bimbeano
10820
Depending on yearly mileage ...
BMW E30 320 or 325i BMW
E36 320 or 325/328i
Peugeot 205 GTI
Peugeot 309 GTI or 405 MI16
Mercedes W123 230E or 280E (or CE)
Mercedes W201 190E
Volvo 850 5 cylinder non turbo
Audi 90 or 100 2.2 or 2.3 E (yes the five pot)
So far for the oldies 
If he has to drive it on a daily base he'd better go for something more recent like:
Renaultsport Clio 3 RS (yes, like mine)
Renault 3 Clio GT 128hp
Renault Twingo RS 1,6 128 hp ... as cool as it gets !
BMW E46
Ford Fiesta ST, probably around 10K
Fiat 500, Abarth?
Jaguar X-type 2,5 or 3,0 V6
BMW 120i (+/-2008)
Renault Laguna Coupé (maybe)
Suzuki Swift Sport 1,6i
Fiat Panda 100hp (very cool car, i love it).
VW Golf 5 GTI !!!!!!!!!
Subaru Impreza 2.0i R 150hp +/- 2008
Mazda MX-5 NB or NC
VW Scirocco
VW EOS
Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Mini
Nissan Cube (if he likes quirky designs)
Hyundai Veloster
Citroen C4 CACTUS 1.2
Asking price of 9000 for a 2008 Audi A4 1,8 TFSI .....
There's a lot for the money.
My conclusion ... for 8K i'd go and find a decent Clio ... RS or even a Dci ....
Bim, prejudiced Renault idiot ;-)
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Indeed, just ridiculous how many...
By the way, Filip, looking to buy the first car for my eldest son for a moderate budget of 8000 euro, obviously second hand,what would be your choise, very curious 😀, Thx for sharing, Dirk
Depending on yearly mileage ...
BMW E30 320 or 325i BMW E36 320 or 325/328i Peugeot 205 GTI Peugeot 309 GTI or 405 MI16 Mercedes W123 230E or 280E (or CE) Mercedes W201 190E Volvo 850 5 cylinder non turbo Audi 90 or 100 2.2 or 2.3 E (yes the five pot) So far for the oldies If he has to ...
Still want to see him around alive...
Imagine you would have had that power available when being 18 😀 Dirk
Yes that would have been crazy.
Lucky for me at the age of 18 i was a bit afraid of bikes. I went to a Suzuki dealer to have a look at the then bonkers GSX-R 750R .... i quickly realized i was going to kill myself with a beast of that kind. So instead i started with a car and bought my ...
I never experienced the 124 !
But my best friend received a brand new Bertone X1/9 1,5 with 85 hp when he was 19. So we often switched cars when we drove to school ... no need to tell you we obliged to the traffic rules ...
