750i, 760Li, A8 W12, S6 V10, CLS 500, Phaeton W12, LS 460?

[slippery]

I've just sold my car and am considering any of the above as a potential replacement. I will be doing about 60k miles in it over the next 2 years. The budget is £15k and my man maths tells me that if I can spend less than 7k excluding fuel, road tax and depreciation in total over the next 2 years on the upkeep, they are a viable alternative to a less interesting 730d on a lease deal.
My budget will give me approximately the following:
2007 750i, 40k miles.
2004 760Li 40k miles.
2006 A8 W12 50k miles.
2006 S6 V10 60k miles
2007 CLS 500 5.5 70k miles.
Not sure about the Phaeton figures, but it must be in the ball park.
2006 LS 460 100k miles.

The above values are approximate and the purpose of this thread is to discuss the service and maintenance costs and not the accuracy of the stated values. Assume the car will be looked after by a sensible indie. Any direct experience would be appreciated. Time to throw it open to the PH beards, let the man maths begin!

[Jakg]

60k over 2 years = 30kpa.

From memory, A8 has an aluminium chassis which makes it significantly more economical than the Pheaton (even the diesel barely gets 30MPG - thanks to being 2+ tons)

[GaryST220]

£15k E60 M5

Lifes a gamble, be lucky.

[Dracoro]

Heart would say A8. Heat would say Lexus.

With many of these cars, it's all about the interior/comfort/luxury so the best thing you can do it try sitting in each of them if you can.

[anonymous-user]

Why no S Class Merc or Audi S8?

[anonymous-user]

a brand spanking new 730d isn't a bad place to be for a couple 30k miles per year years imo

£ for £ I would struggle to pass it up to get into anything on your list really.

There are any number of single things that can go wrong with the older barges that simply blow the budget out of the water

On that mileage, the comfort afforded by the end to end warranty and service package tips the scales much more than on lower mileages

Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 2nd January 21:52

[slippery]

GaryST220 said:

£15k E60 M5

Lifes a gamble, be lucky.

Gary, you know me well enough to know I'm anything but lucky!

[slippery]

Greg66 said:

Why no S Class Merc or Audi S8?

What year and mileage of S8 or S500 would I get for the budget then?

[VX Foxy]

I'm disappointed with my CLS (although its a diesel), looks the part but overrated IMO. I'd be looking at the 5GT or 7er lease deals given your circumstances. Failing that my money would go on the 750.
S6 tempting but not for those miles - what's the point?!

[MJK 24]

JPJPJP said:

a brand spanking new 730d isn't a bad place to be for a couple 30k miles per year years imo

£ for £ I would struggle to pass it up to get into anything on your list really.

I have to say that if the costs are the same, I'd go for the new option too. You don't have to worry about unexpected costs as the warranty will cover any surprises. You just need to account for diesel, tyres and insurance.

[Zwolf]

This thread may be of use and specific interest to you, go back over recent weeks - most of your candidates are under perpetual discussion and occasional purchase therein.

[slippery]

JPJPJP said:

a brand spanking new 730d isn't a bad place to be for a couple 30k miles per year years imo

£ for £ I would struggle to pass it up to get into anything on your list really.

The fact that it's a brand new £50k+ car does have a certain appeal, but I do wonder if it would feel like a prison sentence after the novelty wore off, as I do like some oomph.

[anonymous-user]

slippery said:

The fact that it's a brand new £50k+ car does have a certain appeal, but I do wonder if it would feel like a prison sentence after the novelty wore off, as I do like some oomph.

Is there a 12 month lease option at not much premium?

[GaryST220]

slippery said:

Gary, you know me well enough to know I'm anything but lucky!

Well out of that list I think I'd feel most comfortable with a facelift 750i - you can get one comfortably within your budget so all the better.

[slippery]

VX Foxy said:

I'm disappointed with my CLS (although its a diesel), looks the part but overrated IMO. I'd be looking at the 5GT or 7er lease deals given your circumstances. Failing that my money would go on the 750.
S6 tempting but not for those miles - what's the point?!

I would expect a 388 BHP petrol CLS to drive very differently to the diesel. The deals on the 5GT and the 7 are the ones I am looking at. I'm not sure I understand your question re the S6? Are you saying I wouldn't enjoy it?

[Patrick Bateman]

If it was me I'd likely go for either the 750i or CLS 500.

[anonymous-user]

slippery said:

What year and mileage of S8 or S500 would I get for the budget then?

It wasnt intended to be a smart Alec question. Just curious as to why they were off the list. If you've already looked at them and priced them out, that's the answer.

[Willy Nilly]

On budget, 09 reg, 33k miles

http://usedcars.honda.co.uk/Legend/3.5-VTEC-V6-EX/...

[Tonberry]

Call me dull but the A8 4.2 TDI would be my choice over all of the above.

[slippery]

Greg66 said:

slippery said:

What year and mileage of S8 or S500 would I get for the budget then?

It wasnt intended to be a smart Alec question. Just curious as to why they were off the list. If you've already looked at them and priced them out, that's the answer.

Sorry, I hope I didn't come across as if I thought that. I think the new shape S500 is still out of budget. The S8 may have potential, but I have no idea on the figures and suspect it would be heavier on maintenance than even the W12. This could be wrong though.