New car time

[DaveB]

So after 150,000 miles the trusty Mondeo is going to be replaced now I'm not doing the slog up and down to Portsmouth / Southampton every week.

In the running are :

Jaguar XF 2.0d R-Sport
BMW 520d M Sport
Mercedes C200d Sport

Not buying brand new.

Opinions?

<retires to the bunker and wonders why he asked...>

[northernladuk]

Old, high mileage and regularly thrashed?

[sasguru]

Look at the data. Of the 3 mainstream Germans only Mercedes are reliable. And finally imo they also look good. Jags have good dealers but not sure about the reliability stats.
So of your choices I would have the Merc.

Ps Sorry was assuming you were doing large miles. if not get the Bmw.

[darmstadt]

Look at the data. Of the 3 mainstream Germans only Mercedes are reliable. And finally imo they also look good. Jags have good dealers but not sure about the reliability stats.
So of your choices I would have the Merc.

Ps Sorry was assuming you were doing large miles. if not get the Bmw.

Hmmm, my Mercedes was quite often in the garage and needed a replacement engine after 40,000km whereas the BMW which followed did 240,000km in 7 years yet only went in the garage for a minor repair. Modern cars are all pretty similar though so really its an individual choice...

[DaveB]

Look at the data. Of the 3 mainstream Germans only Mercedes are reliable. And finally imo they also look good. Jags have good dealers but not sure about the reliability stats.
So of your choices I would have the Merc.

Ps Sorry was assuming you were doing large miles. if not get the Bmw.

Nope no big miles anymore, and will be avoiding for the foreseeable as far as possible.

Any particular reason for the Beemer?

Looking to buy nearly new i.e. <18 months old and low miles.

[sasguru]

Hmmm, my Mercedes was quite often in the garage and needed a replacement engine after 40,000km whereas the BMW which followed did 240,000km in 7 years yet only went in the garage for a minor repair. Modern cars are all pretty similar though so really its an individual choice...

What part of stats as opposed to anecdote do you not understand?
Everyone knows someone who smoked 60 and drank a bottle of whisky a day and lived to 100.
Merc became so tulipe when they merged with Chrysler that they had to overhaul their quality, hence why they're better than the other 2 now. sOmehting similar may happen to Audi now they've had a crisis.

[sasguru]

Nope no big miles anymore, and will be avoiding for the foreseeable as far as possible.

Any particular reason for the Beemer?

Looking to buy nearly new i.e. <18 months old and low miles.

Beemers are more fun to drive.

fwiw I have a Merc C class estate. Like it

[AtW]

2L engine too small for BMW 5 series.

[unemployed]

So after 150,000 miles the trusty Mondeo is going to be replaced now I'm not doing the slog up and down to Portsmouth / Southampton every week.

In the running are :

Jaguar XF 2.0d R-Sport
BMW 520d M Sport
Mercedes C200d Sport

Not buying brand new.

Opinions?

<retires to the bunker and wonders why he asked...>

cls 250d or 350d if the budget will stretch

classy looking and ageless design

i had a w219 for a couple of years

[DimPrawn]

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