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

[Mr Speirs]

Originally Posted by Spiderman

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

Yeah you can get a Brera for £23k too. 2.2 litre petrol I think you could get for that.

BMW 3 Series. Diesel. You won't go wrong, its big enough, comfortable.

They also have some of the lowest emissions (good for tax) going and very good petrol consumption (good for the wallet). I was looking at one the other day but couldn't justify 21k to for a car. Although my one was ex demo from a dealer so technically used.

Dan

Depends what you want and how you like to drive. If you like lots off torks and want a diesel go for the golf 170(can be chipped up to 200 i think). If it was mine i would be going for a nice revvy petrol engined type r.Saying that i currently own one off the most boring cars on the road (nissan qashqai) needed to buy a car that wifes elderly parents can climb in and out off.

[Viney]

My choices would be...

Fiat 500 AbarthS - Because its mental
A3 2.0L tdi Sportback - Because its comfortable an imho a good looking car
Scirocco TDi DSG - It possibly the best looking car in that genre
Seat Leon FR - Because treacle has one and its an S3 is a spanish body
Base range XF - BEcause you can
Vovlo S40/S60 T5 - Nice solid cars
Insignia - Great looking car with very good trim and nice to drive all day every day

I would say an a4 but the current one is horrible, if you like the old shape then the Seat Exilio (Or whatever its called)

Originally Posted by G

Ford Focus ASBO

I imagine its got to be a fairly professional car

Yeah. I have to rock up at suppliers. ASBO out of the question. Similar with the VXR. The fact that neither really float my boat also counts against them.

Originally Posted by RichT

Audi A4 or 5...

Got an A4 currently. Want something different.

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Can you refuse the car and take a car allowance and then buy something else that is 2nd hand

Yes I can. This may be an option. i know it costs me to have a company car, but I get a new car and no worries. No tax, no insurance, don't have to pay for tyres or other consumables. It really is peace of mind.

Originally Posted by shonadoll

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.

Something like a prius is out of the question. I want something that is quite nice to look at and enjoyable(ish) to drive. I've had a go in a Prius.....! Didn't like it.

Alfas are on the short list as well. It's just that I have been used to German build quality. The Alfas I've sat in don't feel as well screwed together. I haven't drien any though.

A Mercedes CLC coupe Sport can be bought for around £24k petrol or diesel, even with a half decent spec - metallic paint, leather, flappy-paddle gear box etc.

Not the prettiest of cars but each to their own...

Originally Posted by Scoobs

Yes I can. This may be an option. i know it costs me to have a company car, but I get a new car and no worries. No tax, no insurance, don't have to pay for tyres or other consumables. It really is peace of mind.

although the perk of having a company smoke isnt as great as it used to be i personally feel its just about worth it still. as some of my regular viewers may recall i had my audi servixed recently, stung me for £1035. no way would i have that sort of dosh lying about if i had my own vehicle....

[Viney]

How about a Citroen C5. Its a nice looking car, handles well, good trim levels, good engine if you get the 2.2d and above average build qaulity of a Citroen.

two words...

it's french

[G]

Originally Posted by keithd

although the perk of having a company smoke isnt as great as it used to be i personally feel its just about worth it still. as some of my regular viewers may recall i had my audi servixed recently, stung me for £1035. no way would i have that sort of dosh lying about if i had my own vehicle....

I had a similar experience to you.

Instead of taking the company car I had a Renault Laguna 1.9DCi for a 9 months and put 29k on the clock. I was getting 44p a mile at the time so making a resonable amount of profit. However, In that time it needed new tyres allround, general services and I spent £2k fixing the engine.

Edit: So in summary I wont take a job without a company car lol