Reply to: What car?

[Bagpuss]

I'm saving that for when I start going bald and am in fullk midlife crisis

The best thing you can do is buy a copy of whatcar. Of course you may ignore their advice and buy the badge that sits best with your neighbours. The decision is yours.

[SimonMac]

What a shocking lack of ambition, ffs - aspire to Porsche, Ferrari etc.

I'm saving that for when I start going bald and am in fullk midlife crisis

[Clippy]

Good MPG?

From the 5 litre V10 diesel?

About 20 MPG.

He's a badge snob - despite the claim he's after a car with good mpg, he'll end up buying something German which drinks more than minestrone.

[DimPrawn]

VW Phaeton.

Good MPG?

From the 5 litre V10 diesel?

About 20 MPG.

[Clippy]

VW Phaeton.

[MaryPoppins]

1/ A Mondeo is far more exclusive than a five series, if you want to stand out from the crowd you need to look away from BMW
2/ You said you had an MG

3/ I meant to add your point 2/ to my post, above.

[MaryPoppins]

I want something a bit "premium" (posh word for saying I'm a badge snob) so the Monedo would be a pass. I was looking at the 525 and 530 but the drop in MPG is too much (520 is 55mpg, 525 is 45mpg and the 520 is 40mpg) which considering the number of miles I do its too big a drop.

You should have mentioned up front that you're a tit about 'premium' badges; advice could then have been tailored accordingly.

The Mondeo is probably exactly what you're after, and you'd look precisely less of a tit than in a beemer.

[Bagpuss]

I want something a bit "premium" (posh word for saying I'm a badge snob)

1/ A Mondeo is far more exclusive than a five series, if you want to stand out from the crowd you need to look away from BMW
2/ You said you had an MG

[Spacecadet]

I want something a bit "premium" (posh word for saying I'm a badge snob) so the Monedo would be a pass. I was looking at the 525 and 530 but the drop in MPG is too much (520 is 55mpg, 525 is 45mpg and the 520 is 40mpg) which considering the number of miles I do its too big a drop.

premium cars come with premium bills including the fuel!

[DimPrawn]

I want something a bit "premium" (posh word for saying I'm a badge snob) so the Monedo would be a pass. I was looking at the 525 and 530 but the drop in MPG is too much (520 is 55mpg, 525 is 45mpg and the 520 is 40mpg) which considering the number of miles I do its too big a drop.

Are you talking petrol or diesel here?

You are going to be hard pushed to beat something like a 535d in terms of price, performance and economy.

Test drive a 535d, you'll be astonished at the pace.

And it's a BMW, so all the losers on here will despise your apparent success. Bonus!

[SimonMac]

That or a Mondeo Titanium 2.0 diesel (What Car used car of the year). Neither is very nice to look at but do what they say on the tin. If budget stretches a 4 yr old 535d is very quick will do 35mpg+ and should be about 15k.

I want something a bit "premium" (posh word for saying I'm a badge snob) so the Monedo would be a pass. I was looking at the 525 and 530 but the drop in MPG is too much (520 is 55mpg, 525 is 45mpg and the 520 is 40mpg) which considering the number of miles I do its too big a drop.

[Mich the Tester]

aspire to Porsche, Ferrari

Not uncommon among Lada drivers.

[sasguru]

What a shocking lack of ambition, ffs - aspire to Porsche, Ferrari etc.

If I were you I would aspire to a modest income, say the average wage and owning your own one-bed flat, with a little extra for the "massage parlour"

[AtW]

What a shocking lack of ambition, ffs - aspire to Porsche, Ferrari etc.

[sasguru]

With a (£300) ECU remap and rolling road tune you can get over 300bhp from a 535d. Not bad for a cheap diesel car with pretty good fuel economy.

Would leave sasguru in his tired old Mazda 626 a small dot in the rear view mirror.

Nah mate my MPS would barrel past the broken down Beemer.
Not to mention AWD in the snow