What car for £25k?

[zafturbo]

Think your totally missing my point.its the ones that “can’t afford” to have them I’m referring to but have them regardless.if your saying you don’t know anyone like that then we live much different lives .

 

[greyfloppyhat]

The owners might put off potential buyers come re sale. But as you say there are plenty to choose from. I don’t think you would need any more room than an f10, they are a big car.

The tvs in the rear really sold it for me there

 

[mayweather]

Another one.....

Need something that will happily fit the family in and a pram etc. on long journeys, and is comfy and quick;

I thought I was dead set on a BMW E70 M50d and I'm still very much tempted by them but I just want to step back a second and check I've considered all the options

Also toyed with the idea of a e90 M3 saloon, but although it would be great to drive I don't like pushing any car when I've wee ones in the car and on the longer drives I think an X5 is a nicer place to be

Maybe RS4's but I'm not sure what year would be in that range

The e90 m3 would be a good shout. It can be easily driven like a family car. In fact it drives like a family car and only opens up when you ring it’s neck, any spirited driving is purely intentional in an m3.

X type bmw’s are SH1T

 

[Coog]

Think your totally missing my point.its the ones that “can’t afford” to have them I’m referring to but have them regardless.if your saying you don’t know anyone like that then we live much different lives .

If they can't afford to have them then surely they only have them for a couple of months before someone comes and asks for it back?

There's a general thriftiness around the country that is so hard to understand to me. I live in Dublin with 2 lads from Tyrone and you want to hear them complaining about the price of things or saying how good their dinner was cos it only cost them a 5er.

I don't get it at all, enjoy yourself a bit when you can imo

I think some folk enjoy getting things for the cheapest possible price, no matter how crap or beat up it is. I don't get it at all either and would prefer to work smarter and not waste my life being like that.

Anyway, sorry to digress!

 

[greyfloppyhat]

The e90 m3 would be a good shout. It can be easily driven like a family car. In fact it drives like a family car and only opens up when you ring it’s neck, any spirited driving is purely intentional in an m3.

X type bmw’s are SH1T

I think the F10 M5 would be the nicer place to be though for the 90% of time when I'm not driving enthusiastically. I'm not a fan of the rear of e90 saloon annoyingly, and the coupe is the one I'd really want in that model

I like the X type BMW but they are everywhere, for good reason though I imagine. Just kind of detracts from the specialness of having one. That's what drew me to the e70 m50D, a bit more rare and special in my eyes in terms of X5s. Though only us folk will see this rarity rather than just another older generation X5

The one I liked is in a rare colour which helps though

 

[Peadar]

If you can stretch another £5k you would get into an F15 M50d at £30k.

 

[zafturbo]

Would an m5 not be horrendous to fuel and maintain .work colleague has a x5 petrol v8 which goes fantastically well and sounds unreal with a set of pipes on it but it’s like 10mpg lol.good tyres which they chew in no time are a clean fortune

 

[big_pete]

Would an m5 not be horrendous to fuel and maintain .work colleague has a x5 petrol v8 which goes fantastically well and sounds unreal with a set of pipes on it but it’s like 10mpg lol.good tyres which they chew in no time are a clean fortune

The F10s seem to be okish on fuel, must be with being newer and turbocharged, driven sensibly a couple of my customers get high 20's early 30's out of them. Maintenance though wouldnt like to be putting brakes on one lol

 

[zafturbo]

The F10s seem to be okish on fuel, must be with being newer and turbocharged, driven sensibly a couple of my customers get high 20's early 30's out of them. Maintenance though wouldnt like to be putting brakes on one lol

High performance cars and mpg should never be said in the same sentence .if you gonna worry about fuel buy a diesel one instead surely .

 

[greyfloppyhat]

Would an m5 not be horrendous to fuel and maintain .work colleague has a x5 petrol v8 which goes fantastically well and sounds unreal with a set of pipes on it but it’s like 10mpg lol.good tyres which they chew in no time are a clean fortune

High performance cars and mpg should never be said in the same sentence .if you gonna worry about fuel buy a diesel one instead surely .

