New car to replace a brilliant 07 Accord Tourer
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Good afternoon all,
I would be grateful for some advice.
I have a fantastic 07 Honda Accord diesel tourer that has been the most reliable car I have ever owned but I am looking to change in the near future. I own this outright but am thinking of moving onto a 2 year lease, maybe putting down £2k and driving ~ 8k miles per annum.
I need a large boot with a fairly low lip as I have to entice an 85kg Irish wolfhound into it.
Not particularly bothered re petrol vs diesel although very aware of the anti diesel trend at the moment.
Not wanting to go over £300 a month but would be happy with a lot less !
Many thanks in advance,
Charles
I would be grateful for some advice.
I have a fantastic 07 Honda Accord diesel tourer that has been the most reliable car I have ever owned but I am looking to change in the near future. I own this outright but am thinking of moving onto a 2 year lease, maybe putting down £2k and driving ~ 8k miles per annum.
I need a large boot with a fairly low lip as I have to entice an 85kg Irish wolfhound into it.
Not particularly bothered re petrol vs diesel although very aware of the anti diesel trend at the moment.
Not wanting to go over £300 a month but would be happy with a lot less !
Many thanks in advance,
Charles
Looks to me that the Japanese have given up on making decent estate cars,Seems like they have all gone over to SUV's/Crossovers.
Was looking for an estate car myself a while back for my girlfriend as we had just got a four legged friend,But in the end settled for high mileage Nissan Qashqai which does the job for what we want it for.
Theres always the usual BMW Tourings,Mercedes C and E Class and the Audi Avants but the running/parts costs when they go wrong would worry me.
Was looking for an estate car myself a while back for my girlfriend as we had just got a four legged friend,But in the end settled for high mileage Nissan Qashqai which does the job for what we want it for.
Theres always the usual BMW Tourings,Mercedes C and E Class and the Audi Avants but the running/parts costs when they go wrong would worry me.
As others have mentioned, Skoda Superb and Kia Optima are good value at the moment. The Superb has glowing reviews, and as there will of course be a new car warranty any worries based on previous VAG experience can be largely mitigated by that (although issues would still be annoying and inconvenient I agree).
I've got a Superb Estate SE Technology coming next weekend. Has everything most would insist on except possibly xenons.
As mentioned look at WhatCar leasing and try the dealers direct (fleet departments).
Once you've got some quotes you can plug the figures in my spreadsheet to compare total costs.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ARUrS7YaFM...
I've got a Superb Estate SE Technology coming next weekend. Has everything most would insist on except possibly xenons.
As mentioned look at WhatCar leasing and try the dealers direct (fleet departments).
Once you've got some quotes you can plug the figures in my spreadsheet to compare total costs.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ARUrS7YaFM...
MaxSo said:
As others have mentioned, Skoda Superb and Kia Optima are good value at the moment. The Superb has glowing reviews, and as there will of course be a new car warranty any worries based on previous VAG experience can be largely mitigated by that (although issues would still be annoying and inconvenient I agree).
I've got a Superb Estate SE Technology coming next weekend. Has everything most would insist on except possibly xenons.
As mentioned look at WhatCar leasing and try the dealers direct (fleet departments).
Once you've got some quotes you can plug the figures in my spreadsheet to compare total costs.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ARUrS7YaFM...
Unfortunately I don't have anything to add to the thread but I just had to comment on this - absolutely brilliant sir! I love a good spreadsheet and this really does tick all the boxes so to speak.I've got a Superb Estate SE Technology coming next weekend. Has everything most would insist on except possibly xenons.
As mentioned look at WhatCar leasing and try the dealers direct (fleet departments).
Once you've got some quotes you can plug the figures in my spreadsheet to compare total costs.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ARUrS7YaFM...
I will certainly be bookmarking for future reference.
GEFAFWISP said:
Unfortunately I don't have anything to add to the thread but I just had to comment on this - absolutely brilliant sir! I love a good spreadsheet and this really does tick all the boxes so to speak.
I will certainly be bookmarking for future reference.
Thanks! I hope it will prove useful to you and other alike.I will certainly be bookmarking for future reference.
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