Top 3 Performance Coupés! - Fifth Gear
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Tiff Needell looks at the best performance coupés currently on sale. Starting with the cheaper VW Corrado, to the medium priced Vauxhall Monaro then finishing up with the higher priced BMW M3 Coupé E92.
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Only clicked for the Monaro, seems a lot of people did.
I won't lie...I did. :D I'll tell you one thing though, there's no f**king way you could get a Monaro for only 8000 pounds. Unless the brand is really worth shit in the UK, you couldn't get one over here in the NZ/Aussie region for under $60,000 today.
@@magik2005 we can get them in the US for 8-20k I picked mine up for 7500$ 6 speed Blue/Blue
@@magik2005 high miles you can pick them up for about 12k here. But also don’t forget how old this video is
Same
I clicked for the Carrado
For those interested, that is my M3! Was there a whole day filming this and Tiff was great. I was standing right in front when he did that burnout in the Monaro and he drove right at me!
Was a great day though and he even signed my car after!
+Sonny Bobal Wow. You weren't full shit after all. That must have been a major honor having such man drive and sign your car. I'd be squeeing like a little girl if that happened to me.
+Sonny Bobal no not interested
Bring me your car ill sign it too
omgits rei fack orrrrrffff
+Sonny Bobal Very interesting! What a great thing; I admire Tiff Needell a lot.
The Monaro would be the easiest to live with if you do your own wrenching ...good old dinosaur technology can't be beaten for the long haul.
Lol pretty sure you can fix it with dinosaur era tools too, like a stick or a rock.
@@soulassassin0g also with an asparagus knife,tire wire and nips
Dinosaurs? Must be speaking about the English car industry.
Ohv and ohc were invented around the same time
As an Aussie I only clicked for the Monaro 🤤🇦🇺
me tooooo
I have a GTO (Monaro of course) and a Mk7 VW GTI as DD, truly love the VW, an awesome car, but the GTO is the one that is extreme fun to drive.
The Monaro became Pontiac's GTO here in the States, and I'm still searching for one myself. Yes, Aussie's it's a Holden, we know, lol.
Trent, you may be able to source one here in New Zealand as they are still quite common here. The only problem you might have is converting it to left hand drive as they're all right hand drive. but we still have CV8's, CV6's GTS's and GTO's, and there is also an all wheel drive version called the Coupe' 4, but good luck finding one of theses as there were only 50 of these made and I've never actually seen one.
Hey did you know its a Holden..
I'm Aussie and have no problems with them renaming it, I don't know why people get so upset!
@daveyjk16 Hi! Didn't the CV6's have supercharged 3.8 V6's right? How are those? It's a Buick V6, as far as I know. Much would rather have a GTO, with a V8! Lol
love my GTO, bought new December 2006. very well done Australia.
Having driven the E92, I call BS on people claiming it's not a "real" M3. That V8 is one of the sweetest engines BMW have ever built - just like their V10 in the contemporary M5.
Everyone clicked for the Monaro
Don’t lie
I love my imported manaro here in the states just love my 2006 Pontiac GTO
alfonso valle bow how many burnouts do u do a day
I was thinking ... Wow that sure sounds, looks, and acts like a GTO. Gotta love that LS power and the fact that if that amount of HP dosent do it for you then the bolt on performance world has an unlimited supply of things to make mo and mo power!! I gotta vote add some type of boost either a reasonable size turbo or a centrifugal supercharger (I've always thought only pro-mods needed roots style blowers). I've kinda been looking around for one that's either got a blown motor or transmission or tons of miles so I can get it on the cheap and spend the rest just on go fast parts. Also I think it's too bad they stopped making them and the trans-am. That's 2 American icons gone.
annoeyd as rest of Europe we dint get either and had to import the gto to get a taste of it, why dint they put it out as it as opel monaro?
@@sannyfolkesson2226 They could have called it the Manta
@@Konformation07 the Manta was another model of Holden, a four door V8 sedan.
And that Monaro is worth $70-80,000 now in Australia. Highly sought after since holden closed down.
