4 Sports Cars You Can Now Buy For Around £10k
Toyota GT86
Let’s kick things off with a CT favourite: the Toyota GT86. Yes, it’s not that powerful with ‘just’ 197bhp available from its N/A boxer engine, but as far as a pure, entertaining sports cars go, there’s little else to rival it for the cash on the new car market right now. And besides, if you get a used one you can use the cash you saved on a supercharger conversion.
We did find an automatic for £11,000, but spend a grand or so more and you’ll be able to get a manual. A BRZ is also an option, but there aren’t anywhere near as many around, and the starting price seems to be a tad higher.
BMW Z4 (E89)
Compared to the old E85, BMW moved this generation of Z4 more into cruiser territory, giving it softer handling and a folding hard top roof. Not necessarily a bad thing, and if you aren’t into flinging cars down your nearest B road as quickly as possible, you’ll find a lot to like about the comfy, pretty second-gen Z4.
Our hypothetical £10k budget will snare you the 2.5-litre ‘23i’, but if you want the twin-turbo N54-powered 35i and its muscular 306bhp output, you’ll need more like £15k. Sitting somewhere in between is the 30i, packing a silky-smooth ‘N52’ naturally aspirated straight-six with 258bhp on offer.
Audi TT S
Fancy something with an extra pair of driven wheels? Take a look at the second-generation Audi TT S. You can now pick up a high-mileage TT S for under £10k, while adding £1000-2000 to the kitty will get you a less leggy example.
The 2.0-litre turbocharged four-pot under the bonnet develops 268bhp, which is sent out to all four wheels. 0-62mph meanwhile takes just over five seconds.
Sure, this is the kind of four-wheel drive car that heavily favours the front wheels (this is related to a VW Golf, remember), but as a performance car that’ll be a seriously quick point-to-point however crappy the conditions, it’s seriously tempting.
Porsche Cayman (987)
Petrolheads all around the world must be on Cayman depreciation watch right now. Values of the earliest 2.7-litre cars are edging closer to £10,000, with multiple examples sitting in the classifieds for just under £12,000.
However, if we were going for one, we’d do it properly and spend a little more for a lower mileage 3.4-litre ‘S’. The 295bhp flat-six gets the S from 0-62mph in a respectable 5.4 seconds, all while belting out the kind of soundtrack that’d make the gruff new four-pot 718 Cayman rather jealous.
More importantly, this is one sweet handling little package, with a well-balanced mid-engine chassis and (sorry Audi) drive going to the correct wheels.
What other depreciating cars have you spotted nearing the £10k mark?
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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I’m sorry guys but you can pick one up in Canada for $11000 CAD, or 6600 GBP… but that doesn’t change the fact that I drive a Golf haha.
I disagree
Those are newer models though, the 2012 ones go much less. Also check how much the Subarus go for .
Hmm, picking up a high mileage Audi seems risky. Better have money in the bank.
*in the UK
E36 M3’s in the U.S.
For alot less its been too.
$18000
$24000
$30000
$25000
That’s a little over double of UK prices after conversion.
What about the MX-5?
Alot less eh…
Nissan 350Z is also an Option
BMW E82 125i or even maybe 135i
wow i didn’t know a used cayman was going for that cheap
It’s not the cost of the car that’s expensive in a used Porsche, it’s the maintenance ;)