Motorway Tr@mp

Will_I_Regret

Travelling Cork to Dublin twice a week for the next few years, so will be covering 1000km+ per week. Obviously not expecting any re-sale value and I'll probably run it in until some catastrophic failure.

Max budget: €16000
Min Year: 2015
Full service history.
No SUV type.
2 litre engine minimum and I'm not too worried about tax.

Also, something with a very nice spec as I'll be spending so much time in it.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks.

colm_mcm

When you say very nice spec, what do you drive at the moment ?

benji79

Will_I_Regret wrote: »

Travelling Cork to Dublin twice a week for the next few years, so will be covering 1000km+ per week. Obviously not expecting any re-sale value and I'll probably run it in until some catastrophic failure.

Max budget: €16000
Min Year: 2015
Full service history.
No SUV type.
2 litre engine minimum and I'm not too worried about tax.

Also, something with a very nice spec as I'll be spending so much time in it.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks.

No expert but I’d say Skoda Superb must be a good option there

Will_I_Regret

colm_mcm wrote: »

When you say very nice spec, what do you drive at the moment ?

A BMW s1000xr. Forced to buy a car now unfortunately.

User1998

benji79 wrote: »

No expert but I’d say Skoda Superb must be a good option there

Was going to suggest one myself but so many of them are already high mileage its hard to find a high spec low mileage one within budget especially with the 2 litre engine

forestgirl

Vw passat estate,skoda superb estate or audi A6.why would you not consider an suv they are way more comfortable and I believe when people change over from a car to an suv there's no going back

chiefwiggum

Volvo s60/v60 ..plenty of poke..its of toys and the most comfortable seats I've ever had in a car

ednwireland

forestgirl wrote: »

and I believe when people change over from a car to an suv there's no going back

you would believe wrong, hate the OH's SUV give me my estate any day of the week

bazz26

Volvo S60:


https://www.carsireland.ie/2755245



Vauxhall Insignia:

https://www.carsireland.ie/2712984

Iarnród Éireann is what I’d be considering.

chicorytip

Renault Kadjar.

colm_mcm

I would probably spend half the budget twice.
50k a year would be hard on a car. Now that said, a 16k car is nicer, but maybe factor in cost of maintenance which will be more expensive on a premium car.

pale rider

Will_I_Regret wrote: »

Travelling Cork to Dublin twice a week for the next few years, so will be covering 1000km+ per week. Obviously not expecting any re-sale value and I'll probably run it in until some catastrophic failure.

Max budget: €16000
Min Year: 2015
Full service history.
No SUV type.
2 litre engine minimum and I'm not too worried about tax.

Also, something with a very nice spec as I'll be spending so much time in it.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks.

I used to change cars almost annually until I bought an E250cdi used with low mileage, kept it six years, power, economy, no maintenance outside of servicing, interior showed no signs of wear.

Your budget gets you a good E220d with the 7 speed gearbox, these cars are capable of huge mileage once maintained.

whatever you buy make sure it has cruise control.

Will_I_Regret

pale rider wrote: »

I used to change cars almost annually until I bought an E250cdi used with low mileage, kept it six years, power, economy, no maintenance outside of servicing, interior showed no signs of wear.

Your budget gets you a good E220d with the 7 speed gearbox, these cars are capable of huge mileage once maintained.

whatever you buy make sure it has cruise control.

Thanks for that, I haven't even thought to look at any Mercedes.

kindalen

Radar cruise would be a must for me, and heated electrically adjustable VERY comfy seats(this really depends on each person)

Volvo's and Skoda Superb both worth a good look.

ba_barabus

You'll want something comfortable without a doubt, I'd recommend a Pug 508 2l hdi

Good choice out there

ToxicPaddy

Did a 3500km round trip between Dublin and Milan last summer via the UK and ferry over to Holland then straight run down to Milan in one day and then back 3 days later.

Just picked up a Skoda Superb a few weeks before hand and honestly couldn't fault it at all.

2.0TDi, 6 speed auto box, cruise control. Pure joy to drive. Its a 2014 model, 96k kms on clock when I picked it up, drove like new and very frugal on the juice. Didn't feel tired at all after the drive which was a nice surprise.