Also, that’s a HSV GTO coupe.
Prices are exceeding the 100k mark now!
@@Typhoonaudios Prices have fallen big time these past 12 months.
The monaro for sure, the most aggressive and sexiest, And a proper v8 definitely.
Easy decision. The Monaro or nothing.
And reliable....
I like the Monaros replacement more. The Vauxhall Vxr8
G.m Made just like Gmc, chevy, holden, Gto, Vauxall, corvette, trans am, camero, every cadillac since 1902, just sayin quality!!!!!!;)!!!!!!!!
The monaro looks awesome.
Came In here for the corrado
theblackslcmamba indeed!!!!
I can't get one easily because they weren't sold in Australia :(
yea me too I love the corrado
Same here 👍
Monaro is my favourite out of them
Love The Monaro .So i Went and Brought One
Monaros are really fun to drive
So disappointing that around the world the Holden product got good reviews, drivability and value for money it was a hit yet somehow General Motors found a way of not using the strengths of Holden product to their advantage instead did a great job of ruining the brand in Australia and then closing it for good. Bloody disgrace what General Motors did with Holden
I live near the factory and they even removed the Holden symbol, which could be seen 5km away, leaving a dirty mark in it's shape. But the rest of the place looks the same. Sad day when that sign came down, last shovel of dirt on Holdens grave. Bastards.
Bought a 21 year old vr6 and used it daily for nearly 5 years. Apart from tyres/filters/oil changes it only needed 2 brake pipes replaced and the pads done. Cheapest car to run I've ever owned in 22 years.
And the best thing about the Monaro is that it doesn't cost much to increase the power
5years ago this was £8,000. Now a second hand one with over 150,000kms on them are going for $80,000 Australian, I just checked, that was the cheapest, the rest are over $100,000 AU
as I watched and he said that UK price, I wondered if Aussies could import from UK?
Wow love that monaro
John Donnelly I've got an 05 GTO 6 speed in yellow jacket. Fantastic car but that Monaro is beautiful. They have way better body extras. I really want that bumper.
Absolute stunning car
I own a 1997 HSV VSII Clubsport (Australian manufacturer that Makes the Monaro which is also comes out of the HSV factory) (HSV= Holden Special Vehicle) and they are weapons from the factory floor - Huge money these days as Holden is No more and the prices of the cars have supermaned through the roof.. So if you get on send it to Australia and get $80k for one
It would be a dream to be at Tiff Needell’s level of driving. Their enthusiasm-and-love for driving-and-vehicles really shows in every program they give input to! Love them! 😁
as the owner of 2 corrados and a mk2 golf, i can attest to their "reliability"..
ok i can't. that's a lie. they're not reliable and my shit costs a fortune
Owner of 2 Corrado's and a Mk3 Golf, one Corrado is a VR6 and driven it since january for about 11.000km's and only the ECU relay failed on me, car has driven 289.000 kilometres since 92.
My brother has a MK4 Bora with a VR5 from 2003 with 120,000 K's, it's okay but they have some bloody weird quirks and electrical problems... My 1991 E36 325i with 250,000 K's is 1000x more reliable, which is sad in a way because i love that VR5 engine even tho i'm an M50B25 lover all the way
Sean Kretschmann i wish there was a 3 litre version if the m50
I'd go for the Monaro
We all would 😅
Gotta love the Monaro and E92! Fantastic cars!
+jordanclarkson2010 The Monaro looks horrible, especially the front
Max Hobbs Yeah I've seen those, I prefer the looks of the Monaro to the GTO but I don't think they're a bad looking car
+Max Hobbs in Australia, the ford falcon was more fun
+juan def no it wasn't. owned both XR6T and Monaro. prefer the Holden V8. just my $0.02
Zero Cool in your subjective opinion. I dont drift, i find the falcon better
All of them are my favourite, especially that Monaro. :3
The Monaro/Holden is the Pontiac GTO in the US. And if you can find them they are fairly cheap.
