big eck
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Ok I'm toying with the idea of selling the Cupra and goin for something with a bit more room. The Leon fits the buggy in and other bits and bobs no bother but it's kinda wasted now as its a bit to hard core for a family car.
Ideally I'd go for something like a B7 RS4 Saloon/Avant (practical and quick) but the maintenance on them are just stupid so that's ruled them out. I like the look of the B8 S4 in either guise but they're just out my price range I think.
What else is out there that I might not have thought about??? The budget is firm as I've been told there's no way I'm going above it lol.
Bear in mind this is an everyday family car so it's needs decent level of comfort but also to have a bit of go when I want to press on. I had a go in my mates mapped 530d BMW but it just didn't float my boat plus the wife won't drive a car with rwd.
Just looking to see what others would have.
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DaveyLC
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You might just about be able to afford a P reg VW Transporter...
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Chris x
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
You might just about be able to afford a P reg VW Transporter...
Lolz!
E55/E63 AMG estate? M5 Touring? C6 RS6 Avant?
Edit: Just looked and the BMW/Audi are out of prize range! 
[Edited on 08-09-2015 by Chris x]
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Ellis
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quote:
Originally posted by big eck
Ideally I'd go for something like a B7 RS4 Saloon/Avant (practical and quick) but the maintenance on them are just stupid so that's ruled them out.
I honestly can't praise the B7 RS4 high enough with my limited vocabulary. Does all the mundane tasks to the supermarket etc wonderfully then transforms into a B-road thug when you poke it with a stick. If you do your research and buy one that has had all the common issues sorted i.e. DRC suspension failures, auxiliary radiators et al. then you should have only the consumable parts to pay for, brakes albeit rather expensive. They are hardly depreciating at the moment too so you can factor the residual value into the overall ownership costs in order to justify it to yourself.
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taylorboosh
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Yea - rs4
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whitter45
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335d estate
535d estate
edit just seen no rwd
not sure what the latest C7 Audi A6 estate in Bi turbo form is fetching now
[Edited on 08-09-2015 by whitter45]
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Nic Barnes
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get a 5 series x drive estate
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antnee
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Alfa 159?
Jag XF?
Evoque?
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Nic Barnes
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actually yeah newer jags are very very nice looking cars.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2010-Jaguar-XF-3-0TD-V6-auto-Sport-Premium-Luxury-/252078190511?hash=item3ab107efaf
will find one with a child friendly interior thats just an example. less of a boys toy car like what youve previously owned as well 
[Edited on 08-09-2015 by Nic Barnes]
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pow
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Early evoques that money yet? I want one so bad
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antnee
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5.0 V8 XF http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201508286430409?radius=1500&sort=default&model=xf&onesearchad=used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew&page=1&postcode=cv21fa&make=jaguar&engine-size-cars=5lplus&search-target=usedcars&logcode=p
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BarnshaW
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I would be looking at possibly a leease/PCP on a golf r estate maybe? 300bhp, 4wd, spacious, ticks all the boxes maybe?
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Ben G
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Won't drive a rwd car? Shes clarly watched too many top gear episodes.
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LukesCorsaSXi
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Insignia VXR 
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201505203627802?onesearchad=used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew&engine-size-cars=2-6l_to_2-9l&radius=1501&page=1&keywords=vxr&search-target=usedcars&sort=default&price-from=10000&postcode=s213tf&make=vauxhall&model=insignia&price-to=20000&logcode=p
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201508316490927?onesearchad=used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew&engine-size-cars=2-6l_to_2-9l&radius=1501&page=1&keywords=vxr&search-target=usedcars&sort=default&price-from=10000&postcode=s213tf&make=vauxhall&model=insignia&price-to=20000&logcode=p
[Edited on 08-09-2015 by LukesCorsaSXi]
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Mattb
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Rs4 isnt that expensive to maintain really. Front brakes are daft prices given, but general servicing isnt that much. I think they may even fall into the fixed price servicing also
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DannyB
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B8 A4 S Line Black Edition over a BMW any day
http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/my-2012-a4-avant-2-0tdi-black-edition-quattro.153716/
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Ellis
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Originally posted by Mattb
Rs4 isnt that expensive to maintain really. Front brakes are daft prices given, but general servicing isnt that much. I think they may even fall into the fixed price servicing also
Rear discs are even more expensive. The brake price must be the single most off-putting thing about the B7. I don't consider servicing costs any worse than an equivalent marque from a different manufacturer.
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--ToM--
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VXR8 no brainier really
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--ToM--
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Sorry didn't read the bit about the wife not wanting rwd
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antnee
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Just don't tell her it is RWD 
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--ToM--
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For 17k and to fit the requirements listed I'd be all over a vxr8 of any bmw Audi or merc
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
B8 A4 S Line Black Edition over a BMW any day
http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/my-2012-a4-avant-2-0tdi-black-edition-quattro.153716/
 yeah 2.0 over 3.0 anyday
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DannyB
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
B8 A4 S Line Black Edition over a BMW any day
http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/my-2012-a4-avant-2-0tdi-black-edition-quattro.153716/
yeah 2.0 over 3.0 anyday
That's not a for sale post you plum, that's to show the car. Not what engine is in it.
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Ben G
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But it's still an example of a 2.0 tdi audi a4?
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DannyB
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Yes, to show the black edition. Which is very different from a normal A4. However a different engine in that car wouldn't have anything else different.
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