Daily driver for work - 13k budget
Discussion
I’m looking for a new daily for work, currently have a 2015 Mercedes c250 diesel which is a great car but fancy a change.
I do around 95 mile commute a day so need something that will get 35+ mpg, a little bit of luxury inside, automatic, at least 250bhp and something fairly reliable.
The c250 I’ve had for about 10 months and I’ve put 20,000 mile on and has been a great car but it only has 200bhp and the auto gearbox is fairly sluggish.
I generally keep my cars 2 years only and then replace with another daily.
I don’t need a 4x4 as my wife has a Land Rover discovery and dosent need to be too sporty or a 2 seater as I have a Huracan Performante I use when the weather is nice.
I have been looking more towards the bmw 640d as seems comfortable and decent spec?
Any other suggestions?
I do around 95 mile commute a day so need something that will get 35+ mpg, a little bit of luxury inside, automatic, at least 250bhp and something fairly reliable.
The c250 I’ve had for about 10 months and I’ve put 20,000 mile on and has been a great car but it only has 200bhp and the auto gearbox is fairly sluggish.
I generally keep my cars 2 years only and then replace with another daily.
I don’t need a 4x4 as my wife has a Land Rover discovery and dosent need to be too sporty or a 2 seater as I have a Huracan Performante I use when the weather is nice.
I have been looking more towards the bmw 640d as seems comfortable and decent spec?
Any other suggestions?
vaud said:
Audi A6 3.0
BMW 535d
The 640d is probably a very good choice. I drove one and was excellent but a harsh ride on 20 alloys so make sure if you test drive one that you find some normal UK roads to try it on
That’s what I’m thinking, I had an e92 335d many years ago and it was a very capable car.BMW 535d
The 640d is probably a very good choice. I drove one and was excellent but a harsh ride on 20 alloys so make sure if you test drive one that you find some normal UK roads to try it on
A6 is another good option, didn’t think of that
Pehen22 said:
That s what I m thinking, I had an e92 335d many years ago and it was a very capable car.
A6 is another good option, didn t think of that
If you look at an Audi, make sure the gearbox is acceptable to you. I've found that the Audi gearboxes can have a fair bit of lag, I generally don't like them, they can be poor.A6 is another good option, didn t think of that
nordboy said:
If you look at an Audi, make sure the gearbox is acceptable to you. I've found that the Audi gearboxes can have a fair bit of lag, I generally don't like them, they can be poor.
I’m pretty sure they do an s tronic and tiptronic. S tronic is dual clutch and tiptronic is the slower torque converter box.plfrench said:
Or go EV as I suggested and ditch the annoyance of a multi-ratio gearbox altogether!
Don’t think there’s anything annoying about a gearbox. No lag with an Audi DSG box either, to the earlier poster. On the original question- 530/535d. Likely to be more choice for the budget than a 640d, newer, etc.
The Audi box is fine. Its a 7 speed tiptronic or in the 3.0 biturbo a ZF 8-speed Tiptronic.
It is a "learning" gearbox based on the driver styles, which can also be reset to factory standard, IIRC.
Also if you can push the budget a little then you are in Audi A8 3.0tdi SE territory which would be a marvellous way to commute.
It is a "learning" gearbox based on the driver styles, which can also be reset to factory standard, IIRC.
Also if you can push the budget a little then you are in Audi A8 3.0tdi SE territory which would be a marvellous way to commute.
cerb4.5lee said:
We did 70k miles in a F13 640d, and I thought it was a lovely car. The engine and gearbox were well matched for me, and it offered a nice performance and economy mix. The ride is harsh on the 20's with runflats though as mentioned.
I think this is what I’m swaying towards, ideally want one with less than 80,000 miles so should come into budget 
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