Range Rover Vs BMW 750i Vs BMW 550i

[trooperiziz]

Afternoon.

Unfortunately my XJR has a faulty diff, so it is time to move on. My current front runners are:

L322 Range Rover Vogue (petrol variant)
E65 BMW 745i or 750i depending on year and cost.
E60 BMW 550i

Budget is around £8k, MPG isn't an issue, nor is maintenance and running costs (as long as it isn't too ludicrous, but this is coming from someone who used to a run a Cerbera as his daily driver for 3 years! ) We have another car in the family, so while reliability is obviously important, it isn't the end of the world if it breaks occasionally.

I'm basically after something interesting to potter around in locally, and do the occasional 250 mile drive. I get the train to work so don't need it during the week.
Has to be petrol, has to be luxurious.

What would you go for out of that list? Is there something else I should be looking at?
Is the 7 series that much better than the 5 series? I could get the 5 in estate version which would add a level of practicality into the picture.
Is the Rangie that much better than the both of them?

[trooperiziz]

Aye £8k will get you a reasonable range rover, especially if I wait till spring...

Running costs aren't an issue for what I'm looking at, I know what I'm getting myself into

Hadn't thought about jeeps, I'll have a look. Not a huge fan of Mercs of that era though.

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jfbrin said:

Less courage required with ths one orso it seems. If genuine, sounds well cared for.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MERCEDES-BENZ-S55-AMG-68...

Hmm... Cheers that is interesting! I could get over my meh for mercy for that, maybe.

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trooperiziz said:

jfbrin said:

Less courage required with ths one orso it seems. If genuine, sounds well cared for.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MERCEDES-BENZ-S55-AMG-68...

Hmm... Cheers that is interesting! I could get over my meh for mercs for that, maybe.

Well, this really is an interesting car. Can't be found on the DVLA website, is identified as an unspecified Mercedes on the autotrader site, and has a 1999 registration when the first S55 AMG wasn't produced till 2001...

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Looking at the Jeeps, they aren't for me, but thanks for the suggestion Not really in the super luxury class i'm looking for

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Done a fair amount of reading around and I'm pretty certain i'm going to go for a 745i or 750i, now just to find one in the right spec at the right price!

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Hmmm... Possibly. There is just something about the D3's that I don't like, but can't put my finger on it.

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Stu R said:

Phaeton? I do love a good 7 though

I've already had a Phaeton in the past Lovely car, but a bit of a boat to drive!

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Decision made, i've put a deposit down on a 2006 750i Sport.