage S14a for under £4k. Although PH cars do tend to have PH Tax added on...!



You know what I mean, £5000 is a house deposit. Spending £5000 on a car would be nice but it is at the bottom of my list of things to do at the minute.
£5k down here wouldn't even get you a maximum-LTV, ridiculous-interest, hard-to-get, bend-you-over-and-rag-you-for-30-years 5% deposit - would need at least double for that :( So might as well shat it on a car lol


Hard to say what I'd spend it on really as I'd judge the requirement first THEN the budget to suit. But for £5k I'd probably be looking at either a decent quality modern ish car, so thinking Avensis T180. If I replaced the Celica I'd want an Evo 7 but on that budget I'd probably just get another decent GT4 and spend the change on mods and maintenance.

I had my eye on a 69 Dodge Coronet on American ebay a while back. Needed work but I could have had it bought and shipped to my door for about £5k. If someone put £5k in my hand now and told me to buy a car, thats where my cash would most likely go; something >45 years old and American.

[turbojolt]

Tidy remapped manual 530d msport....cant never remember model numbers

[Iain]

5k is a pretty poor house deposit I have to agree lol Astra VXR looks tempting for that price.

[Andy]

Why is it?5% is minimum so in some areas 100k will get you a house.
Not everyone gets left money from relatives or gets handouts from mother and father.
That would take most people a long time to save.

[Stuart]

Why is it?5% is minimum so in some areas 100k will get you a house.
Not everyone gets left money from relatives or gets handouts from mother and father.
That would take most people a long time to save.


It all depends where you live I guess.... £100K might just about scrape a nasty 1 bed flat in a horrible bit of town round here. But oooop north or somewhere with poor transport links in the south, you might be able to buy the whole town for that lol

for reference, I looked at moving to north wales as the houses were hugely cheaper than here, but I'd earn less, so technically have the same in my pocket at the end of each month, so not worth the move.

[Johnny A]

Yeah in Oxfordshire you would struggle to get a 1 bed studio flat in scumville for 100K, hell a plot of land round here is going for 35-40K!!!

[mk1nova_rich]

What about a Honda S2000?

[Andy]

It all depends where you live I guess.... £100K might just about scrape a nasty 1 bed flat in a horrible bit of town round here. But oooop north or somewhere with poor transport links in the south, you might be able to buy the whole town for that lol

for reference, I looked at moving to north wales as the houses were hugely cheaper than here, but I'd earn less, so technically have the same in my pocket at the end of each month, so not worth the move.
Round here 100k will get you a 3bed on an armpit estate.
In Hull where im from 100k will get you a tidy 3 bed in a fairly decent area.

[dgbnova#1]

Same here £100k will be an ok house , north Wales a farm lol
I travel for work so would not matter to me we're i was

[Balley]

Deposit for what? A burnt down boarded up terraced house in a ****hole area?


My house deposit was 6 times that, and that was only 10%


My Dad bought an old farm house in Lincolnshire that required a fair bit of of work but we did it, cost him 95k a year ago this month and has 3/4 of an acre of land, he spent 16k on it, did most of the work him self and it's now a very nice county farm house. 100k can get a lot of house if you don't mind gutting it and starting again. I wouldn't ever buy a nice new house because I just like projects too much. So 5k is a deposit in Lincolnshire :)

[Balley]

Why is it?5% is minimum so in some areas 100k will get you a house.
Not everyone gets left money from relatives or gets handouts from mother and father.
That would take most people a long time to save.

Exactly, 100k will get an average starter home, 150k would get a nice 3-4 bed, oh and if you don't mind having an ex council house you can pick them up for even less and most are in nice areas.

Its amazing how house prices differ across the country.

[mk1nova_rich]

Its amazing how many Southern ****ers come up and expect to buy half of Yorkshire for £300k lol

[Balley]

Its amazing how many Southern ****ers come up and expect to buy half of Yorkshire for £300k lol

lol, can't you?

[turbojolt]

Ive seen a fair few nice sized houses that need a bit of work in derbyshire for 70/80k if i can ever get my credit history back on track thats the route i will be taking

[Southie]

Only on PNG can a thread go off track... no ghay innuendo for a change though lol

[craig green]

Only on PNG can a thread go off track... no ghay innuendo for a change though lol

I know, you ask a hypothetical question & all n sundry choose to talk about vfm & house prices. Not the novaload/PNG it used to be. This thread should make enjoyable reading.