THE MAD TECHIE Are Pontiac GTO's rare in the U.S, I've been there a couple of times and haven't seen one
@@jamesm4740 ..Pontiac is no longer making cars and no longer in existence,Gm shut them down years ago.
@@dennismckeown5863 yep and the Pontiacs and Vauxhall are basic compared to what holden hsv get factory and less powerful
Ship the Monaro back to Australia and triple your money
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Fifth Gear releases full length shows on their UA-cam channel for free. unlike Top Gear who just give out teasers.
Fifth Gear still retain a some professionalism and at the same time they are entertaining to watch.
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Ishten Yobahtop Old top gear is the best, when they were in that stage between not popular but had regular viewers. Fifth gear is awesome though.
fifth gear is awesome!? not sure what you are on about there mate.. and when topgear had regular viewers... they were the most popular car show in the world, lets see what happens when carrot top evans has a go shall we!? Ruined... I will be getting amazon prime next year
Top Gear is for laughs... Fifth Gear for proper info.
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U didnt mentioned the rod bearing failure in that m3.. The most known and common problem of this engine..
Monaro bumpers 2000 pounds? I should start exporting them from here in Oz where they are a fraction of the price!
Don't forget to look for smoke on the Corrado, notorious for uneven wear on cylinders 1&6 and not cheap to fix.
They do sound amazing though, would love another if the engine was sound.
Monoro gto love it.
I love all three of these cars, the Monaro has old skool hairy chested charm, I do think an Inline six suits 3 series beemers more than a V8 but that's just me.
love the E92 they were the beginning and the end of an era with that awesome V8. I would love an E36 M3, they might be getting on up in years now but, they were and still are the best all round M car for the money in my opinion, and they were built like tanks too.
+Tom Marino The E36 is a bit outdated, but it's still a good car. But it has that boring 90's look and are not as good as the E92, and not as good of a deal in my opinion. I'd say the only reason to get one over the E92 is financial. Which is a valid reason, the superiority of the E92 will not outweigh the panic of having money issues due to the car you drive.
The rod bearing, electronic and gearbox are not clearly "built like tanks"
i love how they tell you what to look out for when buying a car. im looking to get an m3 i love this
John N unfortunately the advice is far from enough
400+ HP for 8.000?? That's awesome!!
TvdL Films that’s hard to believe dirt cheap-I just bought a red M6 2004 gto converted to a monaro I love it
More like£13000
@@kristianspencer1978 prices were accurate at the time the clip was made. Of course things didn’t stay that way
@@Robdutton91 yes but a vxr is now £25k and a vxr500 Is £50k.
Wow, not sure when this was filmed but Corrado VR6s are up at ~£4k now. I think the only cheap to buy sports coupe about at the moment is the RX8 which has god awful running costs. Alfa GTV V6s have shot up in price this year too. Looks like im stuck in hot hatches until I can rustle up some more cash xD.
You cannot get a corrado for 1500 no way! its not about 10k
Wow i wish all these cars were as cheap as tiff said... Gl finding a vr6 corrado for under 5k lol
3 tough oponents.
Rationaly you must deside because you want to enjoy it for a couple of years without rob a bank the VW is yours.
Emotionaly, skip the BMW and Monaro.
My personal choise wil be the VW, easy technology, good anti rust protection and you can own the car without other people call you a pimp.
BMW with a V8, don't forget that petrol ain't cheap.
Monaro, you want to be taken serious, walk away from it.
1. Ahaaaa VW, you are solid build.
not much goes wrong on a e92 m3....... bahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa understatement of the year award tiff
Great advice if your budget is £1,500 to £20,000.
Mr Satan thought the same😂
I'm telling you now. The Corrado VR6 is going to be worth big bucks due to its rarity.
Ave Here in Portugal they are about 20.000€, if you are lucky. A G60 Golf is about 16K...
They are especially in mint/clean condition, seen a Red Corrado VR6 for sale for $4500 here in Socal if i had extra money id pull the trigger for it.
Be careful with the rod bearings on the S65 engine on the E92 M3. This issue also affected the S85 V10 engine from the E60 M5.
