Autoblog Advice: a convertible for it
Posted on 10-06-2015 at 14:00 by MauritsH – 146 Comments”
We posted several times lists of convertibles for less than € 10,000. Deliver to a homeless person funauto to find for the half of that budget?
The summer slowly back his appearance, and how you can better way to celebrate than with a nice convertible? Reader Rik is looking for a convertible for a maximum of € 5.000. The rest of the criteria are as follows.
Current autoVolvo S80 D5 Elite from 2003
Sale/ leaseKoop
Business/ privePrivé
BudgetOngeveer of €5,000 but not more than that
JaarkilometrageMinder than 10,000 km
BrandstofvoorkeurBenzine
Reason for buying other autoIk wants a funauto for it
GezinssamenstellingTwee seats is sufficient.
Preferred brands/ modellenAlles which the roof can open and rear-wheel drive.
No-go models/ marking Mazda MX-5, not because I think it is a bad car do, but because I simply not in pas.
Ai, that’s a pity. The first option that most connoisseurs to mind is the Mazda MX-5, but unfortunately, it fits Rik. Fortunately, there are plenty of other models with a pleasant fun-per-euro ratio. We have the headers at once stuck together and came up with the following suggestions.
Let’s start with the most logical options. Apart from any imagoprobleempjes is the BMW Z3 a good choice. On Autoscout24 are over 50 instances that are within your budget, though the mileage of these instances are often substantial. But every advantage has its disadvantage. For € 5.000 unfortunately, it is almost impossible to get a good copy with wide ass and six-cylinder on the head tapping. And that’s a pity.
At competitor Mercedes is the famous SLK that almost perfectly fit into it. On the internet there are about 40 to less than € 5,000 in costs, the numerator is in most cases more than 200.000 km. However, it must be mentioned that the base version of the SLK makes for less driving involvement than the Z3 does. The Mercedes is more focused on comfort.
To the extent that the choices you have probably already thought of, to the less obvious stuff! Consider, for instance, an MG TF. Rear-wheel drive and a fairly nice motors, packed in a carriage that has ever been voted the most beautiful in the world. Well, the judges had just as much cheese eaten cars as we are of the sprouts picking, but it still says something.
Or that ‘something’ also positive is, is to dispute. Just like the Z3 is the TF a bit of a car with a female image. Interests you that is not so, then there are about 20 pieces on the internet. Some of these copies also have very acceptable mileage.
Maybe that’s also the Toyota MR2 is the worth. The aesthetics is debatable, but that’s true for most cars with a pronounced (or Japanese, if you will) design. However, the technique is solid and that the maintenance and running costs printing. You will find more than 25 instances of different generations on the internet.
If we the RWD’ers leave for what they are, is suddenly an icon like the Audi TT in the picture. There are indeed plenty of copies to purchase for under € 5.000, but the mileages are high. In other words: the budget is actually not sufficient to just copy the header to tap it. Think to fun FWD cars also on the Alfa Romeo Spider. Please note: a V6 that’s within the budget, we would not immediately trust it, then go earlier for an equally fine but slightly slower copy with a twinspark engine.
#YOLO-advice of dizono: the Fiat X1/9, because mid-engine and RWD. We recommend it only if you are not afraid of dirty hands. The same applies for example for the Triumph TR7.
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