Don't buy a BMW, Audi, Merc, Volvo ...

bigjl

Excellent value for money there.

jwruk

worried_jim wrote: »

I would say that the OP is talking rubbish using these examples above, esp the vauxhall v bmw. I also think that the op is some sort of closet communist.

Take that article with a pinch of salt, and HUGE pinch:

Family car - they suggest a 3-door Golf over a 5-door Qashqai. First thing I did when my wife was expecting was to ditch her 3-door car for a 5-door.

Large family car - Of course the petrol Insignia will cost more to run than a diesel BMW. How about they compare the diesel Insignia for a fair comparison.

Off-roader - 4WD Freelander vs. 2WD Kuga. Should have titled that column Soft-rosder.

I missed what they based the insurance costs on, but I'll 100% state that no single person will be quoted the same amount of insurance on all of those vehicles.

Foxy-Stoat_3

I like german diesels....buy a german diesel !!!

DKLS

Foxy-Stoat wrote: »

I like german diesels....buy a german diesel !!!

After reducing my commute to a 10 second stroll I like german petrol V8s .

prowla

DKLS wrote: »

After reducing my commute to a 10 second stroll I like german petrol V8s .

You lucky so-and-so; my commute is almost a minute!

albionrovers

15 years of 5-series for £15K. Boom.

webby23

bigjl wrote: »

Absolutely, and I did aswell.

Didn't buy new, bought just under two years old with above average miles for less than half of the new price.

Very MSE

Lol yep me too.

Can get 62 mpg out of ours!!

DKLS

prowla wrote: »

You lucky so-and-so; my commute is almost a minute!

My commute could become a minute long, my wife announced she wants to re-locate me to a garden office last night.

John1993_2

drdog wrote: »

Can anyone demonstrate that for each pound spent, such cars return a better investment than cars half or even a quarter of their price, or are they purely for moral vacuums

Moral vacuums?

I just bought a C63 last month, new, from Mercedes, and absolutely love it. There is no question in my mind that right now, this is absolutely the best car for me.

At other times, cheaper cars were the right choice, and at yet other times, I had far more expensive cars. The "right" car depends on what you want, and what you can afford, but you are a fool if you think that you can objectively state that my choice is "wrong".

John1993_2

drdog wrote: »

Negitiator - hey fine, live in your moral vacuum.

Just think, if you stopped wasting time on here, and instead spent it getting a better job, how much money you could give to charity.

Have you no human decency?