Car choice help! 8k budget

Matt_West_Mids · 5 Feb 2020 at 19:13

Hi all,

Need some help choosing a new car.

Firstly the car I'm getting rid of a 59 plate Mini Cooper S. Nice car and all but I've recently moved house so need something better than 35 mpg

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Do about 50 miles commute everyday also need something bigger 2 kids so 4 / 5 door is a must! Putting a car seat in the back of a 3 door is doing my back in! Haha

I've been looking at Mondeos, Insignias and Skoda Octavia / Superb, Mazda 6 is there anything else I should be looking at?

Also not sure on if I should go for Diesel or Petrol?

mjt · 5 Feb 2020 at 19:36

Superb. Comfy for your commute, lots of space in the back for the kids, big boot for stuff.
Usually come with decent spec as well.

Matt_West_Mids · 5 Feb 2020 at 19:49

mjt said:
Superb. Comfy for your commute, lots of space in the back for the kids, big boot for stuff.
Usually come with decent spec as well.

Do really like the look of these! They're on the list.

NVP · 5 Feb 2020 at 20:20

Matt_West_Mids · 5 Feb 2020 at 20:26

NVP said:

Oh nice, I have a feeling tax / insurance might be high though?

Fusion · 5 Feb 2020 at 20:29

Passat, S60. Think it’s difficult to see past the Superb in terms of bang per buck.

Matt_West_Mids · 5 Feb 2020 at 20:30

Fusion said:
Passat, S60. Think it’s difficult to see past the Superb in terms of bang per buck.

Yes dad's got a Passat as a company car it's nice! Think id rather save some £ and go for a Skoda though.

Nasher · 5 Feb 2020 at 20:35

Matt_West_Mids said:
Oh nice, I have a feeling tax / insurance might be high though?

Naa, it's an old man car.

The modern Jags are pretty good though.

Dr House · 5 Feb 2020 at 20:53

8k will get you a nice Passat cc.
I just found a great car on Auto Trader:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201912195461295

Matt_West_Mids · 5 Feb 2020 at 20:57

Dr House said:
8k will get you a nice Passat cc.
I just found a great car on Auto Trader:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201912195461295

That looks nice! :cool:

Whats the difference between a normal Passat and a CC? Guess cc is bigger?

ezekial · 5 Feb 2020 at 21:21

I think it just means that its styled like a coupe but with 4 doors. Like BMW gran coupes.

Dr House · 5 Feb 2020 at 21:27

Yep. But most of them are GT spec which have a nice interiors.

you should be able to find a really good one for 8k

Dr House · 5 Feb 2020 at 21:32

You could try and get this down a bit. Maybe 8.2k

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/283751202696

Matt_West_Mids · 5 Feb 2020 at 21:38

Dr House said:
You could try and get this down a bit. Maybe 8.2k

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/283751202696

Now that is nice!

coupe69 · 6 Feb 2020 at 10:51

Matt_West_Mids said:
Oh nice, I have a feeling tax / insurance might be high though?

Tax is reasonable, if it's the 161BHP version it's £125 for the year, although I'd try and find the 197BHP model which is only a touch more at £160. I doubt insurance would be much different to your Mini. Easy enough to get some quotes online for comaparison.

Matt_West_Mids · 6 Feb 2020 at 11:02

coupe69 said:
Tax is reasonable, if it's the 161BHP version it's £125 for the year, although I'd try and find the 197BHP model which is only a touch more at £160. I doubt insurance would be much different to your Mini. Easy enough to get some quotes online for comaparison.

Yep mini is £140 per year (I think) pay it monthly so not 100%.

Think mini is insurance group 29 as well!

coupe69 · 6 Feb 2020 at 11:22

Matt_West_Mids said:
Yep mini is £140 per year (I think) pay it monthly so not 100%.

Think mini is insurance group 29 as well!

The Jags are lovely cars, however when comparing my mk2 Superb to my Dads Jag XF the difference in size is phenomenal. If you want lots of space avoid the Jag because it's positively pokey! That includes both the rear passenger & boot space.

Matt_West_Mids · 6 Feb 2020 at 12:49

coupe69 said:
The Jags are lovely cars, however when comparing my mk2 Superb to my Dads Jag XF the difference in size is phenomenal. If you want lots of space avoid the Jag because it's positively pokey! That includes both the rear passenger & boot space.

Do really like Superbs. Which engine have you got?

coupe69 · 6 Feb 2020 at 13:04

Matt_West_Mids said:
Do really like Superbs. Which engine have you got?

I have the 170BHP diesel, the same engine that was used in lots of VAG cars - Golf GTD, Octavia VRS, various Audi's etc etc. I get around 50mpg on my fairly sedate 11 mile run into work which is a 50-50 split of A roads and motorway driving. For your budget you could get a higher mileage mk3 or a decent lowish mileage facelift mk2.

Matt_West_Mids · 6 Feb 2020 at 13:10

coupe69 said:
I have the 170BHP diesel, the same engine that was used in lots of VAG cars - Golf GTD, Octavia VRS, various Audi's etc etc. I get around 50mpg on my fairly sedate 11 mile run into work which is a 50-50 split of A roads and motorway driving. For your budget you could get a higher mileage mk3 or a decent lowish mileage facelift mk2.

Nice does yours come in the cheaper tax bracket? My journey sounds similar to yours bit of motorway / dual track and A roads (although a few more miles each way).