5 CHEAP Luxury Cars That Look Expensive! (Under £1,000)
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- Опубликовано: 28 июн 2024
- Cheap luxury cars that make you look rich? Maybe... These luxury cars that used to be expensive are now available for under £1,000, and offer a more luxurious experience than any other cars you'll get in this price range! I was certain that the under £2,000 video was going to be my limit, but here we are!
Note, honestly, under £1k, it's not going any lower... I really do not think I can make a sub-£500 video… Let me know if you think I’m wrong!
I hope you enjoy!
Bruddas (Patrons):
- Will D.
- Conor W.
- Will A.
- Ethan W.
- TheGeordieTiger
- Callum W.
- Gabriele S.
- Jag H.
- Dhruv A.
- Albert L.
Chapters
Introduction: 00:00
Audi A6: 01:15
Rover 75: 03:15
Jaguar X-Type: 05:22
BMW E90 3-Series: 07:22
Mercedes E-Class W210: 09:13
Close: 11:14
Links:
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Discord - / discord
Music:
Background: My (musically gifted) sister
Outro: Ship Wrek & Zookeepers - Ark [NCS Release]
Attributions/Creative Commons Content:
Audi A6
• 2010 update Audi A6 S-...
• 2008 Audi A6 2.0 TDi L...
• For Sale Audi A6 Saloo...
• 2008 Audi A6 2.7 TDI Q...
Rover 75
• An Opulent Rover 75 Co...
• Rover 75 V6 2.5 Connoi...
• ROVER 75 CONNOISSEUR 2...
• 2002 Rover 75 Connoiss...
• Lot 34 - 2006 Rover 75...
Jaguar X-Type
• 2009 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.2...
• 2007 JAGUAR X-TYPE EST...
• 2002 Jaguar X-Type 2.1...
• Jaguar X-Type 2.2D SE ...
• 2004 Jaguar X-type AWD...
BMW 3 Series E90
• 2007 JAGUAR X-TYPE EST...
• 2008 (08) BMW 3 SERIES...
• 2010 BMW 320i SE Auto ...
• BMW 330d M Sport Touri...
• E91 BMW 335D M Sport T...
• E91 BMW 335i M Sport T...
• 2010 LCI E90 BMW 335D ...
• Uber GT BMW 335d Touri...
• This E91 BMW 330D M Sp...
Mercedes E Class
• Mercedes-Benz E240 W21...
• An Astonishing Mercede...
• 1999 Mercedes-Benz E32...
• 1996 Mercedes-Benz E32...
Rudolf Stricker, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons
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bought a rover 75 diesel tourer my 4th one and paid £1000 for it. did 35000 miles in 2 years and regularly got 55 plus mpg. Just sold it for 650 and have acquired another 75 diesel tourer for 930. great and comfortable motoring. I only buy the diesel versions and they have all served me well.
I have to correct you here JB, the most common problem with the BMW is that the indicators stop working the SECOND they leave the showroom 😂
😅 no comment
U dyyyaaamm right!!!!!🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
Another solid list 💪👏 an idea for the future, as more and more cities are introducing ULEZ zones how about a list of the most fun 1st cars that comply with ULEZ for under £2k or something like that?
I’ll see what I can do, definitely got ULEZ on my mind at the moment as my mx5 is non compliant 🥲
@@CarsWithJB did you move into a place inside the ULEZ? I know you’re in London so having a non ULEZ car means loads of places are off limits unless you pay 😢
I bought a 75 earlier this year and I'm only 18. It's Contemporary spec so all black sports interior with harman kardon and rides like a dream love surprising bimmer drivers with it
Very cool car to own at 18!
Great review, JB, been watching for ages , well done mate.
Much appreciated!
Loving your stuff JB keep it up.
For me the Jag looks most luxurious. Most of the rest have interiors that look pretty ordinary. Which car is the quietest? I reckon a peaceful quiet and smooth ride is the true mark of a luxury car.
