Quick 4/5 door car for under 4k

David_Aston

Perhaps the poster is a bank robbery get away driver? Hope he won't be taking the little one on any capers!

forgotmyname

The older Octavia is a Focus sized car though not a Mondeo size.

Itz da trfik lite Gran Pree innit tho.

BeenThroughItAll

Wouldn't be my choice, but I'm surprised no-one's suggested an Impreza. Loads of them around for less than 4K and in the right spec to achieve the sub-7 60.

jacko74

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

Wouldn't be my choice, but I'm surprised no-one's suggested an Impreza. Loads of them around for less than 4K and in the right spec to achieve the sub-7 60.

Good shout... as long as he also doesn't mind sub-20 mpg even when driving like Miss Daisy!

UsernameAlreadyExists

UK300 for just under £4K!

Horizon81

Focus ST's are available from the 5k mark if you can stretch a bit further.


But if you have to stick to 4k max:


Vauxhall Vectra 2.8 T V6 Elite
Vauxhall Zafira GSI or Meriva VXR with a mild tune will do under 7 secs to 60.

bigjl

Would probably go for a Subaru Legacy SpecB.

All the handling of a WRX with more comfort and less likely to attract the wrong kind of attention and cheaper to insure.

Ezmondino

Well, just incase anybody wondered, I ended up with a 2007 Mazda 3 MPS Aero. Quite an amazing car. Ferocious is the word I first thought when I drove it.


Lovely car though, can cruise along in 6th gear getting 40-60 mpg quite easily to make up for the quicker moments. So, very easy and calm to drive when you want it (when the LO is in the car).


Thanks for all your suggestions, it made me look at cars I would never have thought of. :idea:

forgotmyname

60mpg.. is that going downhill in gear where the fuel is shut off?

Official figures are under 30mpg.. Didnt Mazda quote mid 30's ?

Marktheshark

Look at What the speed pursuit cops run.
They know what performs, there job depends on getting it right.
BMW 330D M sport. 0-60 5.4s 155mph electronically capped and 55 MPG !
Beat that one