Time For A New Daily

[SoundillusioN]

The time has come to say goodbye to the Mazda.  I can't believe I've had it nearly four years already!



I had very good reasons to choose it over a golf at the time and I must say It's been a great car overall and I didn't regret my decision.

Got the new company car list now and boy is there a lot of sh*t on it!

For once though it's nice to see that my company no longer see DSG and S Tronic boxes as automatics which means there are some cars available to me with this option.  That also goes for Ford's Powershift system and citroen's EGS (neither of which seem to have good reviews).  I'm thinking of being more sensible TAX wise this time to free up funds for my projects, at the moment I'm swaying towards a frugal engined A3 SPORT S Tronic as the new one looks like a very nice place to be.

Below is a shorter version of the list as there are many duplicates of the same cars at various engine/trim levels, in many cases not the ones you'd want.. I need to make a solid decision in the next two weeks, would you sway differently with the choices below?

AUDI A1 DIESEL SPORTBACK                                                   

AUDI A3 DIESEL SPORTBACK                                                         

BMW 1 SERIES DIESEL HATCHBACK

CITROEN C4 DIESEL HATCHBACK

CITROEN C4 GRAND PICASSO DIESEL ESTATE

CITROEN C4 PICASSO

CITROEN C5 DIESEL SALOON                                             

CITROEN C5 DIESEL TOURER

CITROEN DS4 DIESEL HATCHBACK                                             

CITROEN DS5 DIESEL HATCHBACK

FORD B-MAX DIESEL HATCHBACK

FORD C-MAX DIESEL ESTATE

FORD FOCUS DIESEL ESTATE                                       

FORD FOCUS DIESEL

FORD MONDEO DIESEL ESTATE                                   

FORD MONDEO DIESEL HATCHBACK

HONDA CIVIC DIESEL HATCHBACK                                                 

KIA CEED DIESEL HATCHBACK

KIA CEED DIESEL SPORTSWAGON

MAZDA MAZDA3 DIESEL HATCHBACK

MAZDA MAZDA5 DIESEL ESTATE                                     

MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS DIESEL HATCHBACK

NISSAN JUKE DIESEL HATCHBACK

NISSAN NOTE DIESEL

NISSAN QASHQAI+2 DIESEL HATCHBACK

PEUGEOT 207 DIESEL HATCHBACK

PEUGEOT 207 DIESEL SW ESTATE

PEUGEOT 208 DIESEL HATCHBACK                                           

PEUGEOT 308 DIESEL HATCHBACK

PEUGEOT 308 DIESEL SW ESTATE                                               

PEUGEOT 5008 DIESEL ESTATE 1.6 HDi 115 Access 5dr                                                   

PEUGEOT 508 DIESEL SALOON                                               

PEUGEOT 508 SW DIESEL ESTATE                                                 

RENAULT GRAND SCENIC DIESEL ESTATE                               

RENAULT MEGANE DIESEL HATCHBACK

RENAULT MEGANE DIESEL SPORT TOURER                               

RENAULT SCENIC DIESEL ESTATE

SEAT ALTEA DIESEL ESTATE

SEAT ALTEA XL DIESEL ESTATE                                         

SEAT IBIZA DIESEL HATCHBACK                                                     

SEAT IBIZA DIESEL SPORT TOURER                                               

SEAT LEON DIESEL HATCHBACK                                                 

SEAT TOLEDO DIESEL HATCHBACK                                                 

SKODA FABIA DIESEL ESTATE

SKODA FABIA DIESEL HATCHBACK

SKODA OCTAVIA DIESEL ESTATE                                                 

SKODA OCTAVIA DIESEL HATCHBACK                                           

SKODA RAPID DIESEL HATCHBACK

SKODA ROOMSTER DIESEL ESTATE                                                 

SKODA SUPERB DIESEL ESTATE

SKODA SUPERB DIESEL HATCHBACK                                             

TOYOTA AVENSIS DIESEL SALOON                                                   

TOYOTA VERSO DIESEL ESTATE

VAUXHALL ASTRA DIESEL HATCHBACK                                 

VAUXHALL ASTRA DIESEL SPORTS TOURER

VAUXHALL INSIGNIA DIESEL HATCHBACK                                         

VAUXHALL INSIGNIA DIESEL SALOON

VAUXHALL INSIGNIA DIESEL SPORTS TOURER                         

VAUXHALL MERIVA DIESEL ESTATE

VAUXHALL ZAFIRA DIESEL ESTATE                             

VAUXHALL ZAFIRA DIESEL TOURER

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF DIESEL ESTATE                                                       

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF DIESEL HATCHBACK

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS DIESEL HATCHBACK                       

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA DIESEL SALOON                                             

VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT DIESEL SALOON

VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN DIESEL ESTATE                                             

VOLVO V40 DIESEL HATCHBACK

[DanSN1]

A3 seems to be the best of the list...

[SoundillusioN]

A3 seems to be the best of the list...

Yarp and this is why.





But mostly because

[clipperjay]

I'm sure a decent Skoda is in that list somewhere 
I wanted a new Tiguan as next motor!

[asboGTI]

i would take the A3 but stay away from the toyota avensis as had oen as a company car for 4 years tried the new one and didnt like it just not for me but then again i did get offered a merc with a reduced tax rate haha 

[thai-wronghorse]

I think id have to test drive the Audi A3 and Seat Leon.

[Seanl]

Yep, A3 is the best of the lot. Golf is a bit dull I think, Bimmer looks fugly, Leon isn't as nice on the inside. Those would be top of my list, and worth a closer look I think. Wouldn't entertain even giving the French stuff a thought, Jap stuff just looks a bit cheap imo.

[DubFan]

Do you need a big family size car?
Your Mazda is family size, but if you don't need the space, go for the A3. If you need space you get a lot for your money with a Skoda Octavia  But I would say that.

I'd want an Audi personally.

[Jimble]

I'm liking the look of the new DS5 tbh, if the diesel hybrid is on that list then it's got to be worth a look imo.

[Diamond Hell]

I'm liking the look of the new DS5 tbh, if the diesel hybrid is on that list then it's got to be worth a look imo.

Surely he wants a car to drive, not a reason to inspect the service area of Citroen dealer premises?

Parents got a 170TDI A3 run out on the previous generation.

It's a very nice appliance, as is everything on that list.

Can you avoid the 1.6TDIs and go to the 2.0TDIs - I know I would.

For a company car I'd be tempted by a 1-Series from that list, TBH, on the basis it's RWD and could be specced with standard skinny wheels and tyres instead of optioned to hell with huge, wide wheels.