I think the Rover might put up a good fight for quietest, with the big and highly under-stressed engine!
Depending on engine as the Jag can come with 2.2tdci which is good or if you want more can get a 2.5 V6 or 3.0 V6 which can come in four wheel drive.
3.0 V6 X Type is the one to get. Had four of them in the family and they’ve always been ace. A great engine sound.
How much is the tax chief?
Very cool, that’s commitment to the X-Type within the family!
@@ciaranbyrne62 Pretty steep for the 3.0… Around £360 I believe?
@@CarsWithJB Yeah our current one was £1800 in 2018 with 80K on the clock but had all the toys being a sovereign model. Keep up the good work!
@@georgeplayingguitar £140 more than my Astra Twintop 08 1.9cdti. Not too bad really.
Another gem! Can't wait to see the choice you make. By the way, my personal recommendation: I daily a '97 E420, the Queen of your #1.
Hope they’re acceptable!
Wonderful video! I really want to see a fuel efficient, cheap, easy to repair and realiable list cars
I’ll see what I can do!
i started watching you at around 10k subs i think, its great to see quality rises in the end.....
Much appreciated, thanks for hanging around!
Another great vid 👌🏻 I’d like to see a affordable classic car list, under 5k 🙌🏻
Classic cars is the one area I really need to give a go, I just like too many classics!
not many on that price but sure jb will source out
I just don’t know how you do it JB. Well done !!! 🇬🇧
Appreciate it as always Peter!
I love your vids
I appreciate you man!
Rover 75 get in there!
Had to throw it in!
Great list as always thank you! Was the Saab 9-5 in your thoughts?
It was, so were a couple of Volvos!
Love it when I see another notification from you. I'll hopefully start looking for a performance car around £15-20k after next year so hope to find something on one of your videos or it could be a video idea 😁
Buy a Cayman.
I've become a Porsche guy haven't I...well this is embarrassing. It's true though, just buy a base 987.2 (2009 or later) manual at that price. If repair bills are an issue...well then you wouldn't want a performance car around £15-20k, you'd want a reliable performance car for £25 instead.
@@ApothecaryTerry do love the Caymans. I'd likely save up more and get the 981 model if I'm really considering it
@@zaink7037 As a 981S driver I can only say this: the 981S is, in my opinion, the best sports car that has ever been built, works best with PDK and needs good colours (white with black wheels/mirrors here). Standard exhaust and suspension are way better than sports exhaust and PASM. A base 981 with a manual isn't far off, long gearing is the only issue.
987 steering is better but 981 beats it in every other way- especially image, you get so many thumbs up and "nice car" shouts. Nobody has given me the finger in 15 months either! A guy in a Yaris did on my last drive in my Lexus (he thought a Yaris could race a GS450h...which beats the 981S, he was silly...). I was expecting that in the porker but not once.
Only downsides are tyre noise and every single Fiesta on the road will race you. They'll think they won because you were making noise too, except you were 5k RPM short of the redline singing along to Bonnie Tyler, but they thought you were racing. Not that I've done that😆
They are £35k though...but don't depreciate.
£15-20k I’m currently looking at a 996 👀
@@CarsWithJB Mad lad...but good choice.
I would go for the A6 despite liking the Merc but any of these for under £1000 you would be lucky to make it past 3 sets of Traffic Lights. This would be great content! 👍
Haha I’d love to buy one and find out for myself!
Absolutely dead at the "so you can communicate with the plebs outside"🤣Why did you say it so casually too😂
The proletariat are in the way. They must be informed of their error and relocate themselves to a more convenient location.
It’s easy to say ‘pleb’ when you are one 🥲
@@CarsWithJB Plebs? On the internet? Pfft... I should spit out my pot noodle in disgust at such a suggestion!
The A6 has aged the best. That's the one I would go for. People would probably think you'd have paid 5 times as much.
