I am on the lookout for a different car, I fancy a change, these are my tickboxes, anyone got any suggestions.

1) Must be a bit "different", not the same thing every other bugger has.
2) Preferably RWD, but I will considered FWD or 4WD.
3) Must have 4 seats.
4) Must be a UK car, no grey imports.
5) Ideally be fun to drive, but whilst still being reasonably practical.
6) Must be able to pick one up for under £4000.

Any suggestions?

http://tinyurl.com/nqlk5q Porsche 944

Have to say... it is quite difficult to find a suitable car using those guidelines.... well for me personally

Yeah, I know, tough guidelines, I am struggling TBH, which is why I'd see if the LFS populus would be able to think outside the box and come up with something!.

Porsche ain't a bad idea, not sure how big the back seats are, or how practical it would be though.

Nissan 200SX / Lexus Soarer.

Ford SportKa .... trust me... it is fun ... and it is girly...

Honda Accord 1.8i VTEC http://tinyurl.com/kuj2uk
Alfa Romeo 156 2.0 http://tinyurl.com/lgshof
Audi A4 2.8 auto http://tinyurl.com/koyel9

Liking the 156 or 200sx idea

156 with the 2.5 V6. I know you want to.

Are u interested in VW TDI? Listen to that straight piped diesel! Oh btw, 60 mpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ... KOdew&feature=related

Already got a weasel, fancied going back to basics with a petrol engine!

You might just be able to find an RX-8 for that price if you haggle and find a bargain.

The car you want is this fake Rolls Royce

Quote from Chrisuu01 :

The car you want is this fake Rolls Royce

It's imported stuff...

Volvo 850 T5R

Accord Type-R http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Type_R

Quote from amp88 :

Nissan 200SX / Lexus Soarer.

No such thing as a Lexus soarer.

Lexus was the American version of the Toyota soarer. It was called the Lexus Sc300 or Sc400 depending on engine choice (with a few other minor differences also)

Sorry...just a bit of a gripe of mine

Quote from tristancliffe :

You might just be able to find an RX-8 for that price if you haggle and find a bargain.

Go the rotors.

Ford Puma 1.7?

FWD but fun, 4 seats, cheap insurance, quick... not the easiest to park and the back seats are tiny. You can get a very tidy 02 (last ones made) special edition for £4k.

mk1 granada!

Quote from Hotrodx199 :

Are u interested in VW TDI? Listen to that straight piped diesel! Oh btw, 60 mpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ... KOdew&feature=related

did your mates have a laugh by emptying a bag of whistles into your exhaust pipes?

as for the actual question i doubt you can get that combination for that little money

Quote from Xaid0n :

http://tinyurl.com/nqlk5q Porsche 944

Have to say... it is quite difficult to find a suitable car using those guidelines.... well for me personally

same here, btw there are 4 seats in a Porsche 944 but there is absolutely no space for 4 people xD (maybe little kids) so it's useless, if you didn't prefer 4 seats I'd suggested a mx5.

Quote from Shotglass :

did your mates have a laugh by emptying a bag of whistles into your exhaust pipes?

Epic!!!

:huepfenic:huepfenic:huepfenic:huepfenic

Quote from danowat :

Yeah, I know, tough guidelines, I am struggling TBH, which is why I'd see if the LFS populus would be able to think outside the box and come up with something!.

Porsche ain't a bad idea, not sure how big the back seats are, or how practical it would be though.

There's not much space in that porsche at all... unless it's for transporting a dog or a baby not people!

mazda mx6 .. although fwd it should be nice... *haven't been in the 2nd generation one* but they always had the same amount of space as 4 door ones...

Quote from Klutch :

No such thing as a Lexus soarer.

Lexus was the American version of the Toyota soarer. It was called the Lexus Sc300 or Sc400 depending on engine choice (with a few other minor differences also)

Over here, its called a Soarer, so Amp is right in these circumstances.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1076787.htm

@ Dan. Grab a beer and take 30 minutes to look through this list i collected. Some of them may not fit your "requirements", but it atleast gives you some ideas. I also realise that some of them are already sold, or slightly out of budget, but its just to show you what you could get for your money, whether that would be with slight haggling or not. Hope this helps.

FWD:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1088196.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1126459.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1092086.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1103196.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1111089.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1104724.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1009822.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1071933.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1043819.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1068311.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1131790.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1026748.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1150529.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1147294.htm

RWD:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1128796.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1025205.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1068540.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1081504.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1112175.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1053087.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1147044.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1088370.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1113383.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1061557.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1057861.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/964368.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1039642.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1122014.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1131781.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1115888.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1151037.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1123830.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1065297.htm

AWD:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1109672.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1145636.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1144215.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1146647.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1015324.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1138336.htm

WILDCARDS!:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1109383.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1052030.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1059255.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1026937.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1102789.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1127891.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1117392.htm

Sheesh, you guys have hardly any miles on used cars and they are dirt cheap! No wonder you guys don't take loans out on cars.

Most of those cars would be 200,000 mile worthless rustbuckets over here where I'm at.

The second hand car market in the UK is really cheap at the moment BUT the amount we get charged for fuel, road tax, insurance and servicing makes up for it.