Would definitely be up there with my recommendations along with the E220d as also mentioned.

shanec1928

I wouldn't be getting anything other than an auto will make your life a bit easier on the long commute.

colm_mcm

shanec1928 wrote: »

I wouldn't be getting anything other than an auto will make your life a bit easier on the long commute.

Stick it in 6th in Cork, change gear at the toll bridge and when you get to Dublin.

Will_I_Regret

I'm liking the idea of a Skofa Superb. Would I be mad to get one with 140k km - 160k km?

ba_barabus

Will_I_Regret wrote: »

I'm liking the idea of a Skofa Superb. Would I be mad to get one with 140k km - 160k km?

Not really but you'll have to make sure it's got a good Service History.

I always loved the idea of a Superb until I drove one. Took out a 170bhp model last year and couldn't much tell the difference between it and my Avensis. Obviously nice to be in but it felt and drove the same.

colm_mcm

I don’t think you’d be buying trouble necessarily, but keep in mind that putting 50k a year on will bring it to what’s considered high mileage very quickly.

I would be more inclined to find a lower mileage example.

That said - I have a Skoda with that sort of mileage and it’s A1. Motorway driving is the easiest driving a car will do in my opinion.

Midnight_EG

LCI E60 535d and be away with it. Plenty power and decent MPGs

Will_I_Regret

Have my eye on a few cars at the moment. I'm just wondering what kind of money, if any, can be haggled off of a €20k+ car from a dealer?

colm_mcm

If it’s an Irish dealer then there’s nearly always discount built into the asking price.

As always, it’s best to figure out first how well the car is priced relative to the market.

AMKC

The Volvo S60s are lovely. The bohr gas on and it it so smooth and quiet on the road and he loves driving it. The seats are so comfy too and they are very classy. Much nicer than a VW. The Skoda Superb is a big spacious car and no doubt great for cruising but not a drivers car. No VW made cars are drivers cars.

PCeeeee

colm_mcm wrote: »

I would probably spend half the budget twice.
50k a year would be hard on a car. Now that said, a 16k car is nicer, but maybe factor in cost of maintenance which will be more expensive on a premium car.

I'm with Colm here. Spend less. Maybe even luxo barge stuff since you don't care about tax and drive her till she expires. Then get the next one

pale rider

Will_I_Regret wrote: »

Travelling Cork to Dublin twice a week for the next few years, so will be covering 1000km+ per week. Obviously not expecting any re-sale value and I'll probably run it in until some catastrophic failure.

Max budget: €16000
Min Year: 2015
Full service history.
No SUV type.
2 litre engine minimum and I'm not too worried about tax.

Also, something with a very nice spec as I'll be spending so much time in it.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks.

What did you go with ?

nsnoefc1878

Will_I_Regret wrote: »

A BMW s1000xr. Forced to buy a car now unfortunately.

Test drove one of those before. Nice bike. Will you keep it?

nsnoefc1878

Buy this and save a fortune
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2005-audi-a6-new-nct/27414825
Shame its not auto, but the autos on these are not the best anyway.
You can get cruise control retrofitted to these for a couple of hundred.

ToxicPaddy

nsnoefc1878 wrote: »

Buy this and save a fortune
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2005-audi-a6-new-nct/27414825
Shame its not auto, but the autos on these are not the best anyway.
You can get cruise control retrofitted to these for a couple of hundred.

Love those Audis but that guy is dreaming with that price.

The autos did give trouble so stick to a manual and it's easy to retrofit cruise control.

That car is easily good for another 100k miles if the mechanicals are in good nick.

Will_I_Regret

pale rider wrote: »

What did you go with ?

I was just about to reply to this thread
Bought an English spec 2017 Skoda Superb SE Technology a few days ago, it's going to arrive tomorrow.

Will_I_Regret

nsnoefc1878 wrote: »

Test drove one of those before. Nice bike. Will you keep it?

I'm half thinking about selling it and buying a track bike if I'm honest. Having too many close calls with cars that seem to be driven by people wearing blindfolds.

ToxicPaddy

Will_I_Regret wrote: »

I was just about to reply to this thread
Bought an English spec 2017 Skoda Superb SE Technology a few days ago, it's going to arrive tomorrow.

