04-06-2017, 07:18 AM
How come you're paying so much for insurance? Mine is well under £500 and i'm a mechanic which the brokers love to bend you over for. If you go BMW i would stick with E46s, the newer ones are a fair bit more expensive on brakes, tyres, etc. BMWs will never be cheap to run though, they're just not designed that way. I like the newer focuses, get one with a 2.0hdi and you'll struggle to find something cheaper to run. The V50s and mazda 6 are all more or less the same thing if you need an alternative, although volvo seem to think they're premium and tend to command a higher price.