What could i replace my car with?

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Throwing around idea's as i have had this car for a while now and would like to sell it before the mileage starts to make it undesirable and worthless, its about to get a new MOT and tax and therefore its a good time to sell it. If working with a budget of approximately say £20k, what would you get to replace a Mercedes S430.

I do high mileage so comfort is of concern. As it stands i cannot think of anything else other than another S-class, maybe a BMW 7-series or perhaps a CL-class. The controversial wildcard is a Range Rover, time and time again i am drawn to them as a nice sofa on wheels with nice upright driving position which i find great for my back.

Throw in some nice cars which i havnt thought of :)
 
Saab? :D

go-oooonnnn....give one a test drive at least :)

New ones are luscious! 93 or 95...
 
Audi A8, S-class, latest 7 series - all in diesel form, unless you can get a low miler bargain petrol.

You on fuel card or ppm?


EDIT: I'd imagine in a couple of months, you'll be able to scrape a 645i for your money - they're currently 22.5k+
 
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Given that you do high mileage, swapping an £8k car for a £20k car in order to minimise losses in depreciation makes little financial sense.

OTOH, if you want a new toy, then I'd probably be looking carefully at the A8 4.0 V8 TDI. The lower fuel costs would reduce TCO to offset the increased loss of residual value.

:)

EDIT: Scrap that, seeing as I missed the memo that pitched the Saab 9-3 as a sensible alternative to S-Class's, 7-series', and Range Rovers, consider a nice Skoda Superb, or if we're thinking waaaaay outside the box, how about a nice Fiat Panda?
 
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Kingy said:
Given that you do high mileage, swapping an £8k car for a £20k car in order to minimise losses in depreciation makes little financial sense.
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To be honest its more that i just want a fancy new toy to play with :)

Dangerous Dave - what powerplant was that with? 17mpg motorway is *too* low really, i can get around 26mpg on a run in the S-class currently. I guess the model i'd be looking at would be the 4.4 V8 petrol.

6-series would be amazing, but they are a touch too expensive really still being realistic.

A8 i love, Rilot's stories has put me off them somewhat however, i guess his could have simply been a lemon but i cant afford to have the car off the road as the only alternative i'd have is something like a corsa or whatever other car(s) i have at the time - none of which are suitable for commuting.
 
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Those Maseratis are such a bargain. I wonder if you can home service them? :o

You don't think whoever pays for your fuel card will think you are taking the **** if you buy a Range Rover V8?

Early VW Touareg V10 TDIs are starting to appear for around the 20k mark. That is serious deprecation for what is truly a behemoth of car.
 
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Jez said:
Dangerous Dave - what powerplant was that with? 17mpg motorway is *too* low really, i can get around 26mpg on a run in the S-class currently. I guess the model i'd be looking at would be the 4.4 V8 petrol.
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It was the V8 sounded lovely though, I'm sure I did about 100miles in it and it used £45 of petrol !! I was giving it some stick for the noise though but the long term trip was sitting at 16mpg it wasn't even that quick.
 
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Those Maseratis are such a bargain. I wonder if you can home service them? :o

You don't think whoever pays for your fuel card will think you are taking the **** if you buy a Range Rover V8?
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Assuming that the posters above's figure of 17mpg is accurate, then yeah, thats far too low and i would not go there. I guess with the aerodynamics its unavoidable and therefore not an option.
 
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