suggestions for a new car

tykesi

neil.woos wrote: »

With a budget like that just get a 4-5 year old 325i. Very reliable and comfortable.

Stop. Just stop.

neil.woos

tykesi wrote: »

Stop. Just stop.

Why? Please tell us all in a constructive manner, with an argued point on why the 325i is a bad suggestion for the OP with his budget?


The car is reliable, no turbos or DPF to go wrong.
It is still fairly efficient on fuel.
Its comfortable and a nice drive/cruiser with more than enough power to overtake on motorways or A/B roads

andrewf75

Pretty bizarre suggestion for someone clearly looking at basic cars. The suggestion of getting an older car is of course very valid, but in that case something more appropriate for the OP might be a Golf not a 2.5 litre BMW!

neil.woos

andrewf75 wrote: »

Pretty bizarre suggestion for someone clearly looking at basic cars. The suggestion of getting an older car is of course very valid, but in that case something more appropriate for the OP might be a Golf not a 2.5 litre BMW!

A 5 year old BMW 325i is actually a 3 litre so get your facts right. And before you go off in a hoof look up the cars MPG figures and road tax. It's surprisingly good. Can get around 50 mpg on a run.

ChumLee

neil.woos wrote: »

A 5 year old BMW 325i is actually a 3 litre so get your facts right. And before you go off in a hoof look up the cars MPG figures and road tax. It's surprisingly good. Can get around 50 mpg on a run.

50 on a run :rotfl: pull the other one. Next you'll be claiming to own one.



EPA fuel economy, city driving: 20 mpg
C/D-observed fuel economy: 25 mpg

And £205 VED.

andrewf75

neil.woos wrote: »

A 5 year old BMW 325i is actually a 3 litre so get your facts right.

ah OK so your suggestion was even more ridiculous than I thought. My apologies!

WellKnownSid

neil.woos wrote: »

Why? Please tell us all in a constructive manner, with an argued point on why the 325i is a bad suggestion for the OP with his budget?

Because, 'Neil', the OP has already bought a car about ten posts back... and doesn't need another one...

neil.woos

ChumLee wrote: »

50 on a run :rotfl: pull the other one. Next you'll be claiming to own one.



EPA fuel economy, city driving: 20 mpg
C/D-observed fuel economy: 25 mpg

And £205 VED.

You have no clue what you're talking about. Here are the actual figures for a 325i


Urban mpg
28.8 mpg
Extra Urban mpg
49.6 mpg

Average mpg
39.2 mpg


So as I said, yes on a motorway steady run it can near enough do 50 mpg. More realistically probably 45mpg.

neil.woos

andrewf75 wrote: »

ah OK so your suggestion was even more ridiculous than I thought. My apologies!

You're a completely narrow minded to have such ignorant view. Yes it's 3 litre but its as or more fuel efficient that your bog standard Vauxhall 1.6 litre petrol.

BeenThroughItAll

neil.woos wrote: »

You have no clue what you're talking about. Here are the actual figures for a 325i


Urban mpg
28.8 mpg
Extra Urban mpg
49.6 mpg

Average mpg
39.2 mpg


So as I said, yes on a motorway steady run it can near enough do 50 mpg. More realistically probably 45mpg.

!!!!!!!!.


Just !!!!!!!!. They'll be the same EDC figures that say my boss' S500e can achieve 78.9MPG yeah?


Actual results - 31.3MPG