Spec my dad a new car - £60,000

How about a Lambaford? or a Fordaghini? the power and beauty of a Lamborghini but the practicality and cost saving of a Ford..no?
 
Ford Mondeo ST220. You say he wants a diesel for economy, but is willing to spend £30,000 to £60,000 on one?

Why not spend £10,000 on a spanking ST220. Seats 4 easily, has enough shove to be good fun, very reliable, looks great and then he can put the £20,000 - £50,000 towards the petrol costs. Job done.
 
maserati quattroporte

been dubbed: a Ferrari with 4 seats and 4 doors

and you don't get accused of being a baby killer in a 4x4
 
Hi, my dad is a millionaire with a very expensive house that smells of rich mahogany and many, leatherbound books. He wants to spend a copious amount of money on a car and we've narrowed it down to either a 2 dr Sports coupe, or a mahoosive 4x4 off roader. Which should i tell him to buy? Oh, also it must be diesel as we can't afford to run a petrol because we drive 8000 miles per year. Please help internet.
 
Spending £60,000 on a car and being "concerned about running costs" and "considering a diesel" do not go together, leading me to believe you've made this up in some crazy schoolboy attempt at "MY DAD IS BETTER THAN URS LOL".

Must try harder next time :)
 
Lots of people spend this kind of money on a diesel. Most of the Q7s/X5s/Range Rovers I see are diesel. Having double the fuel economy is nice when you're only getting 15mpg!

Advice to the OP - your dad needs to set a weekend aside and test drive all of these beasts to see which he prefers. There's really not much between them and there aren't many people on this forum who have driven or would want to drive such cars to be able to advise you.
 
I knew exactly how this thread was going to go once I got the the house value bit, cheers for delivering as always :D
 
I remember when I asked this question here a few years a go, not quite that budget but he ended up with a new Merc C class and loved it :)
 
My dad's a spack when it comes to choosing cars. He gets all sorts of wild and fancy ideas then ends up buying something completely different.

This is the guy who, when looking for something Golf-sized, spritely and in a dark colour for my mum for 3-5k, seriously considered getting her to keep her 400k+ Golf Wagon and selling his RS6 so he could get a Porsche clubsport and an RS2.

Mentalist.

*n
 
jamief said:
Spending £60,000 on a car and being "concerned about running costs" and "considering a diesel" do not go together,
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It does sound crazy but there are people out there like that. My partner is a domestic cleaner and works for some wealthy people. One couple bought a Range Rover Sport diesel and an A3 diesel. The wife has the Range Rover and he has the Audi for work. When ever she makes a trip more than 100 miles she has to take the Audi as it does 60 mpg compared to the Range Rover which only does 25-30 mpg.

Seems completely bonkers to me but in the last 5 years they have purchased 3 different Range Rovers. Original Range Rover was replaced as it was 5 years old for a brand new one. Then the Sport came out a year later and they then got one of those. It was then involved in an accident and was repaired. It didn't seem to drive the same so they sold it an bought another Sport.

The deprecation costs on all these upgrades far out weigh the costs of an occasional long trip in the Sport and if your wife and children were going long distances in a vehicle which would you rather they went in? For safety and comfort of course it has to be the Sport!

To the OP: If if comes to a Range Rover try the normal one as well as the Sport. They come with both the same engine but I just prefer the Range Rover over the Sport as it has more room. (Also you can sit on the tail gate whilst eating a pork pie and getting a drink from the mini bar. :))
 
ROFL at this thread!

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