Yeah very fair - it definitely looks the most modern
Will you please make a video for pickups and vans? I think it would be very cool.
Take a look at the Rover 75's meaty brother the MG ZT. Especially the 190 V6. Perhaps do a list of sporty exec saloons for under £1,500 and the ZT will definitely be in it.
I so love your videos. 🇬🇧
I so love your support!
Another great vid!! Just wondering what’s the best price to spend on a first car?
I spent £400 on mine, but I would fist look at what’s cheapest in terms of insurance 🤙🏽
The cheapest thing that's actually decent. Not so cheap that you'd spend more repairing it than driving it (i.e. anything in this video) but cheaper = more fun. £2-3k these days seems a good amount, then as JB said it's insurance.
For 1st cars don't think "what will impress my mates" - just think "what can I absolutely rag the balls off and not care about" since you will be far happier. I drive a Porsche (excuse the non-flex, it's relevant!) and honestly I have never been happier than when I had a crash damaged (by me) Peugeot 306 LX. I'd have that car back without hesitation if it still existed, I've driven a lot of serious cars and the Pug was the most fun of the lot, no question. The porker just sounds nicer and I'm an attention whore...
A vid on cheap sleeper cars (like £2k) with modding capabilities would be sick!
I’ve done some sleeper vids, I’d happily do more!
Love those 75s
Thanks JB. Ike the uplights & the wood on the corner. The BMW has to be one of the best lookers, far better than today's monstrosities. All the best......
Much appreciated! It’s a nice space we’ve moved into for sure. E90 is my favourite modern 3 series 🤙🏽
I am on my 3rd Jaguar X-type estate. Very fine cars. Never failed me on the road. Am looking for an Jag XF Sportbrake to replace it with.
I owned a Rover 75 X Reg when it wasn’t broken down it was ok had too many issues with it and px it for a Mondeo Ghia X 2.5 24v
Well done jb another good video but ffs don't by a car in the 1000 bracket you would be heading for a heap of trouble
With you on that, I’m lucky to have owned 3 sub-1k cars that have done me proud, but I have a mechanic for a dad so 😅
Lol@ “ at least you’ll be able to beat an A6 at a lights race “ only if neither of them break down first. Great video!
Haha very fair point!
God I feel old I was 11 years old in 1995! Fantastic video as always!!
Time is the enemy 😢 cheers!
I was 35......whippersnapper.
Currently running a 520D M-Sport E63. Currently at 269k having put 185k on it in 9 years. A few little issues (sat nav doesn't work, googlemaps is fine, and 1 door locking mechanism sticks) and there is no Bluetooth streaming but I've only had to buy (a lot of) tyres, new rear springs and a fuel injector in 9 years. Seems to be a really solid car. Even servicing only required every 2 years or 25k. Can't bring myself to tempt fate and get a new one when it runs so well. Cost me 8.5k.
Good list 👌 apart from the rover I would drive the rest of them
love me a w210. i had an e320 cdi that was remapped. bloody loved that thing. still regret selling it 3 years later!
Haha a horrible feeling to miss a car, at least it did the job!
@@CarsWithJB half the reason I keep watching your vids is to work out what sub 2k car I should get next.
Great list! If I had to pick, I'd go for the Audi. I much prefer the older cars from then than what you see now.
The poor Rover 75 was much maligned back in the day, but was actually a very good motorway cruiser. Had one as courtesy car in early 2005 and it was comfortable on long journeys with a decent level of kit (at the time). As you say, watch the 1.8 petrol - Head Gasket issues and it was also underpowered
I daily drive a 75 for 5 years now. Amazingly underrated car. The 2.5 v6 is the one to have, I admit.
@@andipajeroking Which car? The Audi or the Rover?
@@DingKong Rover, i ve updated the comment 😁
@@andipajeroking Yes. The 75 was a decent car and the exterior has aged very well in my opinion. They were unfairly criticised back then.
an honourable mention imo would be a volvo s60 or s80 or any p2 platform car.
