Car advice - £8K to spend

pianeet

I would second a passat the last of the old shape models 05 reg are now very reasonable,Also x type jag diesels are becoming dirt cheap my 54 reg 50,000miles full dealer history was only £5500 averaging 45mpg £120 road tax,leather,cruise,satnav so plenty of gadgets

peterg1965

pianeet wrote: »

I would second a passat the last of the old shape models 05 reg are now very reasonable,Also x type jag diesels are becoming dirt cheap my 54 reg 50,000miles full dealer history was only £5500 averaging 45mpg £120 road tax,leather,cruise,satnav so plenty of gadgets

Thanks,

I never thought about the X-Type Jag. I shall investigate. Where did you get yours from? Understand the Jag uses the Ford diesel engines (2.0 Tdci and 2.2 tdci). Do you find servicing to be expensive?

BillScarab

From your list I'd get the Superb. Not at all sporty but good long distance cruisers. It's basically a streched Passat so has all the advantages of a Passat without the cost. If you're doing 20,000 a year and keep it for a few years I doubt if resale value is that much of a concern to you anyway.

Other than that I have an Octavia and have been very happy with it. I've only done 21,000 miles in it so far but all it's had done is one service and a new windscreen so I can't complain. It's very economical, good ride and decent enough to drive.

pianeet

I bought mine private,but had it checked out by a jaguar mechanic who works for my brother,servicing at jaguar main dealer is £300,but £160 at an independant,like you say it shares an engine with the mondeo tdci which i have seen at well over 200,000 miles in taxis,

peterg1965

pianeet wrote: »

I bought mine private,but had it checked out by a jaguar mechanic who works for my brother,servicing at jaguar main dealer is £300,but £160 at an independant,like you say it shares an engine with the mondeo tdci which i have seen at well over 200,000 miles in taxis,

Took your advice and had a look for a decent X type Jag. The Jag has certainly been added to the list!

I have found what looks like a very nice car. 2004(04) Reg 2.0d SE in Green (British Racing Green I think) with Cream leather, 48K miles, Full History and everything bar Satnav (which frankly I can live without). It is at an independant dealer for £7400. The price seems pretty good and if the pictures are anything to go by then it looks fantastic.

harveybobbles

I've been selling X Type diesels as thus:

2005 SE's with mileage circa 60,000 for 7995
and 2005 plate'd sports with higher miles were around 6500-7000...

Good value and don't have much trouble with them either. Just THAT vile, vile, vile, hateful Ford tdci lump that's in the front...

peterg1965

harveybobbles wrote: »

I've been selling X Type diesels as thus:

2005 SE's with mileage circa 60,000 for 7995
and 2005 plate'd sports with higher miles were around 6500-7000...

Good value and don't have much trouble with them either. Just THAT vile, vile, vile, hateful Ford tdci lump that's in the front...

Forgot to add that the car I described is an Estate, even better for me. Why are you not a fan of the Ford TDCi engine? Is the service interval on these cars 12,000 miles? and would you know when the cambelt change is required?

Seems that the price is about right then!

EXPAT_2

I highly recommend a Renault Megane...

harveybobbles

Yes, 12,000 miles. They are on a chain.
They sound like a concrete mixer. nothing nice about them at all. Very fast, but struggle getting the power down when you push them.
The Accord estate is bleedin huge! The rear seats have a clever folding device which entertains the kids. The boot is made even bigger by the removal of the spare wheel too!

peterg1965

I had a 2.2TDCi Mondeo ST a few years back so am probably used to the 'noise' !