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Old 23-02-2010, 04:39 PM
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Default What Decent diesel car for 7.5K

New car time i reckon

Needs to be decent size A3, A4, 3 Series sized
Needs to be diesel

Looked at

BMW320d Sport
Saab Vector Sport
Alfa 159 Lusso
AUDI A3
AUDI A4

Decided the A3's just look too boring


Needs to be reliable and fairly comfy, will d0 3k month
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Seat skoda or vw
Old 23-02-2010, 05:13 PM
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Mondeo ST TDCI
Old 23-02-2010, 05:16 PM
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had a mondy before, liked it but fancy something different
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330d M-Sport
Old 23-02-2010, 06:01 PM
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mondeo estate 6 speed 2.2 st dci come with st kit plus wheels black leather recaro seats and their rare
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BMW 330D or 530d or merc c270 cdi aventgaurde
Old 23-02-2010, 06:22 PM
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Save yourself a chunk of that Ł7.5k and get a Focus.
Old 23-02-2010, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by jaiscossie
BMW 330D or 530d or merc c270 cdi aventgaurde
I've heard the merc's are great on fuel and driven sensibly so are the bmw's so if i was looking for a car those above would be high on my list
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we have a x type diesel which is good and a bmw320d which is better,just not got the comforts as the jag.

both good cars imo.
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Volvo S60/V70 D5 - 185bhp standard, most comfortable seats out there, excellent build quality, safety & reliability. Easily remapped to 226bhp.
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This would be perfect for you Jase

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get a merc c class c220cdi
Old 24-02-2010, 08:23 PM
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if its reliability your after i think i would forget a saab or alfa which you may find have the same engine
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Golf GT TDI140

Quick enough, easy to get 50+ mpg without driving like an old codger, and you can thrash the nads off it and still see 30mpg.
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530d. I own one and possibly the best car ive owned. With a remap of course!!
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