What would you buy ?

[NOMONEYBUTAMERC]

Here we are in the midst of recession , when your car is suddenly written off .Unexpectedly , the insurance company pays out 30% more than you would expect to get for it on the open market . What car would you buy as a replacement , and why ?

 

[neilz]

W123 300D - I'd have lots of cash left over, it'd go on forever and in a crash it would win (strange way of looking at things, but hey, that just means it's well engineered)

I'd go for a manual for the slightly better acceleration

 

[bpsorrel]

CLS320 cdi. Why? Just love it - the shape, the interior and the way it drives. Just ticks all my boxes I guess.

 

[reggie musson]

I love my CLK 2.7 CDI W209, so maybe a later version with the 3.0 Ltr engine, or a CLS with the same diesel engine, but not sure as it has 4 doors, and would miss the 2 door coupe appeal of the CLK.
My ultimate would be a Aston Martin though.

Reggie

 

[WDB124066]

Audi A6, even Valet parking attendants at the airport rave about them.

 

[Deleted member 37751]

Replace it with the same car and then by an LI 150.

Or put it towards one.....

 

[steve333]

Here we are in the midst of recession , when your car is suddenly written off .Unexpectedly , the insurance company pays out 30% more than you would expect to get for it on the open market . What car would you buy as a replacement , and why ?

I would replace it with one that cost 30% more that what the written off one was worth on the open market,why?because it wouldn't cost me anything

 

[texasjohn]

I would replace it with one that cost 30% more that what the written off one was worth on the open market,why?because it wouldn't cost me anything

This! :bannana:

 

[bpsorrel]

Audi A6, even Valet parking attendants at the airport rave about them.

Friend of mine has just bought one, a 3.0tdi quattro "Le Mans". Looks great inside and out. I'll let you know his views on it after a few weeks with it.

 

[Benzmanc]

I'd sell up and bugger off to somewhere warm before they realise their mistake

 

[A210AMG]

30% isn't really that much? To find another car the same even. You knew your car and what ever you buy next will probably need a few bits.

I would just buy what I have already and bank the rest for a bigger swap layer down the line.

 

[st4]

If I got 30% more for a total loss in the event of the shed being killed.

I'd honestly buy the same again or a CLS and put the money aside for something else.

Like pies.

 

[MOCAŠ]

Like pies.

We know you do.

 

[bpsorrel]

Like pies.

Me too! My wife bakes a mean homemade mince beef and onion pie! Yummy! (Russians are very good at making pies!)

 

[kusanku]

Depends on your criteria. Assuming it was the 450SL written off, and you want a replacement which is:
a classic car
classy
convertible
practical enough to use rather than just polish and put back in the garage
will hold its value (as much as any classic car in a recession)
reliable

I would go for a 124 series E 320 cabriolet.

 

[AJA]

Honestly, I'd buy another CLK320. I simply love it.

 

[Stratman]

W124 coupe. Lovely looks, a proper Mercedes and less of a money pit than the other MBs on my list

 

[Airbag]

Another E-Class wagon. Maybe with a diseasel engine next time. I can shove two mountain bikes and a collie in the back. Not in Circon Green next time though. It's one swine of a colour to keep clean. Then a 4x4 Fiat Panda with what's left over. One of the few cars I've owned I'd buy another of for winter.

 

[markjay]

I an not sure I would... my wife and I could probably get around using just the one car plus public transport and taxis. The Merc is there because I like it and through Inertia...

 

[bpsorrel]

Maybe with a diseasel engine next time.

LOL! They're not that bad!!