Estates - are they now cool?

[TREMAiNE]

chrismoose91 said:

TREMAiNE said:

They probably look at you 'funny' thinking what an utter bellend.

And then there's those who are clearly taking the piss...
Are we on pistonheads or mumsnet? Get a grip.

I would bet everything I own that 90% of PHer's would think you're a complete tt if they saw you "burning it off at the lights... Or when drifting around roundabouts!" - especially in a fking 320d. You should head over to Car Throttle, you'd fit in much better there.

[Stickyfinger]

mp3manager said:

Estates have never been cool. Nor will they ever be.

Hard not to be cool in a big Citroen like that, just no need to try and prove anything

Edited by Stickyfinger on Saturday 27th February 00:05

[Lester H]

MattOz said:

mp3manager said:

Estates have never been cool. Nor will they ever be.

Au contraire. Especially in 335i guise with manual 'box

D'accord avec that, this site can't cope with basic French but estates of this ilk are a class act, and always - reverting to English idiom- a cut above.

[Blakeatron]

As much as I love a good estate, and I have had a few - after getting our VW T5, I am loving the van!

More space, goes well and fits everything in it, nice high driving position and fits in the multi storey (just)

[gizlaroc]

djdest said:

I love mine, it does everything I need and more, out of 20+ years of driving it's the only car I've kept longer than a year. Coming up for 3 years soon, and struggling to find anything better to replace it with.

It loves motorway runs

Was it 2006 when the 330d got a DPF??

[danzman1991]

Absolutely!

Just turned 25, bought myself a Jaguar X-Type 2.2d Sport Premium, love it!

[Potatoes]

They've ALWAYS been cool!!

[darker grapefruit]

I like my estate, but I am too old to call it 'cool':-

[SimesJH]

Estates are most definitely cool!!

[Pdelamare]

With ceramic brakes this car would be unstoppable, sadly it doesn't and it was all over after 10 laps.

With 700hp and 800ft/lbs it was pretty ballistic around Silverstone.

[Leins]

SimesJH said:

Estates are most definitely cool!!

Nice, and with proper Q-car appeal too!

[GravelBen]

I've always liked them too

Current one:



One of the previous:

[MDMA .]

Estates are where it's at. Previous and current one :

[Otispunkmeyer]

I'm sorry, but they've always been cool.

[Mr E]

E500. 388bhp. 5.5 litre. Looks like a minicab.
Nobody need know there's a nuclear reactor under the bonnet.

[Impasse]

Cool.

[Lester H]

....ish. Terrible shut lines, but then all this fuss about Land Rover Defender ( a.k.a. deafened) and their shut lines are visible from outer space.
Was referring to Impasse's post but Software did not copy image of Allegro Estate

Edited by Lester H on Friday 26th February 22:18

[jdw1234]

I think estates are relatively cool compared to 4x4 or god awful VW van conversions owned by 30 something Oakley wearers.

[RegMolehusband]

klunkT5 said:

20 years ago? Sorry, Could'nt resist..

Edited by klunkT5 on Friday 26th February 17:57

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[Escort3500]

chrismoose91 said:

I'm 24 and drive a 320d touring, remapped, straight through pipes, tinted: awesome!

I like the multi functionality... I take my rents to the airport quite regularly, put all my mates gear in the back and bikes etc... Do it!

And people look at you funny when you burn it off at the lights... Or when drifting around roundabouts!

LOL. I'd struggle to 'burn my 320d off at the lights' or 'drift it on roundabouts' even if it had a remap, modded pipes, chavved glass, patinated bonnet and stanced rims...