ardandy 0 Posted February 28, 2007 My ma and pa are just about to retire, they've sold the house (to me :) ) and are moving darn south. Now they've got a little money to splurge with my dad asked me what car might be good to replace their 06 Reg Polo. The remit is; 1, Comfortable 2, Lot's of toys 3, Maybe a bit of prestige, but not crucial 4, Little bit of poke! (not quite C VR6 levels) 5, Not really expensive to run, but not bothered if the petrol bills a little higher 6, Max of £9,000 Now after quite a bit of thought, the car I've picked for them as a possiblilty is the Jaguar X-Type. Loads of toys, choice of V6 and can get a 3-4 yr old one for £8k-£9k!! Depreciation in the first few years is huge so a great 2nd hand buy. Plus you get full leather (Beige in this case) interiors! Mmmm. Any alternatives? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
herisites 0 Posted February 28, 2007 I would of said exactly the same thing :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vwdeviant 0 Posted February 28, 2007 Andy depends where they're moving to? Jags tend to be quite good break-in targets as they're percieved to be rich old men's cars.. Have you looked at Lexus (i?). The old man went to look at a few 200's but ended up buying an ex-demo Mundeno (yeah I'm son of Ford man! Explains my VW fetish...) If they must have a Jag how about suggesting an XK? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ardandy 0 Posted February 28, 2007 Size is also an issue, I'm pushing it at an X-Type TBH! My mum has trouble parking the Polo as it is! St Osif???? SP? they're moving to, near Clacton-On-Sea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
veedub 0 Posted February 28, 2007 Passat W8 4 motion / Audi S4? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ardandy 0 Posted February 28, 2007 What about Lexus? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
veedub 0 Posted February 28, 2007 What about Lexus? Good cars im told, but a trifle boring IMO! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
veedub 0 Posted February 28, 2007 mmmmm..... http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/137590.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vwdeviant 0 Posted February 28, 2007 What about Lexus? Good cars im told, but a trifle boring IMO! Perfect then! ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ardandy 0 Posted February 28, 2007 mmmmm..... http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/137590.htm They're retiring, not going through a mid life crisis! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Louie Lungbubble 0 Posted February 28, 2007 Some of the Volvos are absolutely stacked full of toys. Got a bit of prestige about them too, I suppose. Can get an S80 or even a C70 convertable for pimpin on the prom with that budget. :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vwdeviant 0 Posted February 28, 2007 loads of prestige & sub 10K Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Louie Lungbubble 0 Posted February 28, 2007 That's probably bigger than the house they're moving into. :lol: :lol: My mum has trouble parking the Polo as it is! :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ardandy 0 Posted February 28, 2007 Little expensive to run too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ardandy 0 Posted February 28, 2007 http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/CA ... 5268584833 Bit of a curve ball? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonedef 9 Posted February 28, 2007 My dad bought a Skoda Superb a couple of years ago, full leather, lots of toys and a real nice car if you can get past the badge issue. It's only the 1.9 TDi but I got it chipped for him and it's pretty impressive, 80/90 uphill with his big caravan on the back is no problem :shock: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BILLCOR 1 Posted February 28, 2007 My dad bought a Skoda Superb a couple of years ago, full leather, lots of toys and a real nice car if you can get past the badge issue. It's only the 1.9 TDi but I got it chipped for him and it's pretty impressive, 80/90 uphill with his big caravan on the back is no problem :shock: :lol: :lol: Why would he be driving at 80/90 towing a caravan unless it was a Topgear challenge :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ardandy 0 Posted February 28, 2007 Maybe that km/ph! :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vwdeviant 0 Posted February 28, 2007 Andy, how about getting him to look at old S3's (then you can keep "borrowing" the car) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skinnyman9000 0 Posted February 28, 2007 Honda Accord? Man dad's only set him back £4k Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazzaVR 0 Posted February 28, 2007 Laurent and Klement Octavia- lovely interior, loads of toys and it's VAG. Or: Lexus IS200 Skoda Superb Scoob Legacy Honda Accord Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G60SC_Stoney 0 Posted March 1, 2007 Laurent and Klement Octavia- lovely interior, loads of toys and it's VAG. dad had one of these, lovely car. really good build quality with a 20vt too. heated seats air con etc. gave that to my mum as he couldnt bring himself to sell it and bought a jaguar XJ SE. which is REALLY nice, massive inside and not a single squeak/rattle and no road noise either. plus its a V8.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattosmond 0 Posted March 2, 2007 5 series Beemer? Old shape! 5 series clicky bottom of the page there are some 535 sports... and if you do your own search loads of 530 diesels with good miles... passat v6 4 motion passat clicky middle of the page with 40k passat v6 tdi sat nav etc estate passat tdi bottom of page ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ardandy 0 Posted March 9, 2007 Well he's bought one, bet you won't guess what it is! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
