What's the best estate car ever?

[stuartdenton]

Volvo 740SE did exactly what it said on the tin

[My Evil Twin]

Why is this thread still going.?
The correct answer being the T5R was already mentioned...

but I have a uber-lust for a Leggy Spec B also.

[Urban Sports]

This.

[Clivey]

Vocal Minority said:

With bigger wheels on these are aging really well

The E46 3-Series has aged well too (and I'm not saying that just because we have one ). There's just something about that generation of BMWs that seems "missing" from the subsequent cars.

[Phil Dicky]

One of these for me

[vournikas]

sawman said:

This had to be well up the list:

I was just about to add to the thread by posting up a DS Safari pic.

[strummerville]

At the risk of being Captain Obvious, you have to consider if it's a 'one car does it all' or a big load lugger that complements another, more focused car.

If the former, I'm going with the V8 RS4 Avant.
If the latter a Volvo V70.

I've run big estates for years and wouldn't fancy a tip run in the RS4 nor a hot lap of the Nurburgring in a V70!

Yes, ok. Captain Obvious!

[12lee]

Binz Xtend is amusing...

[cologne2792]

white_goodman said:

golfer19 said:

Citroen cx estate.
Perfect

Better than an XM?

Without a doubt yes.

We've had three CX estates and about a dozen XM - all diesel. XM is very good but CX is bigger, properly quirky and much sharper to drive thanks to the DIRAVI steering.

[rb5er]

Clivey said:

The E46 3-Series has aged well too (and I'm not saying that just because we have one ). There's just something about that generation of BMWs that seems "missing" from the subsequent cars.

Ah you mean the rust?

[172]

St220

[0llie]

156 GTA

[Cotty]

BMW Hartge H27 E30
1) look good personal taste but I think so
2) be comfortable; very with the sports seats
3) perform and handle respectably; engine and handling upgrades so should be adequate
4) have reasonable running costs and not be stupidly expensive to buy. originally to buy not cheap, the upgrades could add a serious chunk to the purchase price but now? Cheap to buy, insure and run

My holy grail

[Clivey]

rb5er said:

Ah you mean the rust?

On a serious note, I wonder how the E90 & F30 will fare at 10+ years (the oldest E90s are 2005 models so not quite there yet) and whether they'll have any equivalent issues due to age rather than mileage.

[B3MX5]

rb5er said:

Ah you mean the rust?

12 years old and rust-free thanks

[Cotty]

B3MX5 said:

12 years old and rust-free thanks

My E30 has some rust but then it 22 not 12 years old

[Pdelamare]

E Class. I've had 3 of them, 124, 210 and 211 versions.

[V8LM]

http://astonmartins.com/car/v8-lwb-shooting-brake-...

1) look good; Tick
2) be comfortable; Tick
3) perform and handle respectably; Tick
4) have reasonable running costs and not be stupidly expensive to buy. Three out of four isn't bad.

[Otispunkmeyer]

Plymouth fury!

http://worldcarslist.com/images/plymouth/plymouth-...

Edited by Otispunkmeyer on Monday 28th July 21:39

[B3MX5]

Cotty said:

My E30 has some rust but then it 22 not 12 years old

I think at 22 years old some blemishes are forgiven! It's it lasted so long it deserves some TLC. Oddly my '91 MX5 is relatively rust-free, sills and all.