Long distance cruiser

[thebullettrain]

I need to travel 250 miles each way from up north to London Town regularly and possibly every week.

Driving is clearly the best option and having used a X5 (the best but can’t rack up that many miles on it) , 120i (lovely, but it can’t do a round trip on one tank) I’ve used a Focus and Corsa. What’s clear is that I need a nice and ideally bigger car with the following options

Heated seats
Some form of comfort seats
Very good lights (ideally adaptive)
Cruise (if not adaptive)
Diesel (I need to be able to clear 500 miles in one tank). So a 140i is unfortunately out.

I definitely want luxury over anything else and i generally like large saloons. I did toy with a 2020 Mercedes C220d but the 4 pot diesels are very noisey.

I’m now looking at 2018 640d, but suggestions would be welcome. I need reliability and the budget is £25k max.

C Class - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2024030371...

640- http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2024022469...

A6 - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2024010953...

CLS - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2024022268...

Edited by thebullettrain on Thursday 7th March 03:17

[Stuart70]

Jag XF 3.0s diesel?

[Smint]

Private hire in nearby town i've known for decades, he ran 220 E class Mercs for 400k miles on mainly airport runs etc with barely any failures worth mentioning, he had no trouble selling them on after use, they were very well serviced, would you consider the E class?

Is engine noise really an issue at motorway speeds? i'd have thought tyre roar and wind noise would be more of an issue.

Don't envy you those journeys, personally i'd rather be sitting up in a higher vehicle but haven't a clue what to suggest.

Diesel has to be the answer for your usage, or petrol hybrid, Lexus?

[shirt]

Isn’t the standard answer a Lexus LS?

A 430 will do 500+ miles on a tank whilst cruising. Comfy, reliable, great stereo, will go to the moon and back, all for 1/5 - 1/4 of your budget.

Bonuses are that it’s ULEZ compliant and has a v8 for when you’re in a rush.

Only negatives are the age and perhaps image, but both are easily negated by the cost proposal and ‘commuting’ experience.

[sidewinder500]

I'd go for something upscale french, like a DS ( the new ones, of course), or a last of line Scenic or Espace.
All frugal with the derv engine, interior with everything you need, and there are some big milers around, so they seem to be reliable as well.

And they are really comfortable!

[Chubbyross]

I'm worn down now by the state of our roads and drvers. I'd take the train.

[Crumpet]

Chubbyross said:

I'm worn down now by the state of our roads and drvers. I'd take the train.

You clearly haven’t tried to make use of the train network! I’d take working from home.

I think my suggestion would be Jaguar XJ 3.0 diesel.

[shed driver]

Volvo s90? Left field, but the seats are sublime.

SD.

[tomsugden]

A Skoda Superb would fit the brief nicely.

[Smint]

Chubbyross said:

I'm worn down now by the state of our roads and drvers. I'd take the train.

Couldn't agree more, pre planning should find some some decent fares.

[turbomoggie]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2024020662...

Lexus ES?

[FourGears]

E350 diesel

[Bill]

Smint said:

Chubbyross said:

I'm worn down now by the state of our roads and drvers. I'd take the train.

Couldn't agree more, pre planning should find some some decent fares.

Particularly to and from London, life is far too short.

[Evercross]

Stuart70 said:

Jag XF 3.0s diesel?

This!

[Krikkit]

Evercross said:

Stuart70 said:

Jag XF 3.0s diesel?

This!

Better yet the X350 XJ

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202402066...

[nobrakes]

Is heated seats so critical? You might miss out on a good car if you are firm with that criteria.

I’d go E class on all season tyres to mitigate the odd winter morning grief.

Find one with an 80litre tank, too.

[DaveH23]

Bill said:

Smint said:

Chubbyross said:

I'm worn down now by the state of our roads and drvers. I'd take the train.

Couldn't agree more, pre planning should find some some decent fares.

Particularly to and from London, life is far too short.

I regularly used to to this exact route for several years.

I couldn't disagree with you more. Trains are dirty, over crowded, unreliable expensive and you have to factor in travel at either side.

[MustangGT]

thebullettrain said:

I need to travel 250 miles each way from up north to London Town regularly and possibly every week.

Driving is clearly the best option and having used a X5 (the best but can’t rack up that many miles on it) , 120i (lovely, but it can’t do a round trip on one tank) I’ve used a Focus and Corsa. What’s clear is that I need a nice and ideally bigger car with the following options

Heated seats
Some form of comfort seats
Very good lights (ideally adaptive)
Cruise (if not adaptive)
Diesel (I need to be able to clear 500 miles in one tank). So a 140i is unfortunately out.

I definitely want luxury over anything else and i generally like large saloons. I did toy with a 2020 Mercedes C220d but the 4 pot diesels are very noisey.

I’m now looking at 2018 640d, but suggestions would be welcome. I need reliability and the budget is £25k max.

C Class - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2024030371...

640- http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2024022469...

A6 - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2024010953...

CLS - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2024022268...

Edited by thebullettrain on Thursday 7th March 03:17

I have a late 2019 C300d. Cruising I can get 750 miles on a tank. Noisy? No, the earlier 2.1 diesel was noisy, this really is not.

[nobrakes]

Krikkit said:

Evercross said:

Stuart70 said:

Jag XF 3.0s diesel?

This!

Better yet the X350 XJ

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202402066...

Yes! LWB will be smoother.

[sheep86]

Jag 3.0D.....don't do it. Mine snapped the crank at 52k miles. No warning. Cost 7.5k to fix, sold it day after engine was repaired. Same goes for RR 3.0D, same engine, you've been warned ha.