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New car, small budget, something nice to drive minimum 2.0

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  • #2
    ourheritage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91 ✭✭ourheritage


    embarasssing wrote: »
    Hi

    so here goes my own car is coming to the end of it's lifespan but trying to buy a house so avoiding loans or big expenditures.

    looking at maybe 3500 budget.

    my last two cars were 330i e90 and then 530d e60. so it doesn't have to be to frugal.

    I do 400 to 600km a week.

    anyone any suggestion?

    These don't look to bad maybe?


    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-is-220d-high-spec-low-milage/17913910

    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/octavia-vrs-2008/17848544

    Then this the heart says yes the head says no way am I nuts

    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-5-series-535d-m-sport-taxed-march-2018/17692103


    I've looked at the likes of Saabs, Audi A6 or Jag X Types but don't read to many good things.

    Same with Alfa apart from the 2.4 engine which a rare enough.

    BMW. My choice


  • #3
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,219 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Have a look in the luxobarge thread
    Plenty of big-engined cheap cars there


  • #4
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,545 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    I would look at an IS250 over a 220d
    Jaguar S Type are a lot of car for the money.


  • #5
    spucey2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭spucey2


    <nothing to see here>


  • #6
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,545 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    They were reasonably popular in 2008 and there were a few imported. They have a bit of a bad reputation with regards the driving experience and cooling system issues so they’re maybe not as sought after as they once were. People will usually buy an A4 over an IS for example.

    An IS250 auto would give you no issues and is a much nicer cruiser than a 220d if you don’t mind the tax and fuel consumption.


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