I fancy a new car - am i mad? what car?
Discussion
Well my mk2 octavia VRS estate is now 2 years old and has done about 18,000 miles and I am starting to get itchy feet around changing cars. The octavia has been great over the 2 years, no problems, averaging about 44mpg and carrying my 2 dogs around with ease. The only thing that i don't like about it is the road noise which is a bit high.
I know people will think i am mental for thinking about buying a brand new car but I like the peace of mind.
I was initially thinking about looking at nearly new 3 series touring, c class estates or similar and trying to get something a bit more refined however at my price level which is about 22-24k that would mean a poverty spec low powered model.
Then I started thinking about similar cars to my octavia. The mk3 octavia VRS is nice but once specced up with nav, leather, speakers etc becomes expensive, The Golf GTD estate that is coming out soon looks ideal but will be more expensive still. The leon estate doesn't really appeal to me as i don't like the interior , the tiny nav screen and the fact you don't appear to be able to spec leather.
That brings me to the new model focus ST diesel, The St3 model which has loads of kit falls into my price bracket once discounts are taken into consideration and i like the look of them. However i am concerned one would not give that bit extra refinement I am looking for.
Anyone else got any good suggestions?
I suppose i am looking for an estate,decent interior, plenty of kit, leather, decent poke/handling along with decent economy as my work commute is now 50 miles per day. I wouldn't want something that would be dull as hell either but ideally new or very nearly new (so no M5 touring).
Anyone got any suggestions?
I know people will think i am mental for thinking about buying a brand new car but I like the peace of mind.
I was initially thinking about looking at nearly new 3 series touring, c class estates or similar and trying to get something a bit more refined however at my price level which is about 22-24k that would mean a poverty spec low powered model.
Then I started thinking about similar cars to my octavia. The mk3 octavia VRS is nice but once specced up with nav, leather, speakers etc becomes expensive, The Golf GTD estate that is coming out soon looks ideal but will be more expensive still. The leon estate doesn't really appeal to me as i don't like the interior , the tiny nav screen and the fact you don't appear to be able to spec leather.
That brings me to the new model focus ST diesel, The St3 model which has loads of kit falls into my price bracket once discounts are taken into consideration and i like the look of them. However i am concerned one would not give that bit extra refinement I am looking for.
Anyone else got any good suggestions?
I suppose i am looking for an estate,decent interior, plenty of kit, leather, decent poke/handling along with decent economy as my work commute is now 50 miles per day. I wouldn't want something that would be dull as hell either but ideally new or very nearly new (so no M5 touring).
Anyone got any suggestions?
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