the mrs is still hassling me to buy a new car (as in another car and the budget is around £5k), so what are the options?

she wants automatic, petrol, and preferably a range rover

but she might be tempted with a focus

but i live in london and have an expensive insurance postcode so she couldn't get insured on a golf gti so that's something else to consider

and go

 

ins on anything thesedays unless hybrid is silly

 

I wrote of a 6.2 litre AMG Mercedes last year and lost all my no claims and my insurance renewal only went up 20 quid a month....I thought it was very reasonable

 

Focus it is Dojj.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-Rang...fRUoN&LH_BIN=1

 

If I can fix my Lexus' running issue (think its an intermittent injector problem) I just need to keep it two more years until I clear what's left of my mortgage, then I'm thinking about a Jag XE. Although, the Audi A3 saloon, with its piddly but very responsive 1.4 TFSi, also has my attention. I think if the Lexus died, I might get the Audi, run it for 5 years, then look at a newer Jag along the XE lines.

 

This fits your criteria perfectly although it is a bit of a distance from you, only a few miles from me😁

 

I’ve got a discovery 3. Admittedly it’s diesel but it’s mapped and it flies. I got it off Martin Hadland. He did an engine swap with a jag V6TD engine and uprated the oil pump etc. I’m selling it, all the comfort and toys of a Range Rover

 

Not far from me either..... I'm Bathgate now.... Where are you?

 

Looks ideal to me, LPG conversion so cheap to run, low miles only 88000, auto 👍

 

A lot of English folk on car forums won't entertain Scottish cars because of the unique weather system
Lpg would be handy though.... Does that also reduce the emissions and reduce the road tax level ?

 

Even as registered bi-fuel, it's still £330 p/a tax. No idea if that's cheaper than it would be if it wasn't bi-fuel, but it's expensive by today's standards (I know, it's the same price as my fucking Lexus )

 

Bargain compared to my merc

 

Bargain comared to my merc
I might look into the cost of an Lpg conversion...

 

I looked at it after I got my Lexus. The cost of it vs what I'd save in tax over the years I'd have it wasn't really worth the hassle and loss of boot space.

 

I'd have saved 1800 quid in petrol since November already....
10000 miles at an average of 16mpg ... 625 gallons of v power at 6 quid odds a gallon....

 

I'll let her know

 

Hi.
If you need any help with insurance at all then please feel free to drop me a line.
Regards,
Dan.