Narrowed it down to two boring cars..... interested in views
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God I hate what car posts so I apologise in advance 
So I have a new job starting first week of April that comes with an allowance rather than a car. Handed back my trusty Skoda Superb last week and gave a couple of weeks to get something else.
Not a fan of committing to a lease in the first couple of years with a new company, and thankfully there are no restrictions on what I can spend my allowance on. With that in mind I'm looking at spending no more than £5k on a leggy car that will do a couple of years of about 20k a year comfortably with minimal likelihood of major borkage.
So, given the time constraints I've stayed local and found a 2007 Lexus 250 SE-L with 70k on the clock, and a 2008 A4 1.8 TFSI with similar mileage.
The Lexus has significantly more kit including an awesome stereo, heated and ventilated seats etc etc., while the AUDI is somewhat sparse. The A4 will clearly be quite a bit more efficient fuel-wise.
They're the same price, both with full dealer history.
Before anyone says it, I REALLY don't want a diesel or a bloody Mondeo or similar.
Any views?
(Edited for stupid autocorrect)
(Edited again as the I is too close to the 8 on my tablet)
So I have a new job starting first week of April that comes with an allowance rather than a car. Handed back my trusty Skoda Superb last week and gave a couple of weeks to get something else.
Not a fan of committing to a lease in the first couple of years with a new company, and thankfully there are no restrictions on what I can spend my allowance on. With that in mind I'm looking at spending no more than £5k on a leggy car that will do a couple of years of about 20k a year comfortably with minimal likelihood of major borkage.
So, given the time constraints I've stayed local and found a 2007 Lexus 250 SE-L with 70k on the clock, and a 2008 A4 1.8 TFSI with similar mileage.
The Lexus has significantly more kit including an awesome stereo, heated and ventilated seats etc etc., while the AUDI is somewhat sparse. The A4 will clearly be quite a bit more efficient fuel-wise.
They're the same price, both with full dealer history.
Before anyone says it, I REALLY don't want a diesel or a bloody Mondeo or similar.
Any views?
(Edited for stupid autocorrect)
(Edited again as the I is too close to the 8 on my tablet)
Edited by jof on Tuesday 21st March 18:54
Edited by jof on Tuesday 21st March 19:03
Get what you mean, it's all relative... 'leggy' for what is effectively a self funded company car that needs a high degree of reliability.
Normally happy with bangernomics but y'know, new job, don't want to be making that call about why I can't get to where I need to be due to the car I bought with the pretty generous allowance etc
Normally happy with bangernomics but y'know, new job, don't want to be making that call about why I can't get to where I need to be due to the car I bought with the pretty generous allowance etc
Appreciate the responses chaps. While the alternatives proposed seem fun I've just put a deposit on the Lexus. By far the better car after seeing both. The Lexus to my untrained eye seemed excellent, the Audi on the other hand failed to start, smoked like something was on fire, and was being sold by a dealer happy to tell me it was going in for a recall when really it needed extensive repairs
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