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Republik

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213 months

Sunday 7th November 2010
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I'm looking at replacing my E46 M3 at the moment.

My criteria is as follows:

- Economy is not essential, neither is the tax band. Obviously the lower the better.
- Has to be practical, no smaller than the M3.
- Less than 4 years old (company rules)
- Up to £14k.

So far I've test driven a BMW 330d E90 and a VW Golf R32.

Other models that fit the criteria and interest me are the E60 BMW 5 series (530i in particular) and the wild card choices - a Mazda 6 MPS and an Alpina D3.

Which of these would you recommend and what other suggestions could you make? I'm sure there is something obvious I am missing!