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Post by MikeR » Tue Sep 16, 2014 8:57 am

Hi
We now have a young puppy in the family, so I'm thinking of changing the D3 Biturbo saloon. Initial thought is to get an estate. I don't think I could get another Alpina past Mrs R, plus they're hard to find anyway....have mildly been thinking of a second hand Audi S4 Avant....
In the meantime I got my latest company all-diesel car list (I am currently "opting out"). There are some nice estates (A4, Octavia VRS, Superb, Passat, Accord etc), but these caught my eye, any thoughts?
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Post by AidanB10 » Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:34 pm

If you're going X3 make sure it has the 8 speed auto gearbox, it is a must!
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Post by Broch » Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:13 am

Hi Mike, I can't comment on the 2.0d, but certainly the auto gear box is a very nice option. RFT are very good for my misses, as it's her that usually drives the car anyway. Although I've been the one who's had 4 punctures in just over 2 years ownership, all insured BTW.
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Depends what you want the car for/to do. A lot of extras can add to the joy of owning one, but can be expensive if it's fully loaded with toys 8)
My neighbour has an Evoque, and says that the boot space is very limiting.
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Post by MikeR » Thu Sep 18, 2014 12:57 am

Broch wrote:Hi Mike, I can't comment on the 2.0d, but certainly the RFT are very good for my misses, as it's her that usually drives the car anyway.
Thanks for that. What's RFT stand for? :oops:
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Post by jamesa » Thu Sep 18, 2014 1:09 am

Run Flat Tyres ...

A colleague has two Evoque`s in the family, many issues with them :(
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Post by MikeR » Sun Oct 12, 2014 6:22 pm

Well the latest is that the company car policy is about to change so that they will only provide cars to people who do above a certain business mileage. I am well under the threshold, so a private car change is likely the way ahead.

I think I'm leaning towards an "interesting" estate (and relatively young - needs to be fairly reliable) - maybe an S4 Avant - not sure I want to risk an older RS4... Also I'm not sure I have the mental fortitude come car tax time to shell out £500!

Any thoughts? There are some D3s out there but swmbo won't let me have another black Alpina!
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Post by rc944 » Sun Oct 12, 2014 7:54 pm

My currrent front runner to the outgoing e39 sport touring is a c55 amg estate.. good luck finding one though
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Post by MikeR » Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:33 pm

rc944 wrote:My currrent front runner to the outgoing e39 sport touring is a c55 amg estate.. good luck finding one though
Will the tax be lower on those as they're older? IIRC beyond a certain age there's a ceiling on the tax?
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Post by KevinM » Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:28 am

Tell your wife that you will get an Alpina and she will like it!
There are a few available right now.

Failing that, spec an Alpina with minimal trim, re-badge it as a BMW. She will never know. Stealth Alpina!

I don't care much for any of the others you mentioned..
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Post by MikeR » Tue Oct 14, 2014 7:26 pm

:shifty !!!

Yes - partly it's "not another Alpina" (it would "only" be my third in a row...) but going on current D3 BT Tourings available it would be the 7th black car as well in her eyes (one was dark bronze but she said "it's virtually black") - major hurdle! Maybe a wrapped Alpina?! :shh
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