I have owned a 2004 xtype 2.1 petrol v6 engine for 13 years,I am 81 yoa ,I have had numerous cars since 1957 and can honestly say as an all round car it is second to none!!
I'm live in Serbia and I swear you would pay 3-4x the price for some of these and probably get a car that has more miles on it than these. Needless to aay I'm fuming right now.
Haha we are definitely very lucky with car prices in the UK
The Rover 75 was a lovely car... Some years back I had a toss up between the MG version and the X-type... The X-type won out as it had AWD in the 2.5 and 3.0 models.
Friend has a Rover 75. Surprising how many you see on teh road, once you start looking.
on early jags check the sills they are known to rot
I miss my w210 Kompressor. I ran it in the middle east but yes they rust especially at the bottom of the rear window and the boot and door edges. However it was bloody reliable and only cost be 800 quid in parts including fitting over 7 years. They are a wallowy beast but very comfortable to drive and the Kompressor was decently quick for its time. If you buy check for rust and fix and weatherproof with wax oil. They are the weapon of choice all over the middle east and rack up high miles if looked after with little maintenance. The brakes show abs warning lights now and again which is usually down to dirt so they just need a quick hose and off you go. Much better looking than a beemer or a vw audi in my view and definitely more stately. My mates named her the bismark
Very cool to have a long term story with one - did you find it still rusted out in the Middle East?
@@CarsWithJB Yes unfortunately. But then its probably down to the 100 percent humidity you get through summer which leaves everything soaked. Also I wasn't far from the beach where the water is very salty so will be carried in the air. The lacquer peeled eventually due to the incessant heat as well. Shame really. But considering the weather the car was really reliable. Interestingly the performance shot up when it was hot. We clocked a 0 to 100kmh in just over 7 seconds compared to its winter time run of just under 10. Caught me by surprise on the motorway once as I floored it to overtake and nearly hit the rear end of a truck as I hadn't anticipated the faster pickup which led me to do the acceleration test
Also the problem over there is the duty you pay on Cars. It literally doubled the cost of buying mine
There are over 30 Rover 75s with over 750,000 miles still on the road in the UK, according to MOT records.
I planning to move to UK next year and your videos are helping a lot to understand about the car prices. Thanks brother ❤️
Glad they’re helpful, good luck with the move!
The E Class gave me 9 solid years before the gearbox went bust. Great car..
The c class is luxurious as is the jaguar xj and s type as well as A4,3 series,Mercedes 190 and over.
Very nearly included an old C-Class, but decided I hadn’t done anything on the E class before!
@@CarsWithJB ahh makes sense.but what about the s type.there are a few for a grand on autotrader
Nice list, a Volvo s80 in decent shape can be found under a grand.
Liked for the comment "communicate with all the plebs outside" ha!
I looked at that gen A6 in Avant form before settling on my W211. The flappy paddles were the bit that stopped me, I'd drive it harder with them than the more traditional auto box, so assumed the previous owner(s) would do the same.
That’s such a great point - I’ve driven an A3 with flappy paddles and I harassed it around at unnecessary speeds
I disagree. I’m on my third A6 (C6) with flappy paddles.. currently have 3l tdi Quattro.. never use the paddles..
is bmw e90 320i 2010 reliable for a student in 2021? Petrol, insurance and taxes are pretty expensive here in Europe. But my dream is to ride a sedan bimmer.
I wouldn’t recommend, definitely better cheap BMWs!
You missed what con sider a real jem. The Volvo S80. Volvos attempt at an exec car.
Surprised you didn't have the Volvo S80 Executive.
Did think about throwing a Volvo in there, S80 is a great shout!
My heart is with Jag!
Haha I respect that!
Get the AA to give it a once over and scanned before you buy I think it's about £170
X type, e class and a6 are the best imo
Jaguar S Type is a shout
Maybe in country with insurance and expensive fuel it's not good. But in other countries if they make several thousand kilometers before they break - it's still profitable.
