Five brilliant premium used cars you can buy for less than £10000 - Daily Post North Wales
The venerable sports cruiser from Mercedes has gone through six generations spanning 61 years. We think two generations offer the best value: the R129 (1989-2002) and the R230 (2003-2008). You’re guaranteed high-end performance and power, given the 5. 0-litre V8, but you can find smaller-capacity engines. And while they are heavy, the suspension is fairly soft and the steering is not that quick, the centre of gravity is low and there’s a lot of rubber on the road. Look for high-mileage R129 models listed from £2500 and R230s for under £8500. 2 - BMW M5 (1998-2003) A revered sports icon for five grand. For value, we like the E39 with its 4. 9-litre, 394bhp V8. This M5 reaches 60 from a standing start in 5. 0sec and has enough torque to take you to three figures speeds without any apparent effort. Even so, a sweet-16 M5 is a thing of beauty – massive performance, family car practicality and a host of executive luxuries rolled into one. 3 - Jaguar S-Type R (2002-2007) The S-Type appeared in 1999, with old-time Jag styling and half-baked British motor industry engineering. The automatic-only R arrived near the end of 2002. With its supercharged, 400bhp (later 420bhp) 4. 2-litre V8 – 155mph restricted maximum, 0. 60mph 5. 6sec – and superb, Mike Cross-developed handling, it went a long way to restoring the model’s... Take your time and you can track down full service history examples for under £5000. Source: www.dailypost.co.uk
