What nice new shiny toy
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Having a reshuffle of cars and priorities. The Porsche is going and making way for a cheaper Mk1 Mx5 with hopefully lower running costs!
Looking for a new or nearly new car around £20K mark on a PCP deal. Will be used for a weekly commute 350 miles, yearly trip to France and occasional motorway driving (15000 miles total). Need enough space for 2 and the dog (springer).
The car has to have a balance of fun and frugality, also a nice place to be in within the budget. Can a diesel be fun? looking to hear from owners.
The list to test drive so far is:
BMW 123d - Ugly!,
Alfa Brera 2.4JTD - suspect chassis?
Honda CRZ - Not sure if it will be big enough.
Obviously there will be some compromise as the budget is small, looking for other options.
No VW's or Foci.
Cheers
Looking for a new or nearly new car around £20K mark on a PCP deal. Will be used for a weekly commute 350 miles, yearly trip to France and occasional motorway driving (15000 miles total). Need enough space for 2 and the dog (springer).
The car has to have a balance of fun and frugality, also a nice place to be in within the budget. Can a diesel be fun? looking to hear from owners.
The list to test drive so far is:
BMW 123d - Ugly!,
Alfa Brera 2.4JTD - suspect chassis?
Honda CRZ - Not sure if it will be big enough.
Obviously there will be some compromise as the budget is small, looking for other options.
No VW's or Foci.
Cheers
There are Volvo estates and
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...
in your price range.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...
in your price range.
Matt UK said:
Used Alpina D3 suit you?
Good shout, hadn't thought about that. Slightly older than I wanted to go. Having owned a 330Ci Msport which I though was a little dull to drive, how much have Alpina tweaked the chassis? Ah bugger, the dog hates the dark;)
Edited by TSCfree on Sunday 1st August 21:25
TSCfree said:
Ah bugger, the dog hates the dark;)
Considered the Touring? 
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1872529.htm
Boot looks dog sized-ish.
Edited by Fabric 2.2 on Sunday 1st August 21:51
Well after racking my brain I can only come up with the new Subaru Impreza 2.0d. Not really taken with the looks buy what about the chassis?
The AlpinaD3 has been ruled out by SWIMBO as too large and the CRZ to small.
The Brera is ticking all the boxes but have reserves over MPG by all accounts it pretty poor. Can't get excited by the 123d even though it has a better chassis and engine than the Brera according to car mags.
Heart Brera
Head 123d
Not the most exciting choice of cars but both have a bit of poke and offer half decent MPG with the bonus being able to forget about repairs being under warranty.
The AlpinaD3 has been ruled out by SWIMBO as too large and the CRZ to small.
The Brera is ticking all the boxes but have reserves over MPG by all accounts it pretty poor. Can't get excited by the 123d even though it has a better chassis and engine than the Brera according to car mags.
Heart Brera
Head 123d
Not the most exciting choice of cars but both have a bit of poke and offer half decent MPG with the bonus being able to forget about repairs being under warranty.
TSCfree said:
kambites said:
It might be a bit old, but how about a late E46 3-series? Far better looking than the 1-series and not actually much bigger.
Yep your right, but I need a hatchback for the dog.Edited by kambites on Monday 2nd August 13:20
TSCfree said:
Having a reshuffle of cars and priorities. The Porsche is going and making way for a cheaper Mk1 Mx5 with hopefully lower running costs!
Looking for a new or nearly new car around £20K mark on a PCP deal. Will be used for a weekly commute 350 miles, yearly trip to France and occasional motorway driving (15000 miles total). Need enough space for 2 and the dog (springer).
The car has to have a balance of fun and frugality, also a nice place to be in within the budget. Can a diesel be fun? looking to hear from owners.
The list to test drive so far is:
BMW 123d - Ugly!,
Alfa Brera 2.4JTD - suspect chassis?
Honda CRZ - Not sure if it will be big enough.
Obviously there will be some compromise as the budget is small, looking for other options.
No VW's or Foci.
Cheers
If you've got a lightweight sports car as a 2nd car, then why not something totally different for daily duties.Looking for a new or nearly new car around £20K mark on a PCP deal. Will be used for a weekly commute 350 miles, yearly trip to France and occasional motorway driving (15000 miles total). Need enough space for 2 and the dog (springer).
The car has to have a balance of fun and frugality, also a nice place to be in within the budget. Can a diesel be fun? looking to hear from owners.
The list to test drive so far is:
BMW 123d - Ugly!,
Alfa Brera 2.4JTD - suspect chassis?
Honda CRZ - Not sure if it will be big enough.
Obviously there will be some compromise as the budget is small, looking for other options.
No VW's or Foci.
Cheers
Sure one of these must be in budget. Fairly frugal with a 2.8 CRD. And very much fun, but in a totally different kind of way. Removable roof and doors and a fold down windscreen mean it'll offer different thrills in the summer. And the AWD ability will keep you going in the winter snow.
They have a more rugged than luxurious interior, but air con, iPod connector, auto, PAS and all the other usual items are all available still.
As an additional bonus they are also fairly rare and exclusive.
Available in SWB and LWB depending on how many doors you want.
Just a thought anyway
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