I feel sorry if anyone who buys that car is not aware of that issue
i love the corrado
Just bought a turbo vr6 corrodo 😍
That M3 is the best looking car ever !
+Grecu Valentin ahahahah daaaaamn dude you make me laugh,
if this shit is the best I am a god , stfku bcoz u are sprouts
looks like every other bmw
gman gm No, it doesn't...
Grecu Valentin no
I've always preferred the look of the E36 and E46 personally but the E92 is definitely still a nice looking car
The Vauxhall Monaro looks like Pontiac GTO, I don't know if Pontiac owns Vauxhall, or they take inspiration of it. And in the list should be the Mercedes-Benz CLK-200
I bought my Monaro approx 6 years ago. Although its an auto, I absolutely love it. (here in New Zealand manuals still go for around NZ$30k upwards) its a really fun car to drive and is set up for the open road. I wouldn't sell it for the world, and I'm considering buying another. I understand insurance for V8's in the UK is quite expensive' but here in NZ and Australia its very affordable. Its just that fuel is dear here. But hey, who cares when y'our having such fun.
Kristof Alexy I don’t think so! We were up to $1.69 per Ltr here in Aus
@@doriankeating1963 I am paying $1.49.9 for 98 in my SS Ute in WA.
@@doriankeating1963 and now a year later we’ve just come back from the fuel crisis in the uk with petrol hitting close to £2 a litre for a good while. Back down to 1.50 roughly at the moment
couldn't get an M3 as i am young and insurance companies didn't insured me, so instead i bought a 320d model. its very fun to drive!
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+Arsalan. AFG what a lun
Umar Ashfaq what does lun mean?
+Arsalan. AFG A logical unit number (LUN) is a unique identifier to designate an individual or collection of physical or virtual storage devices that execute input/output (I/O) commands with a host computer, as defined by the Small System Computer Interface (SCSI) standard
That's the exact car i want to get when Im older! Im 17 and im thinking that when I go to uni and come out that's the first car I want. I see them literally everywhere and they look great
I feel that £9k can get you a choice of 7 super cars
E46 M3 £5'000
996 Carrera 4 £9'000
Maserati 3200GT £8'500
Jag XKR £7'000
Audi S6 Saloon £6'500
80's Chevrolet Corvette £6'000
Bentley Arnage (400BHP early model) £11'500 will be £9'000 in a year or two
HSV mate
Monaro's are damn good however till this day the M3 has been considered a legend & benchmark in small RWD premium sports cars market.
Not sure about VW however M3 has been ideally thr benchmark for well over 30 years now in that market
M3 is hardly small lol
I sat in a brand new Corrado G60 back in 1989 in the local VW sales shop. Just sitting in that Coupe made me feel evil. One of VW's best.
the early vr 6 was a ripper.
Forgot to mention that the M3 will not make to 60k miles before it will need an engine or rod bearings. Google it. There is a reason you pay more for a E46 these days.
jesus
That's a potential problem. Depends on how you drive and maintain it. My cousin has one with 125k Original miles -- problem free. I've also seen where BMW will do a goodwill repair & replace the entire engine if that happens. They said it's actually a design failure and fault of BMW. There are several guys who have gotten goodwill repairs from BMW for that issue. They're solid cars. I wouldn't worry about it.
That's the most fanboy response ever. "The whole engine blows and needs $26k to replace" But BMW MIGHT cover it. Don't worry it's a great car! The engine might just blow..."... That's unacceptable for 80k+ car at 30-50k miles!
i've owned a hANdful of BMWs and sadly most of them are unreliable as shit
Used E46s are unreliable garbage. If you bought one new perhaps you got a good 100k out of it. If you're buying it used good luck. you'll spend 100% of the purchase price in repairs over 3-4 years guaranteed.
Not much goes wrong with the E92 M3
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Faint laughter from Rod Bearings
Pretty dreadful advice on the M3 there...no mention of rod bearings or Vanos issues. The rod bearings is a major issue on all M3s and is very expensive to put right. what's the point of a buyer's guide if you don't tell people the single biggest common fault with the car?
