what would you get?

[danwins]

Hi all,
Heres a question I thought I'd never be able to ask but, I've got a budget of £23,000, and I'm looking for a new car, doesnt sound too difficult does it? lol
Anyhow, I have 3 kids and the wife to lug around so a TVR is out the question, would like it to be quick and I'm a bit of a gadget nut, so lots a buttons would help.
I've been looking at an '06' BMW M5 or a VXR8. Not a fan of the audi's and mercs dont do it for me either, so out of those 2 what would you get, or is there anything else you would consider?

Cheers

Dan

[300bhp/ton]

I'd go VXR8 I think. More of an old school driving experience.

[Turbodiesel1690]

M5. Cos its an M5

[V8mate]

Bargain hard and get a brand, spanking new Skoda Superb 3.6 4x4

[Stu_00]

Quattroporte?

[V]

Passat CC?

The range topping 3.6 FSI V6 4MOTION GT DSG is now at the £20k mark for a 2008 example


0-60 in 5.6sec 155mph top speed

Edited by V on Wednesday 31st March 00:07

[5charlie46]

alpina D3 touring would get my vote

[Caruso]

Is there a 2 car option? Or is there only space for 1?

For £23k you could have a decent family car, plus something cracking for the weekend.

[Jag-D]

300bhp/ton said:

I'd go VXR8 I think. More of an old school driving experience.

I would be tempted

But me being a sick bd, I would probably lame out and spend the money on a Ford F150 HD Edition and an lpg conversion and sportsbike

[TotalControl]

V said:

Passat CC?

The range topping 3.6 FSI V6 4MOTION GT DSG is now at the £20k mark for a 2008 example


0-60 in 5.6sec 155mph top speed

Edited by V on Wednesday 31st March 00:07

How well would one of these react to a remap then?

[V]

TotalControl said:

How well would one of these react to a remap then?

Not very well, you wouldn't see any signficant gains given its a N/A V6 running at 300bhp at stock.

[davepoth]

If you're looking at VW, get the proper one.

[alfabadass]

M5

Pheaton

Quattroporte.

Basically don't be a chump and go all out!

[stigmundfreud]

danwins said:

Hi all,
Heres a question I thought I'd never be able to ask but, I've got a budget of £23,000, and I'm looking for a new car, doesnt sound too difficult does it? lol
Anyhow, I have 3 kids and the wife to lug around so a TVR is out the question, would like it to be quick and I'm a bit of a gadget nut, so lots a buttons would help.
I've been looking at an '06' BMW M5 or a VXR8. Not a fan of the audi's and mercs dont do it for me either, so out of those 2 what would you get, or is there anything else you would consider?

Cheers

Dan

I have this for sale http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1601229.htm - for the money you cant get more car for your ££. M5's are great cars but the running costs are in a different league, other than at top end performance is in the vxr8's court too (que ignorant laughs). Its not the same as the m5 and doesnt pretend to be but it has a great huge boot, 3 seats in teh back that 6 footers can sit in. I'm 6'1 and can sit behind the drivers seat with leg space. We have a baby on the way which isnt the reason for sale. its the 2 dogs we have to lug around as I refuse to let them in it.

Both M5 and VXR8 have bonus points and negatives but do give both a try - a lot of ignorant idiots will bang on about build quality etc which is nonesense. Reliability is very good too. If you are localish even if you dont want to take my car I'm more than happy to show you around it

[danwins]

Thanks for all the replies, I took took an M5 out for a test drive yesterday and Fap me they're fast motors, very inconspicuous, looks like a normal 5 series, but the gear change is very harsh but could live with it and that idrive! I'd need a month to figure out how to change the radio station, lol. So its a good car but not a great car unfortunatly.
As for the 2 car option, that was something I was toying with, but as the missus prefers to be chaufered around she cant drive, and the extra cost of owning 2 cars is not for me.
The pheaton didnt do it for me, and the massa is a beautiful car but the area I live, it would look a bit ott.

RE; stigmund, thanks for the offer but your not quite local (8 hr round trip) but I am going down to my local(ish) vxr8 dealer this afternoon and take one for a spin and will definatly get in touch if I decide its the car for me. would be good to visit my old stomping ground while I'm there.

So thats the choice, VXR8 a modern, in your face muscle car, or the more subtle VW passat CC. Mmmm wonder if the bank manger would give me another loan??????

Dan

[Mattt]

Phaeton for me! Brilliant Q car.

[mat205125]

300bhp/ton said:

I'd go VXR8 I think. More of an old school driving experience.

Whilst a V10 M5 would be a great car to have as my next ride, I think that a VXR8 is a much better proposition in terms of running costs ..... plus there is all that tuning kit available to buy, and a million and one different ways to make the exhausts bellow their V8 tune

[Shropshiremike]

mat205125 said:

300bhp/ton said:

I'd go VXR8 I think. More of an old school driving experience.

Whilst a V10 M5 would be a great car to have as my next ride, I think that a VXR8 is a much better proposition in terms of running costs ..... plus there is all that tuning kit available to buy, and a million and one different ways to make the exhausts bellow their V8 tune

I'd go VXR8 personally - the V10 M5 doesn't do so much for me, I prefer the older V8 one if I was going to have one

[ZesPak]

VXR8 imho, much more "petrolhead", people not in the know will think: what is that? (as opposed to "he got a 5-series") and people in the know will know you genuinly care about cars, rather than have the possibility to be a tosser that had to have the "better 5-series".

Anyhow, much more character in the VXR8 imho! And over here, a lot rarer too.

[mat205125]

That's that then ..... A black VXR8 with black wheels, a noisy exhaust, and a supercharger.

I'm ashamed to admit that I claim to be a life long petrolhead, however have never owned a V8