Funnily enough we were looking at a clapped out 3 series for under £5k
but I had an M3 years ago, great car but the running costs were atrocious so we decided to treble the budget for a car that will probably cost less in the long run.
(The Porcupine From Purgatory we of all lost both have them, Wed 22 Jan 2025, 22:08, archived)

My sister had an XE, just the diesel one
it was very nice indeed.

We have a black Vauxhall Indignia with a diddy petrol engine. It looks like a cheap, unlicenced taxi. The kind of car you describe to the police when you're being interviwed about the disappearance of a vulnerable friend.
( garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Thu 23 Jan 2025, 11:19, archived)