New Family Car

lexuslover

Hi all,

I have a 2007 Lexus Is250 at the moment but it's costing me a lot to fuel and tax so I want to change to something more fuel efficient. I have a budget of €23000 and it has to be a diesel saloon.

Idbatterim

would have thought this was a prime candidate for lpg conversion, what size engine does your current car have and how much are you putting in per week?

naughtysmurf

We have a Renault Fluence 1.5 dci for nearly two years, no complaints at all

Idbatterim

If diesel saloon, Id highly recommend investigating, importing a F10 520d bmw...

Chuck Stone

Honda Accord. 2.2 D.

lexuslover

Idbatterim wrote: »

would have thought this was a prime candidate for lpg conversion, what size engine does your current car have and how much are you putting in per week?

It's a 2.5l petrol so fuel and tax are huge.

I don't think i'd like a fleunce after a lexus, what are laguna's like.

What are these like?
http://www.carzone.ie/search/Jaguar/X-Type/Pristine/33913620695315750/advert?channel=CARS

ofcork

How about a 2012 Avensis you would pick one up a 2.0 diesel in strata spec in budget,i belive some of those jags give injector trouble.

Idbatterim

It's a 2.5l petrol so fuel and tax are huge.

yeah i know all about it, I have a 2.5L myself. your bang on about going from a lexus to a nissan, renault etc... If you have to borrow the money, bear in the cost of finance aswell. In addition, you have to ask, what tax will the new car be, Im assuming E270 and up for what your looking at. also is it mostly or all town driving that you do?

lexuslover

ofcork wrote: »

How about a 2012 Avensis you would pick one up a 2.0 diesel in strata spec in budget,i belive some of those jags give injector trouble.

Thanks but no thanks, I had an 05 avensis 1.8 before the Lexus it bored me to death.

Cee-Jay-Cee

lexuslover wrote: »

It's a 2.5l petrol so fuel and tax are huge.

I don't think i'd like a fleunce after a lexus, what are laguna's like.

What are these like?
http://www.carzone.ie/search/Jaguar/X-Type/Pristine/33913620695315750/advert?channel=CARS

They're just a slightly bigger Fluence which are a nasty boring car. I'd go with 520d or an Accord. I dont think I'd even consider anything else.

lexuslover

I do about 30000 km per year which is mostly motorway.

One of these? http://www.carzone.ie/search/Skoda/Octavia/RS-2.0-T/30813488265573030/advert?channel=CARS

bazz26

OP, is your only reason for changing to save money on motor tax and fuel or are you changing anyway and now you want something with lower running costs due to doing 30k km per year?

If the only reason you are changing is to save money on tax and fuel then spending €23k to do so kind of defeats the purpose. If you are changing anyway then at that annual mileage a diesel makes sense but be prepared to be shafted on the trade-in price of your IS250.

Maybe something like these.

Audi A6:

http://www.driving.ie/used-cars/Audi/A6/2.0-tdi/31513533253945050/

Honda Accord:

http://www.driving.ie/used-cars/Honda/Accord/2.2-I/31713536031367110/

paddydriver

The cost of a new car... €23000... The cost of changing your boards.ie username:

PRICELESS.