£3000 Petrol Automatic

[anonymous-user]

I thought I would ask on here. Someone I know is after a Petrol Automatic for £3000. They are not too bothered about brand etc but they’ve put together some they’ve found on Autotrader:

BMW 6 Series:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202203083...

Honda Accord:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202210090...

Lexus:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202210070...

Renault:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202210160...

Saab:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202208098...

Subaru:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202206206...

Toyota:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202210110...

[paddy1970]

Mercedes clk350

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2022072179...

Saab 9-5 aero

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2022081588...

Mercedes s430

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2021091674...

Bmw 750


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2022100805...

Audi A6

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2022052259...

[SlowV6]

A number of cars in the two lists above are in the £615/£630 VED category. If your friend is buying at £3K this suggests they have a limited budget and maybe won't want such high fixed costs. Low value, high-cost older cars like this may also be hard to sell on for the same reason.

Out of the cars in that list I would consider the Accord and the Avensis. I wanted to suggest the GS300, which was my initial favourite, but the MOT history on that particular one is quite grim. A GS300 would need to be pre-March 2006 to avoid highest VED.

A post 2009 Honda Civic auto (proper torque converter) could be decent if you can find one near budget.

[anonymous-user]

paddy1970 said:

Mercedes clk350

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2022072179...

Saab 9-5 aero

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2022081588...

Mercedes s430

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2021091674...

Bmw 750


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2022100805...

Audi A6

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2022052259...

The Saab looks good. But they are too far. He’s only looking to drive around 40 miles.