Recommendations: £15k quiet comfy motorway cruiser
Discussion
samoht said:
thargon said:
Actually we have charging at work, so maybe I should think again about an EV
I definitely rate EVs for being quiet, comfortable and leaving one feeling fresh at the end of the trip. It would also save money on fuel. If you charge at both ends, anything would do 80 miles; a longer range would let you use work's electricity in both directions.jaydeeuk1 said:
Vsix and Vtec said:
Jaguar XJ or XF.
Lets be honest, nothing much beats a big Jaguar for smooth long distance drives.
Id just cut out the middleman and buy an ex Greenflag truckLets be honest, nothing much beats a big Jaguar for smooth long distance drives.
It really is a very nice place to sit and do long journeys. My current one is the petrol one though, so 28mpg.
For that reason alone, I'd have a Volvo D5, reasonable mpg and very comfortable. Or the BMW 530d, but the interior on a 15k one is pretty basic.
nordboy said:
jaydeeuk1 said:
Vsix and Vtec said:
Jaguar XJ or XF.
Lets be honest, nothing much beats a big Jaguar for smooth long distance drives.
Id just cut out the middleman and buy an ex Greenflag truckLets be honest, nothing much beats a big Jaguar for smooth long distance drives.
It really is a very nice place to sit and do long journeys. My current one is the petrol one though, so 28mpg.
For that reason alone, I'd have a Volvo D5, reasonable mpg and very comfortable. Or the BMW 530d, but the interior on a 15k one is pretty basic.
Alickadoo said:
You are only doing 50 miles a day.
25 miles each way!
Why all the fuss?
It's not 50 miles a day. I'm in the office two days a week. It'll be either 85 miles*2 if I stay over on the first night, else 85*4 if I drive down and back both days. Best part of 3 hours for a return journey. High pressure job, anything I can do to make life easier is worth doing.25 miles each way!
Why all the fuss?
thargon said:
Actually we have charging at work, so maybe I should think again about an EV
Tesla Model S is a nice place to be https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/355460871001?itmmeta=01...
smn159 said:
I'd be worried about battery life with a high mileage EV.samoht said:
thargon said:
I'd be worried about battery life with a high mileage EV.
That one would be under Tesla battery warranty til June next year (8 years from 2017) guaranteeing 70% capacity. BenS94 said:
Volkswagen Passat.
i'd change that to PhaetonAudi A8 (4.2 tdi would be the one!)
BMW 740d
Mercedes E or ideally S Class
Jag XJ
with the above, plenty of cars to be had under £15k but i think you'll need a generous slush fund to run them.
i think you'd be happy enough with something like a 530d personally. Someone mentioned a 640d Gran Coupe already, i think thats a great choice!
Mad Maximus said:
cerb4.5lee said:
Mad Maximus said:
Ipace ipace ipace. (That’s me chanting)
See what I mean! Mate of mine, who committed to a used iPace without checking quotes, and who, in every way should be the least possible risk, ended up getting black box insurance as the cost was so high.
irfan1712 said:
i'd change that to Phaeton
Audi A8 (4.2 tdi would be the one!)
BMW 740d
Mercedes E or ideally S Class
Jag XJ
with the above, plenty of cars to be had under £15k but i think you'll need a generous slush fund to run them.
i think you'd be happy enough with something like a 530d personally. Someone mentioned a 640d Gran Coupe already, i think thats a great choice!
Of all the suggestions so far 640d GC comes out on top for me, mainly due to looks plus apparent VFM. I'll definitely try to test a sub-S class Merc though. S class screams big bills and lots to go wrong, plus I'm not quite old enough to see myself in one just yet.Audi A8 (4.2 tdi would be the one!)
BMW 740d
Mercedes E or ideally S Class
Jag XJ
with the above, plenty of cars to be had under £15k but i think you'll need a generous slush fund to run them.
i think you'd be happy enough with something like a 530d personally. Someone mentioned a 640d Gran Coupe already, i think thats a great choice!
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