Hi, bit of background as I don't think I've shared much about what I drive (more so as I don't think many would be interested).
I have owned a 2008 2.5 Petrol Auto Jaguar X-Type for the last 3 years. I love it. It has all the features I want:
- Full Leather
- Heated + Electric + Memory Seats
- Bluetooth Telephone Connectivity
- Sat Nav
- Front and Rear Parking Sensors
- Auto Lights + Wipers
- Auto Dimming Rear View (not essential but is nice to have).
I've done about 25,000 miles in the 3 years I've owned and I've not reset the trip computer in that time - on last check the average was 19mpg. The ancient Ford 2.5 engine mated with the rather lazy automatic gearbox has not been great for fuel economy. The tax is also £500 a year. None of this has been of any concern to me.
However, I'm now almost 90% certain I'm going to go ahead with a job that's a 130 mile round trip commute each day and will be for 12 months.
I'm considering a rather tactical purchase. Something like this:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201707187482899?model=1 SERIES&radius=100&price-from=3000&postcode=sl38ey&sort=sponsored&make=BMW&advertising-location=at_cars&price-to=6000&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=New&page=1
I have no desire to drive a 1 series, nor a white 1 series, nor a white 1 series with a diesel engine, nor a white one series with a diesel engine and a manual gearbox.
However my thinking is. 5k spent on the car. It should do about 50mpg + and in 12 months time when I come to sell it (based on what similar spec cars are going with about 120k on the clock) it will still be worth over 4k... and WHITE BMW 1 SERIES WITH A DIESEL ENGINE should shift pretty easily and quickly given what the general public perception is.
Of-course there's no accounting for something going wrong with the BMW which will cost, but it would have to be something catastrophic to make it an overall more expensive proposition to doing the same commute in the Jag (for which something could also go wrong on top).
Thoughts?
I have owned a 2008 2.5 Petrol Auto Jaguar X-Type for the last 3 years. I love it. It has all the features I want:
- Full Leather
- Heated + Electric + Memory Seats
- Bluetooth Telephone Connectivity
- Sat Nav
- Front and Rear Parking Sensors
- Auto Lights + Wipers
- Auto Dimming Rear View (not essential but is nice to have).
I've done about 25,000 miles in the 3 years I've owned and I've not reset the trip computer in that time - on last check the average was 19mpg. The ancient Ford 2.5 engine mated with the rather lazy automatic gearbox has not been great for fuel economy. The tax is also £500 a year. None of this has been of any concern to me.
However, I'm now almost 90% certain I'm going to go ahead with a job that's a 130 mile round trip commute each day and will be for 12 months.
I'm considering a rather tactical purchase. Something like this:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201707187482899?model=1 SERIES&radius=100&price-from=3000&postcode=sl38ey&sort=sponsored&make=BMW&advertising-location=at_cars&price-to=6000&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=New&page=1
I have no desire to drive a 1 series, nor a white 1 series, nor a white 1 series with a diesel engine, nor a white one series with a diesel engine and a manual gearbox.
However my thinking is. 5k spent on the car. It should do about 50mpg + and in 12 months time when I come to sell it (based on what similar spec cars are going with about 120k on the clock) it will still be worth over 4k... and WHITE BMW 1 SERIES WITH A DIESEL ENGINE should shift pretty easily and quickly given what the general public perception is.
Of-course there's no accounting for something going wrong with the BMW which will cost, but it would have to be something catastrophic to make it an overall more expensive proposition to doing the same commute in the Jag (for which something could also go wrong on top).
Thoughts?