Premium potency for £10000 or less - used car buying guide - Autocar
In most cases, you can have either a big engine, a big name or big luxury, but not all three. 1 - Mercedes-Benz SL500 (1989-2008) Mercedes’ perennial sports cruiser has come in many guises over six generations and 61 years, but when big value is key, two generations stand out: the R129 (1989-2002) and the R230 (2003-2008). Power and... But there’s lots of rubber on the road and the centre of gravity is low, so even early SLs can press on. Look for leggy R129s from £2500 and R230s this side of £8500. 2 - BMW M5 (1998-2003). How extraordinary to be able to buy such a performance... Still, even a 16-year- old M5 is something of a mobile miracle — a car with towering performance allied to all the practicalities and most of the luxury of an executive saloon. 3 - Jaguar S-Type R (2002-2007). From unpromising beginnings, the S-Type became the car that pioneered some brilliant late-model driver’s Jags. It appeared in 1999, styled in the old Jaguar way and half-cooked in the old British motor industry way. Source: www.autocar.co.uk
