Advice needed on next car purchase
Discussion
Hi all,
My lease deal is coming to an end in February 2017 and the GFV is a couple of grand higher than the current valuation - hence I've decided to give it back.
I've started my search for a new vehicle early in anticipation of making a quick move should a vehicle that meets my need come onto the market.
It needs to meet the following requirements;
Commute: Be comfortable with a 60 mile daily commute through a mixture of city driving and 70mph dual carriageways.
I cover between 11k and 12k mile a year.
Economy: Cost me less than £120 per month in fuel.
Reliability: As I'll be funding the purchase through a personal loan (due to no equity in my lease vehicle) it needs to be able to last 5 years, and preferably have some resale value at the end of this.
Space: It needs to be able to fit three children on the rear seats, one in a child seat, one on a booster seat and the other without either.
Optional extras: Ideally we would want heated seats and cruise control.
I have been initially looking at 2012 onwards 318D and 320D BMWs which have circa 65k miles on, these have been the M Sport variety's and have been extremely comfortable.
My wife is now getting upset as I started looking again this morning at other makes of car, such as Volvo, and the ultimate sin of looking at Renaults and Citroens (we've had major problems with both in the past).
I think what made me start looking elsewhere was I read yesterday that DPFs need to be changed (£3000+) or cleaned (£300+) at around the 80k mark.
Any advice on any of these points would be appreciated as it seems to be one step forwards and two steps back at the moment.
Paul
My lease deal is coming to an end in February 2017 and the GFV is a couple of grand higher than the current valuation - hence I've decided to give it back.
I've started my search for a new vehicle early in anticipation of making a quick move should a vehicle that meets my need come onto the market.
It needs to meet the following requirements;
Commute: Be comfortable with a 60 mile daily commute through a mixture of city driving and 70mph dual carriageways.
I cover between 11k and 12k mile a year.
Economy: Cost me less than £120 per month in fuel.
Reliability: As I'll be funding the purchase through a personal loan (due to no equity in my lease vehicle) it needs to be able to last 5 years, and preferably have some resale value at the end of this.
Space: It needs to be able to fit three children on the rear seats, one in a child seat, one on a booster seat and the other without either.
Optional extras: Ideally we would want heated seats and cruise control.
I have been initially looking at 2012 onwards 318D and 320D BMWs which have circa 65k miles on, these have been the M Sport variety's and have been extremely comfortable.
My wife is now getting upset as I started looking again this morning at other makes of car, such as Volvo, and the ultimate sin of looking at Renaults and Citroens (we've had major problems with both in the past).
I think what made me start looking elsewhere was I read yesterday that DPFs need to be changed (£3000+) or cleaned (£300+) at around the 80k mark.
Any advice on any of these points would be appreciated as it seems to be one step forwards and two steps back at the moment.
Paul
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