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New Car - What would you buy

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  • 24-05-2012 4:19pm
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    here_goes
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭


    Been thinking of changing for a while now. Driving an 04 320d with 200k miles

    Was thinking of changing to 520, A4/5/6 or similar. Working in UK so VRT not a consideration. Would buy in UK and bring back after 6 months.

    Dont know a great deal about cars.

    Any advice greatly accepted. Budget would be in the £12-15k bracket. Could go slightly further.


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    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 28,098 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    How about a D3 like this http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3504101.htm

    5 series is a bit of a whale and an Audi is just a glorified Skoda.


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    here_goes
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭here_goes


    Nice car alright but would prefer to come up a bit in the years.


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    veetwin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,003 ✭✭✭veetwin


    Why would you buy an A4 when you could have this;

    http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3880201.htm

    Unless you need alot of space not much point in the 5 when you could get a really nice 3 series coupe for similar money.


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    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users Posts: 11,866 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    A5s should be possible in that budget.


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    anthony4335
    Registered Users Posts: 1,028 ✭✭✭anthony4335


    A white E92,


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    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,818 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    here_goes wrote: »
    Nice car alright but would prefer to come up a bit in the years.
    You should be shot for that.:)


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    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,503 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    How about a D3 like this http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3504101.htm

    5 series is a bit of a whale and an Audi is just a glorified Skoda.

    Is that the bi-turbo one?
    I love those cars and considered buying one but was advised against it by someone that had one. it absolutely ate the rear tyres off it and he was not what you would call a hard driver.
    Cost him a few grand over the 18 months he owned it on tyres alone.:eek:


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    kingshankly
    Registered Users Posts: 7,531 ✭✭✭kingshankly


    I purchased an a5 a couple of weeks ago and I just love it came from a 5 series.
    Decent mpg cheap tax and it's a stunning looking car IMO


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    Jimbob 83
    Registered Users Posts: 2,033 ✭✭✭Jimbob 83


    A feckin Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag


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    eth0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,635 ✭✭✭eth0


    Something with a manual gearbox and a petrol engine, 2 seats and distinctly lacking bells and whistles such as bluetooth, iphone connectors and whatever the latest safety fad is


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