What Diesal? £10-15k
What do you reckon?
Not too keen on VAG, but BMW 3 series? |
i had a seat leon fr, very good car imo, I paid 14,500 for it six months old
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I think I'm after something more like a 3 series. I don't just want a pure utilitarian box or I'd get a Civic like pslewis. ;)
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i see, just be carefull if buying a bm, as you will have to pay extra for all the options so potentially there are a lot of "basic" specced cars out there. Dont buy a honda diesel, they are a disaster area! a big appetite for oil makes them throw the towel in if your not checking it all the time
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has to be the legacy 2.0 d i wud love one to use as my taxi
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BMW 123d or Volvo C30 D5
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Originally Posted by stucooper
(Post 10164015)
has to be the legacy 2.0 d i wud love one to use as my taxi
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Originally Posted by boosted
(Post 10164050)
engines are chocolate though lol :cry:
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Alfa 159, just never, ever buy new, let someone else suffer the first years' depreciation.
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330d plus a 280bhp remap :)
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As above
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Or push the boat out and hunt out a 335D
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Originally Posted by ScoobyJawa
(Post 10164187)
330d plus a 280bhp remap :)
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Originally Posted by stucooper
(Post 10164057)
really only ever heard good about them even top gear liked it:confused:
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Originally Posted by tony de wonderful
(Post 10164254)
What's the fuel economy like on 'em, and is the auto box any good>
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Have had a 320D M Sport and now a 330D M Sport. Fabulous cars. Just feel so nicer inside and to drive than say an Audi. Used to be a big VAG fan but now, It's BMW all the way. :thumb:
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As mentioned above, 123d - absolutely brilliant engine (for a diesel!).
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Octavia every time
Cheap to run and maintain BMW dealers will have your pants down at service and repair time s |
Originally Posted by Frosticles
(Post 10164453)
Have had a 320D M Sport and now a 330D M Sport. Fabulous cars. Just feel so nicer inside and to drive than say an Audi. Used to be a big VAG fan but now, It's BMW all the way. :thumb:
What's the Merc equivalent BTW? Not as good? |
Originally Posted by boosted
(Post 10164050)
engines are chocolate though lol :cry:
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330D BMW would be my choice too:cool:
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Hate to say it but dep on what u want I'd go
Civic ex for gadgets BMW Skoda Swap BMW for civic if u want power and get 330d |
Originally Posted by stucooper
(Post 10164015)
has to be the legacy 2.0 d i wud love one to use as my taxi
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Originally Posted by Littleted
(Post 10164733)
Hate to say it but dep on what u want I'd go
Civic ex for gadgets BMW Skoda Swap BMW for civic if u want power and get 330d |
Originally Posted by lordharding
(Post 10164508)
Octavia every time
Cheap to run and maintain BMW dealers will have your pants down at service and repair time s |
Worth a look at the mondeo titanium x loads of kit even if its just a test drive I've got the ghia x as my taxi kick its head in all night lol
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Originally Posted by s70rjw
(Post 10164677)
Where did you hear this,mate? I was thinking of one for the Mrs,never heard any bad reports before. Please pass me the links to the bad press and I can either barter or look elsewhere. Thanks for the heads up :thumb:
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Originally Posted by boosted
(Post 10164880)
a good freind is a mobile engine management specialist, he is used by all the main dealers round my way. A very knowlegable chap, he is involved in lots of common rail, dpf, dmf, engine management and ecu faults, i can only go by his say so on the subaru diesels. But he has been to several with terminal engine problems (not old cars at all) they required new engines.
I have an Impreza diesel and I love it Very fast 49mpg and very smooth engine Lots of bad press in telegraph etc about diesels and problems with them I have ran in the last 15 years Pug 106d Then Rover touring Then Skoda octavia L&K which ran to 72k 6 years before I swapped to the WRXd And never replaced anything on a diesel engine Maybe they don't build them like they do The octavia averaged 55mpg over 6 years and it was an estate and a massive load carrier too and good value for money When I was a general manager I needed a car that I could load up with furniture and the A4 / BMW were too small and ultimately too expensive compared to the skoda which was great for money and service items cheap too |
dont get me wrong, im not scare mongering, lots of others go wrong too (mostly lucas delphi stuff!) and im sure there is a fair chance your subaru will be fine, just i have heard the evidence of some failures, but then it is still a new engine so there may well be early production niggles to sort out, and im sure yours is still under warranty?
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