Ari Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Friend of mine has a £25K budget for a company car (working on list, forget discounts for this exercise). It's between a 3 Series and an A4. I reckon A4 is the way to go (well I would, wouldn't I?) So, needs to be comfortable for long journeys and businesslike, but a bit sporty would be good. Will be saloon I guess (Avant is dearer isn't it?) Engine must be 2.0Tdi or 2.0 Tfsi petrol. (Both are tax efficient for co car tax although diesel option more so but petrol better drive/faster?). Fuel is paid for so economy not an issue. I reckon "musts" are cruise, sports seats and suspension, parking sensors, CD player, centre armrest and if poss, xenons and CD changer. Bose would be nice as would leather. Is CD still option with radio/cassette standard? (Pretty poor if so). Do they still do "sport" spec of bigger wheels/sports seats/steering wheel/suspension, or is it just S-line? Only prob with S-line is 18 inch wheels as increases road noise (not ideal with lots of long motorway journeys) plus fairly expensive option when budget is so fixed (ie might be better with sport spec and more toys if sport spec possible and cheaper than S-line). So gentlemen, whats the spec to be? Over to you experts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterS Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 A BMW 325i SE is £25,840 and comes with cruise, parking sensors, CD player and a centre armrest. It gets to 60 mph in 7 seconds . The sports suspension/seats are probably not an essential, though nice to have. On the A4 front I'd agree with you, and go for the 2.0T. It looks like the sport option no longer exists, and the 2.0T FSI S Line SE is £23,995. The standard car is £22,610 with a free SE upgrade at the moment. I'd probably take the standard car with free SE pack. Sports seats and suspension would add £700. Xenons and parking sensors (f/r) come to another £1,200 or so, and metallic paint is an extra £550. Total £25,060 I think... Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danksy Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 I had cruise retro fitted in my A4 (co. car) at my own cost. Worked out cheaper than paying up for the extra, and then getting clobbered on the tax also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted April 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Hmmm... sounds like S-line plus a careful £1,000 worth of extras might be the way forward... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvantSE Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Just considering putting 18s on my A4 B6 Avant but now I am worried it is suddenly going to be really noisy, the quietness being something I don't want to lose. Are they really that bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 I've been in A4's with both 17's and then 18's fitted and I can't say I noticed a difference, but then he spec'd up tyres that were quieter anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 I think Sline is the way to go but at a minimum I would also spec metallic paint, the armrest, Symphony, Bose and Xenons. Do you really need the parking sensors / cruise control ? Parking sensors is a £500 option itself which is relatively expensive. Of course Leather seats would improve future resale value (I think these come with the SLine sports seats anyway.) Have you had any thoughts about your cab Ari ?, anything new in the pipeline ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted April 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 No, still extremely happy with the cab. Nothing I'd rather have that I could afford right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 I'd take parking sensors over Bose, but it all depends on your own requirements. I like my music, but the car isn't the place to be a demanding audiophile. I've got the standard Symphony II fit and it's more than adequate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizze Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Friend paid £24800 for the 2.0T special edition in black with armrest, Nav+, phone prep and auto dimming mirror. Fantastic car for that money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Mine came in at less than £25k after some serious haggling: 2.0T Special Edition s-line (saloon) Quattro Xenons Black Valcona Leather Heated front seats Metallic Paint Symphony II Colour DIS Front centre armrest Split folding rear seat In addition to normal spec of: 'Usual' s-line kit 220PS engine Multi-function steering wheel Black headliner Vented cross-drilled discs A lot of car for the money in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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