Help Choosing a Car Please?

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Ok so it has now come for me to part with my Honda Civic after 3 good years of 22K miles.

I am looking to sell my civic and with an added 7k (in total around 8k) get a something a bit more economical and classy.
Needs to have leather interior, good speed, handling and overall performance.

The few that came to my mind was a BMW 3 Series, Mercedes C Class and Audi A4.

What would you guys recommend?
 
with the way things are going m8
ide suggest sticking to smaller car,
ive had 2 peugots 308s and there great.
 
Are you refering to insurance, Price increases, Vat Increases or all of them when you say the way things are going?
 
Avoid the C class merc. I had a 54 plate C180K for a couple of years and was glad to get rid of it.

Very disappointing car.
 
Id say one with 4 Wheels (5 Wheels if you want a Spare) :proud:
I had a E46 BMW and i hated it i was glad to get rid of it too never driven a audi so couldnt say about them
 
So your budget is 8k in total ?

Does that include insurance and stuff or car only. have you thought about service and running costs. I suspect compared to the civic, all the ones you have listed will be a big jump.
 
Indeed I have. The 8k is exc insurance.
What would you recommend 2004+?
 
i fink an audi A3 wud do nice, its everythin uv asked 4
1.9tdi
140bhp
 
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for 8k and 2004+ you wont get much from the germans unless you are prepared to get one with about 160k on the clock.

Plus, go diesel. I drive a 2.2 litre, i used to spend 35 quid a week petrol. im now spending nearly 50quid a week since petrol price increase.
Also, insurance is going up every year, not down.

Also, whereas you were spending around 200quid servicing a civic, you will be spending 400 quid upwards on a german car.

If you want a good saloon but also want the german quality, a VW Passat is very decent. get a highline one for around 5500 with around 50-60 on the clock.

But out of the 3, i driven an a4 and a6 and a8 and can tell you that a4 and a8 are brilliant, a6 is rubbish, its neither here nor there.
on the bmw's, if you want a bit of boy racer with class, then 3 series coupe, if you got family then the 3 series saloon. If you want luxury and a bit of speed and proper class, then a 530d.

On mercs, only driven a c class 180 and an a class and both were rubbish lol
 
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