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I'm after a new to me car to use most days for work. The important bits are:
Budget is 3-4500
Do 60 miles a day 4 days per week
At weekends I drive a fair bit but have another car which I'll use at as well
Other car is fast, so it's not essential this one is, but nothing frustratingly slow
Petrol preffered but a reliable diesel would be fine
Reasonable fuel economy I.e. 30+ mpg, more is great
As new and well spec'd as possible
I'm quite a young lad so something that is looks quite modern and won't be embarrassed in a world of financed/leased new hatches. Don't want to go this route myself but tend to feel like I'm driving an old banger compared to everyone else my age these days. I know it doesn't matter etc etc but still.
Not many other preferences, will look at a range of choices, new as possible and low-ish mileage, comfortable for my mileage and reasonable on the motorway.
Current thoughts:
Volvo C30 R Design - looks very fresh, supposedly reliable with the right engine, well made, nice interior
2005 Onwards (e90?) BMW 3 Series (which engines have the cam chain issues, if it's a big deal?)
Fiesta (one before current model before the big grille) supposedly a good drive and lots of engine choices, not too keen on fords as a rule though and interior doesn't do much for me
Alfa Romeo GT (reliability?)
If you have any other ideas that fit the bill then I'd like to hear them please, and any thoughts on the above from anyone who's owned them would be great!
Cheers
Budget is 3-4500
Do 60 miles a day 4 days per week
At weekends I drive a fair bit but have another car which I'll use at as well
Other car is fast, so it's not essential this one is, but nothing frustratingly slow
Petrol preffered but a reliable diesel would be fine
Reasonable fuel economy I.e. 30+ mpg, more is great
As new and well spec'd as possible
I'm quite a young lad so something that is looks quite modern and won't be embarrassed in a world of financed/leased new hatches. Don't want to go this route myself but tend to feel like I'm driving an old banger compared to everyone else my age these days. I know it doesn't matter etc etc but still.
Not many other preferences, will look at a range of choices, new as possible and low-ish mileage, comfortable for my mileage and reasonable on the motorway.
Current thoughts:
Volvo C30 R Design - looks very fresh, supposedly reliable with the right engine, well made, nice interior
2005 Onwards (e90?) BMW 3 Series (which engines have the cam chain issues, if it's a big deal?)
Fiesta (one before current model before the big grille) supposedly a good drive and lots of engine choices, not too keen on fords as a rule though and interior doesn't do much for me
Alfa Romeo GT (reliability?)
If you have any other ideas that fit the bill then I'd like to hear them please, and any thoughts on the above from anyone who's owned them would be great!
Cheers
I'm not massively keen on the Audi's if I'm honest. I don't mind BMW, 1 series or 3 series perhaps.
As for the C30 being heavy, that's a shame because the R Design trim in budget tends to only be the 1.6 - 1.8! I've seen a couple of T5's around but they don't look as nice.
Not too keen on the diesel pug but that mondeo looks like an interesting one, didn't know they did that engine! It might be a bit too 'dad' for me, but still it's worth consideration.
S60R another interesting thought, perhaps a bit too complicated & prone to go wrong?
As for the C30 being heavy, that's a shame because the R Design trim in budget tends to only be the 1.6 - 1.8! I've seen a couple of T5's around but they don't look as nice.
Not too keen on the diesel pug but that mondeo looks like an interesting one, didn't know they did that engine! It might be a bit too 'dad' for me, but still it's worth consideration.
S60R another interesting thought, perhaps a bit too complicated & prone to go wrong?
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