M3 sure is a great looking & overall performance, but Monaro is a huge bargain for run of its money. Take Monaro, save some money, then buy some performance mods & you'll get much better performance (or might be better than stock M3)
Where the hell did he find a running Corrado??
nothing really goes wrong with the m3?
lol Google "e92 m3 rod bearing issue"
30.000usd a M3, in my country almost 100.000usd :(
A State Of Bikes Singapore? :O
scuderiaye Argentina, an its the same in almost all Latin America.
+A State Of Bikes Not in Mexico, I saw one yesterday: 2010 M3 with only 13K miles for about 33,000 USD. Very good value and better than the new M3/M4 in my opinion, which cost about twice as that.
diego750il Los dos hablamos español jajaja lo que pasa es que acá hay impuesto a los "autos de alta gama" y en general lo importado sale caro, una medida de nuestro gobierno para no perder tantos dolares al exterior.
Ah, ya entiendo jaja. Aquí también son caros pero se deprecian rápidamente aunque tengan poco kilometraje. Me puse a revisar y los M3 E46 andan por los 20-25 mil dolares con menos de 50mil km. Lamento que por allá sean tan caros. Saludos!
Why wouldn't you mention the rod bearing issue in the M3? Don't get me wrong; I'm looking to buy one. But if you're going to highlight common problems, maybe focus on the big ones. It's censoring like this that cost me a fortune when I bought a 320d and the timing chain went TWICE! £7500 each time.
The new turbo M3 /m4 has the potential for huge power gains and all that but it has lost its edge from the n/a day's, it was light and responsive and balanced now it is more point and squirt, not so much racecar, more drag car. I have been working with the car for 20 years and racing one with great success for 14, so I am pretty clued up with the BMW brand
There's nothing wrong with the T56 transmission in the Monaro. They're pretty stout.
If the Monaro has the same issues as the GTO we got in the states, you should look for paint flaking off especially around the door handles and the rear seats coming apart at the top seam. If the car you're looking at doesn't have a fresh suspension using aftermarket parts, you should budget for doing it yourself.
I got one at 19k miles suspension now at 26k still feels solid. The transmission your right is very solid. The shifter assembly is trash, about $300 gets you a nice aftermarket one, the OEM is mush. Other than that it's just been minimal for me.
Radiator,
Hood and trunk struts,
Making sure to ziptie back the ECU cable behind Glovebox (it rubs up against metal and can short out, mine at only 20k miles had a small notch, I just covered the cable then zip tied it further back)
Changing the small and easily accessible fuel rail line with a steel braided one (they have been known to rub up against the engine cover)
Change all fluids: Transmission, Differential(Very important), brake,etc. Most Fluids break down over not only miles but time also.
All basically prevented stuff. The car is beyond solid the LS1 and LS2 are standard engines with tons of the parts. The T56 transmission is used in tons of sports cars, and the rest is all basic GM stuff. The seat tears are real though but easily stitched back up.
Having shopped around for e92 M3s and Monaro VXRs recently, good M3s can't be had for less than £22-23k with decent mileage and/or spec. As for the VXR (if you can ever find one) a half decent one with decent miles will easily fetch upwards of £10k. Most reach around £12k for the desirable VXR model shown in this video (400hp). For £8k you'll get an early '05 CV8 Monaro with the less powerful unsupercharged LS1 V8 (320hp roughly) and dated looks only a mother could love.
I opted for the cheaper but arguably better to drive Nissan 350z, with excellent performance, great looks (albeit dated), solid engineering and prices from as little as £4000 for the 276bhp model, I think it's one of the best second hand sports cars to date.
For £8000 you could afford the revised HR model (308hp) with decent mileage. For that much you'll get the GT pack which includes full racing brembo brakes, forged rays alloy wheels, Bose surround sound, heated electric leather seats, air con, sat nav, cruise and loads of other toys.
I'm pretty shocked he didn't include it as its a fifth gear favourite.
