£23k for a four seater car. Which one and why.

Audi A4 or 5...

Chav car? tell me what chavs can afford £20k.....

Focus ST is a great car, but get in another colour if you want to "blend in" as the ST is so bloody boring looking..

Astra VXR? Quite juicey on fuel, likewise with the ST. In fact that budget gets you any hot hatch which would be usable but also fun.

Otherwise, if your after economy, you want something VAG engined. Any of the German (or Spanish) cars with the 2.0 TDi lump.

DSG is good, but for the cost, its lame.

For me, i'd look at A4 Audis, but unsure on price range of those.

Originally Posted by Mr Speirs

Alfa 159Ti mmmm:

Oh just read why...ermmm it looks amazing!!! Alfa don't have reliability issues anymore, they are different, a lot of car for the money and if you go for the 2.4 diesel and get it chipped you get nearly 200bhp.

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+ 6 billion

or if you can get a deal get the alfa brera

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BMW 1 series, yuck, yuck, yuck and possibly one of the dullest most uninspiring cars I've ever driven.

I'm guessing if its a company vehicle, you'll get clobbered for company car tax, so clean emissions is what you'll be after.

A Chap at work has one a Golf Bluemotion, band A car tax, i.e. free and something stupid like 70mpg as well, but its not the blingest car in the world..

Golf GT TDI
Audi A3 Tdi

( make sure you get the 2litre TDI, not the 1.9 as the 2 litre lump is more refined and quieter )

What sort of A4 can you get on that budget, One of the contractors we have working for us at the mo has one of the new BMW 3 series 320d's he loves it.

I know they are all pretty boring, but I guess it depends what you will be using the car for, motorway mile munching or do you want something a bit more bling ?

Can you refuse the car and take a car allowance and then buy something else that is 2nd hand, I reckon you'd pick up a MkIV Golf R32 for your budget... and thats what I've always hankered after..

Do you pay tax on it? My OH got a Prius despite having a large budget, cos we'd pay over £4k a year cos it wasn't very eco friendly.

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Originally Posted by Daimo

Chav car? tell me what chavs can afford £20k.....

Who says chav are typically poor? and you would be suprised what chavs can afford on fianance anyway.

Originally Posted by Daimo

Otherwise, if your after economy, you want something VAG engined. Any of the German (or Spanish) cars with the 2.0 TDi lump.

Seat Leon FR 2.0D (170ps) is also a very very good car with bloody good spec, only costs £18k though, on the upside you could spec it up rediculously with full leather/navigation/entertainment packs but even then it would not add up to £23k.

If you go that route you want the facelift that came out this month as the engine is more refined, quiter, more economical and lower emmision so just falls into a slightly low company car tax bracket.

Originally Posted by Daimo

For me, i'd look at A4 Audis, but unsure on price range of those.

Your talking poverty spec A4 for £23k

A handy site.http://www.comcar.co.uk/newcar/compa...panycartax.cfm

I assume you want it to be a big sales rep saloon and not an estate.

Audi A4/A6? Volvo S80? High-Spec Mundano (don't knock them)? Honda Accord? Most Mercs are out of your price range (list price at least) except the C Class, so, er, C Class? Lexus IS?

Or something more exotic like Mitsubishi Lancer Saloon, or an Alfa 145?

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Originally Posted by keithd

or if you can get a deal get the alfa brera

IF you can get one of these for that money there is no question in my mind this is the way to go.
I love the Brera