Audi TTS 2.0 TFSI or BMW 640D (F12) - Have you owned?

[SierraBravo]

Alright folks,

I appreciate we're talking different ends of the spectrum here. But I'm really not sure here which I should go for, but do have up until January to decide (When my current car fails its MOT spectacularly).

I wanted a fast petrol with DECENT mpg on motorways ~40mpg so looked at a TT-S that seemed like a tidy package of car. I have test drove one and still pretty keen. Can get a sub 65k miles for £10-11k

I then also humored the idea of a E or C350 CGI as there were a couple available at one point, with high spec (pan roof, uprated sound system). But increasingly unlikely I will go back to Mercedes for my next car, so not really keen on that.

I then randomly came across a F12 high spec 640D and now have become interested in that as sometimes they come up at good value around £10-11k sub 70k miles. Seems like a lot of car for the money, twin turbo diesel, with stock 308bhp and 0-6 sub 6 seconds in a car that big?

Please let me know your opinions if you have had either car!

[SierraBravo]

Thanks! Which one did you have first and surely you would be more OK with a bad ride in a TT-S than a 6 series? Also does the 640d actually have a lot of space? I was in the series before the f12 and aside from a decent boot, you couldn't fold seats down and so was quite tight in the back?

[SierraBravo]

shtu said:

You'll get sub-30mpg most likely.

There's a nice looking example advertised in Warrington, but IMO they want too much for it. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202010014...

It's been up for a few weeks now, go bid them hard.

st is it that bad in them? Thanks for the details but I wanted to avoid the DSG, people have scared the st out of me about them!

was thinking one like this https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202011105...

[SierraBravo]

I really wanted a sub 6s 0-60 at stock conditions. The 350cdi doesnt do that, also isnt the e class quite boat in corners?

[SierraBravo]

ZX10R NIN said:

No they corner well & the 265bhp E350's do 0-60 in 6.1 secs.

Do you think the value will fall off a cliff in comparison to a similar spec tts??

[SierraBravo]

ZX10R NIN said:

I'd go for the E350cdi:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202010094...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202010044...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202010144...

Facelift

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202010054...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202011065...

So I've been going round the houses a bit whilst I continue to save towards biting on a purchase. I know I was strongly considering a 640d however the equivalent petrol wasnt even in price range and would be horrible on economy. I have 2 questions, why would you go CDI over CGI and also what about the C350 CGI??

Please see this one https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202010305...

[SierraBravo]

Think the verdict is in and the TTS is a lot cheaper, there were a few good deal 640d's which was the sole reason fo this thread and now they're pretty much all sold around 11k for under 80k miles!