@kezo Whilst I am a fan of BMWs (and regret not having stuck with one – although there weren’t any suitable ones on the scheme), I’m afraid that the new X3 falls under the same category as many new generation BMWs, that being “I liked the previous model, but not its replacement”! I’m still looking for my ‘mid life crisis’ car, although my wife very unkindly says that I’m too old for one of those. I noticed a very well equipped and low mileage 840i for sale locally yesterday at a reasonable price, but it’s purple (which I quite fancy, but might be a bit ‘twee’ in the flesh). Thankfully I spotted what looks like some scuffs on the front dashboard in the photos which, although in front of the front passenger not driver, would irritate me, so I was saved!
Perhaps too old now, but I really liked that 2.5l Rover 75 for it’s sublime comfort and lack of fecking bing bong’s. Later models had satnav, cruise control and at that time Rover was under BMW ownership (thats where it ends other than the diesel), untill BMW sold the Rover name to Roewe (Saic). However, regardless of BMW’s ownership MG/Rover went their own direction with the 75 & ZT apart from having BMW’s 1.8 diesel engine, that towards the end MG & Rover decided under their wisdon to covert a fwd drive into a rwd car and shoehorn a 4.6l V8 Mustang engine the into the 75 260 & ZT 260, a torque mans dream and that may be a very interesting proposition to me, if only to keep it in the lock up as a future classic and Sunday best lol.