Mr Unthinkable yep the guy in this vid talks absolute shit alright , also £2,000 pounds for a Monaro front bumper bullshit have a look at the link supplied maybe $300 Australian and then maybe $200 for shipping , guys full of it www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Front-Bumper-Bar-VZ-CV8Z-Monaro-V2-VY-Commodore-VT-VX-HSV-Genuine-92163611-/332818479015?_ul=AU
What about rod bearings in the m3?
Corrado VR6 👍🏼
Forgot to mention the con rod bearings for the E92 M3.
if anyone buys a monaro and needs parts still plenty cheap here in aust.
The vw and the bmw look amazing, my two favorite companies
the VW is the dullest and out of place car here, the Monaro and M3 are only ones i'd consider
I wonder if you can still pick up a Monaro for 8000 pounds here in Australia there sword through the roof you be lucky to pick one up for $ 80000 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The 5.7Ls go for between 8-10k gbp here now, but the VXRs (the 6L ones) are near enough constantly 20k gbp.
The M3 is nice but being in NZ I'd rather have the Monaro!
e92 was controversial when it was launched coz it had a V8, the new m3 is controversial coz it doesnt have a V8. People just can't stand any change, they whinge whinge n whinge till they get used to it.. lol the new Inline 6 twin turbo in the M3/M4 is a Gem.. and that Monaro needs to come back .
The M3 all day every day for me, nothing else comes close.
l34052 feel ya bro
the Vauxhall Monaro where i am is called the Pontiac GTO in north america
And both the Vauxhall Monaro and Pontiac GTO are actually just rebadged versions of the Holden Monaro.
corrado vr6 :)
The E92 M3 was a classic
Corrado owners were only happy twice in their life time... When the bought it and when they sold it and got rid of it
The monaro is beautiful but the price to import the parts 😬
cant believe as tiff was about to drift that m3 they cut the shot...cmon topgears editors arent working at the moment heres your chance
Why are you moving the steering wheels so much? Can't keep it straight?
I would get myself a clean Integra type R, cheap to fix, and it is already a collectible
fwd end of story
Best handling fwd, and the corrado is a fwd too, not as fast as the integra though
*****
and thats why their are cheap because people would rather have a rwd and no integras are not that fast
+QurttoRco I see you do not know anything about hondas...
*****
I know that idiot ricer kids on internet over hype them
I almost bought a corrado. Everything was wrong with it and the owner still wanted 1800 USD. The engine misfired, the shifter didn't want to come out of first gear, the sunroof didn't work, the ignition was broken so he wired it to the frickin spoiler switch, there was no radio, and the owner claimed "oh you have to rev it to fix the misfire" which just grossed me out. On the outside the car was gorgeous but it was a bag of shit. He wanted too much for a car with nothing but problems. Not only that he claimed he could fix the misfired by changing the ignition wire and couldn't. So I ended up walking from that car. Bought a USDM 1g 1988 Escort GT with a 1.9L HO CVH engine. This car has had it's own issues but I can say that while I know for a fact that the corrado was better. The escort stole my heart.
I'm with you Tiff. I'm going to miss cars like these. The second hand market is the only market to ever look at these days for cars. Modern cars have become appliances, they're referred to as 'products' more than anything else, and are turning into tech gadgets appeasing people who have no interest in cars to begin with. Why? I have no fucking clue.
Something to do with safety, the environment and many of the great manufacturers going bankrupt and changing hands.
Nowadays you can buy a 36,000 Mercedes A200 with a Peugeot engine. There's a serious lack of innovation and I blame so many failing firms since the 80s as well. The surviving companies are caught between designing the beautiful classic shapes of the past, somehow keeping up with the engineering powerhouses making MTecs, AMGs and RS's whilst competing with companies like Tesla and the Japanese super hybrids.
At some point car firms lost their confidence and stopped taking risks particularly when it comes to investing and developing(PARTICULARLY as a result of all the mergers and acquisitions occurring) and the result has been catastrophic.
I blame environmentalism and the Honda Civic for the spread of the 1.6 petrol engine combined with a cheap turbo generating over 200bhp from factory.
