advice on what to buy next?

AndyGarcia

Hi all,

i need some advice on what to buy.

I currently have a 99 E200 Merc, petrol and auto.

I have to get rid of it as the munt of petrol i use it crazy. Its using about €150 per week and im getting no more than 200 miles out of a tank.

I have a budget of between 7k-8k and would like something like another newer e class or my first option would be a 5 series 520 -525 but must be newer than the e39 model so 03 and up.

It must be a diesel and dont wana go over 2.5 litre as the tax will be way too much.

i know i could go for the likes of a prius but i want a nice car such as merc,bmw etc

any advice would be much appreciated

... that's 10mpg from the merc :eek:

AndyGarcia

RoverJames wrote: »

... that's 10mpg from the merc :eek:

Yea and i aint willing to spend the money on it to get it running right so hence why i am looking for a new car

L-M

AndyGarcia wrote: »

Yea and i aint willing to spend the money on it to get it running right so hence why i am looking for a new car

Jesus the car must be in an awful way to produce that mpg :eek:

vandriver

You can't infer 10 mpg from the OPs figures unless the op can confirm that one tank full is 150 Euro.
EDIT
Just checked 65 litre tank ,so say 60 litres for 200 miles 15mpg .Still woeful! Would a service improve the mpg at a low cost?

AndyGarcia

vandriver wrote: »

You can't infer 10 mpg from the OPs figures unless the op can confirm that one tank full is 150 Euro.
EDIT
Just checked 65 litre tank ,so say 60 litres for 200 miles 15mpg .Still woeful! Would a service improve the mpg at a low cost?

To be honest im not looking to fix it im looking at buying a new car and wanted to get some advice on that?

AndyGarcia

or does anyone have any advice for a motoring forum that could help me out?

Jimdagym

AndyGarcia wrote: »

or does anyone have any advice for a motoring forum that could help me out?

What advice do you want? You've already said that you want a diesel E60

AndyGarcia

Jimdagym wrote: »

What advice do you want? You've already said that you want a diesel E60

Said i would preferably like that but i am looking at suggestions, if someone said the e60 is a bad car i would happily look at something else

vandriver

vandriver wrote: »

You can't infer 10 mpg from the OPs figures unless the op can confirm that one tank full is 150 Euro........

Ooops, I misread the OP

johndaman66

How about a SAAB 9-3 TID? In my opinion its something a bit different from the almost default BMW/ Audi in that category, and a classy looking motor too.

I would think that the 150 bhp version is by no means a slouch. I'm not overly well up on them GM engines though so it might be a good idea to do a bit of research if you were to look out for one..

AndyGarcia

johndaman66 wrote: »

How about a SAAB 9-3 TID? In my opinion its something a bit different from the almost default BMW/ Audi in that category, and a classy looking motor too.

I would think that the 150 bhp version is by no means a slouch. I'm not overly well up on them GM engines though so it might be a good idea to do a bit of research if you were to look out for one..

was actually looking at one of them today but really didnt like the interior wasnt the worst drive but dont think i could go for one of them

AndyGarcia

Pity the tax on a 3.0 litre merc or BMW is so high would love one of them

bazz26

How about the Volvo S60 D5?


http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201216207817533

L-M

it's a pity the way tax depreciates a car.