Ideas for motorway-mile-munching fun?

gridgway · Post by **gridgway** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 6:18 pm

I have started doing a weekly commute to Mansfield which is a fairly dull 165m motorway journey twice a week.

I'm currently doing it in my 100k mile VW Touareg. It needs some things sorting - tyres, brakes, central (not)locking, glowplugs (nasty) and the gearchange is getting a bit clunky (valve-chest apparently). So I am thinking of p'exing. The obvious change is for a Cayenne (3 years old, 25-30k miles). I did have a look at what Camtune can do, but what a hateful 2nd-hand car dealer experience!

Anyone want to punt any other suggestions for suitable mile-munchers? I thought of a 996TT, but that's going to cost a fair bit in fuel and maint.

Cheers
Graham

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 6:25 pm

Anything auto, comfortable and very quiet with good hifi.

Can I suggest a Bentley?

smallspeed · Post by **smallspeed** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 6:52 pm

You'd get a killer deal on a 5 series right now - they're just about to launch the new one so the current ones will be available on decent deals for not much.. You could get a 520d m sport for 299pcm / 2k deposit in the summer so id reckons somewhere around the same and with no deposit as a starting point..

Another option if you want another big 4x4 is the new volvo xc90 - I think its prob a marmite car but I love the look of them and they're MEGA comfy..

Ashley James · Post by **Ashley James** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 7:03 pm

We've all got C Class Mercs, they're more spacious than the BMWs and a bit softer and more comfortable.

911hillclimber · Post by **911hillclimber** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 7:32 pm

A Skoda Superb will do everything.

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 7:49 pm

520d auto is perfect for this ... We do 100miles per day in our m-sport over country roads and having had many other cars, can't really fault the BMW ( had merc c-class in the past but just didn't like it )

Some fantastic lease deals out there as small speed says

targa/red · Post by **targa/red** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 9:09 pm

BMW Alpina D3 saloons or Estate up to 2012 model got up 55mpg 215bhp twin turbo best company car I ever had and fantastic fun to drive a fair better ride than the standard Bmw would offer take it instead of the porsche and hold there value also

Burma-Shave · Post by **Burma-Shave** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 10:46 pm

Panamera diesel? LPG Cayenne? Tesla Model S?

996T, why not? Disposes of miles with aplomb and with steady values any maint will be offset by lack of depreciation, innit.

Martyn1 · Post by **Martyn1** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 11:17 pm

Try a Mercedes CLS, great cruising car and the underpinnings of a German Taxi. Eats the miles up so easily

Ashley James · Post by **Ashley James** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 1:40 pm

If you're on a motorway, Ford Mondeos are ignored by everyone and yet more comfortable and ride better. I don't like the bumpy, jiggly ride of the more sporting Audis, BMWs and Mercs, only Porsche get it right with the Boxsters, but a Mondeo is lovely, smooth, quiet and relaxing car to travel in and they last for ever. They don't have Street Fred, but they're very good indeed.

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 1:43 pm

gridgway wrote:Mansfield which is a fairly dull

Unlucky man.

964RS · Post by **964RS** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 1:48 pm

You should pop in and see Sladey...

I've got a Ford Galaxy 1.9TDi you can buy

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 2:10 pm

Nice Volvos out there these days, good alternative to the usual German stuff.

Tosh · Post by **Tosh** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 3:47 pm

For trundling on the motorway for hours, reliably, with comfort and decent sounds I love my Evoque. Seats are great and it sits at 85 for hours on end giving me over 30mpg

Bertroex · Post by **Bertroex** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 5:51 pm

Forgive me for my gauche choices, but:

Anything Alpina BMW. Ive got the B3 Biturbo and it is lush. I was looking at getting a Maserati, but the Ghibli 3.0 Biturbo diesel is underwhelming, the petrols are very nice, the quottroporte is awesome in the petrol variant, and sensible in the diesel. I liked the Quattroporte a lot.

And then I drove the Alpina and bought it on the spot. If I really really want to enjoy myself, I take my 924S! Man: with a set of adjustable Koni's, 968 Anti Roll bars, suspension set up "just so", leather sport seats, I get 32mpg spanking it. Services are laughable (even a clutch change: compare that with anything modern!!!!), top quality tyres are 85 quid a corner, and the bloody thing appreciates. 0-62 in 8.2 seconds, top of 137mph, and it is supremely comfortable on the motorway and you throw it in a roundabout. If anything, it is Porsche's little secret.

Over 70 000 miles it costed me on average, all in, 38 pence a mile.

Beat that

Cheers,

Bert

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