WFH - big car as occasional transport?
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I am full time WFH, so my travel has reduced to a trip to the train station once every couple of weeks and attending kids sports at weekends. I'm selling our Discovery 4 as it just doesn't get used.
I've been looking for a big car at a much lower cost. I still get a car allowance so it needs to be sensible/respectable and reliable enough to do a cross-country jaunt should the occasion arise. There is no age limit, beyond the respectable note above. I'd love another E39 but that wouldn't wash with my CEO.
As the current price of pretty much all cars is f
king ridiculous, I've landed on the least loved of the lot. A Vauxhall Insignia. The jelly mold shape can be had for £8/9k in new top spec, and the new model for about £11k in mid-spec. This is just about covering the miles/leaving in the station car park and ferrying the kids so I don't care for the dynamics. A 911 is on the cards for that next year.
My issue is I have no idea if they're any good or not, so any input would be gratefully received. Is the new model a world ahead of the old one which was very long in the tooth when it died?
Also, have I missed anything? Superbs and Passats (had a 2017 R-Line on a cheap lease which was brilliant) are expensive, Mondeos too, Mazda 6 looks good but not many about. Not interested in premium badge pricing for this.
I've been looking for a big car at a much lower cost. I still get a car allowance so it needs to be sensible/respectable and reliable enough to do a cross-country jaunt should the occasion arise. There is no age limit, beyond the respectable note above. I'd love another E39 but that wouldn't wash with my CEO.
As the current price of pretty much all cars is f
king ridiculous, I've landed on the least loved of the lot. A Vauxhall Insignia. The jelly mold shape can be had for £8/9k in new top spec, and the new model for about £11k in mid-spec. This is just about covering the miles/leaving in the station car park and ferrying the kids so I don't care for the dynamics. A 911 is on the cards for that next year. My issue is I have no idea if they're any good or not, so any input would be gratefully received. Is the new model a world ahead of the old one which was very long in the tooth when it died?
Also, have I missed anything? Superbs and Passats (had a 2017 R-Line on a cheap lease which was brilliant) are expensive, Mondeos too, Mazda 6 looks good but not many about. Not interested in premium badge pricing for this.
Because non-car people would see a car that old as banger, which would draw the attention of my boss and the fleet department. Not worth the pain.
Plus, there's a massive 'classic car' tax on good quality E39 Tourings.
Car needs to be an estate as I have a big dog.
Love your 7 series!
Plus, there's a massive 'classic car' tax on good quality E39 Tourings.
Car needs to be an estate as I have a big dog.
Love your 7 series!
The work environment is ok, but they pay me £12k car allowance a year so they probably expect I use some of it for a car!
It is really hard to just treat a car as transport, because if my head rules I really just need a £5k estate from any manufacturer. But yes, I have been looking at used Fivers as that's what my heart says.
It is really hard to just treat a car as transport, because if my head rules I really just need a £5k estate from any manufacturer. But yes, I have been looking at used Fivers as that's what my heart says.
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