What car would you choose

soundie1, Nov 10, 7:52pm
I would like to buy a sunday drive car, some thing with a bit of style/class .I like Mercedes but what model/year is best. Have a budget of up to $12000.
Im ok with basic maintenance but wouldnt consider a car that requires plenty of up keep.What do all you car enthusiasts suggest.

sw20, Nov 10, 7:54pm
Jaguar XJR.

mugenb20b, Nov 10, 8:04pm
A V6 Alfa Romeo 155 or 156 with a manual gearbox.

pebbles61, Nov 11, 7:33am
XJ6 Jag, Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, Wolseley Six.

intrade, Nov 11, 7:35am
mercget a W123 or a real old old one with fishtails or what ever its called be cool

gammelvind, Nov 11, 7:36am
W111 fintail, lovely cars

pebbles61, Nov 11, 7:48am
On that note, MGB & BGT

intrade, Nov 11, 7:49am
with convertable there is a problem it rains more then the sun shines in most parts of nz its why i did not post convertables as option.

pebbles61, Nov 11, 7:53am
I'm not a soft top fan myself, but it seems a lot of people are, even if they drive with the roof up nearly every day, I guess they like to have the option etc

skyblue17, Nov 11, 8:26am
Stupid suggestion. TA said 'Im ok with basic maintenance but wouldnt consider a car that requires plenty of up keep'

mugenb20b, Nov 11, 8:56am
I see someone didn't read the title of the thread.

I also suggested a *manual* Alfa, not the troublesome Selespeed.for obvious reasons.

And if it's a "Sunday car", then any faults that come up won't be as frequent as if it was a daily car. Right!

shinra, Nov 11, 9:54am
156 + v6 + 6 speed manual. best sound, great looks, cheap as chips. pity about FWD.

xpfairmont, Nov 11, 10:11am
Now that's cool!