£8000 motorway car?

[CocoPops]

What would you buy for £8000 that will handle 36,000miles a year up and down the motorway?

Needs Toys

Something where the depreciation has been and gone?

It must be less than 5yrs old,so 2000 onwards is ideal.

[Butuz]

Bmw / jag / audi / lexus probably sure you can find something for 8k that you like

Butuz

[Moby-Dick]

saab ?

I'm sure 8k worth of lexus will buy you a lot of toys

[CocoPops]

yeah, looked at audi/bmw, hadn't really considered jags or lexus, but good thinking.

[schmunk]

Volvo?
VW Passat?

[McMav]

Mmmm I see the idea of a micra diesel lasted long

[CocoPops]

Mmmm I see the idea of a micra diesel lasted long

lol, it'sstill an idea, but I'm thinking I might be better with an older car (5yrs or newer) than a 6month old micra for the same money etc.

[McMav]

Just have to remember servicing costs on a older car might cost ya more/more needing to be done and the bigger marques like bmw merc audi and so on parts will probs cost ya more. Defo go diesel though esp with that kinda millage gotta burn less of a hole in the pocket

[CocoPops]

Remember... I don't pay fuel...........
So it's tyres/servicing concerns only.

[5lab]

vectra..

sure, its not got the best image, but the value drops a lot in the first few years, and they are designed to do exactly what you want - eat miles.

failing that, volvos do have very good seats which make jouneys nice - you shoudl be able to get a nicely specced s60 or s80 for your money

i'd go for diesel with whatever you get.. and make sure it has cruise control

actually, thinking about the vectra - how about one of those signums? based on the same car, bit nicer inside, and drop their value even more..

[5lab]

or.. not been suggested yet - how about a saab?

edit : or something swish - volvo c70 coupe is a good cruiser and looks stunning - same can probably be said of a few other cars, but nothing springs to mind :S

[McMav]

Honda Accord. They just seem to keep on running.

[[GSV]Trig]

Audi

[5lab]

or, whats that big honda called - the legend or something? they dont sell hardly any cos of the badge, and they plummet in value, but should be good at keeping goign


how about a top-rung mondeo v6? the burble is lovely, they've got plenty of umph to get from 60-85 in top (probably what motorway driving is abotu) and lots of toys, plus they are cheap to run..


you may not have thought about it, but why not get an auto? they make for a more relaxing motorway experiance, specially combined with cruise control. i dont think anything in your price range will have adaptive cruise though.



jagwarr x-type 3l?

[Angus]

Not sure you could get a 5 year old Jag. Definitely worth looking at the Lexus and volvos I'd have thought.

You could always go for a Rover 75 - I've heard there might be a few going cheap

[XTR]

mk4 Golf GTI turbo bit fun for ya...... similar speed to the 182 id imagine....