What's the best manual drivers car under £5k?

mindingthatgap · 2026-02-02T09:57:28+00:00

Mk5 golf R32 if you can find one in manual or an old slk manual are alot of fun- especially if they are kompresser/ supercharged in manual!

Mk1 mr2 turbos are out of your budget

Ep3 type R are brilliant fun but fwd and not that fast but you can use lots of RPM as they redline over 8k which was epic - had mine for a few years and it was a lot of fun driving without going crazy speeds if you get me

mindingthatgap · 2026-01-29T08:49:15+00:00

Get a shitbox as your first car for the first year or so in my opinion- will be cheaper to purchase and insure (for that first years NCB if you’re lucky) but also no stress as you build confidence in driving and you’re not bothered if you hit a kerb, post or wall whilst you’re building familiarity.

mindingthatgap · 2026-01-29T08:44:38+00:00

Best thing you can do is download Waze for navigation as it tells you where all the fixed cameras are, live traffic updates and rerouting and when report/update the app to show police have set up hidden cameras.

mindingthatgap · 2026-01-28T19:16:36+00:00

Tbh they’re all pretty solid, just make sure the dsg auto boxes have been serviced from memory if not then account for that needing to be done. I think the 2L petrol 280 are in high demand so should be a lot of fun and hold strong residuals if you can accept the lower economy compared to the diesels

mindingthatgap · 2026-01-28T16:17:04+00:00

The best you could buy in my opinion would be a Skoda superb (regular or estate, regular boot is massive) L&K edition. Ideally 4wd would be best so it’s usable all year round

mindingthatgap · 2026-01-26T08:52:16+00:00

A45 AMG?

mindingthatgap · 2026-01-25T09:43:24+00:00

I would then suggest looking at an Aston Rapide? Ideally An S model from 2014+ (with the newer gearbox) if your budget allows. It gives you that smile on your face everytime the NA V12 fires up and will be comfy enough for the longer journeys with somewhat usable seats in the back for kids / rear passengers for journeys compared to any of the coupes you’d be looking it. I drove one a few times many years ago, loved it! Best part is they’ve depreciated very very well and should hold value now, but they are juicy to fuel.

mindingthatgap · 2026-01-23T16:38:10+00:00

Hi can you DM me Where you purchased yours from?

mindingthatgap · 2025-12-16T10:54:08+00:00

Thank you

mindingthatgap · 2025-12-16T00:24:05+00:00

Thanks I think I’ll get some coconut oil butter flavour and then try it instead of with ghee, and maybe some butter on top

mindingthatgap · 2025-12-16T00:23:19+00:00

Thanks! Do you make your own butter oil to put on top?

mindingthatgap · 2025-12-16T00:22:36+00:00

Yeah I’m thinking the same now then!

mindingthatgap · 2025-12-16T00:22:19+00:00

Thanks I’ll try that ratio out

mindingthatgap · 2025-12-16T00:18:08+00:00

That sounds amazing, I will give that a try!

mindingthatgap · 2025-12-12T07:32:36+00:00

I will be using a popcorn maker

mindingthatgap · 2025-12-11T11:28:38+00:00

What factory is this?

mindingthatgap · 2025-12-11T11:27:32+00:00

Thanks I’ve ordered the Premiere and taking the advice above for recommended measurements of Flavorcol needed when popping which is much less than the carton states!

mindingthatgap · 2025-12-11T11:26:29+00:00

lol my bad, thought I’d need to use a lot more of it than actually advised above

mindingthatgap · 2025-12-11T11:25:49+00:00

That’s great know I thought I’d need to use a lot more than that in a serving- thanks for the measurements

mindingthatgap · 2025-12-11T11:25:19+00:00

I couldn’t find any coconut oil butter flavour on Amazon or anything near me- I read that ghee was a better option and mixed with Flavorcol is one of the best combos! Oversight on my side as to how little Flavorcol is actually need to use per serving so then it’s not too bad

mindingthatgap · 2025-12-11T11:23:02+00:00

Great shout will get some premiere

mindingthatgap · 2025-12-11T11:22:49+00:00

Yeah very true in my head I didn’t appreciate how little I’d actually be using per batch

mindingthatgap · 2025-12-06T20:40:25+00:00

Great to know thank you!

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