Ideas for a daily with £10k budget

[mnaylor]

Hi All,

My criteria is as follows:

£10k budget, I want to pay cash and don't really want to get involved with finance
4 doors, saloon preferable
Performance needs to be strong, I know 0-60 is not everything, but anything around the 6 second mark and below will be considered
Reliable, I don't want constant repair bills running into the thousands, the car will be used daily
Petrol, I don't want a diesel, I don't do enough miles to warrant it and just don't like them
Automatic preferable, I will be using this for the commute and fancy something where I don't have to stir the box constantly
DAB & Bluetooth, I want to be able to play my music through the car without having to change the stereo etc. I am on android.

The sort of cars I have been thinking of are the Audi S4 and the BMW 335i. What other options would people recommend?

[Integroo]

I think a 10k BMW 335i won't be a great idea, at least not without a warranty, the costs of which can add up quickly (I think you'd be looking at 40/50 quid a month, and that's only whilst it remains under a certain mileage cap). The dual turbos are meant to be at risk of failure and are expensive to repair. The non-turbo 330i would probably be a better shout at that price.

What about the Insignia VXR?

[amagawd]

Sounds like we are looking for the same car! I decided on a face-lift W204 C350 saloon except they all seem to be coupe!

2013 Octavia VRS fits the bill perfectly but I think I'm too much of a brand snob!

[mnaylor]

Thanks guys.

Ah I might rule the 335i out then, thanks for the heads up on that.

Any know issues with the 2006/07 S4?

I looked at the VRS as well, what I like about that is that it is a much newer car, but it's a Skoda. Can I get over that............

I will check out the Mercs aswell.........

[cerb4.5lee]

Integroo said:

The non-turbo 330i would probably be a better shout at that price.

That would be my choice too, I ran one for almost four years(paid 10k at the time) and it was completely faultless, it's not the most exciting car in fairness but it has a lovely engine and I found it to be very cheap and dependable to run, although I thought the 26mpg was quite poor for the performance it offered.

[ZX10R NIN]

Mercedes C350

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Or if you don't mind being a second slower a C280 isn't a bad shout:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

The 335i isn't that bad most have had the wastegates sorted & if it's really a worry for you then take out a warranty, the S4's can have timing chain problems & they're at the back of the engine.

Or you could go for a bigger car with an N/A engine:

528i (with the 3.0 engine)

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

R36 Passat

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

3.6 Passat CC

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Insignia VXR (these need to be mapped to open up the midrange but they're a good car)

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Or the more subtle non VXR version but you'd have to map it for it to be in the sixes:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Jaguar XF 4.2 Premium Luxury

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Or you could go down the semi classic route:

E39 540i

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

C32 AMG

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

E55 AMG

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[cylon]

oh dear. my friends and family would have a field day with that number plate if I bought it!

ZX10R NIN said:

Or if you don't mind being a second slower a C280 isn't a bad shout:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[ZX10R NIN]