Looking to buy a new executive company car

worried_jim

motorguy wrote: »

Hardly a direct comparison, given :-

• Its a 6 year old car not a new one
• Its two size points above the cars hes looking at (and in fact the LWB variant so bigger again)
• Far more power than hes looking at
• Could throw up a muti £,£££ bill at any point - its still got £120,000 car running costs
• It'll still depreciate from that point like snow dropping off a ditch anyway.

True, but the power!

maxmycardagain

used Tesla

motorguy

k3lvc wrote: »

I've just done exactly the same on an XF3.0d Portfolio S - £15k from Jaguar Approved Used with 2yrs servicing/warranty included and cleared £10k on sale with another 30k miles/2 years ownership - it cost me fuel/insurance and under £1k on brakes/tyres for a 275bhp beast that left the Joneses wanting to keep up

Would I run one without a warranty - not a chance - it had a couple of expensive trips to dealer/MOT issues but all sorted by excellent Jaguar dealer network

yes, i think if i was running one, it'd have to be new or approved used.

His was just a couple of months old. Cancelled order that they then put on as a demo.

motorguy

worried_jim wrote: »

True, but the power!

Indeed.

I prefer something a bit smaller and more agile personally, but that would be a weapon, yes.

Four door hyperfast saloon - i'd probably go for a C63 or E63 if the space in a C wasnt enough.

Three years younger, and Approved Used

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201710310811046?sort=year-desc&body-type=Saloon&aggregatedTrim=C63&model=C%20CLASS&make=MERCEDES-BENZ&fuel-type=Petrol&price-from=35000&postcode=sw1a1aa&price-to=40000&advertising-location=at_cars&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&radius=1500&page=1

lincroft1710

maxmycardagain wrote: »

used Tesla

Stepson has one, quieter than the proverbial Rolls-Royce

worried_jim

motorguy wrote: »

Indeed.

I prefer something a bit smaller and more agile personally, but that would be a weapon, yes.

Four door hyperfast saloon - i'd probably go for a C63 or E63 if the space in a C wasnt enough.

Three years younger, and Approved Used

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201710310811046?sort=year-desc&body-type=Saloon&aggregatedTrim=C63&model=C%20CLASS&make=MERCEDES-BENZ&fuel-type=Petrol&price-from=35000&postcode=sw1a1aa&price-to=40000&advertising-location=at_cars&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&radius=1500&page=1

That looks stunning. Something to aspire to.

debunked_2

Thank you all for your input. Sorry to make a complete U-turn on this thread, but I have decided to purchase the BMW M3. I test drove it and instantly fell in love. Not to state the obvious but yes, it's more expensive than the aforementioned cars, but BMW are offering a very good discount as part of their lease offer. Hopefully I won't look like a complete douche driving this car(!) but, the drive surpasses my negative perceptions ten fold!

k3lvc

Time for the custard test :rotfl:

[Deleted User]

k3lvc wrote: »

Time for the custard test :rotfl:

Completely ignored my post maybe he will respond to yours

motorguy

debunked wrote: »

Thank you all for your input. Sorry to make a complete U-turn on this thread, but I have decided to purchase the BMW M3. I test drove it and instantly fell in love. Not to state the obvious but yes, it's more expensive than the aforementioned cars, but BMW are offering a very good discount as part of their lease offer. Hopefully I won't look like a complete douche driving this car(!) but, the drive surpasses my negative perceptions ten fold!

Great car :beer: