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Aug 24, 2010 14:06:58 GMT
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In a nut shell, I'm looking for a car that will sit on a motorway effortlessly for mile upon mile, basically a nice saloon/estate, nice big 'comfy' seats and a half decent engine. How ever, it also needs to be good on fuel (petrol or deisel) Iv looked at loads of classifeids and nothing is jumping out at me. Am I missing somthing here? £2500 will be top wack  Insurace may be tricky, but i will be 20 by the time i buy somthing Thanks all (the more pictures the better) |
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Keep calm and carry on
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Aug 24, 2010 14:12:09 GMT
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Audi A6 2.5tdi? never been in one but should be perfect for what your after.
Or a 5 series but you may struggle to get a decent e39 shape diesel for that money.
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Aug 24, 2010 14:17:04 GMT
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think i may struggle to insure both of them, nice idea though  |
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Keep calm and carry on
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Aug 24, 2010 14:17:26 GMT
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Volvo V70  Might even be able to get a high mileage D5 163bhp for that. |
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Last Edit: Aug 24, 2010 14:18:00 GMT by Adam
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Aug 24, 2010 14:19:59 GMT
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Scorpio Cosworth. ;D
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Aug 24, 2010 14:20:22 GMT
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Never thought about volvo *looks at autotrader* lol
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Keep calm and carry on
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ChrisM
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Aug 24, 2010 14:27:47 GMT
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Previous shape Skoda Octavia estate with the 1.9 turbo diesel (my NASP is a little lethargic and agricultural lol), but eats up the miles no problems - 270k and counting!
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The Doctor
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Motorway cruisersThe Doctor
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Aug 24, 2010 14:32:36 GMT
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except for the fuel consumption i think my car (which could be for sale soonish) would be perfect for you! 2 litre straight 6 (sounds glorious on full chat), auto and the same seats as you find in your living room! I drove from the south of the Netherlands to Denmark in 1 go (only stopped once for fuel), which was almost 600 miles. Arrived and jumped out of the car and was just as fresh as i was when i left, 10 hours earlier!   |
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Aug 24, 2010 14:35:21 GMT
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You will not find a more comfortable place to be than a V70. I was chatting to a traffic cop once when he pulled me over and was waiting for my insurace details to come through, and he said although the BMW 5-series they ran were faster, and the Range Rovers bigger, they always fought over the V70s because you could spend a whole day in one without getting a sore  . My dad ran two of them as company cars and gathered 200,000 across them. Solid 50mpg sat at 70 and more comfortable than our living room. |
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Aug 24, 2010 14:40:53 GMT
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Another vote here for a modern Volvo. My old workplace had a "pool" car for staff to use. It was a Volvo saloon - might have been an S80? I cant remember now. Anyway, it was a diesel engine and was pretty fast, had every toy you could think of and was superbly comfortable. It got replaced with a Beemer, which was much more bling but had less toys and was pretty rubbish to sit in for long periods in comparison. After that, it was a Skoda Octavia, which was nicer than the BM, but still not a patch on the volvo for interior space and comfort.
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1986 Panda 4x4.
1990 Metro Sport.
1999 Ford Escort estate.
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Aug 24, 2010 14:41:56 GMT
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I can vouch for the brilliance of the 850 T-5. ;D
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Aug 24, 2010 14:45:12 GMT
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pug 406 diesel estates are comfy and fairly economical too. or citroen c5? or some of those things. french seem good at making seats, even AX and 106 / 205 have comfy seats
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69 Plymouth Fury Convertible
75 Range Rover 2 door
82 Range Rover 4 door
84 Range Rover 4 door
78 Datsun 120Y 2 door
78 Datsun 120Y Coupe
78 Datsun 620 Pickup
81 Datsun Urvan E23
86 Datsun Vanette van
98 Electric Citroen Berlingo
00 Electric Peugeot Partner
02 Electric Citroen Berlingo
76 Honda C50
04 Berlingo Multispace petrol
07 Land Rover 130
15 Nissan E-NV200
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Aug 24, 2010 14:51:06 GMT
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Ooh, Citroen XM!  The world's most comfortable motorway cruiser, bar none. |
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Aug 24, 2010 14:51:32 GMT
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Wouldnt reconmend a C5, guy in our office has one......
Actually thinking about it a S80 would be a good choice to, they are very comfy. Infact any Volvo from the v70/s40 shape era had Autopedic (cant spell) seats, which I believe are the only manufacturer to fit seats that are good for you.
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Aug 24, 2010 14:57:57 GMT
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Wouldnt reconmend a C5, guy in our office has one...... Actually thinking about it a S80 would be a good choice to, they are very comfy. Infact any Volvo from the v70/s40 shape era had Autopedic (cant spell) seats, which I believe are the only manufacturer to fit seats that are good for you. Yep. The reason my dad had them was because he had a serious back operation and volvos were the only cars with seats that support the correct areas. Its why you don't get back ache, or 'Ford Back' as the specialists refer to it, after driving for a couple of hours. Its a lot to do with the driving position too, you'll find that the seat, steering wheel and pedals are all properly aligned so your back and legs arent twisted while driving. The only other cars we found like that were Subarus! |
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Aug 24, 2010 14:58:07 GMT
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A Volvo would be a good choice, also a Rover 75 diesel is a very comfortable car.
'Orthopaedic' is the word - Volvo seats are very good for long distances.
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Last Edit: Aug 24, 2010 14:59:11 GMT by anthonyg
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Aug 24, 2010 15:10:42 GMT
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Last Edit: Aug 24, 2010 15:15:57 GMT by joem83
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Aug 24, 2010 15:46:01 GMT
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looking through auto trader, the only volvo id be able to insure is an s40
also, looks like id be able to insure a vee dub bora
any pictures of either if these tarted up?
also, any info (or opinions) on them?
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Keep calm and carry on
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Aug 24, 2010 15:57:43 GMT
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I had a 2003 Audi A4 1.9tdi
I averaged just over 50mpg driving it hard.
Perfect for what you want
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Current retro - 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV / Daily - 2016 Nissan Qashqai
Previous retros - Prelude, Integra, XR2s, XR3s, Orions, CRXs, Sylvia S12, S13, Pulsar, ZX 16v, 205 Gti, MX5, MR2 etc
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Aug 24, 2010 16:25:44 GMT
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what about a passat TDI estate, my step dad had one and it was a great car and lost hardly anything in depreciation in the 4 years he had it, he put 60k on it and it never let him down once
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Might even be able to get a high mileage D5 163bhp for that.
