What To Buy For £25 - 30k

[Scott_Mac]

Avensis are great, cavernous boot, good stereo, very good level of basic trim, best residuals in class too.

[GCCK]

Drove the Jag X-type Diesel Sport Estate today.

 

Mightily impressed with how taught it felt, little roll yet ride very compliant. Didn't expect it to be blisteringly fast and of course it wasn't, but there was barely any turbo lag, which was nice. Excellent seats, really hold you in place (is that why I thought it didn't roll, I wonder?).

 

Not that quiet (engine, wind & tyres all chipping in). Very effective traction control - cut wheelspin but without nannying - good enough that I'd leave it on, unlike the Mazda I'm having to drive at the mo.

 

Have to see if the MG & Mondeo can match up now.

 

Had second thoughts about Accord after a few positive comments but at the end of the day it's still a fairly anonymous Japanese appliance rather than an object of desire. Avensis ditto. Bit ashamed really - didn't realise I had become a snob. Although - RX8 & 350Z are undoubtedly desirable, so maybe Avensis & Accord are still simply dull, in a Vectra-ish way. Strange that I can think of a Mondeo differently.

 

Graeme

[Scott_Mac]

Weirdo.

 

Try Avensis and Accord, you may be surprised.

[daves2111s]

Only one oil burner.... the new 530 sport ....that cuts it big time.

[Scott_Mac]

535d is the one actually Dave... they even do an Auto for folk like you

[daves2111s]

So you would want a manual gearbox with a monster torque Diesel ??

[Zircon450]

Bit out of the price bracket ....

 

500BHP, Diesel, tons of torque ....

 

John Deere

[Scott_Mac]

So you would want a manual gearbox with a monster torque Diesel ??

I wouldn't want a Diesel.

 

The end.

[daves2111s]

OK then it has to be the EVO VIII FQ400

 

0-60 3sec quicker all round than Zonda, four seats, boot for the shopping and only £45k what more could you want from an everyday car

[Stevef]

Hi Graeme,

 

Just bought an X type estate myself.Very pleased with it so far,advise you to put the 18 inch wheels on it though it does make a great difference.

 

Steve

[Dixie]

http://www.newcarnet.co.uk/indepth.html?serialno=18606

 

http://www.newcarnet.co.uk/indepth.html?serialno=16176

 

Quite a handy web site for all new cars actually! You should at least think about taking a BMW for a test drive. They really are in a different class!!

[daves2111s]

Got to agree..... been driving BMW's for 20 years now never want to let them go.

Have a 5 series (not the ugly one)AC Schnitzer nearly done 100k and it's still so good I don't want it to go and in any case haven't found anything to replace it with yet.

Got to be near the perfect every day car but with the fun road presence and fantastic drive when you want it.

 

 

Perfect companion to an Elise IMHO.

[Scott_Mac]

OK then it has to be the EVO VIII FQ400

 

0-60 3sec quicker all round than Zonda, four seats, boot for the shopping and only £45k what more could you want from an everyday car

I can really see Jim giving the nod to one of them

[Steve J]

Unfortunately the BMW is ruined by the drivers. They seem to think they are driving the ultimate driving machine, when clearly they just driving an average saloon.

[GCCK]

Dave -

Old 5-series is nice, and if I was allowed to get a secondhand car instead of new, it would be the old 530d. I wouldn't have bothered looking any further. New 5-series is just too much of everything - give me a Jag S-type every time.

 

Steve -

It's the 3-series drivers which give the drivers the reputation for being w@nkers. Specifically the wannabees in the 4-cyl saloons. Coupe & 6-cyl drivers seem more comfortable with their own self-worth and don't feel the need to "prove" themselves at every opportunity.

 

Graeme