WANTED: reliable daily driver

[sarg]

Folks, my next piece of work looks like it's going to need me to do a little commuting again, albeit not more than 200 miles per week.

I don't really want to use the D2 for this and sold my M4 2 years ago once working from home became the normal for a while.

So I am looking for something relatively modern/reliable, comfortable with decent power. Fuel consumption and RFL not a big concern due to lowish predicted mileage, but I would like an automatic with 4wd. A towbar for a bike rack would be a bonus.

Budget anything from £10k (well maintained D3 S8) to £40k ish (nearly new, manufacturer warrantied), with the focus on something that will offer minimal depreciation as I may only need this vehicle for 6 months or so, since this new contract may not last beyond that, plus I have a reservation on a Fisker that's probably still 18 months away from delivery.

So if you're moving something on, feel free to post details, with no promises I'm actually going to buy it.

[tintin]

Originally Posted by sarg

I have a reservation on a Fisker that's probably still 18 months away from delivery..

Rather predictably, I skipped to this bit .

Good luck with the 18 months, if Fiskertime is anything like Teslatime - and historically it's been even worse ...

[sarg]

Originally Posted by tintin

Rather predictably, I skipped to this bit .

Good luck with the 18 months, if Fiskertime is anything like Teslatime - and historically it's been even worse ...

I don't really mind, I'm only in for $250, it'll arrive when it arrives, if it doesn't, no big loss

[tintin]

Originally Posted by sarg

I don't really mind, I'm only in for $250, it'll arrive when it arrives, if it doesn't, no big loss

Same here with me with Aptera: not really serious about it, but if it happens, it'll be a bonus - although I think Tesla might actually buy Aptera (if Elon gets his head out of his a** - sorry, Twitter...). Which is unlikely to happen with Fisker

[sarg]

I've never even heard of Aptera! One thing I do know though is I want absolutely nothing to do with any Musk products after his recent behaviour and blatant flaunting of employees' rights.

So, no Tesla offers on this post please

Fisker have already started manufacturing - the decision to outsource the manufactureing to Steyr-Puch is a brilliant idea if you ask me, leaves Fisker to focus on what they're good at and Steyr-Puch have excellent quality history - they have a good product, with good EV range and competitive pricing, if they do go get the build quality and distribution right then it's a winner, which all helps with that mitigating depreciation I was on about earlier

https://youtu.be/AAQJhqzTBGw

[roberto]

buy an A6 C6 3.0tdi quattro about £3500 upwards depends on mileage

i use mine daily and it does 40mpg on a run too
super reliable , mines on 166,000 miles and is spot on
you wont loose any money cos its already lost it all

[sarg]

Originally Posted by roberto

buy an A6 C6 3.0tdi quattro about £3500 upwards depends on mileage

i use mine daily and it does 40mpg on a run too
super reliable , mines on 166,000 miles and is spot on
you wont loose any money cos its already lost it all

I do like them, but I'd prefer a 3.0 petrol (diesel is much more expensive per litre and fuel consumption is low priority) and they are rare and pricy compared to the BMW and Mercedes equivalents, partly because they stupidly put a TDI in the S6.

Something with that sort of mileage would not be my choice though, any car with that sort of mileage is going to need more maintenance, which is why I generally go for nearly new, manufacturer warrantied, service every 18-24 months and not much else between. And if anything does go wrong, I take it in, leave it with them, and drive off in a loaner.

I've been online shopping this morning, Jaguar i-Pace or Mustang Mach E might fit the bill, but also bookmarked a C43 Estate

[mattylondon]

Drivetribe's V10 manual? Pity the listing has ended as I think it may have been perfect!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325440917419?

A few videos of the car on their YouTube channel.

[sarg]

Originally Posted by mattylondon

Drivetribe's V10 manual? Pity the listing has ended as I think it may have been perfect!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325440917419?

A few videos of the car on their YouTube channel.

Funnily enough there's a manual converted saloon being auctioned near me this Saturday, I'd already planned to visit. They've a low mileage E92 M3 Coupe too

That Touring made strong money - I saw two of these go through auction this time last year making £21-22k each with around 70kish miles, albeit they had not had the gearbox conversion.

[sarg]

Originally Posted by sarg

One thing I do know though is I want absolutely nothing to do with any Musk products after his recent behaviour and blatant flaunting of employees' rights.

So, no Tesla offers on this post please

Tesla just sent me an offer for 6k miles' worth of free supercharging on in-stock deliveries before the end of the year, I may execute the right to change my mind about my previous statement about not buying a Tesla, we'll see