New car suggestions

themadhaggis · 1 Mar 2010 at 16:41

Ello people,

Well, its time for me to get myself an grown up car again instead of the wee toy car I have now, the ultra sporty Aygo

The downsize to the Aygo has served me well, but a change in my job means I will now be doing a lot more miles (motorway especially) and the wee tin hut on wheels doesnt cut the mustard for that.

Any suggestions welcome, will need to be a diesel and a budget of upto 5K.

Cheers

Participant · 1 Mar 2010 at 17:02

I suppose Ford Mondeo TDCi would be the standard answer, e.g. http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1510762.htm - no xenons but an encouraging amount of detail in the advert.

Edit - just noticed that advert says "•One Owner plus Ford Dealer" then "•3 Previous Owners"! You get the idea though

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antijoke · 1 Mar 2010 at 17:11

E38 7 series all day long. Surely?

I'll let R420LA6X2/4MNA fill you in on the specifics.

Participant · 1 Mar 2010 at 17:17

I doubt Aygo man would be prepared to swallow those running costs, but I'd love to be told otherwise.

Moeks · 1 Mar 2010 at 17:18

anticonscience said:
E38 7 series all day long. Surely?

I'll let R420LA6X2/4MNA fill you in on the specifics.

I do not believe there was any such thing as an E38 diesel ...maybe somewhere else in the world but I've never seen one here.

I guess it comes down to Mondeo really

...that's my first and sensible suggestion anyway, if you don't like that I'll start pulling out the 10+ year old luxury/executive cars

antijoke · 1 Mar 2010 at 17:23

Moeks said:
I do not believe there was any such thing as an E38 diesel ...maybe somewhere else in the world but I've never seen one here.

I guess it comes down to Mondeo really ...that's my first and sensible suggestion anyway, if you don't like that I'll start pulling out the 10+ year old luxury/executive cars

But that doesn't matter.

On a serious note though the Mondeo is a very good call. There are quiet a few posts on here and people will be along shortly to explain in great detail the common faults with TDCI engine and what to look for.

SupermotoMX · 1 Mar 2010 at 20:14

+1 for the mondeo

themadhaggis · 1 Mar 2010 at 20:59

I do like the look of the Mondeo's, havent driven one before... anyone know if there is much difference between the 115bhp and 130bhp and is it worth going for the more powerful of the two?

If I go down the Mondeo route, what should i look out for?

Would a focus be just as good?

Cheers

ajstan · 1 Mar 2010 at 21:04

themadhaggis said:
I do like the look of the Mondeo's, havent driven one before... anyone know if there is much difference between the 115bhp and 130bhp and is it worth going for the more powerful of the two?

If I go down the Mondeo route, what should i look out for?

Would a focus be just as good?

Cheers

For your budget I would stick with the mondeo, the focus mk1 is now quite dated and a mk2 pre facelift Focus is a very dull looking machine.

men8ifr · 2 Mar 2010 at 22:04

Go and drive an alfa 156 2.4 diesel and bear in mind te 175std hp can easily be chipped to 225 on the 20v ebgines!

[TW]Fox · 2 Mar 2010 at 22:05

men8ifr said:
Go and drive an alfa 156 2.4 diesel and bear in mind te 175std hp can easily be chipped to 225 on the 20v ebgines!

I did, at the beginning of the month. Didn't set my world on fire.

MarkDavis · 2 Mar 2010 at 22:22

You should be able to find a good E46 320d for this sort of money.

The Honda Accord is also within budget and has a good diesel engine.

men8ifr · 2 Mar 2010 at 22:38

[TW]Fox;16075438 said:
I did, at the beginning of the month. Didn't set my world on fire.

so you weren't impressed with the handling, brakes, was it a 20v diesel?