Fastest car for under £2000 challenge...

[Kezzieboy]

See now, first you say silly car, then you say saab/volvo estate.... Sorry to piss on your fire, but you're doing it wrong.

Think what you want, but personally an unassuming estate that does 0-60 in less than 7 seconds, and goes on to over 150mph is pretty win! And definitely silly, as a dedicated hot hatch or sports car makes sense, a fast estate is daft.

Fastest top end or acceleration?  

BMW 735i definitely for top end.

Acceleration, I'm not stupid enough to speed anyway  not at license losing speeds, anyway. Doesn't have to be 0-60 though, 30-70 is far more useful!

Saab 95 aero. Pick one of those up for sub 2k. 250hp out the box, and over 300hp for a few quid. Alternatively, dig a little deeper and buy a straight 6 supercharged jag XJR, or dig even deeper and buy a 4.0 v8 supercharger XJR. I've owned both and they are both excellent.

A v8 XJR with a reduction pulley and map will hang with anything on the road, no problem. Various footballers round here in exotic machinery used to get a surprise with ours

After that, smaller engine, go light... The list is endless. You can also pick up a Scooby turbo for that sort of money, not that fast, but might be your cup of tea...

That Saab is looking like a really good shout, handsome cars, too.

I've had a look at the Jags, but the repair bills scare me a bit, as I can't imagine they're that cheap, stop me if I'm wrong though!

And scooby turbos for 2 grand look a bit ropey for the ones I've seen, and they're a bit too shouty for me, too. I sort of want to get away from the boy racer image, not make it worse