£6000 budget, reliable and refined, quick purchase required!

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[DSLiverpool]

The best Lexus you can find in budget.

[Morry10]

You can get a fair bit of Avensis for that kind of budget, fits all your criteria.

Just as an example (there are diesels to choose from as well).

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

Good luck with the search

[Demelitia]

If the only thing you didn’t like about the Octavia was how unrefined the diesel was, a petrol Octavia or equivalent from the VAG stable seems like a good bet. 12k miles a year isn’t all that much in the grand scheme of things, and petrols don’t lag too far behind as far as efficiency is concerned.

[ZX10R NIN]

Your Skoda would have had the lowest amount of noise suppression out of all the VAG cars in this segment so I'd still be going with a diesel but some slightly better ones.

Mondeo Titanium X Sport these are a better steer & imo a more refined car than the Octavia

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

Citroen DS5 a smart comfortable spacious place to be

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

508 SW GT having an Auto makes these a bit more relaxing & the extra 40bhp over the above makes it's presence felt too.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

508 Allure being a saloon it'll have a better NVH compared to the hatches/estates above.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

Skoda Superb Elegance this will have a better NVH than your VRS.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

Insignia Elite Nav

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

I will say that if you want a properly refined & quick car that has sensible running costs then I'd be looking at these three:

XF Premium Luxury

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

CLS 320cdi

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

E320cdi Sport

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

Petrol

Mondeo Titanium X Sport

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

Insignia SRI VX Line

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

VRS

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

523i SE

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

Infiniti M37 S Premium high running costs but they tick every other box.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...