Reply to: German car question/poll

[gingerjedi]

I was tempted by a BMW 320d but let my head rule in the end, I was put off by the prospect of paying twice the price of a more reliable Jap car, not to mention it would need to be garaged if the temperature hits 0c ...and then there's the 'image' problem.

I appreciate the engineering and the RWD experience but most people buy them for the badge and I don't want to be mistaken for someone who cares about that sort of thing.

Went with a 4 year old Mazda6 (again) in the end.

[SimonMac]

http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...ctors-car.html

[Zoiderman]

4 year old VW T5 transporter, turn it into a day van/surf camper, will not lose a penny. No image issues, it will make you smile, you will get 40mpg, it will easily swallow 250,000 miles and is hewn from granite.

I have just picked a new one up, as a hobby van, and it's a hoot. 100k A4, 318d, C class will very soon start costing heaps of money. 57 plate T5 with 80-100k on the clock is just getting going.

Best off, 100% corp tax expensed, VAT back and can load the expenses on it.

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[Addanc]

Where is this option in the poll?

[Jog On]

2005 320d purchased

84,000 miles, full BMW service history, 12 months MOT - Just under £4500

That'll do me for a while

[darmstadt]

If it were me, I would buy the latest 3 series with the biggest engine I could find. Most fun option. But yeah, keep some £££ aside for the inevitable expensive repairs...

My Alpina is just over 3.5 years old now with 140,000km on it and so far no expensive repairs unlike the previous, an AMG (new engine after 35,000km), however I now need 4 new summer tyres which are apparently going to cost me €1,700!!! As the car is coming up to 4 years I'm waiting for Alpina to announce their new 3 series just like BMW have although my dealer has given me good quotes on the M3 and the new B5 (which now has the beefed up B6 V8 in it.) What I really what though is a Wiesmann...

[Freamon]

Look, if you can't afford a prestige German motor, well, to be frank, it's because you never really made it. Low achievers.

Plenty of nice 2nd hand Fords and Vauxhauls for you guys to toodle around in. Just stay out of the big boys lane on the motorways and you'll be fine.

I'll try to remember that at the weekend while I'm hooning about in my Overfinch*, although it may be difficult.

*Technically now a Bob car.

[doodab]

Crikey - are you me? I keep thinking I'll get a silly motor (well sillier than the old Yanks I have) - toyed with the idea of an 8.32 or that nutty MG (Rover 75) 260 with rear wheel drive and a Mustang engine. But I too will probably wind up with a Honda or something.

I'm not sure about the rover but I do have a soft spot for sporty Italian cars. Most of the Alfas and Lancias are worth a fortune now though, it used to be they were cheap and just needed a bit of looking after.

[Harmonic]

S-Type with the 2.7 V6 turbo diesel or get an S-Type R with LPG.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Looks like I am going to need a car soon. I'm tempted by something patently ridiculous like a Lancia Delta Integrale.

I'll probably end up with a volvo or a honda.

Crikey - are you me? I keep thinking I'll get a silly motor (well sillier than the old Yanks I have) - toyed with the idea of an 8.32 or that nutty MG (Rover 75) 260 with rear wheel drive and a Mustang engine. But I too will probably wind up with a Honda or something.

[thelurker]

Add a grand or 2 more and buy a brand new vw polo, 3 years trouble free motoring and a nice ride.

Saw a ad in one of today's papers

Also if you a buy new car with emissions lower than 110g, you can write off 100% of purchase price in first year as company expense, rather than the standard 20% Seems a no brainer........

[doodab]

Looks like I am going to need a car soon. I'm tempted by something patently ridiculous like a Lancia Delta Integrale.

I'll probably end up with a volvo or a honda.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

If it were me, I would buy the latest 3 series with the biggest engine I could find. Most fun option. But yeah, keep some £££ aside for the inevitable expensive repairs..., keys down the side, front end repairs (they do all still have that electro-magnet fitted behind the front grill don't they?), optional extra switch to turn the foglights off, optional indicator switch, crash repairs after losing it and going backwards through hedges, cost of another car to use if it snows or rains.

Added a few extras - list price now even more outrageous.

[AtW]

Where the **** is it 1.25?

Probably in Dubai where scooterscot got nice new tax free contract?

I hear he had red carpet welcome by the sheikh himself.

[beaker]

If it were me, I would buy the latest 3 series with the biggest engine I could find. Most fun option. But yeah, keep some £££ aside for the inevitable expensive repairs...