535D

[Lee]

Originally Posted by savageman25

banger boy would go with an audi as well, but id go for the s4 diesal, i think thats the one i mean?

Why? Whats your reason?

When ever you see a review of the Audi compared to the Equivelant Merc / BMW it always seems to fall just short. I have no fear it will be an excellent carbut for some reason i like the look of the BMW M more

[MattADH]

Why not an A4 diesel? The boot is pretty big and there are loads of options on engine and performance. Economy is very good (better than the BMW I am led to believe).

I have a 140BHP 2.0 Audi A4 saloon and the wife a 120D 1-series BMW and although the 1-series has 20+ BHP, the Audi's 2.0 engine in my opionion is better than the BMW...

That said, the 535 is a proper piece of kit as I found out when we went to Holland for a race.

[Lee]

Cheers Matt, i have liked the 5 series for a while but i have never felt "old" enough to get one but with the sports pack on it looks pretty smart, all reviews say they would rather have the 535D than the M5

[Southwell]

The M5 is fragile, the rear diffs seem to explode

Heres a diesel v petrol review.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fg1EhBB1PQ

[Lee]

Ya Barred


I'll have a look at that when i get home

[Southwell]

Its just the top gear one when they put it up against a v8 petrol 5 series.

[daz]

Lee-mag il sell you me Punto for 30 grand, its got no seats in the back so plenty of room for haulers and w**k mags. And it will do 150 mph and will give you 80 mpg. And its a proper fanny magnet

[Lee]

Tempting

[CLARKSON]

Originally Posted by daz

its a proper fanny magnet

You mean, you look a tw*t driving it?

[daz]

No its got black out windows full of air bubbles so no one can see you. I will even supply a matching hoody with "my punto is ace" written on the back

[Chris Doughty]

wouldn't it be ace if Vinny was the same with full sized cars as he is with RC cars...

he could buy a new one and then sell it the next day for 1/2 the price

[Billy Dutton]

I think that model had a recall on "faulty indicators" http://www.btinternet.com/~knutty.knights/bmw.gif

[burton]

I love estates, Tourings and Advants or what ever else they are called. I have test driven a A6 3.0Tdi Advant and a 330D Touring. I love them think that cars look better in the bigger version of a Estate. I know that Audi were doing a deal with the Le Mans A6 for about 400 a month all in. Have you also consider a Alfa 159 awesome car also very nice too drive and a great car for cruising, you get alot of looks.

[ianjoyner]

Have you thought about the 530i? 0-60 6.5s, 35 mpg, not quite so much early torque as the diesel, but plenty for day to day driving and an awsome top end if you're caning it. They sound ace and probably quite a bit cheaper than the 535d too, worth a drive.

[bigred5765]

lee just been looking at the performance figures on that bmw, there mad but for insane check tunit.co.uk for a little over £400 they take it from bhp 286 torque 427 V-CR
to bhp 326 torque 465
thats just insane in a estate car

[showtime]

i know its not exactly relevant to the car in question but Audi sell the 572BHP RS6 as an estate

now thats insane

[da999]

go for a 535d - you won't be disappointed! I moved from a subaru sti with 300bhp+ and the BMW is virtually as fast, auto lovely, really luxurious but fast, realistically wont do much above 30mpg unless you drive lots on the motorway but an awesome car!

[Lee]

I do a lot of motorway/dual carraigeway driving.

Showtime is that the one with the Gallardo engine


Liono, i think it would be chipped, eventually, the toy arrives tommorrow

[Chrislong]

Lee, there are a lot of family hatch's/saloons around for bargain prices at the moment - you've picked a good time to look for one, although I bet you've lost a wack on the Audi if you PX it?

Ive just PX'd the Focus, for a Mondeo Titanium X 2.2Tdci. Low mileage, 3 year old, over £22k new, and bought it for 1/3rd of the price. Its also going to save me a fortune over the Focus!!!!

[Lee]

I have probably lost 2-3k on the audi but i have done 20k + in it so im not too fussed.

i should get nearly 10k for it, then stick another 10 ish on the beemer