Due to a potential write off of my current car I am investigating potential new cars. I wasn't planning to change the car for a good few years so I pretty much out of the loop. Current car is a 65 Reg 2.0 Petrol Skoda Superb Estate which I have had for around 7 years. Has been a great car but looks like it might have had its time. This is the only car in the household (2 adults, 2 kids) so will need to move quickly once the settlement comes through.
I had previously posted on the BMW thread about looking at 3 Series BMWs, I test drove a 330e Estate at the weekend and while I liked the drive I felt quite cramped and the car was smaller overall than I had expected (I am 6' 3, 19ish stone). Also Fox made a good point that I really need to decide what I want so have been putting a bit more thought into that.
Wants
- Estate only
- A large boot
- A good bit of poke but am no petrol head and my idea of poke and others is probably very different ( would need be to be equivalent to the 2.0TSI petrol Skoda Superb at the very least)
- Lots of tech, cameras, HUD, good integration with Android Auto, virtual **** pits, all that sort of fun stuff!
Other Information
- Not concerned about colour
- Happy to look at plug-in hybrid model
- I don't do massive miles, would be less that 10,000 each year.
- I would look at Skoda again but do quite fancy a change
- Live in Hampshire so if the car couldn't be delivered then might be handy to be fairly local
I am aware of the 5 Series, A6, Passat, Superb etc. and am sure there are lots of others. But I am getting stuck when looking for particularly engines, spec levels, packs to look for etc. For example was recommended to look for the Tech Pack and M Sport Pro pack on the BMW.
I tend to keep my cars for quite a while (5 years minimum, probably longer), is Diesel even a consideration or should I be looking solely at Petrol?
Budget £25k (could push to 30 if it would make a massive difference)
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated and if I can provide any more information let me know.
Cheers
I had previously posted on the BMW thread about looking at 3 Series BMWs, I test drove a 330e Estate at the weekend and while I liked the drive I felt quite cramped and the car was smaller overall than I had expected (I am 6' 3, 19ish stone). Also Fox made a good point that I really need to decide what I want so have been putting a bit more thought into that.
Wants
- Estate only
- A large boot
- A good bit of poke but am no petrol head and my idea of poke and others is probably very different ( would need be to be equivalent to the 2.0TSI petrol Skoda Superb at the very least)
- Lots of tech, cameras, HUD, good integration with Android Auto, virtual **** pits, all that sort of fun stuff!
Other Information
- Not concerned about colour
- Happy to look at plug-in hybrid model
- I don't do massive miles, would be less that 10,000 each year.
- I would look at Skoda again but do quite fancy a change
- Live in Hampshire so if the car couldn't be delivered then might be handy to be fairly local
I am aware of the 5 Series, A6, Passat, Superb etc. and am sure there are lots of others. But I am getting stuck when looking for particularly engines, spec levels, packs to look for etc. For example was recommended to look for the Tech Pack and M Sport Pro pack on the BMW.
I tend to keep my cars for quite a while (5 years minimum, probably longer), is Diesel even a consideration or should I be looking solely at Petrol?
Budget £25k (could push to 30 if it would make a massive difference)
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated and if I can provide any more information let me know.
Cheers