and another what car thread!.....

[DDtB]

Having another hypothetical chat in my head at the moment, largely due to a colleague who may be changing his car very shortly.....

What would you buy if you had the following criteria....??

New car
35mpg +
Under £450 per month for up to 20k miles p.a.

Suggestions please! (other than a 300C )

Cheers!

Dave.

[Lazydonkey]

Join us...........

[BiggestNizzy]

Jag XF

[DDtB]

Jag XF

I think you'll find that's a wee bit more than £450

[Dominic]

Saloon / hatchback / estate?

Priorities?: performance / comfort / load lugger

[BiggestNizzy]

S-type

Jag XF

I think you'll find that's a wee bit more than £450

only a wee bit you could sell your bike

[DDtB]

Saloon / hatchback / estate?

Priorities?: performance / comfort / load lugger

Totally open minded....

[Lazydonkey]

A guy on another board has just gone through every option for his next company car, and one he took into account his allowance and the tax issues he ended up.......

.............getting a BMW 5 series. WHich probably isn't what you want to hear.

Can you not take the money and buy used ? Or do i remember you telling me that your company didnt want to do that ?

[Mike Scib]

Skoda Octavia VRS estate TDI with all the toys

[Scottynic]

I have just bought a BMW 123d m-sport coupe

40+mpg, 0-60 in under 7 seconds and gives alot of cars a run thru the gears.

[H8OAG]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1530954.htm

This is much cheapness.... I am sure you could persuade the lease company to alter the annual mileage

Given your fetish with Italian things that break


Otherwise with a sensible head on

Passat CC
Skoda Superb
Skoda VRS
Alfa 159 Sportwagen

Have a look at loony Lings Cars website?

[DDtB]

Cheers folks.

Currently have the default choice of repmobile... the 320D SE. It's perfectly adequate, but not what you'd call exciting.

Any replacement has to have a wee bit of an executive image about it, so I think the fast Skodas are out. (plus I'm clearly a total badge snob and still remember the Skodas of old we used to slag off continuously, even if they are great now!! )

My colleague has just bought a 300C and there's no getting away from the fact it's fantastic value for money..... just not sure it's what I want.

Think this is the 1st time I've ever been stumped as to what car I want..... maybe I should keep the 320 in all its efficient dullness....

[Lazydonkey]

Why has Stu bought a 300c dave? Did he decide to buy one the day after you drove one ?

Tell the class

[DDtB]

Why has Stu bought a 300c dave? Did he decide to buy one the day after you drove one ?

Tell the class

What can I say... with sales skills like mine... I need to be more careful where I use them!!...

Gave him the pitch yesterday afternoon.... 24 hours later... he's chopped his beemer in for one! He's never even sat in one yet!!!

[philthy]

I have just bought a BMW 123d m-sport coupe

40+mpg, 0-60 in under 7 seconds and gives alot of cars a run thru the gears.

what i was going to say.