TIME TO DO A "5 Free Luxury Cars That Look Expensive! (£0000)"
I reckon I can wrangle a £500 and £360 before I have to go free 😅
I see so many Mercs.. not so old... rusting out around the wheel arches
I bought a Rover 75 2.0 CDT for £250. Yes it needed a little work and hasn't let me down. Unlike the Audi in this video there was no sick 🤮in it thankfully.
just got rid of my rover 75 diesel only payed £450 sold it for another ford mondeo mk3 st
The one stalk on a Merc goes way back further than the w211. The w124 and w201 190 have them but they go back further than that i think. Its an aweful car. But yiu wont get a w124 or w123 for under a grand these days
If you get an X-Type you will need deep pockets to support the horrendous corrosion problems and built in unreliability. You will get very accustomed to limp mode.
How can I get DAT car in Uganda man
If you buy a "burner" car for a grand, how much motoring do you reckon you need to get out of it to get your moneys worth??
I look at a cheap car like that and figure if you can get 1 year out of it, you've done well.
I thought the c6 a6 only comes as quattro
I'll be honest I enjoy your info and vids they really helped... But in real life, are u a nice guy like Alex Kersten? :D
Haha I hope so! You'll have to ask my friends, my answer would be a bit biased!
@@CarsWithJB friend just bought an SLK350 2005 V6 convertible for £1700 fully functional. What do u think? good deal for his first Ldn car
A good list but I don't know how a Lexus IS or even a GS isn't on it
Exactly! 😁. You can absolutely buy the Audis, BMWs etc. for under a grand but if you want a cheap, luxury car that actually still runs you'll be needing and old Lexus (or Honda) etc. 🤣🤣
Volvo xc90? There are a few of these from 2005 kicking around for that kind of £
Sorry but the Jag is just a fancy MK2 Mondeo, at least the Rover had it's own platform 😤😤
1995 the year you were born? Thanks mate, I feel old now.
castle motors about 30 mins from me!
Guys, 15,000 likes, please. Could be the start of a top gear style challenge series!!
I’ll happily buy the cheap luxury cars, just waiting for enough internet clout 😅
awesome vid !
my rover 75 is awful 😂 the 1.8 engine is the worst engine ever!!
Haha I can definitely imagine! Which 1.8 does it have? Is it a K series?
@@CarsWithJB yah its the K series, basically the 1.4 but will a longer bore stroke, waste of metal 😂
Should have got the 1.8T engine. The 1.8 NA is just too underpowered for the weight of the car. The 1.8T can be remapped by K-Maps to ~200bhp. I think they can remap the NA engine to around 135bhp which is a good improvement over the original. The 1.8T however is much much better. HGF not really an issue these days given the options available for replacements and the TCi-Tech development.
Of course in a 75, the two engines to get are either the 4.9L V8 (Mustang engine) or more practical for most, the 2.0CDTi. the CDTi can be remapped to 165bph+ quite cheaply and is smooth, refined, and very economical. It is the BMW M47R engine, the Roverised variant of the M47 engine, but the beauty of it is it does not suffer the swirl flap or VNT turbo issues of the BMW engine.
For something a bit more modern in terms of design, the MG ZT is the one to go for, if you want the platform given its handling credentials, the MG6 Turbo is awesome!
I have a Rover 75 1.8T lovely cars nice drive but I think if you pay less then £1000 for 1 you will probably find yourself having to do some repairs within a few months good 1s are starting to fetch more and are becoming Collectable as well I don't think the 75s will stay cheap for much longer as they are starting to get a lot of followers.
Off to autotrader to look at the list of cars suggested 🤣
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1k gbp (1.1k eur) for an E90? What the actual hell? In the Balkans an E46 can't be found for under 2k euros and E90 for at least double that, with some decent equipment they go even above 5k...and you get them for a fifth of the price...while having at least 5 times larger salaries?!
