What's my next work beater?
Poll: What's my next work beater?
Total Members Polled: 100
Discussion
I'd like to hear what you guys think of the above cars.
I need to replace my work beater shortly which is a C30 D5
But with petrol prices a lot lower than diesel now it is working out cheaper to buy a petrol car this time round!
I wil do ~25k miles/year in it for 3 years
It will mainly be M way with A&B road blasts where I can
It will be on customers sites so needs to "blend in"
It needs to be reliable
And most of all must be a good drive!
We tend to buy 6-12 month old cars rather than new.
If you can think of any better alternatives post them up!
I need to replace my work beater shortly which is a C30 D5
But with petrol prices a lot lower than diesel now it is working out cheaper to buy a petrol car this time round!
I wil do ~25k miles/year in it for 3 years
It will mainly be M way with A&B road blasts where I can
It will be on customers sites so needs to "blend in"
It needs to be reliable
And most of all must be a good drive!
We tend to buy 6-12 month old cars rather than new.
If you can think of any better alternatives post them up!
I did consider a 335i and S4 but I'm not too keen on Audi & BMW
I'm lucky enough to have this as weekend car so need something to keep me going during the week
It won't get the love & attention the S does
Remberance S day 090 by mikey k V8VR, on Flickr
I'm lucky enough to have this as weekend car so need something to keep me going during the week
It won't get the love & attention the S does
Remberance S day 090 by mikey k V8VR, on Flickr
mikey k said:
I'd like to hear what you guys think of the above cars.
I need to replace my work beater shortly which is a C30 D5
But with petrol prices a lot lower than diesel now it is working out cheaper to buy a petrol car this time round!
I wil do ~25k miles/year in it for 3 years
It will mainly be M way with A&B road blasts where I can
It will be on customers sites so needs to "blend in"
It needs to be reliable
And most of all must be a good drive!
We tend to buy 6-12 month old cars rather than new.
If you can think of any better alternatives post them up!
lol a "beater" of a value many in the UK can't even aspire too. Nothing like living in the real world I need to replace my work beater shortly which is a C30 D5
But with petrol prices a lot lower than diesel now it is working out cheaper to buy a petrol car this time round!
I wil do ~25k miles/year in it for 3 years
It will mainly be M way with A&B road blasts where I can
It will be on customers sites so needs to "blend in"
It needs to be reliable
And most of all must be a good drive!
We tend to buy 6-12 month old cars rather than new.
If you can think of any better alternatives post them up!
kambites said:
I suppose it'd be the Golf R if I had to choose something in that market, but none of them are particularly inspiring.
I'd agree with that but inspiring usually means too in your face and brings out the greened eyed monster 
Hence why the Aston NEVER goes near customers
300bhp/ton said:
lol a "beater" of a value many in the UK can't even aspire too. Nothing like living in the real world
He's going to be using it every day and doing 25k miles a year, to him it's a beater. Who cares? I'd go with the Insignia, it's rare, spacious, looks rather nice and by all accounts goes pretty well. More interesting than a golf/VAG car imo
kambites said:
I suppose it'd be the Golf R if I had to choose something in that market, but none of them are particularly inspiring.
ETA: Would the Toyota GT86 be a viable alternative, or is that not "white goods" enough looking for customer sites?
ETA I do like the look of the GT86/BRZ. We do tend to buy 6-12 month old cars to reduce the depreciation and I'm not sure how that shape would go down with customers ETA: Would the Toyota GT86 be a viable alternative, or is that not "white goods" enough looking for customer sites?
Edited by kambites on Thursday 15th March 11:12
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