Help me find a nice estate!
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[quote=Who me ?]Someone mentioned Passat, so why not Octavia, I've heard tales of over 50mpg in a diesel and at the age you want, no DPF . Then, if you are considering Mondeo, why not the Insignia estate. Mondeo petrol drink fuel IMHO, and the TDCI versions have the pull of a Fiesta. Both of the Insignia saloons I've driven have returned close to 50MPG on a trip up north and on that sort of trip I "make a lot of progress", and use lower gears for acceleration. I don't know how many owners Vauxhall honour the warranty on, but it's advertised as up to 100k miles. Then there's the Avensis estate and although I'm not a huge Frog fan, the Laguna estate.
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My business partner has a Passat and although a nice car it just doesn't do anything for me really, sadly the same goes for the Octavia. I run a Passat as a work car and it is very good despite having over 200K on the clock! This may sound irrational but I would feel like I was driving a newer version of my work car. The Octavia I like in VRS form but the wife isn't a fan. I wouldn't go French again after being bitten too many times but the Insignia could be a consideration. I can't stop looking at 5 series' though, they just seem to tick every box.
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My business partner has a Passat and although a nice car it just doesn't do anything for me really, sadly the same goes for the Octavia. I run a Passat as a work car and it is very good despite having over 200K on the clock! This may sound irrational but I would feel like I was driving a newer version of my work car. The Octavia I like in VRS form but the wife isn't a fan. I wouldn't go French again after being bitten too many times but the Insignia could be a consideration. I can't stop looking at 5 series' though, they just seem to tick every box.
I found the E60 unbelievably tedious to drive. Plenty of space and comfortable, but a real bus in the twisties, I genuinely don't understand what I'm missing.
IMO the Mondeo is streets ahead in terms of the fun factor. I run an Octavia VRS as a daily and it's great for the money in terms of practicality but it's not great fun, as you would expect for a modern VAG really.
It might not be important to you, but while it's my only car on the road currently I miss having something that excites me for the weekend.
IMO the Mondeo is streets ahead in terms of the fun factor. I run an Octavia VRS as a daily and it's great for the money in terms of practicality but it's not great fun, as you would expect for a modern VAG really.
It might not be important to you, but while it's my only car on the road currently I miss having something that excites me for the weekend.
8potdave said:
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Ford Mondeo - Again a lot of value for money and no doubt a very good car but I don't know if we will be bored of it after a year.
Have you driven one? You'll get a much fresher newer model for your budget. In Titanium trim Ford have managed to create a car that feels genuinely upmarket and a car that isn't short of a goody or two as far as spec is concerned. Furthermore, it probably drives every bit as well as the BMs and better than the C Class, SAAB and Audi A4.Ford Mondeo - Again a lot of value for money and no doubt a very good car but I don't know if we will be bored of it after a year.
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