hi,
my family is going on a holiday and where going to buy a big luxurious preferably v8 car to go down in. so far ive found. jag xj8, bmw 735,740,750 all under "2k is there any more options. we went looking at a s type today there too small

A daimler, perhaps?

but you should look at cheap BMW without V8's (I6 or w/e)
V8 isn't the way to go.

A 7-series BMW under 2000 euros, pounds or 2000 of whatever basically is going to cause you a lot of headaches and a pretty big hole in your wallet, but on the other hand, your service guy will be grinning ear to ear.

A £40k car will be made from £40k's worth of parts and have servicing costs tailored to the budget of someone who spends £40k on a car...


You can get 7-series cheap... but they aren't cheap to run.

You say an S-Type is too small... what size are you looking at? Big-ass Volvo T5?

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A £40k car will be made from £40k's worth of parts and have servicing costs tailored to the budget of someone who spends £40k on a car...


You can get 7-series cheap... but they aren't cheap to run.

You say an S-Type is too small... what size are you looking at? Big-ass Volvo T5?

found a 740i and a il pretty close to us. waiting for a reply from them both. size wize something a8ish in size. regarding t5 we was looking at a volvo 2.0t estate today there was a amazing mk2 escort rs2000 in the showroom. back OT is there any American cars you could recommend. also regarding the v8 my dad wants a change from hatchbacks and just wants to try a big v8

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back OT is there any American cars you could recommend

No


And at the sort of price range you're looking at, whatever big engined (as in V8) car you buy will either be really quite old, or a complete dog. Either look for something less powerful but still reasonably quick, or raise your budget.

opinions :http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-7-SE ... m3f00ae0f3a#ht_500wt_1137

Ignoring the V8 thing, Lexus IS200? RWD, 0-60 in a respectable 9.5secs, leather/half leather, cruise control, all that...

The 7 series looks tasty though, not sure its the most reliable thing ever!

another 740i ive seen http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1740413.htm

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Ignoring the V8 thing, Lexus IS200? RWD, 0-60 in a respectable 9.5secs, leather/half leather, cruise control, all that...

The 7 series looks tasty though, not sure its the most reliable thing ever!

IS200 is 3-series sized (if an S-Type is too small, then so will the IS200) and DRINKS fuel considering it's not "on another planet" fast...

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IS200 is 3-series sized (if an S-Type is too small, then so will the IS200) and DRINKS fuel considering it's not "on another planet" fast...

the s type itself is an ok sized car but the inside was slightly cramped.

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IS200 is 3-series sized (if an S-Type is too small, then so will the IS200) and DRINKS fuel considering it's not "on another planet" fast...

My mum's Saab 93 is a similar story.. 175 bhp 2.0t, currently averaging 24 mpg.

And its performance is VERY leisurely :doh:

W T F a e38 under 2000£, which looks quite good in pics? Here you can get only e32 (previous 7-er) under 2k£ or crashed e38, but not something like that..
Just for information, how much costs a e36 M3 or subaru impreza RS turbo in UK?

Here's a list for you to look through. I just picked "V8" in the search list so there may be some V8 cars that are not luxurious saloons so my apologies about that.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sal ... amp;o=p&Submit=Search

Here is my favorite few from the list.

1991 Lexus LS V8.

1997 BMW 740i

I was going to pick more but Pistonheads is acting up for me. I will look at some more later.

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how much costs a e36 M3

Just under £4000 ish at the cheapest end

pretty much setlled for a 740 at the moment. they look nice, the interiors are amazing in the right colour. just waiting on a reply from the silver one on ebay

You can pick up a 5.4lt, V8, nearly 400bhp AMG E55 Merc for pence these days.

AMG Merc E55

Them is alot of pence

AMG Merc E55

Them is not alot of pence.

I dunno, £3.5k for a car like this is pretty much pence considering it cost a 10-20 times more when it was new.

Autotrader has more of them for around that price.

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AMG Merc E55

Them is not alot of pence.

See, now THAT is what I am talking about.

Be a super speedy pimp for £3.5k

lol, Theres 3 on ebay, which I never noticed among the >£14000 ones

stretch another grand'ish (haggle) and get a cadillac seville sts 4.6 v8

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/cl ... e/1/radius/1500?logcode=p

Spec on them is insane

Careful with the early bmw v8's/jag v8's, they have nikasil lined pistons which really didn't like leaded petrol back in the day

1990~ era Toyota Celsior?

not sure how much they'd cost though..

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1990~ era Toyota Celsior?

not sure how much they'd cost though..

I already posted one above.

Great car.