Recommend me a new family car

[RTaylor2208]

I'm in a fairly fortunate position at the moment that we have 3 cars in the house hold.

1. 2015 BMW 520d Gran Turismo Msport 65K miles
2. 2008 Porsche Cayman 145K miles
3. 2026 Renault Meganne Etech < 1k miles

So far I'm covered on the diesel, petrol and leccy propelled vehicles.

The BMW does the family duties of longer journeys or when we need the space of a big car, the Porsche the majority of the time is a driveway ornament but its nice to have something a bit more fun to drive when I feel like it and don't need to ferry anything but me +1 around.

The Renault is the Mrs daily on a sal-sac scheme, but I find myself using it for local running around when she's not using it. Its fine but nothing to get excited about driving.

The BMW genuinely has been and is a great car for what we needed it to do, cheap to run, reliable, a nice place to sit and loads of room when we need it. But I'm getting the itch to change it after owning it the last 6 years.

Budget is £20k + whatever I might get for the BMW based on what's for sale and in what condition, I reckon its worth somewhere in the region of 10K.

What I am struggling with is what to replace it with, ideally something that is newer but not too dissimilar, I quite like the look of the 6 GT as its pretty much a newer version of the same car or the Tesla Model S but what else am I missing? Any gems out there in the big car field that I am not thinking of without going for a SUV thing or that comes with eye watering servicing costs.

I'm not keen on VW group stuff, some bigger Audi's (A6, A7) I like but the rest I couldn't live with the interiors.

[Pickle_Rick]

Lexus LS or Genesis g80?

Potential 10 year warranty on the lexus

[RTaylor2208]

Thanks for the suggestions, the Lexus looks promising.

I know the GT isn't thought as as a good looking car, and car taste is subjective but I couldn't part with my own money to a Genesis G80.

[ZX10R NIN]

E400d but you don't get that much of a newer car:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202603130...

S7 tdi but it'll have high miles:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202603130...

Kia Stinger:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202602250...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202603030...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202511157...

D:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202603120...

Arteon Estate:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202602139...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202602139...

G70 Estate:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202601219...

Lexus ES:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202602079...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202602260...

The 6GT is a good shout as it's based on the 7 platform & the materials are a nice step up.

[fflump]

As your budget is around £30k I’d look at the E53 estate or late E43.

[MR2 Steve]

S4 Avant
RS4 Avant
C43/C63 estate
X3 M40i
F Pace 3.0S or SVR
330i estate
M340i estate
540i estate

[RTaylor2208]

I appreciate the responses, some of the engine choices a bit questionable with my requirement of reasonable service and maintenance costs though.

I'm not looking for something fast as such, 0-60 <8s is fine but I don't really need anything with more than 200-250HP.

[Rob 131 Sport]

A G30 5 Series or an Audi A6 50TDI. I’ve owned the former in 3.0 form (and the 2.0 is also great). I’ve also driven extensively the Audi in 3.0 form and could really recommend them. I wasn’t as keen on the 2.0 A6.

[RTaylor2208]

Rob 131 Sport said:

A G30 5 Series or an Audi A6 50TDI. I ve owned the former in 3.0 form (and the 2.0 is also great). I ve also driven extensively the Audi in 3.0 form and could really recommend them. I wasn t as keen on the 2.0 A6.

I had a 520d G30 as a rental a while back when away for work and to be honest I wasn't that impressed. I think the GT I have rode better but that could be down to the rear air suspension.