7.5k luxury commuter..... which one?

[jason61c]

due to getting made redundant and getting a new job I'm on the lookout for a new car. I want a nice motorway car as i'll be doing 18k a year... I'll get 45PPM

Needs 40+mpg
7.5k budget
reliable
A good mile muncher.
Nice stereo
Nothing too brash.

I really fancy a Lexus is220d, the bells and whistles one with every option.

Any other ideas?

[cat220]

730d?

[hornetrider]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

[E38Ross]

hornetrider said:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

Ooh good suggestion

[jason61c]

I'd prefer not to have the cream leather, also i'm not sure if its the news paper for floormats but there's something about that I don't like!

[hornetrider]

Its just one I picked at random. In a different league to the IS.

[E38Ross]

hornetrider said:

Its just one I picked at random. In a different league to the IS.

are you missing your 7 at all mate? i've been loving mine, up until i drove the M3 again yesterday feels like a slow donkey now

also saw (and heard!0 an E60 M5 the other day....bugger me do i want one!

[jason61c]

hornetrider said:

Its just one I picked at random. In a different league to the IS.

Not overly, have you not been in a modern lexus? i'll have a look around though to see what others I can find that look a bit better.

[hornetrider]

E38Ross said:

are you missing your 7 at all mate?

Um... no. Superb car for the motorway waft but Ive moved jobs closer to home now and the 530i is more 'me'. A little trade off in refinement vs oodles more poke, handling, estate practicality... etc.

Jason - only the IS200 I admit. Does the newer car significantly move the game on then?

[SVX]

Any preference on fuel? Transmission type or age? If it was out of my own pocket, then a good late S-Class diesel with the right history would be my foil to the 7'ers already suggested.

[Rushmore]

A red MX-5 fitted with air suspension and Conolly leather? They corner nicely!

[jason61c]

SVX said:

Any preference on fuel? Transmission type or age? If it was out of my own pocket, then a good late S-Class diesel with the right history would be my foil to the 7'ers already suggested.

40mpg ave.

[jason61c]

hornetrider said:

Um... no. Superb car for the motorway waft but Ive moved jobs closer to home now and the 530i is more 'me'. A little trade off in refinement vs oodles more poke, handling, estate practicality... etc.

Jason - only the IS200 I admit. Does the newer car significantly move the game on then?

Yes it does really, its a later generation and has the same fit/finish as the other lexus models.

[300bhp/ton]

jason61c said:

due to getting made redundant and getting a new job I'm on the lookout for a new car. I want a nice motorway car as i'll be doing 18k a year... I'll get 45PPM

Needs 40+mpg
7.5k budget
reliable
A good mile muncher.
Nice stereo
Nothing too brash.

I really fancy a Lexus is220d, the bells and whistles one with every option.

Any other ideas?

erm will you get 45ppm for the entire 18,000 miles? Or only part of?

Also I don't really understand this... most people have to pay for their own fuel. If you are having it paid for, why on earth would you want a 40+mpg vehicle? Surely now is the time to run something a little barmy with little to no personal outlay for fuel?

That said if you are not needing huge performance I think I'd be looking at an x358 Jaguar XJ6 or maybe even a 2.7 V6 HDI Citroen C6 for this budget. Suspect you'd struggle to find a much more comfy place to sit for long miles.

[jason61c]

300bhp/ton said:

erm will you get 45ppm for the entire 18,000 miles? Or only part of?

Also I don't really understand this... most people have to pay for their own fuel. If you are having it paid for, why on earth would you want a 40+mpg vehicle? Surely now is the time to run something a little barmy with little to no personal outlay for fuel?

That said if you are not needing huge performance I think I'd be looking at an x358 Jaguar XJ6 or maybe even a 2.7 V6 HDI Citroen C6 for this budget. Suspect you'd struggle to find a much more comfy place to sit for long miles.

45ppm for the first 10k then 25ppm after. I want 40mpg as i've got about 4000miles to pay for myself per year. Adding in servcing/insurance/tyres etc etc. I don't want to get suckered into running a 30mpg car. If I can end up a few quid up to cover depreciation etc then all the better. The idea being that in 4 years time i'll have enough 'extra' left over from the milage to buy another 7.5k car with the value of this car too.

[300bhp/ton]

jason61c said:

45ppm for the first 10k then 25ppm after. I want 40mpg as i've got about 4000miles to pay for myself per year.

Oh boohoo my heart bleeds for you. A whole 4000 miles.... hell I have to pay for triple that a year and they aren't even commuting miles.

jason61c said:

Adding in servcing/insurance/tyres etc etc.

Most other people don't get these paid for either...

Each to their own though

[E38Ross]

You want 40Mpg as a must despite getting most paid for? I guess it's still money in the pocket but I'm now doing 300+ miles per week and I pay that all myself. 45ppm should pay your fuel and servicing!

Now, don't be a cheap skate and get yourself a BMW E65 745i

[jason61c]

300bhp/ton said:

jason61c said:

45ppm for the first 10k then 25ppm after. I want 40mpg as i've got about 4000miles to pay for myself per year.

Oh boohoo my heart bleeds for you. A whole 4000 miles.... hell I have to pay for triple that a year and they aren't even commuting miles.

jason61c said:

Adding in servcing/insurance/tyres etc etc.

Most other people don't get these paid for either...

Each to their own though

Yep and so do I at the minute, 15000miles out of my own skyrocket! Put it another way, I don't want to have to pay for the costs associated with the work milage. I'm not tight, just not stupid. I've enough petrol things in my garage that'll do <20mpg

S

[jason61c]

shameless bump for other ideas?

[300bhp/ton]

JAGUAR S-TYPE 2.7D V6 SE 4DR AUTO (2005/55)
83,000 miles £7,290
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3834363.htm