what to buy for 40k?

blingrhino

have a 08 520d looking to change,i know the obvious is a new 520d but it must be auto and that jumps the price to circa 45k
Here`s the musts

auto ,4 door,diesel or very economical,plenty grunt no 120bhp audis here please , does`nt have to be new.

it does`nt have to be 40k either (it can be lower for examaple) but not over.

ive looked at all the obvious examples (superb,a4,a6) just wondering have you fine chaps any ideas!

Bodhan

blingrhino wrote: »

have a 08 520d looking to change,i know the obvious is a new 520d but it must be auto and that jumps the price to circa 45k
Here`s the musts

auto ,4 door,diesel or very economical,plenty grunt no 120bhp audis here please , does`nt have to be new.

it does`nt have to be 40k either (it can be lower for examaple) but not over.

ive looked at all the obvious examples (superb,a4,a6) just wondering have you fine chaps any ideas!

Heres a few odd ones,
Volvo s80
Jaguar XF Nice car that XF
Citroen C6 Weird looking but lovely to drive.
After that it's the usual suspects that people drive, as you said Superb, A4,A6 and BMW.

mick4_2000

How about this:

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volkswagen/Passat-CC/2.0-TDI-/201027198732323/advert?channel=CARS

cantdecide

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mercedes-Benz/CLS-Class/320-CDi-/201035199412999/advert?channel=CARS

smash

I'm guessing 40k would get you this http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/5-Series/520d-SE-/201026198601558/advert?channel=CARS

although I don't know why you'd bother changing for the same car so have a look at this http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mercedes-Benz/E-Class/220CDI/200930194713680/advert?channel=CARS and see if there's room for negotiation.

or http://www.carzone.ie/search/Audi/A5/COUPE-2./201031199114616/advert?channel=CARS

pels

Have a look at the new Volvo S60, beautiful car! Test-drove it last week and it's a good car.

Gumbo

BMW 335d Saloon/Coupe.

vectra

Octavia vRS 170bhp tdi with dsg and plenty of change in your pocket

E39MSport

Older with 2 owners but YES PLEASE.

http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/5-Series/535-D-E6/201013197442475/advert?channel=CARS

and 10k in the pocket for 6 months tax ;-)

bmw535d

535d

omega man

kceire wrote: »

BMW 335d Saloon/Coupe.

+1 on the 335D and also the Jag XF posted above.

http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/3-Series/335-335D/201032199154859/advert?channel=CARS

TheBazman

535d but there was a facelift in early 07 with slightly more power among other things. Obviously post 08 for the lower tax.

Gumbo

TheBazman wrote: »

535d but there was a facelift in early 07 with slightly more power among other things. Obviously post 08 for the lower tax.

yeah post 08 gets you into the 630e tax bracket and im nearly sure the 2009/10 model sneeks into the 302e tax bracket!

Voodoomelon

How about a facelift 730d, not hugely economical but not bad either:

http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/7-Series/730-D-E6/200943195612278/advert?channel=CARS

Tea 1000

kceire wrote: »

yeah post 08 gets you into the 630e tax bracket and im nearly sure the 2009/10 model sneeks into the 302e tax bracket!

Nope, sneaks into €447 bracket.

Eoin

Bodhan wrote: »

Heres a few odd ones,
Volvo s80
Jaguar XF Nice car that XF
Citroen C6 Weird looking but lovely to drive.
After that it's the usual suspects that people drive, as you said Superb, A4,A6 and BMW.

Love that Jaguar

Matt Simis

eoin wrote: »

Love that Jaguar

Yeah, at least its different enough to the 5series to warrant a change. Having a 08 520d its going to be hard to justify most swaps, its too current.

blingrhino

some good advice lads
yes a passat cc intrests me ,the jag has the old 2.7 litre engine not that fast and resale /reliability worrys me. in saying that a 3.0 d portfolio with 20" wheels would be the dogs bollox but 55k.
335d/535d very rare one 335d in the country for sale and only pre 98 535d availble-but i love them both.
what about golf gti 5 door dsg etc or a4 avant 170 bhp-grange motors have a class one ???????

Stevie Dakota

blingrhino wrote: »

what about golf gti 5 door dsg etc or a4 avant 170 bhp-grange motors have a class one ???????

A Golf (of any description) after a 5 series would feel like a real downgrade IMO.

