Another "What car?" Thread.

[raining_sulphur]

Hello fellas. I've lurked around here for a long time, post very rarely but I could use your opinions on this one.
I'll be in the market for a new car catkins Xmas, been saving for a long time and really wanna get myself something smart that I'm really happy with. I'll be buying cash, so it won't be brand new although age really isn't a deciding factor. I have a few that I'm looking at that seem to fit my criteria but I'm struggling to find many that tick all the boxes.

Budget will be around 9-10k, and ideally I'd like the following:

Has to be diesel, it'll be used for daily commute of 70-80 miles so I'd like to get decent MPG
Has to look smart, nothing ugly
Nice comfy interior, my commute can be anything from 40-120mins each way depending on traffic so I want a nice place to be.
I'd like an auto, my mate had a DSG and it was lovely. Plus I'm tired of gearchanges all the time in traffic.

Top of my list, and budget is a 335d M Sport I realise I'm looking at 100k miles but that's hopefully not an issue being a BMW an all. This car has everything but the MPG is slightly below what I'd ideally want. Although I'm sure I could tolerate it given the performance.
Second option is a Golf GTD.

Other than these two, I'm pretty stuck..



Any opinions on the above, or better suggestions?

Cheers fellas! ??

Edit: forgot to add to the list a 123d M Sport.

Edited by raining_sulphur on Friday 16th September 22:11

[Deerfoot]

Epic lurking!

I'd be looking at something bigger than a 3 series or Golf for that sort of commute.

Passat CC DSG?

[ZX10R NIN]

I'm bias but A CLK320cdi is more than capable of doing the commute, it's very comfortable & has both the performance side of things to, or if you want a bit more economy the 220cdi is worth a look.
If you get the sport model then you get the orthopedic seats which are great.

2008 CLK320cdi Avantgarde 54k
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

2007 CLK320cdi Sport 70k
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

2009 220cdi Sport 60k
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Also take a look at the XF they're well worth a look.

2009 Jaguar XF 3.0 Portfolio S 75k
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

2009 XF Premium Luxury 89k
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

2007 335d SE 98k
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

2007 335d M Sport 98k
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

2007 335d M Sport 69k
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

2007 Audi A5 2.7 S Line 94k
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

2008 Audi A5 Sport 84k
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

[raining_sulphur]

Cheers for the detailed reply. The CLK looks a good shout, but I'm not too keen on the shape from the door backwards. Although it did prompt me to look at the C class variants. C250 CDi Sport is a lovely looker, but the interior looks a bit bland.
I never even considered a Jag, I always assumed they were out of my price range especially these newer models, but I'll look into them now. As for the A5, a mate at work bought one last year. He got the 2.0T and had nothing but issues with it. Oil consumption issue, after throwing money at it in the first 3 months of ownership he sent it back to the dealership.
I've started looking at all sorts now, everything from a DS3 HDi up to the aforementioned 335D. Such a difficult choice, which is why I normally buy a cheap runaround for a "just for now" car and end up keeping them 2-3yrs, haha.

[Deerfoot]

It's interesting that you've mentioned the DS3, my neighbour has a DS5 HDi and from the limited time I've spent in it I've been impressed, the interior is especially nice.

[benjijames28]

I have fallen in love with the Jaguar XF, brilliant suggestion!

3 litre diesel.

[ZX10R NIN]

DS4 but the Auto box is one to keep an eye on as you can't change the gearbox fluid apparently.

[ZX10R NIN]

DS4 but the Auto box is one to keep an eye on as you can't change the gearbox fluid apparently.

Other 2.0d options:

Laguna Coupe with change to spare
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Laguna
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Peugeot 508GT
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Ford Mondeo Titanium X Sport
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...