New job New Car

[stedaley]

Will be moving down south next year and will be needing a car to commute to work in the week and then a 4 hour round trip on weekends on the motorway.

Have 2-3k to spend on a reliable every day driver!

Any thoughts / Ideas?

[poing]

Volvo.

[GekkoRules]

japanese cars very reliable in general

[stedaley]

models? what should i be looking for?

ive seen a few Japanese cars such as the civic and accord but what models and engines should i look too?

[blueacid]

stedaley said:

Will be moving down south next year and will be needing a car to commute to work in the week and then a 4 hour round trip on weekends on the motorway.

Have 2-3k to spend on a reliable every day driver!

Any thoughts / Ideas?

How long's the commute? If it's motorway / A-Road for a good distance then it sounds like a diesel / LPG car might be more your way forward.. so.. Volvo S60 D5?

[stedaley]

blueacid said:

How long's the commute? If it's motorway / A-Road for a good distance then it sounds like a diesel / LPG car might be more your way forward.. so.. Volvo S60 D5?

A34/ M4 /M1 itll be for the 4 hour round trip but itll just be 1 hour round trip every day if that!!

[ZX10R NIN]

For me you can't beat a Mercedes good power & reliability especially the 2.7 diesels.

CLK

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

More practical C Class

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

Coupe low miles 47k

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

[stedaley]

ZX10R NIN said:

For me you can't beat a Mercedes good power & reliability especially the 2.7 diesels.

CLK

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

More practical C Class

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

Coupe low miles 47k

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

Had never even considered the MERCs, have never heard that they are very reliable if im honest?
Nobody has mentioned Diesel BMWs or VWs???

Id say weekly mileage would be 3-400 miles so would that warrant a Diesel?

[ZX10R NIN]

stedaley said:

Had never even considered the MERCs, have never heard that they are very reliable if im honest?
Nobody has mentioned Diesel BMWs or VWs???

Id say weekly mileage would be 3-400 miles so would that warrant a Diesel?

I'd say so I used to do 100 miles a day with my CLK270cdi which I sold last year with 162k on the clock I bought it with 55k on the clock in that time the only extra expense was an Alternator & Radiator my average consumption over that period was 38.6mpg.

My Sister has an 05 CLK270 as her daily she does a 64 mile round trip which she averages 34mpg on a run she get's 47mpg with 80 on the clock.
I changed my CLK270cdi for an 09 CLK320cdi which is actually worse on fuel, I went to Newcastle & back in the 320cdi & averaged 43mpg where my 270cdi would see 47-49mpg.
I will say both were/are Re-mapped, running costs are between £200-£300. I will say get the gearbox fluid changed as well as the Diff oil as a precautionary measure, parts are around the same price as BMW/Audi.

Having had Audi's BMW's & being the owner of an Alpina D3 Mercedes seem to be less troublesome I'd say take a closer look at them.

[stedaley]

ZX10R NIN said:

I'd say so I used to do 100 miles a day with my CLK270cdi which I sold last year with 162k on the clock I bought it with 55k on the clock in that time the only extra expense was an Alternator & Radiator my average consumption over that period was 38.6mpg.

My Sister has an 05 CLK270 as her daily she does a 64 mile round trip which she averages 34mpg on a run she get's 47mpg with 80 on the clock.
I changed my CLK270cdi for an 09 CLK320cdi which is actually worse on fuel, I went to Newcastle & back in the 320cdi & averaged 43mpg where my 270cdi would see 47-49mpg.
I will say both were/are Re-mapped, running costs are between £200-£300. I will say get the gearbox fluid changed as well as the Diff oil as a precautionary measure, parts are around the same price as BMW/Audi.

Having had Audi's BMW's & being the owner of an Alpina D3 Mercedes seem to be less troublesome I'd say take a closer look at them.

Insurance has killed the merc idea, :/ too expensive for a 2-3k car, looking not to pay more than a grand

[daemon]

Passat 1.9TDI

[stedaley]

daemon said:

Passat 1.9TDI

Not too sure on the passat,
Decent cars just not sure i need something that big!!

[daemon]

stedaley said:

daemon said:

Passat 1.9TDI

Not too sure on the passat,
Decent cars just not sure i need something that big!!

Golf 1.9TDI

[ZX10R NIN]

Okay here's a couple of others check the insurance on the VW's

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

Honda:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

If the Mileage can be verified then this one is a winner.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...