 

[G N K]

High performance cars and mpg should never be said in the same sentence .if you gonna worry about fuel buy a diesel one instead surely .

Litterally a few posts ago you said the M5 would be hard to fuel lol.

 

[mcmurray]

A pair of M5 front discs is about £650. But they're nearly 400mm and the car weighs 2 ton.

Don't let that put you off. Would be a great car for the family and still feel a bit special.

And @zafturbo, make your mind up man.

 

[ShaunB]

Would an m5 not be horrendous to fuel and maintain

I wouldn't have thought so.
I had my old E63 5.5 biturbo for 2.5 years, it averaged high 20's, low 30's when travelling to Dublin.
That's being driven sensibly of course, really horse it on and you'll be in the low teens, but get caught by the law, and you're going to be in a whole heap of bother.
During my overall time with it, i'd say it averaged low 20's, on a mixture of sensible driving and being an eejit.

It didn't shred tyres either, the C63 I had most definitely did though.

As for servicing, the E63 went to Creevy Autos, as did all my previous Mercs, for comparison the E63's last service was £206.
Agnews would probably have been £400 - £500 I guess.

 

[zafturbo]

Holy Christ I’m saying I thought an m5 would be expensive to run end off .!!
Im then meaning if you don’t want something hard on fuel buy something other than a performance car .im obviously not coming across how I’m thinking lol.

 

[ShaunB]

I drove Impreza STI's for years, they were harder on the pocket than the E63.
I know which one I'd much rather be in too

 

[61_Vert]

Ffs now I want one lol

that 356 rep @0:30 though?!

 

[lightning]

As for servicing, the E63 went to Creevy Autos, as did all my previous Mercs, for comparison the E63's last service was £206.
Agnews would probably have been £400 - £500 I guess.

Agnews Portadown aren’t bad to pay, my last service was £209+ vat. It also keeps a main dealer stamp in the book which the English seem fussy about especially on amg stuff, despite every man on the street knowing the specialist probably does a better job.

 

[mayweather]

Tbh the e90 m3 is the best of the bunch, by a brave bit.

 

[ShaunB]

Agnews Portadown aren’t bad to pay, my last service was £209+ vat. It also keeps a main dealer stamp in the book which the English seem fussy about especially on amg stuff, despite every man on the street knowing the specialist probably does a better job.

That's not bad at all, which model?

 

[Nicky]

Tbh the e90 m3 is the best of the bunch, by a brave bit.

A 3 Series BM is hardly spacious nor special...

Being put off by a car that “non car people” would see as anything interesting or special such as the E70 is daft too IMO if it’s what you like. £25k isn’t a small amount of money, so spend it on what you want and not what other people will see it as, unless of course keeping up appearances/succumbing to vanity are what sway you when buying a car, in which case start a poll and go with the masses...

 

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38 to 55 mpg loads of room, comfort and safety, fast enough when you want it, big straight six diesel pulls like a train,

 

[Lyons]

I think an “ordinary” large diesel saloon would be mental.

 

[trev 1515]

You’d be bored to tears after a few hours in an sclass.

 

[mayweather]

A 3 Series BM is hardly spacious nor special...

Being put off by a car that “non car people” would see as anything interesting or special such as the E70 is daft too IMO if it’s what you like. £25k isn’t a small amount of money, so spend it on what you want and not what other people will see it as, unless of course keeping up appearances/succumbing to vanity are what sway you when buying a car, in which case start a poll and go with the masses...

You tell that to the Germans spunking over 100k Euro on an e30....

if you were keeping up with appearances you wouldn’t buy an e90 m3, you’d buy a Range Rover sport......or something similar.....

 

[greyfloppyhat]

Very true, if you were keeping up with appearances you wouldn’t buy an e90 m3, you’d buy a Range Rover sport......or something similar.....

I can't even find one with heated seats, spec is just not great on them it seems. Which in fairness makes sense, you don't buy them for gadgets and gizmos, you buy them because they're a great driving car and sound but i need some a bit of luxury on those journeys when it's a family outing as that's what 90% of the work will be