Passat = huge. Accord = huge. Mondeo = huge.
Sacked off all those ideas and went Octy vRS = not quite as huge but excellent.
Old Volvo + BBS LMs = awesome.
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Posted 7 months ago #
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ZT-T is a great car (speaking as a sometime 75 driver, 2L diesel is great, plenty of umph and lots to the gallon, very comfy, albeit limited legroom for front passenger) but limited by boot size, not really big enough for me.
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I still say under £1000, don't be fussy, get whatever is the best condition (Omegas can be had silly cheap, especially V6s)
£1-5k Mondeo, over £5k V70 or Accord.Posted 7 months ago # -
John,
Out of interest, How much £££ for the cambelt change and did you have the water pump done at the same time?
Mine was a 9-3TiD sportwagon rather than a 9-5; the cambelt change would have been £600+ but it also needed a regular 18k service (another £120 at my local independant) and 4 new tyres at £120 a wheel. Couldn't afford to spend over a grand on a service so I sold it.
If someone else was paying the service bill, or if I'd had the foresight to take out the Saab dealer's 0% 3 year servicing deal, I'd have another quite happily.
Before the Saab I had an '04 BMW 320d Touring - great car, but the boot was too small for my drumkit & the rest of the gear I need for gigging
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Mondeo has to be the best value for size, equipment, running costs, good drive.
Passats a bit more refined, but not much, and dull as to drive and expensive to repair.
Focus are tiny in comparison.
Dont bother getting a fast diesel, waste of money just get some thing around 130/140 bhp which is plenty.
£4k should get you a lowish mileage decnt Mondeo with all the toys.
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I've had 7 alfas over the years, my latest is on sale atm and I have bought an 02 A4 Avant. Best thing I have done in recent memory, big, comfy, quick and always 50+mpg ( well it has been in the month I've owned it). I dearly love petrol cars but the make less sense every day and the audi is surprisingly good to drive. Best bit of advice is don't listen to folk telling you that certain cars are for d**ks, you'll miss out. I paid 2.5k for it with Audi service history = win!
Posted 7 months ago # -
citroen c5 huge and cheap.
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