Yeah we are very lucky with car prices here, although cost of owning a car in the UK is slightly higher than other places in Europe!
All three concepts made production. The others became the BMW 1 series & BMW mini
The a6 has allot more than a 2.0 138bhp engine. Allot of info on that car missed out
Not for £1k ☺
As above - I mentioned it comes with other engines, and it also comes in AWD, but under 1k I could only find FWD 2L diesels!
hello can i contact with you about cooperation
Wat about the Volvo it's drive for life
Vans please! And then campers please, for this poor nomad 1k 2k 3k. Nice one on subscribers too, up 30k since I did.✌🏽❤
I’ll see what I can do in the new year!
Rover 75 driver seating position was total crap. If you have a back problem don't even think about one.
Good luck on getting a 2007 3-Series for $1,000 here in the U.S. You're looking at $8K on the low end...
Insane how cheap cars can be in UK, here in Brazil the prices for used cars are totally insane. Audi A6 here this car will cost R$70,000 or more !
Rover is horrible,a cheap design copy from Jaguar.
1:25 Thai particular a6 is FWD? Not Awd?? Dang I thought Quattro was standard across all their vehicles
Yeah man, you can get AWD ones, but not all are quattro sadly!
Next under 5 dollars 💸 💵
Luxury cars under £500!
😅 send help
add the insurance cost...
Luxury cars that look expensive- because they are...to fix...constantly 😆 Part of me wants to not like this video because even for RUclips, buying one of these at under £1k is a terrible idea. Buying any car under £1k is a terrible idea unless you're a mechanic. My first car was £1500 in 2006 and that was a pile of crap (Punto S60), followed by a Pug 306 in 2008 for £1700 which I would buy again right now...but under £1k? Nothing good can come of this...
£2k is perhaps reasonable for a project car though.
The E90 interior actually has aged well. It's weird, I looked at one when they were current and I genuinely didn't even bother test driving the 1st one since the interior was so bad, but it doesn't look any worse now. E Class looks nicer even though it's older though. Still, I'm checking my balance right now in case just looking at this video cost me £5k somehow, these things are terrifying!
Haha my £400 Skoda, £400 polo, and £1,000 MX-5 disagree! I think I got lucky with all three though, plus having the mechanic dad… I really want either this or the £2k video to hit the 15k likes mark because then I’m all in on an absolutely dead old luxury car to see what living with it is like 👀
@@CarsWithJB With a luxury car £2k might be enough that it makes it to the garage to be fixed again 😁 £1k is...well if the tyres are worth more than the car that's probably not a great plan.
1000 euro per month on maintenance costs
Have you done a luxury one for 5k ?
I have, I think it’s my most viewed video!
@@CarsWithJB n1 ty
the audi is the best i think
Definitely a nice choice
if you have £1000 to your name DO NOT BUY A CAR TO LOOK RICH buy the cheapest to run and reliable. if you have a couple thousand to have some fun with go for it
Agree with all of the above
I dont know what kind of market is there but when i searched for a6 c6 in germany , everything under 3.000 eur was broken, undrivable... Arround 4-5 k € high mileage... 7-10k € + lower mileage, better condition... I dont think that is a luxury car u can get for under 1k, no way
You can buy the same used model of car much cheaper in Britain than in Germany. Having lived in both countries, the Germans ask way too much for stuff generally.
They don't go in for 'bargains' either. They don't know what they are. They're a bit grasping in my opinion.
Il be honest you’d be hard pushed to find a e90 bmw that’s half decent for sub 1k
Sorry JB, I’m no longer part of the Polo Club. I’ve joined the dark side (BMW)
The door is this way sir, I will hold it for you on your way out. Good day.
Hahah I’m sad to hear you’ve left, but it was a good run!
A Rover 75 does not and never did look like an expensive luxury car, even at £1000 is overpriced!
Mercedes are made with bio degrable wiring looms don't ya know