4 years on, a new spec-me pls!

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hello Motors, I return for another spec-me

4 years ago (almost) you helped me pick my current car, an E92 335i (link to that thread)

Loved every minute of having it, and still do, but I feel the need for a new motor. I think was quite quite lucky, the 335i had just 13k on the clock and was 3 years old at the time and has served me exceptionally well. I don't think anything's gone wrong with it at all (I didn't even buy a 3rd party warranty :eek:). It's now almost 7 years old and still only has 53k miles but I fancy a change.

So, my new spec is as follows:
4-door or even estate, as the family will be growing
no less performance (or maybe near the same) as the 335i
no more than 3 years old preferably
comfy for the occasional long trip, eg 3-4 trips of 300 miles per month, but not a barge please!
budget 15-20k plus what I can get for the 335i

what do you recommend?? :p
 
What's your 335i worth? I presume well north of £10k?

I'd look at a 535i Touring, if you can find any :p
 
not sure what the 335i would go for, and it depends if I sell privately or dealer, maybe £12k??
I like the 5 series but do I stand any chance of a 3 series touring (new shape) in my budget?
 
Last year I went from an E92 330i to XF S. Its the 3.0 twin turbo diesel model.
I got it because I wanted better performance and more room for family/childseats. Its been brilliant so far. No issues, wheras the E92 gave me no end of issues.
The XF is a very different drive, but the XFR might be worth a drive if you want it a bit more balls out.
 
Last year I went from an E92 330i to XF S. Its the 3.0 twin turbo diesel model.
I got it because I wanted better performance and more room for family/childseats. Its been brilliant so far. No issues, wheras the E92 gave me no end of issues.
The XF is a very different drive, but the XFR might be worth a drive if you want it a bit more balls out.

I'm sort of worried about the opposite scenario, going from trouble-free motoring to a jag, or other make, and getting problems
I know most of the time this is just bad luck and not a manufacturer problem but even with a warranty etc I would regret it
 
I'm sort of worried about the opposite scenario, going from trouble-free motoring to a jag, or other make, and getting problems
I know most of the time this is just bad luck and not a manufacturer problem but even with a warranty etc I would regret it

The XF is very well received all round. Not to mention you get a MUCH nicer dealer experience too. BMW were usually ok, but Jaguar always seem to treat me more like a person than a walking wallet.

If that was your only worry, you really have nothing to worry about at all. The XF comes top of reliability surveys and customer satisfaction surveys.

http://www.carbuyer.co.uk/reviews/jaguar/xf/saloon/review

The XF is a class act (to quote the article above).


[Jag, I hope you are reading this, i want my usual fee]
 
The XF is very well received all round. Not to mention you get a MUCH nicer dealer experience too. BMW were usually ok, but Jaguar always seem to treat me more like a person than a walking wallet.

If that was your only worry, you really have nothing to worry about at all. The XF comes top of reliability surveys and customer satisfaction surveys.

http://www.carbuyer.co.uk/reviews/jaguar/xf/saloon/review

The XF is a class act (to quote the article above).


[Jag, I hope you are reading this, i want my usual fee]

hmm, ok will add to the test drive list. I'm struggling to find an XF that's not a diesel on the 'bay :p
 
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