A blessing and a curse now there's not a lot of drivers willing to throw down super car money when there fiesta ST will leave most classics in the dust in any real competition. Sad really but there are still a lotta good specialists out there working hard to keep the dream alive combining classics with modern performance features!
so true
I’m in the market for a Monaro right now, you ain’t getting the LS2 version these days for 8 grand. It would seem they have gone up in value in the past few years
Could just about get a CV8 Monaro for £8k but not the VXR version in the video.
Elite cars in bordon Hampshire. A vxr would probably cost £13000 for a nice example.? I’d spend a bit more and buy the beautiful vxr8. 6.2 ls3 with the wortec exhaust.❤️
Kristian Spencer VXR8 is a very different car. It will appeal to different people. I love them both but wanted the 2 door coupe with old school feel.
Let's see you buy a Corrado for anywhere near that money now.
Corrado would is a nostalgic car not budget car for me, its a car I wanted when I was a 15 years old and still today, can't find one in good condition either.
Yes any Corrado at £1500 is going to be a dog. Very cheap to run and easy to get most serviceable parts though.
I like all three of these though in America we got the Monaro as a GTO..
In Australia we got the Monaro as the Monaro.
Clyde Donovan I like the GTO
Jacob Richardson I've always liked it as well since my dad owned one like until 6 years ago..
Clyde Donovan in Australia we call Monaro as Monaro
Razor Rae TV why did u repeat what I said?
What about an Astra Van? Fastest vehicle on British roads!
The monaro is basically a Pontiac gto
alejandro garcia
The monaro technically came first
It was an import from Australia and bob lutz brought it to America as the Pontiac GTO in 2004
The GTO was made here in Aus and exported. LHD and all the different bodykits as well.
ill pick monaro the cheapest and simplicity makes it great
song at the end? i forgot.
was looking at buying an E92 M3 coupe, but then I started reading about its S65 engine having premature engine failure from connecting rod bearing wear and inadequate side clearances, etc. it's apparently a design flaw and some lucky people have been able to get BMW to replace their engines out of warranty, just on goodwill, which usually is done when the company realises there is a problem but doesn't want to issue an uber expensive recall or draw too much attention to a widespread problem. They realise it is cheaper to just replace the engines that fail and keep the affected client quiet than have this blow up in the media and damage their reputation, etc.
yeah thats a major problem with the s65,quite a widely known issue now.
plud dct, they superseedes dct 15 or more time until 2011 and this was good
ph4tboy garbage,there are e92’s with 130k on the clock as track cars on stock bearings.yes it’s advised to replace hem
With Ess uprated ones for £1500 then the issue will never come about.the engine is so awesome,revs and revs it’s a beautiful thing.e46 has bearing issues,so does the e60 m5.buy one do the bearings never worry easy.
Just give me that corrado.
Where i live, 20,000 quid to import the M3 and another 18,000 on duty. Even at that age. :(
I never understoon why VW put that VR6 in that and then made it to have FWD. That car deserved RWD. Because it's FWD I would never even think of liking that car. And that's too bad.
I owned corrado g60 1991 for 9 years it's awesome car to drive it's head turner :). But guy if you like to drive nice and fast car for not that much money get yourself Lexus IS350 2007 it's fast 0-60 in 4.8 seconds and very good quality
Why is the cars in UK so cheap? Those prices Tiff mentioned is not even as close as in reality here in Sweden. That M3 costs around 35,000 +- 5,000 pounds, and thats not the end of it, the tax on it costs around 500 quid a year whereas you guys in the UK might just pay around 200 pounds a year on it. It's sick how expensive it here in Sweden..
xBuzz996 Same here in the Netherlands... :(
xBuzz996 the tax here is the same here in the UK unfortunately I believe it is 500 for the m3. I am paying 250 atm for a 2002 330ci
xBuzz996 where im from, the car is priced at 125,000 pounds..a 370z is priced at 70,000 pounds
xBuzz996 bare in mind these are used cars.
ratva1 yeah I know, don't even ask how much theses cars would cost as new...