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[omegod]

Bandit's LPG 3.2 estate is still live on ebay at £1200 or offers, it's in bloody good shape too

[TheBoy]

Spend three grand fixing everything on TBE and use the rest for petrol.

An increase of over £400 a month in fuel costs makes spending £5k - £7k on another car make sense.  TBE is fine, just stuffy arches and A/C that needs a new condenser (as a guess), but nowhere near viable to run on petrol given her mileage when she has to go back to the office.

modern petrols are more efficient as well, so an E500 petrol with the 7 speed box will probably average 35 on a run. 

Like big engined diesels, reality between claims and what we get are leagues apart.

[TheBoy]

Bandit's LPG 3.2 estate is still live on ebay at £1200 or offers, it's in bloody good shape too

But utterly useless to me because getting LPG is the reason TBE has to go.  Plus its an estate, which is unsuitable.

[TheBoy]

I think what is really needed is a (newer) Omega Elite with a modern Diesel engine in it .

I think that is the problem, the Omega has so much going for it, but all are approaching 20yrs old, and the 2.6/3.2 are such a step backwards from the previous 2.5/3.0 in terms of power and economy, and the Diesel engines offered 20 years ago (or over 25yrs ago for the 2.5TD) are so dated.

[STEMO]

5 series, despite all the things you don't like about them, has got to be the closest to your needs, surely?

[Doctor Gollum]

5 series, despite all the things you don't like about them, has got to be the closest to your needs, surely?

The irony is almost spreadable

[VXL V6]

5 series, despite all the things you don't like about them, has got to be the closest to your needs, surely?

I know I'm on my own here, but I've always thought the E60 530D was a natural next car after the Omega but time has slipped by...

[Doctor Gollum]

The F10 530D X drive is a better car

[TheBoy]

Accept the fact that unless it says M5 on the back, A BMW aint ever going to grace my driveway.

[Doctor Gollum]

Pretty short list of rwd diesels before you start getting fussy

[STEMO]

Accept the fact that unless it says M5 on the back, A BMW aint ever going to grace my driveway.

They sell M5 badges on eBay so that's not a problem. If you order them now they might arrive in time to stick on to your new beemer 

[dave the builder]

Accept the fact that unless it says M5 on the back, A BMW aint ever going to grace my driveway.

They sell M5 badges on eBay so that's not a problem. If you order them now they might arrive in time to stick on to your new beemer 

Ebay don't deliver to Brackley 

[hotel21]

Apply for a company golden ticket, as suggested previously.  My velar cost me £200 or so a month with a few hundred up front. 

Handed it back after a year with agreed miles, at a loss to JLR.  They got their sums wrong as to GFV so it was their hit.

Avoid an old disco3. Would take a good D4 hse lux though......

[TheBoy]

Apply for a company golden ticket, as suggested previously.  My velar cost me £200 or so a month with a few hundred up front. 

Handed it back after a year with agreed miles, at a loss to JLR.  They got their sums wrong as to GFV so it was their hit.

Avoid an old disco3. Would take a good D4 hse lux though......

Yup, every time TBE has an upset, I get her to check options, surprisingly not much about currently, unless shes looking in the wrong place.

[Broomies Mate]

Shame it's not a TTiD