After a lengthy wait on the DVLA I've finally been able to move on my two cars.

 

I've veered between the very expensive and the mundane. In the end I couldn't be silly so I've ended up with a Mazda 3.

 

It's the 2.2d twin turbo SE-L Nav so still quite nippy and well specced. It seemed good value and I was offered good trade ins for my two cars. More than £1000 better than BMW was offering me on a £47k 335d.

 

148hp and 280 torques.

 

£20 tax and cheap tyres. Needs a spare tyre kit but at least has space for one. I'll take a skinny wheel over nothing.

 

White not my fav colour of car but it's ok.

 

 

 

Interior quality a lot better than the Nissan Qashqai I traded in despite being a similar model age and similar price bracket.

Edited 15 April, 201610 yr by Aspman

MIL's one is a "saloon" back in the kinda graphite metallic. I think this looks waaay better in the white, and im not really a white car fan!

MIL's one is a "saloon" back in the kinda graphite metallic. I think this looks waaay better in the white, and im not really a white car fan!

 

They had a saloon in the graphite colour, I really liked it,but a saloon just isn't flexible enough.

They had a saloon in the graphite colour, I really liked it,but a saloon just isn't flexible enough.

Yep. Good size boot destroyed by crap access and hinges taking up the corners...