Tall_Paul
Distinguished Member
Ok. An exercise for all bored people.
Lets see what options there are, if any. A car that is fast and won't break a budget.
Newish (up to 5yo and 50k miles))
Fast (200+ BHP)
Not too expensive to run (parts, services, etc)
Reliable
comfortable with all the gadgets
5 door
Economical when needed, immensely fast when pushed
Up to £10k
Does such thing even exist? I can't think of anything that will fit that description.
It's called a motorbike. a 600cc bike with 100ish BHP will do 0-60 in around 3-4 seconds, and return 40-50mpg at least. 10k will buy you the latest almost new 1000cc 190bhp bike with more gadgets that you can throw a stick at.
Plus a normal car for when you need to carry more than 1 passenger/more stuff than will fit into a rucksack. 10k would be plenty enough to get a very nice bike and a decent diesel runaround.