Bit of a lifestyle change coming up - moving to the sticks and thus about an 90 mile round trip to work, so going to get rid of BMW and (finally) come back to the RRS fold - BUT - I want a good workhorse to commute in (4 days a week) - mainly motorway, want something comfy but decent mpg.(50 +) Don't give a monkey's too much as it will be purely to commute in and the mileage will pile up. It needs to last 5 years. The RRS will be for weekends and a bit of work for my online biz fetching & carrying.

Any thoughts ?

Cheers

You could worse than a Merc- one with a 3.0 v6 diesel. E280 for example. Not quite 50 mpg but 40 is doable.,hugely comfy, very quick and nicely put together.

Just out of interest, what BMW are you getting rid of? I would have thought a 330d would be perfect for a 90 mile daily round trip. 50+ mpg easily. Failing that, probably you will be looking at a VW Golf diesel or a Seat TDI.
Beancounter has a nice Disco 4 for sale as an alternative to the RRS if you are open to suggestions.

I used to commute 75 miles each way, mainly dual & m/way in/out of London. I test-drove a variety of German & other things but in the end I bought a Volvo XC70 D5, which was perfect for the job.

Good enough road-holding and great for all conditions. 45mpg at m/way speeds (50+ once I chipped it), good load capability but the big thing was that it was comfy. Really supportive seats and air suspension which took all the firmness out of it, just made the whole journey a lot more pleasant and less tiring.

If you are interested in following this route, test a normal V70 against an XC70 and feel the difference in ride.

It was also pretty reliable & I put 200,000 miles on in 5 years with few issues. I have contemplated getting another it was so good but I can't justify 2 cars at the moment!

Ady it's a 3 series estate - but under contract hire thro business. I absolutely hate it. Great in sport mode for off boy racers, but otherwise not for me.

Just want something comfy and mpg-tastic.

Thanks all for the suggestions, I'll get my ready reckoner out and do some sums.

I use my TDV8 to commute 95 mile round trip plus 30-50 miles a day out-and-about for the job. But then I bought it to use it.

£600/month on diesel is the price one pays for driving what one wants to drive... No, I don't have kids to feed.  2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Yeah bread & water will only be tolerated for so long..