Several Times We paid Attention to Used Cars That Cost No More than € 5,000 – The maximum Budget for 20 percent of Dutch People When Purchasing Another Car. We portrayed midi-mpvs and compact cars with automatic transmissions, Among Others. Last Week’s ‘Iconic Ford’ episode, which featured both a capri and a mustang, made us decide to look for a coupe this week – again with a price tag of no more than € 5,000.
Coupes are special cars: you pay more money and get less (Doors, interior space) in Return. Yet an affordable Coupe is not an unfeasable proposition, even if the odometer reading is no more than 150,000 kilometers. Will it be a body variant of a compact mid-range car or a ‘real’ coupe, white or not from a premium brand?
Alfa Romeo GT 2.0 JTS 16V Distinctive – 2006 – 93,467 kilometers – € 4,250
Within Our Budget and Well Below Our Maximum Permitted Mileage, We Find This Newly Imported Alfa Romeo GT in Twente. In fact, it has just completed a full revolution, although you should always be careful with such statements when it comes to imported cars. It is a shame that no form of Guarantee is mentioned, while we do see a bovag sign in one photo. Anyway. The GT, based on the 147 and 156, was on the price lists between 2004 and 2011 with a mild facelift in 2007. The newly registered HDV-84-L is still the original Version. But whatever gt, interest in it is when the brera, based on the 159, appeared on the scene. It looked much bolder, but unfortunately you could tell that while driving. In Those Days, We Already Preferred the Beautiful GT.
The space in the back was also better in the GT. No Wonder: The GT is Longer Than The 156 Sportwagon! So if you look beyond the exterior, the gt is the better of the two: Tighter Driving, Sharper Steering and More Interior Space. The Model in Question has the 165 HP Two-Liter Under the Hood and That Is Sufficient: When the V6 Unleashes Its 240 Horses on the Driven Front Wheels, It is Searching for Grip. The Chassis of the GT is firm and reacts sharply to bumps, but it never gets out of hand. The Neutral Road Holding is Impressive. Stringing Corners Together is fun – the harder the better, and there is no question of understeer. The Five-Speed Gearbox Could Shift a Little Shorter and More Directly, But It Doesn’tn’t Really Detract From The Driving Pleasure. The Large Turning Circle is Inconvenient. The Luxurious Interior is Beautifully Designed: Cruise and Climate Control, Bose Audio, Leather Upholstery and Seat Heating Are Present On This Distinctive, As Are Xenon Lighting, Parking Sensors, Alarm and 18-inch Light-Alloy Wheels.
Mercedes -Benz C180 Kompressor Sportcoupé – 2004 – 109,656 kilometers – € 4,900
Prefer a sporty used car with a premium sauce? Then this Originally Dutch Mercedes-Benz C-Class is Waiting for its Fifth Owner in Waalwijk. The Four Previous Owners Together Have Covered Just about A Ton With It. A Slightly Higher Mileage, An Older Year of Construction and Yet A Higher Asking Price Than The GT Above – That’s Premium! On the other hand, a Guarantee is Mentioned Here (Three Months Costs € 495 extra) and the history is Known.
Under the hood a 1.8-four-cylinder equipped with a mechanical compressor, good for 143 hp. A Fine Machine, Connected to An Exactly Shifting Six-Speed Gearbox. Enough torque at a relatively low rpm – it Ensures Peace at Constant Highway Speeds, But If You Accelerate Once, A Nice Exhaust Growl Provides The Sporty Note. The interior stands out for its beautiful materials and excellent finish, althegh it is less heartwarming than in the Italian. The Steering is Pleasantly Direct and the firmly tuned suspension and damping also give it a sporty character. This Used Car is also equipped with a Sports suspension accordance to the seller. In Combination with Its Rear-Wheel Drive, You spontaneously Feel Like A Pleasant Game of Steering. The Seating Position is Nicely Low to Adjust and the Seats Offer Good Support. Space in the Back Seat is Less Generous – inherent to a coupe.
With Cruise and Climate Control, The Aforementioned Six-Speed Gearbox, Rain and Parking Sensors, Alarm and Light-Alloy Wheels, The Most Basic Functions From That Time Are Present, But Leather Upholstery Is Missing, For Example. That and the Italian Design from the outside and inside makes the gt feel just a little more special – although it does lack the famous star in the grille. Benzes from that time sometimes Suffered from Rust. That is a point of Attention!
Renault Mégane Coupé 1.6 16v 110 Dynamique – 2009 – 145,615 kilometers – € 4,250
Another Approach is that of the three-through versions of C-segmenters that have a slightly more exciting appearance than their more well-Behaved and Practical Five-through Siblings. Think, For Example, of the Opel Astra Coupé, Seat Leon SC, Volkswagen Scirocco (Related to the Golf) and this Renault Mégane. For the same asing price, a ‘Sharp Internet take-away price’, no mention is made of a guarantee. Like the Alfa, there is a used car in Hoogeveen that is clearly the youngst or this trio, but also Burdened with the Highest Mileage, Driven Together by two ex-owners. The Heroic Appearance, The Red Paint and the Dynamique Addition Suggest A Lot, But Under The Hood Purrs A Brave, Tried and Tested Sixteen-Valve 1600, Good for a Fairly Modest 110 HP. This makes the Frenchman less fast than the other two, but more economical. The significant lower weight also contributes: we think that the 00-JPT-7 has the lowest operating costs.
On board, the good finish is also striking here, althegh the dashboard is made up of mégane and laguna parts, which causes a somewhat messy appearance. You sit Perfectly in the Front, The Rear is Difficult, Both in Terms of Space and the View, which the Driver will also Suffer from When Revering.
The Sports Suspension with which all Méganes Coupé Were Standard Equipped Clearly Paid Off. Althegh the Steering Feel Could Be Better, The Chassis is very good and sporty: in that area, there is clearly no question of outward appearance with this renault! Furthermore, You Will Never Suffer From Drive Reactions in The Steering Wheel. The Comfort Level is Slightly Lower Than In The Hatchback, But Still More Than Sufficient, AS is the Equipment with Cruise and Climate Control, 16-inch Light-Alloy Wheels, Factory Audio, Privacy Glass at the Rear and Keyless Entry.
