Autoblog-advice: nice Youngtimer with a trailer hitch for 20k
Posted on 13-04-2016 at 14:00 by willeme – 124 Comments”
Youngtimer request, we go back to the 90s!
Enjoy it as long as it can be: the youngtimer scheme. This makes it very attractive to business a thick car of old to go for a drive. High can many cars are still fine with this, so it is interesting to see the daily value of such a topper to add in a 15% muesligebakje to sit. This was Rik. Rik follows for years, Autoblog, including the reaguursels. So he explained to us and the community the question: what is a good replacement for his Golf?
Rik thinks of him or herself not just rich, he has a budget, but know that there is a cost to go. Because the cars in which he is interested were quite expensive cars with comparable costs. It should be big and there must be a heavy cart behind. He is planning a large number of kilometers to drive, so an betje solidity and comfort are just as easy.
As usual, the list of requirements:
Current /previous cars:VW Golf Variant (2000)
Sale / lease:Sale
Business / private:private and Business
Budget:€ 20.000
Annual mileage:45.000 km
Brandstofvoorkeur:Consumption also makes nothing. It may be a slurpert.
Reason to purchase another car:Golf is too boring and slow. Time for something fun!
Family composition:Two adults and two teenagers
Preferred brands /models:Youngtimer in good condition with great engine
No-go models / marks:None
For the luxury contractor: Mercedes-Benz ML55 AMG
Not BMW, but Mercedes was the first with a real SUV. Were the Range Rover and Grand Cherokee are real off road vehicles with leather upholstery, the ML was much more civilised. Highlight was the ML55 AMG. 5.4 litre handbuilt V8 was good for 347 hp and 510 Nm. For 20 mille, you have a new site of the ML55. If the AMG you are too ordinary, go for the ML500. This is barely slower, but looks more subdued.
Wasa-racer: Volvo S70 R AWD:
Well, a quick Estate is very standard. Nowadays everybody knows that a vlavlip yellow or orange Volvo station wagon is very fast. So a S70 R in a less bright colour is sure to charm. First, for the sleeper level. The 850 T-5R is also nice, but starting to be expensive. They are just problems of traction. With the S70 you have everything in one blow to avoid. Toppers sitting around the 20k.
The benchmark: BMW X5 4.4 i
The BMW X5 was just like the ML is a fine SUV on the road. In the field, you’re just as hopeless as with a normal car, but on the way, there is nothing finer driving. A high seating, good overview and nice V8 with good automatic transmission. In terms of driving the X5 a lot more refined than the ML. For 20 mille word you selected in the Youngtimerpaleizen and you get even change. Given your requirements may be the best choice.
Powerhouse: the Audi A8 6.0 quattro:
Favorite sedan of under signed. Faster than the S8 version, and still nice and unobtrusive. In addition, you are now not fixed to a long version if you have a twaalfpitter. Still a beautiful design. The car is completely dominated by the engine. Verkijk you were not on the bleary-eyed looks, this A8 had almost 100hp more than the BMW 750i which, at the time, his competitor was. This allows you total not economical to drive, no matter how hard you try. A beautiful specimen is around 15 mille, but also this: maintenance is stervensduur. You can also, for a slightly less exotic S8 or 4.2 quattro choose. Saves considerably in the cost.
Indestructible: Toyota Land Cruiser 100
If reliability is your thing is: look no further. The ‘100’ is actually much too large and completely pointless, but drive in a Land Cruiser and you feel invincible. Reliability-in a rare high level, provided that the maintenance is carried out correctly. Many parts are unique to the 100, so cheap that never. Advantage of this car is that there is so a ton to be able to drive without the residual value is completely zero (with the other alternatives it is the case).
Cøøler than a Volvo: Saab 9-5 Aero
Where the fast Volvo’s always something cheesy, sporty Saabs just a little bit more. The 9-5 Aero was at the time, not even the most expensive (that was the V6 Griffin with asymmetric turbo) but is by far the best 9-5. Normally, such a bodykit rather raunchy, but a Saab is cool. The engine is a glory, very smooth. Attracts actually always, from any gear. The vending machine is pretty hopeless, but with the manual gearbox, the 9-5 finer and faster. A good Aero with a little bit of work is around 10k. There are also versions of Hirsch to purchase has been (Hirsch 9-5 Troll and Hirsche 9-5 Troll R Evo) and both are just as reliable, provided that the maintenance is done properly. Click here to see precisely where you should look.
Gentlemen’s express: Jaguar XJR
Also, as a hero of the 90’s. The later V8 models were faster, but this was better. both in terms of reliability and sound. And that is wrong, plain rims with the day more beautiful. Also here is the maintenance and usage nice and high. The nice thing is that the XJR is a very comfortable car, if you wish, and sporty when the kids do not sit on the back seat. More than with the Audi and Mercedes.
Gentlemen’s express II: Land Rover Range Rover 4.6 HSE
Zwaaar underrated car. Everyone is looking for a nice classic while the third type also quite popular. The P38 is definitely worth it, just ask the Sultan of Brunei, who had a piece or twenty. The 4.6 HSE is absolutely not fast or sporty, but a very pleasant companion. In terms of driving more sophisticated than the rudimentary LandCruisers, and more comfortable than the Germans. This type is known to are electronic nightmares, and those are partly true. Most of them are really resolved. For 20 mille, you have wide choice, so try one of the many fun Limited Edition models on the head tapping.
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