Quick! What car used/new to buy for 14 grand?

[jules]

Quick question, If you were given 14,000 dollars, what car would you buy and why? Where would you go for your bang for your buck. Used cars preferred.
Thanks

[328isRob]

This question is a little to broad. You need to describe what your "bang" is. Do you like 4 or 2 doors, convertables, trucks, acceleration, topend, handling, durability, style, residual-value, maintenance, bling, abillty to modify, I could go on and on, and everyone is going to have a different bang for the buck. You need to figure out what is most important to you. What do you like?

[bmwworld]

Personally, I like M cars. I would go for either the E34 M5 or the E30 M3. If you like Roadsters, the 4-cyl Z3's are about 14K+.

[hermunn123]

you can get an E34 M5 or an E30 M3 for 14K???? i thought they would be a little higher. i'm gonna start saving up....

[Jimster]

I think an E36 325i would fit the bill, they are about $14k in New Zealand

[hermunn123]

what about a 325is? mucho cooler

[3.5litermoose]

You cant argue with an e30 M3, but personally, i would buy a cheap 325is for about 5000-6000, then pull the old m50 engine swap for 6-7000, with money left for suspension mods, or what ever else you feel the need to do. This setup would give an e30 M3 a stellar beating, but e30 M3's are beautiful cars.