aston
The Torque Meister
I was thinking, Primera GT, Subaru legacy estate,VR4, BMW 540, 200SX and XJR (6cyl)
Last edited:
I have to admit that I'm considering a pre 02 larger engine 5 series as a replacement for the 406. Not until I actually need a car - we can manage with one [car] for now.
Pre 02 means it'll be taxed according to engine capacity and the only two bands are below 1549cc or above 1549cc so a 540i would suit me well provided I don't need to cover millions of miles, whereupon the fuel consumption would take its toll. The 535i is also a V8 but the fuel figures are barely better than those of the 540i so why not snatch a bargain?
Then again, BMW has a knack for putting together large capacity high output petrol engines with disturbingly good real world fuel consumption figures so perhaps it's the sensible choice at this point in time.
Especially so since I want to go back to two-pedal cars; I don't want an automatic 5 series with a small engine (don't want a manual one either) and I certainly don't want a four cylinder diesel with automatic transmission. A 535d would do nicely but, sadly, my budget will not extend to this at this point in time.
540i is a real bargain, £60k new, under £3k now, so good they were not going to bother with an M5, Cheaper to maintain than an M5 as wellI have to admit that I'm considering a pre 02 larger engine 5 series as a replacement for the 406. Not until I actually need a car - we can manage with one [car] for now.
Pre 02 means it'll be taxed according to engine capacity and the only two bands are below 1549cc or above 1549cc so a 540i would suit me well provided I don't need to cover millions of miles, whereupon the fuel consumption would take its toll. The 535i is also a V8 but the fuel figures are barely better than those of the 540i so why not snatch a bargain?
Then again, BMW has a knack for putting together large capacity high output petrol engines with disturbingly good real world fuel consumption figures so perhaps it's the sensible choice at this point in time.
Especially so since I want to go back to two-pedal cars; I don't want an automatic 5 series with a small engine (don't want a manual one either) and I certainly don't want a four cylinder diesel with automatic transmission. A 535d would do nicely but, sadly, my budget will not extend to this at this point in time.
540i is a real bargain, £60k new, under £3k now, so good they were not going to bother with an M5, Cheaper to maintain than an M5 as well
i would check on the tax mate cause im pretty sure its on cars registered before march 2001
and what makes me think this is cause when the new tax banding came out my car was registered in feb 2001 and i just missed out on a tax increase