malantone Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 I would go for the Disco 4, great car and great ability or the last of the old style Range Rover sport, The Disco has Lots of room, a good v6 diesel engine will return around 30 mpg. As secondhand, then get a good low mileage with at least a 2 year warranty as some parts are expensive if they fail ( alternator and air suspension ) . would stress you need a good warranty, just in case and to give you a peace of mind. Land Rover has recently been jacking up the cost of its spares and maintenance is not that cheap. dave Get the Toyota land cruiser or Hilux they don`t fall to bits, so lack of warranty isn`t such an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Top Gear pointed out last year the previous RR Sport is a discovery chassis The NEW one is a RR chassis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flazz Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 The disco 4 is right up my street but as I'm getting older and meaner with my money the MPG ain't that great If you can afford to spend 35K on a car :o does the MPG really matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 I'd go with the RS6 or RS4, you'll never find a quicker way of moving a wardrobe or labrador across counties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Poon Posted March 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 If you can afford to spend 35K on a car :o does the MPG really matter Most definately it would matter, 7 years ago I had one of the first Q7 and I was spending about £70 a week on diesel and I only live 3 miles away to work. I didn't even shoot in those days , nowadays I'm travelling a 3 hr round trip on Tuesdays alone just to go shooting ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardwoods Green Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Just bought a new Audi A6 S Line black Edition Avant, it's the 8 speed auto has all the toys and does nearly 50MPG. Great car, my 5th Audi and definitely not my last. RS6 when the kids have grown up and ******** off though!, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEshooter Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 +1 for the rs6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) The new RS6 is £80k new, does 20 mpg petrol if you're lucky and books 0-60 in 4 secs The SQ5 is £45k new, does 35 mpg diesel (combined) and books 0-60 in 5 secs No brainer to me. Put £35k in your back bin, go further on a tank, get easy insurance but be away 1 second slower at the lights. Edited March 12, 2014 by Mungler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 There you go then http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201401100945585/sort/default/usedcars/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/price-to/35000/fuel-type/diesel/radius/1500/model/q5/postcode/ne630bt/page/4/make/audi/price-from/30000?logcode=p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) The new RS6 is £80k new, does 20 mpg petrol if you're lucky and books 0-60 in 4 secs The SQ5 is £45k new, does 35 mpg diesel (combined) and books 0-60 in 5 secs No brainer to me. Put £35k in your back bin, go further on a tank, get easy insurance but be away 1 second slower at the lights. Downside to the SQ5 is you look like a cock driving one and you only bought one because you couldn't afford an RS6 or a Q7 Edited March 12, 2014 by SSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essex Ed Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Ferrari 355 GTS. In black.End of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Downside to the SQ5 is you look like a cock driving one and you only bought one because you couldn't afford an RS6 or a Q7 My old boss has a handful of Astons as well as a Ferrari and a few other interesting cars - he's a bit of a car nut. He always said that whichever car he took out, there would be the 1% that would feel the need to tell him ''they look better in black' or 'that's got the wrong wheels' or 'you didn't want the V12, I would have got the V8 that's the one to have'. What always tickled him was how this sage advice was given to him by people driving Maestros or Primeras, and was never delivered from out of the driver's window of an Aston or a Ferrari. Following on, I don't think that what other people thought ever influenced any of his car purchases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Well after watching last nights 5th gear you don't want the RS6 They did a speed test, 10 laps on an oval circuit (15 miles) averaging 108 MPH Averaged 5.38 MPG!! Still a nice car though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmer Fudd 1 Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 tbh id buy a daihatsu fourtrack and spend the rest on guns and other bits (plus dirty great big tyres) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Well after watching last nights 5th gear you don't want the RS6 They did a speed test, 10 laps on an oval circuit (15 miles) averaging 108 MPH Averaged 5.38 MPG!! Still a nice car though It's impractical at £80k+ for the car and 6 miles per gallon; super unleaded is about £1.30 a litre x 5.546 to get the price per gallon = call it £6. Or the other way is 12k miles a year is about £13k annual petrol bill. Alright, you won't be driving it like its stolen for every mile but it's still going to be 'in that ball park'. I just refuse to give that kind of money to Esso. I think I'd even go as far to say I couldn't afford to give that kind of money to Esso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 There is a lot to be said for high power diesels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 There is a lot to be said for high power diesels Maybe, but the power delivery is infuriating. Nothing....nothing......nothing.......BWAAAAAAAA......change gear.......nothing....nothing......and so on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Apparently the new Audi Bi Turbo gets rid of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan gun Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 how about an audi rs6 or a nissan gtr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy george Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 I'd keep the Defender & have a galvanised chassis on it & spend the rest on a wood/marsh for shooting on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRWC Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 A bus fare, the rest on martinis and hookers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 A bus fare, the rest on martinis and hookers Good lad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning 425 clay hunter Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 This chap has 35k to spend on a car and some people are harping on about fuel economy. IMO if you've got that money and want something special economy is irrelevant. Also the ones saying spend 10k and the rest on this/that. It appears he wants to spend 35k ON A CAR, For that money you'd just about get a Bentley continental, fantastic rs4/rs6, AMG merc maybe even an estate for practicality. Personally I'd look at a merc g63 AMG. Not the most accomplished vehicle in the world but what is choose for my tastes. Keep us informed in what you do get. ATB 425 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) Yup, I'd have one of them. Mainly because they've got four pipes and I could tell my mates the Road Tax was a grand a year. Edited March 21, 2014 by Whitebridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Yup, I'd have one of them. Mainly because they've got four pipes and I could tell my mates the Road Tax was a grand a year. car Gorgeous looking motor, but have to agree with Landy George. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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