Commuter car 800mile round trip

Commuter car 800mile round trip

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CSK423

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763 posts

207 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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The pre covid transport links haven't recovered meaning the usual flying commuter route from Glasgow to London isn't as readily available as it was.

I recently sold up on my X5M due to it being an ornament although I did for a short spell do the 800mile round trip in it over a few weeks last year, which was between 5 1/2 to 6 hours door to door, easily doable on a bi weekly basis.

I've therefore been trawling the ads to consider what is out there as a car which will eat this journey in reasonable comfort but not breaking the bank. It would be a short term fix (6months approx) until a bit of normality returns.

no older than 2015, preferably under 60k miles, open to bodystyle, bit of comfort.

2015 730d m sports with circa 50-60k miles seem to fit the budget, anything else ?

CSK423

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763 posts

207 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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pti said:
....and what is the budget?

15k, apologies thought I had plugged that in there

CSK423

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763 posts

207 months

Friday 11th June 2021
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S Budget is around 17k, so not outwith touching distance.

I'll have a look at Volvo's on the back of this, no one has mentioned the Jag XJ, any thoughts ? (again usually up around 17k mark)

CSK423

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763 posts

207 months

Sunday 27th June 2021
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some good suggestions in here thanks, I'll keep weighing up the options.