Lovely choice, let us know how you get on with it.

frozenfrozen

Will_I_Regret wrote: »

I'm half thinking about selling it and buying a track bike if I'm honest. Having too many close calls with cars that seem to be driven by people wearing blindfolds.

do. I look back at my near misses and think why the fuck did i keep going until I had a crash

nsnoefc1878

Will_I_Regret wrote: »

I'm half thinking about selling it and buying a track bike if I'm honest. Having too many close calls with cars that seem to be driven by people wearing blindfolds.

I've a ktm 990 smt, and the only time I've driven it over the last couple of years is moving house a couple of times so had to drive it from one to the other.
Cant bring myself to sell it tho, its the best bike I ever owned and the hassle I went to get it (imported from Germany, private sale, never saw it in the flesh til the day it was delivered to my door).
But I think in the last year when I was using it regularly I just started to be really aware of my vulnerability on it, and got sick of the long commutes at the time in our weather.
Good luck with the new car, good choice

_Kaiser_

I'm a bit late, and biased , but I would have said a 3.0 TDI A6 . I did 1100km a week in it until last year (including that Cork run) and the power, comfort and refinement can't be beat (the right spec is essential though)

At motorway speeds it's barely touching 2200 RPM and will go all day. My 2010 model has 409,000km on it now and is only being changed because of a warning that it won't pass the NCT with next month and it's not worth investing in because of the age/mileage. The car itself is still driving fine for now.

Will_I_Regret

Did Cork to Dublin return on the same day yesterday. The car was a lovely place to be in for 5hrs. It sat at just over 2k rpm doing an indicated 130kph with little to no noise.

Really, really happy with the it and I don't remember if I was even thinking about one until I got the suggestions here

Oh and the ACC is a god send too. Could see myself switching off a bit though using it, so I'll need to keep that in mind.

Only bad point so far is that the driver's side one touch window isn't working. I tried resetting it but no joy. Might have to get a new control unit because it's something that would seriously annoy me after a while.

Will_I_Regret

Would it be fairly straightforward to get a convertor for the power cable there to a micro USB? Not having much luck finding one.

colm_mcm

What voltage is that plug putting out? May not be 5 volts.

colm_mcm

Something like this?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001999444974.html?albpd=en1005001999444974&acnt=708-803-3821&aff_platform=aaf&albpg=539263010115&netw=u&albcp=9441019410&sk=UneMJZVf&trgt=539263010115&terminal_id=7d2589ffb5a44784841bd62b63f27cce&tmLog=new_Detail&needSmbHouyi=false&albbt=Google_7_shopping&src=google&crea=en1005001999444974&aff_fcid=68a52b8df385422ca9194d5cadc3153b-1621423307444-02510-UneMJZVf&gclid=Cj0KCQjw7pKFBhDUARIsAFUoMDZXDjA3FzlQihRpvPNrob8U9ngU5Zhib3i-7MgdQwxmWObcISTZMNMaAhGuEALw_wcB&albag=95283287465&aff_fsk=UneMJZVf&albch=shopping&albagn=888888&isSmbAutoCall=false&aff_trace_key=68a52b8df385422ca9194d5cadc3153b-1621423307444-02510-UneMJZVf&device=c&gclsrc=aw.ds

Casati

Will_I_Regret wrote: »

Did Cork to Dublin return on the same day yesterday. The car was a lovely place to be in for 5hrs. It sat at just over 2k rpm doing an indicated 130kph with little to no noise.

Really, really happy with the it and I don't remember if I was even thinking about one until I got the suggestions here

Oh and the ACC is a god send too. Could see myself switching off a bit though using it, so I'll need to keep that in mind.

Only bad point so far is that the driver's side one touch window isn't working. I tried resetting it but no joy. Might have to get a new control unit because it's something that would seriously annoy me after a while.

Looks like a great purchase, I did that drive a lot in a 2018 Superb and it was a v relaxing drive.

I had that issue with the windows and its almost definitely not hardware and its likely it can be reset- try YouTube for a fix, something to do with pressing window button as you are starting I think

Will_I_Regret

colm_mcm wrote: »

What voltage is that plug putting out? May not be 5 volts.

Good question. It's hardwired in so I may have to get someone to look at it. Thanks!

colm_mcm

Please do! You can get an adaptor to fit, but unless the original wiring is putting out the correct voltage, you’re obvs gonna run into problems.