A5 3.0 TDi or...?

[carreauchompeur]

Folks, currently have a 2007 V 70 D5 automatic. It does everything I need it to however is now on 250,000 miles and also has a weird engine management fault that I can’t get rid of. Long and short of it, I need to replace it soon.

Criteria:
-Preferably coupe or similar. Don’t really need to haul a huge estate around. Auto without a doubt.
-Definitely want climate control, decent stereo and comfy seats (Volvo ticks all of these!)
-Relatively powerful.
-Not much less than 35mpg average. Volvo currently on about 38.
-Up to about £7k.
-Up to about 120k

My commute is 50 miles per day on an awful a road. For this reason particularly in the winter I need something relatively solid and robust. I like the look of the A5 and particularly the bang and olufsen stereo. I think for the mileage and power requirements are diesel would be the way to go. However 3 L A5s in my price bracket tend to be slightly leggy. Or indeed bruvved.

Any alternative suggestions, something I’ve missed?

Cheers

[Mr Tidy]

BMW E92 (Coupe) 330d maybe?

It'll have dual-zone climate and a Sport model will have the lovely M-Sport seats. Stereo isn't great though unless you find one with the Harmon Karden option.

[Summit_Detailing]

Jaguar XF, CLK/CLS?....the first option offers particularly good VFM, although I appreciate not a coupe.

Cheers,

Chris

[jonobigblind]

Summit_Detailing said:

Jaguar XF, CLK/CLS?....the first option offers particularly good VFM, although I appreciate not a coupe.

Cheers,

Chris

Totally agree with XF.

Had an XFS for 18 months and loved it. Plenty of power, decent economy and great looker too. Bonus of having the best seats I’ve ever had in a car and could honestly munch the miles without an ache or pain. They were heated and cooled too

Not a coupe but sleek enough lines not to look like a crap box saloon and ticks all your other boxes.

[stevemcs]

212 series E Class for me.

[carreauchompeur]

Summit_Detailing said:

Jaguar XF, CLK/CLS?....the first option offers particularly good VFM, although I appreciate not a coupe.

Cheers,

Chris

Thanks, hadn’t considered the XF but they do look really good VFM. Ideally after a coupe though, don’t need doors and seats

[carreauchompeur]

Mr Tidy said:

BMW E92 (Coupe) 330d maybe?

It'll have dual-zone climate and a Sport model will have the lovely M-Sport seats. Stereo isn't great though unless you find one with the Harmon Karden option.

Good shout. I think i prefer the look of the A5 but I’ve definitely been considering them, haven’t seen any yet of an appealing spec... ideally want something with sensible sized wheels

[carreauchompeur]

stevemcs said:

212 series E Class for me.

Again, good shout but a bit big for what I was after. Ive always liked, but never owned a Merc though!

[carreauchompeur]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174356179857

This is lovely (if I sold wheels and replaced them with 17/18s!).

[Uncle John]

carreauchompeur said:

stevemcs said:

212 series E Class for me.

Again, good shout but a bit big for what I was after. Ive always liked, but never owned a Merc though!

I’ve an E350 coupe, great car, also coupes are not as big as the saloons, estates.

[ZX10R NIN]

CLK320cdi Sport I loved my one it was faultless lots of performance & kit, you can buy nice one under budget:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202006069...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202003128...

E350cdi Sport Newer version of the above

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202007291...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202007251...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202008162...

This one has great spec but has higher miles:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202007141...

An E Coupe is the same size as an A5.

[carreauchompeur]

You’ve excelled yourself with some of those suggestions! Absolutely love the E350s, very surprised they were in budget but food for thought!

[Mr Tidy]

carreauchompeur said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174356179857

This is lovely (if I sold wheels and replaced them with 17/18s!).

Well that wouldn't be a problem - you'd probably end up in profit!

I bought an E91 325i in 2018 that came on 16" wheels with winter tyres and bought a set of 17s from an F30 with summer Pirellis off Gumtree for less than £200.

[n3il123]

For balance I've had an '09 A5 3.0 for coming up 4 years now and can't think of anything to replace it with. I've taken it from 83k to 137k and have hardly spent anything on it apart from servicing.

However if your commute is "bad" roads then I wouldn't recommend getting one with the 20" wheels I live in the country and mine eats tyres, and they're ~£250 per corner. I have mine 4 wheel aligned about every 3 months too as they wear on the inside, oh and also I have bust a couple on pot holes. The Sline suspension with the 20" is like being pushed down stairs in a washing machine.

Despite the above I still love it

[aaron_2000]

Considered a 635D?

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202008142...

[carreauchompeur]

aaron_2000 said:

Considered a 635D?

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202008142...

No... I have a bit of a mental association between ‘6 series’ and ‘ruinous’ although possibly that’s just the v12 older ones!