[Johnny A]

I fix!
https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10336838_10154618275765214_7339288934217562425_n.j pg?oh=e707de8ad27860378439bdb0bd50dad5&oe=54C739F1

[Jack]

lol, can't you?
I'd want at least £299k change lol

£100k is studio flat price in Brizzle. No chance of a house for that, even the stupid shared ownership scams schemes are over £100k, and thats on turdbox new builds made of cardboard and wasp spit

[Southie]

I fix!

So your relaxing after a hard day then lol

Back on topic and nice to see an active responsive in here.

So we've a varied choice in here on cars, so I'll narrow it down more... What unmodified car would you buy? 04 and above???

[bazzap8389]

I'm not a huge honda fan but if I could get a decent ek9 type r for 5k I'd have one.

[EwanG]

Mk5 golf. But I have one already lol

[mowgli]

I know, you ask a hypothetical question & all n sundry choose to talk about vfm & house prices. Not the novaload/PNG it used to be. This thread should make enjoyable reading.

its the 1st sign that you young folk are getting older.....

i'd love 5k to blow on a fun car.... but i have a long list of other things that need the money first.....

but if i was looking to spend on a fun car, i'd probably blow 2k on a sporty hatch, keep a grand back for additions/repairs & then use the other 2k wisely....

[Jack]

T25 shape Avensis T180

[Pistol Pete]

Seat Leon cupra r? Fn2 type r?

Personal opinion, but sod spending it on an older car!!

[Balley]

I would consider a 4.2 supercharged S type jag! You can pick them up cheap now. Or a s6 audi.

[Pistol Pete]

Tidy remapped manual 530d msport....cant never remember model numbers

E46...not so sure it would be tidy though.

[turbojolt]

E46 is showing a 3 series on google?

[turbojolt]

E39 is the one i was thinking of

[Edd]

Drink, drugs and hookers?

[novadave24]

E46 is showing a 3 series on google?

you can get them in e60 as well

[Scottcooper85]

If it was a second car I'd quite like a mk3 astra gsi with a c20let fitted or a mk2 golf with a 1.8t

if it was a family effort I'd use it to trade our astra against a golf gt tdi or a bmw 3 series touring. Boring I know lol

[Andy]

zafira gsi

[mk1nova_rich]

Nova Sport then take it grasstracking

[Andy]

Hahahaha rich

[staggy_gsi]

Think id buy a mint cav turbo tbh

[meritlover]

E36 m3

[ben doodar]

I'd buy a t4 or maybe a t5 transporter to convert in to a camper/day van for carrying the mountain bikes around and weekends away.

[RJM25R]

I'm looking to get a 997 as the 996 has the dreaded ims bearing failure, my original plan was get a 996 and put the 997 front etc on it.

Less than 8% have had IMS failure.

[brainsnova]

Less than 8% have had IMS failure.

Thats good to know and I'm starting to look for one when I sell my van in January

[Lee H]

IMS failure happens on 997's as well to be fair.

[Novasport]

E36 m3

Rather buy an early E46. E36 were not the best and just dont feel as good a quality as the E46. Plus the S54 engine is much better.

[jimbob-mcgrew]

id kill myself in either lol

[bazzap8389]

Rather buy an early E46. E36 were not the best and just dont feel as good a quality as the E46. Plus the S54 engine is much better.

E46 m3 for 5k?

[Crossy]

E46 m3 for 5k?

A couple of mates have bought them at just over 5k in the last year. A silver 03 at £5300 a few weeks back and a black 53 plate at £5600 beginning of the year. Black one actually came from Aberdeen.

[meritlover]

Rather buy an early E46. E36 were not the best and just dont feel as good a quality as the E46. Plus the S54 engine is much better.
Im sure you would rather. However 5k would get a lot better e36 than it would an e46.

[jimbob-mcgrew]

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Engine power
321 bhp
Engine size
3201 cc


Acceleration (0-60mph)
5.6 seconds
Top speed
155 mph


Wheel drive
Rear Wheel Drive




she's a beaut !
shame its a convertible ML, or you'd be jizzin all over it lol

[jimbob-mcgrew]

there is a hardtop on there too, for under 5k, altho it looks like its had silly 22 inch rims put on it, and is a foot off the ground

[BRoadGhost]

http://naritadogfight.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/dsc01253.jpg

[Mike]

530D & with the change insure it for 12 months.

On the subject of house prices though.... £100k wouldn't even buy a garden shed in Milton Keynes.