Any Audi with S-Line suspension would rule it out for me, just horrible on Irish roads.

blingrhino

sort of agree with u on both points steve:o

Tea 1000

blingrhino wrote: »

sort of agree with u on both points steve:o

5 series to A4? Are you nuts? Keep your current car is what I'd be telling you.

Gumbo

Tea 1000 wrote: »

Nope, sneaks into €447 bracket.

thats the one, thats twice today that i completely forgot about the 447 bracket

pajo1981

Wait a year a get a 1YO F10 525d auto?

Voodoomelon

Isn't there a desperate problem with the XFs, that when the accelerator is pressed hard, nothing happens for nearly two seconds?

J77

blingrhino wrote: »

some good advice lads
yes a passat cc intrests me ,the jag has the old 2.7 litre engine not that fast and resale /reliability worrys me. in saying that a 3.0 d portfolio with 20" wheels would be the dogs bollox but 55k.
335d/535d very rare one 335d in the country for sale and only pre 98 535d availble-but i love them both.
what about golf gti 5 door dsg etc or a4 avant 170 bhp-grange motors have a class one ???????

I'd recommend the f10 520d if your happy with your current car but want a bit of an upgrade. Great looking car and is definitely a better idea than buying another E60 as far as depreciation goes. Not to mention the added power and economy. Look at importing from UK if you want an automatic to come in at budget or alternatively wait until January and I'm sure you should be able to pick up a '10 auto. Base spec is great aswell, Leather incl etc so no need to worry about that.

If you want a change from BMW something like this would be quite nice

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Audi/A6/2.0TDI-S/201017197810232/advert?channel=CARS

8k above as your budget stands but again, you might get one closer to budget from the UK.

mickdw

Get an E250 cdi sport mercedes. E Class is terrible as base spec but look stunning IMO with the right kit including large wheels.

-Corkie-

Audi A6 s-line. She is in the low tax bracket as well. New model next year btw.

Absurdum

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Jaguar/XF/Jaguar-X/201022198247747/advert?channel=CARS

-Corkie-

Absurdum wrote: »

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Jaguar/XF/Jaguar-X/201022198247747/advert?channel=CARS

Them chrome yokes where the fogs normally are pure tack imo. They ruin the car for me.

40040D

http://www.protac.ie/store/index.php/vehicles/chieftian-mbt.html

You'll even have 10k left:D

R.O.R

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Isn't there a desperate problem with the XFs, that when the accelerator is pressed hard, nothing happens for nearly two seconds?

Never drove a 2.7 so not sure on that, but the 3.0 is OK. In standard version it's not that hot, but the S model can shift a bit

I always thought the 2.7d was OK in the Disco/RR Sport and S-Type.

Think the Jag is the only one in budget that would get me out of an E60.

Padraig Mor

5k over budget but well worth it.......

Lexus LS600h

5 litre V8 hybrid. 30 mpg (does that count as economical?) and more kit than you can shake a stick at!


edit:
or look at its little brother:

Lexus GS450H

3.6 V6 hybrid. 37 mpg. 630 spuds to tax. Oodles of gadgets.

Eric Cartman

Padraig Mor wrote: »

5k over budget but well worth it.......

Lexus LS600h

5 litre V8 hybrid. 30 mpg (does that count as economical?) and more kit than you can shake a stick at!

you can be smug about the enviroment and still beat boy racers in traffic light grand prix savage machines

-Corkie-

Padraig Mor wrote: »

5k over budget but well worth it.......

Lexus LS600h

5 litre V8 hybrid. 30 mpg (does that count as economical?) and more kit than you can shake a stick at!




edit:
or look at its little brother:

Lexus GS450H

3.6 V6 hybrid. 37 mpg. 630 spuds to tax. Oodles of gadgets.

That one is crazy money!!. Nice motor. I would have it on my list.

E39MSport

R.O.R wrote: »

Never drove a 2.7 so not sure on that, but the 3.0 is OK. In standard version it's not that hot, but the S model can shift a bit

I always thought the 2.7d was OK in the Disco/RR Sport and S-Type.

Think the Jag is the only one in budget that would get me out of an E60.

The 2.7 is quite capable in the RRS especially with a little mappage. The best thing about the sport imho.
I'd love to have a go in Jag XF to compare.