Ben D
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I've been Looking at BMW 5 series of late [new shape], as i want a nice big comfy car to loaf about in as i do an obscene amount of mileage, It has to be something nice to drive and comfy too as i get a bad back when i'm on road for a long time. Budget around 8k but i was wondering what else i could get for my money thats similar to the 5series.
Could stretch the budget as i'm selling my 206 GTi, 307 and waiting for a claim to come through on my Golf Gti T.
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BarnshaW
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i had the same requirements and purchased an 06 reg mondeo st220. if MPG dont bother you it fits into your categories
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All Torque
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That AMG Mercedes that was posted the other day 
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Ben D
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Which AMG Mercedes? I had a 57 C200 Kompressor last year Really nice cars but few K out of budget unfortunatly,
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All Torque
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/884013.htm
Only 5k 
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Fad
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BMW 530d
DO you realise how thirsty a E55AMG is and the cost of running one is just obscene.
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Ben D
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Yea just had a look at that AMG and it's unrealisic tbh, dont want to spend 5k on an 11 year old car, thinking more along the lines of a 535 530D as Fad suggested, I was thinking of newish cars somewhere along them lines, nice and big and comfy
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BarnshaW
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lol everyone just going to ignore my suggestion   
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Fad
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Audi a6 3.0 tdi's are also affordable now. Although I can imagine the BMW would be more of a drivers car and have better residuals in the long run
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mk4_astra
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quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
i had the same requirements and purchased an 06 reg mondeo st220. if MPG dont bother you it fits into your categories
+1 alot of car for the money
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Ben D
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Barnshaw, I had an 04 TDCi Mondeo for a while and it was a horrible car TBh, Ford's for you i suppose, just cheap crap 
Just been Having a look at the A6's Might be worth me having a closer look at, dont know if it could edge the 5 though
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mwg
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You will be looking at fairly high mileage 530d's for that money
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Joe
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Would you not be better getting something nearly new with warranty? Could get a 6-12 month old CDTi Vectra or something.
Then you get a decent warranty, cheap servicing for a bit?
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CORSA NUT
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Driven a few of these and they are the ultimate in magic carpet ride
You need a diesel though right??
Lexus GS
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Ben D
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Not really bothered about milage TBH i've put 8k on a 1.2 grande punto since the 1st week of jan  and i've hardly been working the last 3 weeks either 
I haven't been in a new Vectra yet would expect it to be cheap?? no? i want somewhere thats nice to be all day every.
Now that is one nice car i hadn't even thought of Corsa nut, Thinking out of the box is what i like
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mk4_astra
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben D
Barnshaw, I had an 04 TDCi Mondeo for a while and it was a horrible car TBh, Ford's for you i suppose, just cheap crap
Just been Having a look at the A6's Might be worth me having a closer look at, dont know if it could edge the 5 though
the base model mondeos are pretty horrible i agree with you there but a manager at work had a silver st220 and it was a much nicer place to be with the recaros etc, most seem to be fully loaded aswell.
what about a volvo s60? can get either a t5 or d5 on your budget
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CORSA NUT
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben D
Not really bothered about milage TBH i've put 8k on a 1.2 grande punto since the 1st week of jan and i've hardly been working the last 3 weeks either
I haven't been in a new Vectra yet would expect it to be cheap?? no? i want somewhere thats nice to be all day every.
Now that is one nice car i hadn't even thought of Corsa nut, Thinking out of the box is what i like
Lexus are in a league of there own mate...you wanna drive a new LS  Drove my old boss to manchester in it and was doing 120 on the way home and felt like it was going 70
BTW i slowed down after i noticed 
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Ben D
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JUst had a look a a couple of s6Os and v4Os they are nice cars i just dont know if i could pick one over the 5 series
The Lexus' are very nice and something to really consider i think too Might even look at 4x4's Had a subaru tribeca and it's the comfiest car i've been in quite thirsty though
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deano87
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I'd get a Signum of some sort tbh.
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StuartVRS
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Skoda octavia vRS be old shape one for that money but still lot of car and plenty of fun.
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Ben D
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BMW or old skoda? 
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CORSA NUT
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben D
JUst had a look a a couple of s6Os and v4Os they are nice cars i just dont know if i could pick one over the 5 series
The Lexus' are very nice and something to really consider i think too Might even look at 4x4's Had a subaru tribeca and it's the comfiest car i've been in quite thirsty though
Lexus RX
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John
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Saab 9-5
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Ben D
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the RX look Quite expensive for what they are 04 RX start at 9K, Can pick up 57 Discovery's for 10K
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am4nf
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passats are comfy
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