Have max of circa 20k (ideally less)
I want to replace my Kia ceed GT for something nicer.
I've an old Audi a4 as the family car and the build quality was fantastic for its time and still drives lovely being almost 20 years old and it's been reliable.
I need the car for everyday use, commuting 40 mile a day.I need something with 4 doors big enough for a family and plan on taking it to France in the summer.
My mates just bought a 2015 Audi A7 bitdi and my word it's a lovely thing, everything I want in a car tbh, he got it cheap as the bodywork needed a lot of work and the miles were fairly high.
Anyway I definitely want auto, and I'm pretty settled on the zf 8 speed box, seems reliable and plenty of people can fix it if goes wrong, unlike the Merc and Audi s tronic boxes.
I want an Audi but can't decide on which one, and the ones with the zf boxes seem to be very expensive especially considering the age of them, looking at BMW 440d also but not sure I'm not really a big fan of bmw:s not to keen on the interior.
Was looking at jag xf/xe also but only the 3.0 s ones, which is doable but concerned re the running costs.
I think settling on the zf box is probably limiting my options.
Reliability is a plus point. I'm not averse to diesel if it's the right choice.
Fords, vauxhalls,. Peugeot, Citroen's etc don't really interest me, I find they all drive awful.
I have thought about lexus IS but they aren't as powerful as I'd like, not for the speed but the ease of driving. And I'm concerned I'd hate the CVT box.
Looked at the Alfa giulietta nice cars, but again expensive for what they are and can't help feel it would be a financially ruiness exercise (which I guess the Jag will be also )
I'm not usually this indecisive about cars, but it's a lot of money if I get it wrong, so I'm second guessing myself, but also feel I may be missing an alternative.
I want to replace my Kia ceed GT for something nicer.
I've an old Audi a4 as the family car and the build quality was fantastic for its time and still drives lovely being almost 20 years old and it's been reliable.
I need the car for everyday use, commuting 40 mile a day.I need something with 4 doors big enough for a family and plan on taking it to France in the summer.
My mates just bought a 2015 Audi A7 bitdi and my word it's a lovely thing, everything I want in a car tbh, he got it cheap as the bodywork needed a lot of work and the miles were fairly high.
Anyway I definitely want auto, and I'm pretty settled on the zf 8 speed box, seems reliable and plenty of people can fix it if goes wrong, unlike the Merc and Audi s tronic boxes.
I want an Audi but can't decide on which one, and the ones with the zf boxes seem to be very expensive especially considering the age of them, looking at BMW 440d also but not sure I'm not really a big fan of bmw:s not to keen on the interior.
Was looking at jag xf/xe also but only the 3.0 s ones, which is doable but concerned re the running costs.
I think settling on the zf box is probably limiting my options.
Reliability is a plus point. I'm not averse to diesel if it's the right choice.
Fords, vauxhalls,. Peugeot, Citroen's etc don't really interest me, I find they all drive awful.
I have thought about lexus IS but they aren't as powerful as I'd like, not for the speed but the ease of driving. And I'm concerned I'd hate the CVT box.
Looked at the Alfa giulietta nice cars, but again expensive for what they are and can't help feel it would be a financially ruiness exercise (which I guess the Jag will be also )
I'm not usually this indecisive about cars, but it's a lot of money if I get it wrong, so I'm second guessing myself, but also feel I may be missing an alternative.