New car time

[FatLazyContractor]

Volkswagen CC

[darmstadt]

You're missing the point. The data show that Mercedes have considerably fewer faults in the first 3 years than BMW or Audi, on average. At least for the previous models, now there's a raft of new models, may no longer be the case.
I was looking for a small estate, test drove all the usual suspects in the end it came down to the Bmw or the Merc.
You could see the cost cutting in the Audi, no wonder they were forced to cheat: indicator stalk felt flimsy, pedals not metal, my new test car had a rattle in the door.

So are you. I tested the Merc, BMW and Audi when I bought my latest and the BMW came out top in the criteria that I was looking for. As I keep saying, its a personal opinion and data fluctuates, for example:

BMW moves up to No. 11 reliability ranking by Consumer Reports - if you go by this one then you would buy Japanese
Car Reliability Comparisons - put in the 2 models you want to test
Who's more reliable, BMW, Audi or Mercedes-Benz?

[sasguru]

So are you. I tested the Merc, BMW and Audi when I bought my latest and the BMW came out top in the criteria that I was looking for. As I keep saying, its a personal opinion and data fluctuates, for example:

BMW moves up to No. 11 reliability ranking by Consumer Reports - if you go by this one then you would buy Japanese
Car Reliability Comparisons - put in the 2 models you want to test
Who's more reliable, BMW, Audi or Mercedes-Benz?

From your last link:

" However, Audi is still the brand with the most problems and costs the most to fix.
BMW sits in the middle with Mercedes being the most reliable, therefor the cheapest"

"After six years, things start to change. As the cars rack up more miles and, possibly, more owners, they do tend to break. Audi is still the least reliable and most expensive of the three brands,
with BMW still in the middle and Mercedes leading the pack"

"For instance, both BMW’s and Audi’s lesser expensive models were less expensive to fix, which seems pretty standard. But for Mercedes-Benz, the more expensive models were the least expensive to fix,
likely having to do with better build quality and reliability."

Which is exactly what I said.

And yes, if you really want reliability above all else you should buy Japanese.

[SimonMac]

So after 150,000 miles the trusty Mondeo is going to be replaced now I'm not doing the slog up and down to Portsmouth / Southampton every week.

In the running are :

Jaguar XF 2.0d R-Sport
BMW 520d M Sport
Mercedes C200d Sport

Not buying brand new.

Opinions?

<retires to the bunker and wonders why he asked...>

You say buying about 18 months old, have you thought about the newer Jag XE?

Its not like you need the big car

[WTFH]

So after 150,000 miles the trusty Mondeo is going to be replaced now I'm not doing the slog up and down to Portsmouth / Southampton every week.

So, how many miles per week?
Do you need boot space (e.g. for luggage, shopping, pet, rolls of carpet, dead bodies?)
Do you need room in the back for sprogs or adults?
Will you be driving mostly on main roads or on country lanes?

[sasguru]

I recently bought a 9 month old E220 Bluetec. tuliploads of toys, £30 roadtax and 70mpg. Very comfortable.

Excellent car, built like a tank, will feel as taut at 150000 miles as it does at 10.
Wanted one of them, missus thought it too big/wanted the easy access to boot of an estate.

[DaveB]

You say buying about 18 months old, have you thought about the newer Jag XE?

Its not like you need the big car

I have looked at the XE and it's the new model XF I'm looking at. I just prefer something a bit bigger, hence going for the 520 and not a 320.

[sasguru]

I have looked at the XE and it's the new model XF I'm looking at. I just prefer something a bit bigger, hence going for the 520 and not a 320.

Why not the E class? Not as fun to drive as the 520 but better built.

[SimonMac]

I have looked at the XE and it's the new model XF I'm looking at. I just prefer something a bit bigger, hence going for the 520 and not a 320.

Has MrsB still got the 4 Series? Do you really want to be "that" couple with matching cars?

My heart is on the XF, if MrsMac could drive she would have gotten the Qashqai and I would have gotten a Jag

[darmstadt]

From your last link:

" However, Audi is still the brand with the most problems and costs the most to fix.
BMW sits in the middle with Mercedes being the most reliable, therefor the cheapest"

"After six years, things start to change. As the cars rack up more miles and, possibly, more owners, they do tend to break. Audi is still the least reliable and most expensive of the three brands,
with BMW still in the middle and Mercedes leading the pack"

"For instance, both BMW’s and Audi’s lesser expensive models were less expensive to fix, which seems pretty standard. But for Mercedes-Benz, the more expensive models were the least expensive to fix,
likely having to do with better build quality and reliability."

Which is exactly what I said.

And yes, if you really want reliability above all else you should buy Japanese.

From my first link