Interesting, reliable car ideas?
Interesting, reliable car ideas?
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TheRingDing

Original Poster:

97 posts

125 months

Monday 9th November 2020
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So, I currently drive a BMW M140i, I absolutely love it, but have decided I need to get something a bit cheaper and fuel-efficient.

My budget is £23000 max, and I do around 15,000 miles a year on a mix of country roads and motorways.

I would ideally like something that is still a bit interesting to look at, and it needs to be fast enough to comfortably overtake, etc. I don't think I would want anything under 2 litres.
It needs to have 4 doors, and have a decent size boot.
It needs to be reliable. I can't risk breaking down as my car is essential to my work.
It needs to be ULEZ compliant. I believe this means petrol newer than 2005 and diesel newer than 2015.
It needs to have decent MPG, my M140i currently does 23mpg wobble
It needs to have some decent tech. I like having gadgets and being able to remotely heat my car from my phone in the winter would be a plus!!!

Does anyone have any ideas of what cars I should be looking at because I'm seriously clueless!!

Thanks!

Johnny 89

836 posts

181 months

Monday 9th November 2020
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How aboutt an Alfa Romeo Giulia? Available with both petrol and diesel engines depending on your preference, a very nice car overall.

TheRingDing

Original Poster:

97 posts

125 months

Tuesday 10th November 2020
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These are really good! Cheers!

pb8g09

3,197 posts

98 months

Wednesday 11th November 2020
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F30/31 BMW 335d, or 435d.

Garemberg

466 posts

118 months

Wednesday 11th November 2020
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Leftfield choice - how about a used Lexus Rx450H?

Pistonheader101

2,206 posts

136 months

Thursday 12th November 2020
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120d?

Driver101

14,451 posts

150 months

Thursday 12th November 2020
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23mpg from a M140i is really poor even for a normal driver. With a fair amount of motorway commuting you should be comfortably better than that.