Estate Car to Compliment the Cerbera?

[phillpot]

QBee said:

I mentions an E class diesel Merc, and I get an email offering me a "safe walk in Bathtub"
Someone's idea of a joke?????

And a Stannah stairlift ?

[pmessling]

PoleDriver said:

If you want something more unreliable and expensive to run than the Cerb I've another vote for the ZT-T 260!

You had some bad luck with your car. Oh and I blame you for making me by a cerb

[Mr E]

QBee said:

I mentions an E class diesel Merc, and I get an email offering me a "safe walk in Bathtub"
Someone's idea of a joke?????

And one of those giant heated slippers that plug into the mains

[griffdude]

I have an Alpina D3 Touring. The wheel design is a bit marmite, but the ride/grip/handling combo is amazing.

[longbow]

yosini said:

Morning,

I'm thinking of extending the fleet to incorporate an estate car. Started by considering a Lynx XJS, but they are rare and pricey... it will need to be fun but practical, and reliable as I might commute in it every now and again....so I'm thinking of an Impreza Sport Wagon. Surely someone on here must have one - any advice (including don't buy one) welcomed, along with any other suggestions...

Cheers

Joe

Check out my complimentary estate car to my cerb....

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Lots of people talk of RS4/6 etc as if they're the holy grail of performance estates..... I'm at work now so can't find the link but search on youtube for Evo vs RS6 and watch the 2 part video with Tim Shrick. It's such a riot to drive and compliments the Cerb perfectly. On typical UK A/B roads I'd put money down that there is no quicker point to point estate out there. I'm considering going forged and blouch turbo too, so once at 550/500 it will be truly savage. The only problem you may have is finding one for sale as they are uber rare here.....

[SteveSPG]

phillpot said:

There's only one company that make proper estate cars.... Volvo

i had a t5 version....cost me 11 points in 9 months!

bloody good car though

[Brummmie]

griffdude said:

I have an Alpina D3 Touring. The wheel design is a bit marmite, but the ride/grip/handling combo is amazing.

Yes, love these, one set of wheels look nice the other nasty...
Failing that any 320D upwards series M Sport touring are great cars, go very well after a remap, i would love another as i have a van these days.

[N7GTX]

If its a cheap fast estate car you need then how about a Legnum or a Stagea?

[Byker28i]

I bought a mazda 6 estate, quite, comfy, 45mpg+ and £30 road tax. Now I can afford the cerbera

[phillpot]

Why mess around with estate cars, if you want space this is the way to go

[QBee]

This, supercharged and turbocharged Volvo 850 might give you some fun reading...... bet you cannot guess where it is going next if you read from the start

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[portzi]

The true original fast sports wagon, the one they all look up too. I been lucky enough to drive this beauty for 4 years

[rb5er]

If you want an impreza get an impreza.

WRX wagons are great and much sharper cars to drive than 90% of suggestions so far.

Just make sure you get a turbo version, the N.A ones are very sloooow.

[Legacywr]

Subaru? I had a manual one of these.. fantastic car!

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/s...

[anonymous-user]

RS6

Tracking it? Just add chip.

Or, for something completely nuts...

Chevy V8 van

[blueg33]

To complement the Evora and previously the Tuscan we havea Subaru Outback (not the crappy curent one)

Its great 3.0 litre boxer engine, well made, looks as right at a country estate as it does in town, doesnt have the SUV issues of huge size, is excellent off road (the 4wd system is better than most SUV's), not too huge.

Downsides, 26mpg average, expensive servicing, expensive road tax

[TheRainMaker]

If you think it costs a lot to run a Cerb forget an RS6

I kept mine for four months.

14k of warranty work

[portzi]

TheRainMaker said:

If you think it costs a lot to run a Cerb forget an RS6

I kept mine for four months.

14k of warranty work

I've heard this also. They are the lambo of the estate world. More time in the garage than on the road!!!!! ;-)

[VARLEYHYD]

portzi said:

TheRainMaker said:

If you think it costs a lot to run a Cerb forget an RS6

I kept mine for four months.

14k of warranty work

I've heard this also. They are the lambo of the estate world. More time in the garage than on the road!!!!! ;-)

RS6 (V10) once it's technical and handling capabilities are fully understood, and brakes upgraded it is difficult to beat.

As above it would be easy to do £4k in a single Trackday in brakes & tyres, but once you learn how to switch off all the safety stuff (well nearly all) and then explore its true limits without it braking and de-throttling for you, It then becomes less costly, but still twice to three times the cost of a Cerb or sag.

Hardly ever needs to go to the garage, but look after and understand them and use a good independent.
Had first one for 90k miles



GV

[QuiteQuietCerb]

I went for the hearse recently but the 4.3 v8 one, the way to go