Talk me out of buying a car
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I like the XF.
So there you go.
So there you go.
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I loved the loping nature of my A8 when I was doing motorway commuting every day. As long as you don't expect to be saving money by doing it, and are just doing it for a more relaxing time, then it sounds a good plan.
Saying that I commuted 300 mile each way weekly round trips in my 306 Rallye for 11 months. I was a bit younger then though.
Saying that I commuted 300 mile each way weekly round trips in my 306 Rallye for 11 months. I was a bit younger then though.
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My old E46 320td was a good car, basic spec but I did about 40k miles in it and never found it uncomfortable or tiring. I only sold it because I'd been promising myself something more flashy for a couple of years yet the Compact just kept going and going, so when it reached 200k miles I made a snap decision and bought the 5-Series. I've just checked and apart from an advisory for worn tyres it got another clean MOT last November @ 215k miles.Explosive Newt wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 1:39 pm I think the other option in similar circumstances is to buy an old Golf/Focus as a second car but my worry about doing that is that I just won't drive the second car at all.
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That XK is lovely
If you’re going for an XF then as has already been said the 3.0D or 5.0 V8 are the engines to get, the 2.2(?) and 2.7 are to be avoided. Facelift cars are better again if you can find one, they have a number of revisions, tweaks and improvements. I’ve never owned one but I’ve driven quite a few and they’re a great car.
Alternative Jag would be an X350 generation XJ, a few years back a friend picked up a 3.0D with 70k miles on it for £7k-ish off an old guy who was giving up driving. The car was immaculate having lived in a garage all its life.
If you’re going for an XF then as has already been said the 3.0D or 5.0 V8 are the engines to get, the 2.2(?) and 2.7 are to be avoided. Facelift cars are better again if you can find one, they have a number of revisions, tweaks and improvements. I’ve never owned one but I’ve driven quite a few and they’re a great car.
Alternative Jag would be an X350 generation XJ, a few years back a friend picked up a 3.0D with 70k miles on it for £7k-ish off an old guy who was giving up driving. The car was immaculate having lived in a garage all its life.
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Unless you need the space, I'd keep using the Boxster as a daily especially we're into summer now, and buy a cruiser later in autumn.
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If you go Volvo, R-design seats are significantly better than standard.
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I think I'm probably going to do this - some surveys of Autotrader and Pistonheads suggest there are plenty of reasonably priced ones in good nick going around so I don't need to jump on a bargain.
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2001-2008 S60s are a lot better build quality than the 2009 onward ones!
Quieter and have comfier seats too!
Quieter and have comfier seats too!
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Has everyone turned 70 during lockdown?! S60s ffs!
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Look out for a hardtop for in the week and revert to soft top at the weekend?Explosive Newt wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 1:41 pmI should get a Harry M phone app and check the decibels. You get a combination of engine blare (70mph in 6th is 3000rpm), tyre noise and wind buffeting the cloth roof.
It's fine but it just gets wearing after a while.
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Does it make a huge difference to road noise? I imagine a lot of that is engine blare etc.PaulJ wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:51 pmLook out for a hardtop for in the week and revert to soft top at the weekend?Explosive Newt wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 1:41 pmI should get a Harry M phone app and check the decibels. You get a combination of engine blare (70mph in 6th is 3000rpm), tyre noise and wind buffeting the cloth roof.
It's fine but it just gets wearing after a while.
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Mate in Belgium had an XF 2.7 diesel when we lived over there. It sounded ok ‘for a diesel’ but yeah, in the first year or so he had no end of issues with it. TPM shitting itself regularly but it was the new diff it needed after a few months which really pissed him off. After the first year though, it was a lot better IIRC. Didn’t put him off as he then bought an F-Pace to replace it.
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With a time machine and a timculator you could have Nic's Touareg. Is Cambridge getting a ulez zone?
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XJ’s are much nicer...
If going for an OVLOV with a Boxster surely the only sensible option is an XC version of the line up? What’s cooler and less grandad than a Volvo estate? An AWD one!
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