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Forum: Tow vehicles, 4x4s, trucks, cars & bikes 20 September 2011, 15:42
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Have been looking into this a bit more and the 5...

Have been looking into this a bit more and the 5 might be a better bet after all (size/ value/comfort etc) - got a nice surprise on the insurance, we've got an Admiral multi car policy and I phoned...
Forum: Tow vehicles, 4x4s, trucks, cars & bikes 17 September 2011, 13:07
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Thanks all - really then the decision comes down...

Thanks all - really then the decision comes down to diesel vs petrol - for me with a very probable less than 5000 a year (maybe far less) it may be worth going for a 325 or even 330 petrol, the 320i...
Forum: Tow vehicles, 4x4s, trucks, cars & bikes 15 September 2011, 16:26
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Funny you should say that - 27mpg is exactly what...

Funny you should say that - 27mpg is exactly what I got on a 700 mile straight drive down to the Dordogne one day this summer in my 300Tdi, not too bad for a 2.5 ton barn on wheels at a steady 60 -...
Forum: Tow vehicles, 4x4s, trucks, cars & bikes 15 September 2011, 14:29
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Thanks chaps - I'm always wary of quoted MPG...

Thanks chaps - I'm always wary of quoted MPG figures and I agree with Honest John who always states to use the 'urban' figure as the 'everyday' average rather than the lab test optimism of the...
Forum: Tow vehicles, 4x4s, trucks, cars & bikes 14 September 2011, 17:25
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Posted By Max...
Getting back on topic.... :) Lot of BMW...

Getting back on topic....

:)

Lot of BMW recommendations - might have to re-consider the fuel type - as a driver for 20 years of petrol cars (as I say my only diesel experience is Landys with...
Forum: Tow vehicles, 4x4s, trucks, cars & bikes 13 September 2011, 18:01
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Posted By Max...
Don't want to divert this into a Landy topic but...

Don't want to divert this into a Landy topic but copying/pasting the below from a post I made on a Landy forum:

Yep, my 110 Defender was the last great one - a proper 12 seater 1998 300Tdi - the...
Forum: Tow vehicles, 4x4s, trucks, cars & bikes 13 September 2011, 16:26
Replies: 36
Views: 6,994
Posted By Max...
Thanks for the comments guys - really looking at...

Thanks for the comments guys - really looking at a petrol (and auto) though, my mileage will be relatively very low and other worries about modern diesels (dual mass flywheels, DPF issues etc) put me...
Forum: Tow vehicles, 4x4s, trucks, cars & bikes 13 September 2011, 15:48
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£15k - which used 4 door saloon?

Bit of an open question but considering buying a 'new' (used) car. Present stable is an ex-MoD Land Rover 90, a 300Tdi 110 CSW and a 2002 Focus.

The 300Tdi is the workhorse and 'boat' car, the...
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