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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

What is your budget, Jimmy?

Flexible up to about £40k (financed). However all decisions will have to wait. I have a second interview on Tuesday which, if successful would necessitate a company car (probably around 35-40k miles/yr). That being the case I would look at a hybrid of some sort for BIK reasons.

Given my recent experiences I have a different perspective on reliability of cars. So a big part of me just wants to plump for a Range Rover. The 5.0 seems to be available for around £20k with low mileage, seems to make more sense than the 4.4 tdv8

Not a big fan of the Range Rooney. It is essentially a glorified van with windows. Even with the 5.0 V8 it will still be glacially slow as it weighs about the same as an ocean going liner.

Having driven the 5.0 supercharged V8, I can confirm it's fairly rapid....... in a straight line.

But yes, boat like in the corners. 

Yes. When I say slow I don't mean Omega 2.2 performance. However, the Range Rooney weighs about 2500KG and even with 500 BHP the acceleration will be reduced. 

[Kevin Wood]

I find slowish cars that go round corners well much more satisfying than fast cars that wallow about all over the place. For that reason, I'm out.

[Sir Tigger KC]

My mate had a Range Rover Sport with a supercharged 3ltr V6 and it was a superb car to drive! 

The load capacity was rubbish though as the back seats didn't fold flat.  We went camping and struggled to get 2 blokes, 2 boogie boards, camping equipment, a dog and beer in it! 

Although it went like shit off a shovel and went round corners like a go-kart, it did feel a bit like a chav-mobile though....   

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

My mate had a Range Rover Sport with a supercharged 3ltr V6 and it was a superb car to drive! 

The load capacity was rubbish though as the back seats didn't fold flat.  We went camping and struggled to get 2 blokes, 2 boogie boards, camping equipment, a dog and beer in it! 

Although it went like shit off a shovel and went round corners like a go-kart, it did feel a bit like a chav-mobile though....   

Is this the same engine as used in the F-Type?

[Viral_Jim]

The sensible choice of course is to do none of those things, but to fit an lpg kit, a better stereo and to buy an investment flat. 

I would wait until the consequences of article 50 and the subsequent Brexit negotiations become clear. Anything is possible at the moment, both good and bad. 

Very true, but at the side of a new car, which will lose you (in the case of the BMW) £22k in 4 years, even a real dip in the property market would look interstellar by comparison. I am of the view that people have to live somewhere and 2 bed flats in the 40-60k range will always make a sound 6-8% return, regardless of a lack of capital growth. As long as someone else is paying the mortgage, I'm happy with only keeping about pace with inflation in the long term. 

Is this the same engine as used in the F-Type?

It is indeed, tbh I hadn't realised that the storage space in the new ones was so poor. The parents' P38 would swallow 2 adults a bathroom suite (and tiles) with ease.

[STEMO]

Leave it till after April 1st. You can pay the new tax rate then.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Is this the same engine as used in the F-Type?

It is indeed, tbh I hadn't realised that the storage space in the new ones was so poor. The parents' P38 would swallow 2 adults a bathroom suite (and tiles) with ease.

It was the Range Rover Sport I refered to, so not sure what the load capacity of the Full Fat Rangie is. 

[Doctor Gollum]

Probably around a third greater...

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

The sensible choice of course is to do none of those things, but to fit an lpg kit, a better stereo and to buy an investment flat. 

I would wait until the consequences of article 50 and the subsequent Brexit negotiations become clear. Anything is possible at the moment, both good and bad. 

Very true, but at the side of a new car, which will lose you (in the case of the BMW) £22k in 4 years, even a real dip in the property market would look interstellar by comparison. I am of the view that people have to live somewhere and 2 bed flats in the 40-60k range will always make a sound 6-8% return, regardless of a lack of capital growth. As long as someone else is paying the mortgage, I'm happy with only keeping about pace with inflation in the long term. 

Is this the same engine as used in the F-Type?

It is indeed, tbh I hadn't realised that the storage space in the new ones was so poor. The parents' P38 would swallow 2 adults a bathroom suite (and tiles) with ease.

Ah.....I see a trip to Hull or Middlesbrough in my crystal ball.

[Viral_Jim]

No need to travel so far afield for me. There's a wealth of such property in the Telford, Birmingham and stoke areas.

[tunnie]

One thing is for sure, there is a big lack of petrol Estates with 'normal' engines.

I just watched couple of reviews of the new Galaxy, both of the reviews when it came to engines mentioned and I quote "2 pointless petrols" and two diesels. 

So you really are snookered and without choice if you want a 2.0 or even 3.0 petrol cars, no doubt someone will post links to the odd one but the choice is really, really limiting.

Say around £10k, there are 43 Mondeo Estates on AT. Of which just 3 are the older shape, they quickly jump to £15k examples, some with 1.0 Ecoboost engines! 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

One thing is for sure, there is a big lack of petrol Estates with 'normal' engines.

I just watched couple of reviews of the new Galaxy, both of the reviews when it came to engines mentioned and I quote "2 pointless petrols" and two diesels. 

So you really are snookered and without choice if you want a 2.0 or even 3.0 petrol cars, no doubt someone will post links to the odd one but the choice is really, really limiting.

Say around £10k, there are 43 Mondeo Estates on AT. Of which just 3 are the older shape, they quickly jump to £15k examples, some with 1.0 Ecoboost engines! 

In a car the size and weight of a Mondeo.

[tunnie]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201606295373031?sort=price-asc&maximum-badge-engine-size=1.0&advertising-location=at_cars&postcode=tw89de&radius=1500&model=MONDEO&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&make=FORD&page=1

[ronnyd]

0 to 60 in ten mins then? Blimey, that seems really under powered.

[Lincs Robert]

One thing is for sure, there is a big lack of petrol Estates with 'normal' engines.

I just watched couple of reviews of the new Galaxy, both of the reviews when it came to engines mentioned and I quote "2 pointless petrols" and two diesels. 

So you really are snookered and without choice if you want a 2.0 or even 3.0 petrol cars, no doubt someone will post links to the odd one but the choice is really, really limiting.

Say around £10k, there are 43 Mondeo Estates on AT. Of which just 3 are the older shape, they quickly jump to £15k examples, some with 1.0 Ecoboost engines! 

The 2.5T Volvo unit only made it upto 2009MY in the Mk4. Sales only made up about 2% of Mondeo sales - so it got pulled.