Sensible car for commute
Discussion
Hi PH'ers,
Up to now, I've worked from home or very local to home and been able to enjoy driving my E39 M5 & E46 330. Now the time has come where I'm going to be commuting daily 40-60 miles each way so 100-120 miles daily.
I'm looking for suggestions on what car to get that is of similiar build quality/comfort/looks but much better MPG. Would a E39 530d do the job?
Looking at £5k as the max to spend.
Any tips would be appreciated
Up to now, I've worked from home or very local to home and been able to enjoy driving my E39 M5 & E46 330. Now the time has come where I'm going to be commuting daily 40-60 miles each way so 100-120 miles daily.
I'm looking for suggestions on what car to get that is of similiar build quality/comfort/looks but much better MPG. Would a E39 530d do the job?
Looking at £5k as the max to spend.
Any tips would be appreciated
My commute is around 96 miles in total. I ran a E39 520i SE Auto Touring for a while and never saw better than 29mpg. I swapped it for an E46 330i Sport Auto saloon in April of this year..........and get 29mpg! As a driver's car, the 330i is leagues better, although the old E39 was a comfy old motorway barge.
I did think about the 3 litre diesel, as it should get another 10mpg over the petrol. However, at my price range (around £4k) I was looking at cars with 100-120k on the clock and thoughts of turbo/injector replacements didn't appeal, unless you can factor in £1500-2000k for replacements. Plus with diesel being around 9p/litre more expensive, and the purchase price of the diesels that much more, I bagged a nice 330i for just under £4k.
Soooooooo, I'd stick with the E46 if I were you
I did think about the 3 litre diesel, as it should get another 10mpg over the petrol. However, at my price range (around £4k) I was looking at cars with 100-120k on the clock and thoughts of turbo/injector replacements didn't appeal, unless you can factor in £1500-2000k for replacements. Plus with diesel being around 9p/litre more expensive, and the purchase price of the diesels that much more, I bagged a nice 330i for just under £4k.
Soooooooo, I'd stick with the E46 if I were you
Turns out I might not be commuting 120 miles a day but more 60ish - MEH...
Never used to get over 20mpg in my 330ci but maybe that was a bad example? 160k miles on the clock/remapped/aftermarket wheels/induction kit. People have been saying they get 35mpg town driving which doesn't sound bad afterall...
330Cd's look tidy aswell. I've always wanted a ClioSport 182 but no ideas on real life MPG - any other tips guys?
Never used to get over 20mpg in my 330ci but maybe that was a bad example? 160k miles on the clock/remapped/aftermarket wheels/induction kit. People have been saying they get 35mpg town driving which doesn't sound bad afterall...
330Cd's look tidy aswell. I've always wanted a ClioSport 182 but no ideas on real life MPG - any other tips guys?
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