Needs to have 4 seats and a decent boot as I do work at weekends and need to carry tools etc.
If I go back out racing I will need a 4x4 to tow the trailer but for now I want a nice car

Sorry Brian.. It's a 4 litre, or 4.2 rings a bell. Nice cars though.
The back seats are a decent size as well. Previously..
Vogue SE TD6
Defender 90 2.4
Defender 110 TD5
Vogue 3.5 EFI

S4 Avant was a pretty harsh ride, ran on 20s from memory and was just very stiff....though I am comparing it to my A8 that was a beautiful ride Is this where I put the car details and a bit about myself ?........

CL55K or bi-turbo CL600's have been tickling my fancy of late. 4.5ish to 60 and most of the FF comforts to boot. There's a few sub £15k examples about with reasonable mileage and within the 10 year warranty age limit in case of expensive engine or ABC issues... '08 Audi S6 Avant 5.2 V10 with Milltek non-resonated. Vrrrrrrmmmmmph
'59 Ford Kuga Diesel (boring but AWD and 40mpg...)
2007 (07) Subaru Forester XTen 2.5 Turbo. (Roundabouts are fun again!)
2007 (07) 4.4 V8 Vogue (gone)

Contraband wrote:

Sorry Brian.. It's a 4 litre, or 4.2 rings a bell...

My S4 was a 4.2 V8:

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 Graham

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Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey

I ran a 2004 3.0 cab for a couple of years.
Very well put together inside , and paintwork always polished up beautifully

Space wise, boot was good and decent rear seat space.

Quite a heavy car, I didn't find scuttle shake too intrusive.
A popular cheap upgrade was to put rear anti roll bar from the rs4 on. Got rid of the under steer in that model.

I always wanted an S4 in the later model , easily recognised by deeper front grille, so much more modern inside.
Looking at autotrader a budget of £12k gets you a very nice example of a 2006 (ie new model) S4 cab, decent miles.

You may want to look at Merc CLK, my brother sold his 2006 , full AMG kit
, exhaust , wheels for £10k !! Alcohol and eBay is never a good mix

2006 4.2 Supercharged, Java Black

Have a look at the AMG range of Mercs...Lot of bang for your buck OK my SL AMG only has 2 seats but the mechanicals can be found in most of the range Very very fast compaired to my last Boxster S

Following on from Craig's AMG recommendation, we have this. Very practical, massively reliable and surprisingly economical unless really going for it. Increasingly rare, though, especially in rust-free condition. But prices are pretty low and easily within your budget.

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Bellini, out of interest, does yours have the SC on it or is it NA... ?

. . . how about a V70R ?

 Where do you go after one of these . . . ?

Craig, just NA and 'only' 360bhp. Nothing near as fast as yours but decently quick when needed. Si. <This is my name.

I eat rat poison.

A man ain't truly been insulted until he stands buck naked in front of a woman and she didn't even notice. Or care.

Seen this tonight, never seen one before … a4 dtm only 250 made.
Won't be really fast as its the 2.0 tsi but I like it
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?...1162501788

Looks nice , as does his Beemer 330d cab. £9.9k and 50mpg!
Chip it  Alcohol and eBay is never a good mix

2006 4.2 Supercharged, Java Black

My friend has been kind enough to let me have use of his V10 RS6 while my car is broken down.

They really are very nice, VERY quick cars.. I think about 570bhp

Now that's a VERY nice motor!

Might be a bit over budget!  Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey