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and another what car thread!.....

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:25 pm
by 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 :wink: )

Cheers!

Dave.

Re: and another what car thread!.....

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:26 pm
by Lazydonkey
:damnfunny

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

Re: and another what car thread!.....

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:28 pm
by BiggestNizzy
Jag XF

Re: and another what car thread!.....

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:30 pm
by DDtB
BiggestNizzy wrote:Jag XF
I think you'll find that's a wee bit more than £450 :cry:

Re: and another what car thread!.....

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:38 pm
by Dominic
Saloon / hatchback / estate?

Priorities?: performance / comfort / load lugger

Re: and another what car thread!.....

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:57 pm
by BiggestNizzy
S-type
DDtB wrote:
BiggestNizzy wrote:Jag XF
I think you'll find that's a wee bit more than £450 :cry:
only a wee bit you could sell your bike :P

Re: and another what car thread!.....

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:08 pm
by DDtB
Dominic wrote:Saloon / hatchback / estate?

Priorities?: performance / comfort / load lugger
Totally open minded....

Re: and another what car thread!.....

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:16 pm
by 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 ?

Re: and another what car thread!.....

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:36 pm
by Mike Scib
Skoda Octavia VRS estate TDI with all the toys :idea:

Re: and another what car thread!.....

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:10 pm
by 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. :thumbsup

Re: and another what car thread!.....

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:20 pm
by 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 :D


Otherwise with a sensible head on

Passat CC
Skoda Superb
Skoda VRS
Alfa 159 Sportwagen

Have a look at loony Lings Cars website?

:cheers

Re: and another what car thread!.....

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:51 pm
by 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!! :oops: )

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....

:lol:

Re: and another what car thread!.....

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:57 pm
by Lazydonkey
Why has Stu bought a 300c dave? Did he decide to buy one the day after you drove one ?

Tell the class

:damnfunny

Re: and another what car thread!.....

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:58 pm
by DDtB
Lazydonkey wrote:Why has Stu bought a 300c dave? Did he decide to buy one the day after you drove one ?

Tell the class

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

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!!! :damnfunny

Re: and another what car thread!.....

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:31 pm
by philthy
Scottynic wrote: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. :thumbsup

what i was going to say.