New car time in the autumn, need something dull

J1nxy · 9 Sep 2011 at 23:18

We had a 2.0 TDI Sport Exeo at the same time as my 335d and its near as damnit the same size internally, so bugger all leg room in the back. The spec on the Tech models is pretty decent and the engine is one of the more current VAG CR TDI so is reasonably pokey, efficient and does alright in the car. I could see north of 600 miles out of a tank when trudging around the motorways.

But as an example Drive the Deal have that car at 19K. How about something like the S60 D3? Nice to drive, can be well spec'd as well and you can get decent discounts out of them. I found it to be, other than the driving experience, a step up from the 325D in terms of build and kit and was still half decent to drive.

djjuk · 9 Sep 2011 at 23:20

Have you had a look at the Mazda6? - I moved from a E92 320D MSport to the 2.2D Sport Mazda6 earlier this year when I changed jobs & its not a bad car. Supplied kit is excellent & is low 20's.

merlin · 9 Sep 2011 at 23:28

Ok, sounds a decent enough car then. The £20k with those packs added still seems to stack up well.

I will definately look at some alternatives, but this guy is offering almost £16k part-ex for my 325D which is a 58 plate pre-facelift with no NAV on 40k. Either he has made a mistake or he's a complete and utter fruitcake.

merlin · 9 Sep 2011 at 23:33

I'll spec a Mazda 6 with NAV and Leather etc and see what's what.

Are they decent family cars? Leg room & boot space & electric gubbins etc?

[TW]Fox · 9 Sep 2011 at 23:35

It's the same engine as your Passat, yes.

J1nxy · 9 Sep 2011 at 23:35

merlin said:
Ok, sounds a decent enough car then. The £20k with those packs added still seems to stack up well.

I will definately look at some alternatives, but this guy is offering almost £16k part-ex for my 325D which is a 58 plate pre-facelift with no NAV on 40k. Either he has made a mistake or he's a complete and utter fruitcake.

He is trying to shift the Exeo as the facelift is due in Frankfurt...that has the new Bluemotion engines, Xenons, LED lights etc

djjuk · 9 Sep 2011 at 23:37

merlin said:
I'll spec a Mazda 6 with NAV and Leather etc and see what's what.

Are they decent family cars? Leg room & boot space & electric gubbins etc?

Comes as standard with half leather & most kit so you don't have to rape the options. Nav cost is obscene, I use IP4\TomTom through the built in bluetooth & works fine. 180bhp & emissions are ok for tax.

My thread is here when I got it:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18261231

merlin · 9 Sep 2011 at 23:39

[TW]Fox;20035313 said:
It's the same engine as your Passat, yes.

J1nxy suggested it's the latest CR lump in the Exeo - my Passat had the pre CR engine I think and thus sounded utterly nasty.

[TW]Fox · 9 Sep 2011 at 23:43

I doubt that makes much difference, it's still a nasty 2 litre 4 pot with no power whether they've given up on PD or not

merlin · 9 Sep 2011 at 23:44

J1nxy said:
He is trying to shift the Exeo as the facelift is due in Frankfurt...that has the new Bluemotion engines, Xenons, LED lights etc

Gotcha.

The current engine isn't a BM but it's still 136g/km so I'm not bothered about that. Xenons I'd like, LED I'd also like - both of these come as packs I think on the current model so maybe he can conjure something up.

I'm on the Mazda config and I'm at almost £25k to get leather & nav & 17inch wheels etc.

merlin · 9 Sep 2011 at 23:47

[TW]Fox;20035368 said:
I doubt that makes much difference, it's still a nasty 2 litre 4 pot with no power whether they've given up on PD or not

Agreed.

SEAT do a nice sound system to drown out the rattle of the engine and the inevitable sound of me crying at the loss of 2 cylinders.

J1nxy · 9 Sep 2011 at 23:48

It was the same VAG lump the Passats etc had until the Bluemotion appeared in them . 143 or 170 PS CR TDI 2.0 139g/KM from what I remember.

djjuk · 9 Sep 2011 at 23:49

merlin said:
I'm on the Mazda config and I'm at almost £25k to get leather & nav & 17inch wheels etc.

Sport comes as standard with 18's & everything mentioned in my thread. No nav though & P11D was 23ishK off the top of my head. Deals to be had though I'm sure if you are dealing direct.

BinnsY · 9 Sep 2011 at 23:57

Based on the earlier reccomendation of an Insignia in this thread I decided to have a quick look at them myself and I think they deserve serious consideration.

4 wheel drive, 160bhp, 50 mpg, in your budget, and has just about every toy going. Seems to tick every box?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201128401829705/

[TW]Fox · 10 Sep 2011 at 00:00

£22k for a second hand Vectra?

MagicBoy · 10 Sep 2011 at 00:03

?

What are you looking at - it's an Insignia.

Davefran · 10 Sep 2011 at 00:13

The ONLY car I'd consider that would exceed all your requirements, would be one of these

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif.../page/2/postcode/cw95js/radius/1500?logcode=p

merlin · 10 Sep 2011 at 00:53

Davefran said:
The ONLY car I'd consider that would exceed all your requirements, would be one of these

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif.../page/2/postcode/cw95js/radius/1500?logcode=p

I drive a 2.5 Legacy 2009 model from time to time - it's absolutely rubbish.

Slow, thirsty and not particularly well built.

The_Abyss · 10 Sep 2011 at 01:46

MagicBoy said:
?

What are you looking at - it's an Insignia.

He was trying to be, like, really funny by pretending the Insignia is really a Vectra.

Davefran · 10 Sep 2011 at 10:38

merlin said:
I drive a 2.5 Legacy 2009 model from time to time - it's absolutely rubbish.

Slow, thirsty and not particularly well built.

In your misguided opinion. I ran one for 3 years, plenty fast enough once on the move, great drive in all weather. Regular 35+ mpg, and the quality was outstanding, not one fault in 3 years and still looked and drove like new even with 127,000 miles