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£35k to spend on a new car - which one
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:56 pm
by HYFR
Got £35k to spend on brand new VAG car.
Need to do 100 miles a day so MPG needs to be considered, so maybe the min has to be it must be capable of 40mpg on a motorway cruise.
Needs to be sporty and have street cred and not be a rep mobile (so no A4's!)
No need to worry about depreciation, as I hand it back after 7,000 miles and order another
So, what would you choose? and why?
My shortlist is;
VW Scirroco 2.0tdi GT
Golf GTI
TT tdi
A5 3.0tdi coupe
A5 2.0tdi cabrio
TTS coupe
S3 hatch
Octavia vRS
Leon Cupra R
Exeo 2.0T / tdi
RE: £35k to spend on a new car - which one
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:18 pm
by Blue_Thunder
Get a Poll up!
I'd go for the Scirroco.
RE: £35k to spend on a new car - which one
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:00 pm
by Virdee Autos
A5 or TT in my books.
I always think about resale, and I'm pretty sure the Scirocco won't fare well. Although for £35k, you'd probably get a fully spec'd up roco with change!
A5 /TT because love both of them. If practicality is a consideration, then go for the A5, otherwise drive both, and see what you think.
RE: £35k to spend on a new car - which one
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:08 pm
by stumpyrs4
Spend 35k on a new car and hand back after 7k miles? What sort of a lease is that?
most of the cars you've listed are alot less than 35k?
Do you not need 4 doors?
Personally would go for the A5 3.0tdi...
RE: £35k to spend on a new car - which one
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:28 pm
by xyber
A5 coupe from that list for me, comfy 3.0tdi is a perfect mile munching daily. Silver or metallic grey or similar aswell to hide the worst of the daily use grim without the need to be washing it constanly
RE: £35k to spend on a new car - which one
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:31 pm
by HYFR
keeping the RS4 so dont necessarily need 4doors
RE: £35k to spend on a new car - which one
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:38 pm
by HYFR
ud b suprised how much these cars cost after a few options
RE: £35k to spend on a new car - which one
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:46 pm
by xyber
Haha nice stereo/nav, climate control and leather mounts up bloody fast doesn't it! Never understand how they justify the cost of some options
RE: £35k to spend on a new car - which one
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 11:04 pm
by A20LEE
I'd take the A5 3.0TDI. Mum had a Touareg with the 3.0TDi engine at you could light up all four wheels on a dry road with the torque. In a much lighter A5 it will be a chuckle, with a remap it would be a monster.
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 11:14 pm
by HYFR
yeah i quite like A5 tdi...
i get the list tomorrow so will see exactly whats on it
if the TTS or S3 is on there im not sure the petrol head within me can say no
i have to take the first one from stock so maynot get my ideal choice, but from then on can factory order
Re: RE: £35k to spend on a new car - which one
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 11:18 pm
by HYFR
stumpy67 wrote:Spend 35k on a new car and hand back after 7k miles? What sort of a lease is that?
company car
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 11:46 pm
by HYFR
how about A6 2.7tdi Le Mans
standard spec is tech pack (nav etc), 19" RS4's, Sline suspension, seats, steering wheel etc...
im allowed 4 options
- optics
- DAB
- Adaptive Cruise
Comes in at £34.7k
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 12:03 am
by stumpyrs4
A5...
But why a company car for only 7k miles before swapping for a new one ?
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 12:40 am
by HYFR
cos then they sell it...any more miles and they make a loss on sale
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:59 am
by Scotty
So how does it mean you'll have the car? When I had a company car it would mean I'd be ordering the next one almost as soon as the new one arrived!