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Dimski
926 posts
29 months
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Callan.T89 said: No No No, none of the above, get an original Audi S6 for well under £2K in good nick.
Strong reliable cars that will do intergalactic mileages with no problems, engine is 230bhp standard and can be chipped to 280bhp no problems.
Also sounds great, looks discreet, massive inside, Quattro 4WD, and a badge with heritage.
Don't get me wong I love Legnums/Legacy's/Stagea's/850's but the Audi is the one to go for.  Mind you, I think for less than £2k you are getting one that needs bits and bobs. Mine was £1500, and so far I have spent about £1000 on it. Cheapest on here at the moment is £3,300. Autotrader has one at £1995, an Auto. ETA its also a saloon...
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Luke85
Original Poster
237 posts
16 months
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Some good and 'different' suggestions here! I think the Impreza is the front runner, even I'm liking the idea of a quick estate now after looking at some of these!
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sniff diesel
12,662 posts
42 months
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Luke85 said: E36 328 Touring They drive lovely and quick enough but not exactly big - think MK3 Golf/MK4 Escort estate size inside, and with more suspension and transmission intrusion than a FWD.
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Rockatansky
441 posts
17 months
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As a V70 T5 owner I am biased...
I picked up a cheap (just over £1k) V70 T5 just over a year ago, trade sale from a dealer. Some light mods and the car is producing 273bhp (dyno tested) and there is a wee bit more within easy reach.
Goes like stink considering the size and weight. A wee bit thirsty if you keep your foot in, but thats the trade off.
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Hollywood Wheels
3,516 posts
60 months
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Get a V6 Omega. RWD, all the toys, comfy, and much fun in the wet. You'll have A LOT of change from £2K, and it doesn't have an expensive turbo to fail on you.... 
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Lord Pikey
2,188 posts
45 months
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Passat Syncro Estate. 200bhp, 4wd and half the cost of anything close.
if your really nice to it, it will achieve 30mpg
Lord Pikey
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Stu R
9,157 posts
45 months
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Got to be a T5 volvo really, they're far more fun than they really ought to be, and great mile munchers
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les3002
77 posts
27 months
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had a similar dilemma myself and went for the e36 328i touring, love it, has such a nice chassis balance on it.
Also considered a scooby wagon.
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y2blade
11,701 posts
45 months
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les3002 said: had a similar dilemma myself and went for the e36 328i touring, love it, has such a nice chassis balance on it.
Also considered a scooby wagon. is it fast? i've never been in a 328i
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sniff diesel
12,662 posts
42 months
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y2blade said: les3002 said: had a similar dilemma myself and went for the e36 328i touring, love it, has such a nice chassis balance on it.
Also considered a scooby wagon. is it fast? i've never been in a 328i So smooth they're deceptively quick, not as much 'punch' as a scoob but the figures aren't far behind and the fuel consumption much better.
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amokwa
104 posts
27 months
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Lord Pikey said: Passat Syncro Estate. 200bhp, 4wd and half the cost of anything close.
if your really nice to it, it will achieve 30mpg
Lord Pikey +1 Had a V6 4Motion for 2 years never missed a beat not torquey but top end was impressive. Still recall blasting past a Merc on a completely frozen road and the driver staring at me in surprise.
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y2blade
11,701 posts
45 months
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sniff diesel said: y2blade said: les3002 said: had a similar dilemma myself and went for the e36 328i touring, love it, has such a nice chassis balance on it.
Also considered a scooby wagon. is it fast? i've never been in a 328i So smooth they're deceptively quick, not as much 'punch' as a scoob but the figures aren't far behind and the fuel consumption much better. fair enough i wasnt bieng sarcastic, just interested as to how fast the 328i's are
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magpie215
548 posts
19 months
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biased a little because I own one but... how about a turbocharged 4 wheel drive toyota avensis estate circa 260 bhp. do a search for ST215 Caldina GTT looks like 
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renmure
846 posts
54 months
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I had a Volvo 850 T5. Fun car (for a big estate) but fairly went through the front tyres!!
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Stu R
9,157 posts
45 months
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magpie215 said: biased a little because I own one but... how about a turbocharged 4 wheel drive toyota avensis estate circa 260 bhp. do a search for ST215 Caldina GTT looks like I've been curious about these since I saw them mentioned on here a wee while back. Are they actually remotely interesting to drive? The Avensis in normal guise (which let's face it is a great workhorse), is as dull as dull can be, painting it magnolia would make it more exciting it's that dull. As far as drivers cars go, it has to be down near the bottom of the all time greats list. Are these actually interesting to hustle along like the Stagea, legnum or Subaru equivelents are or are they just bland boxes with a bit more poke than normal?
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euroboy
3,592 posts
63 months
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I was following a T5R on the M1 eariler in the week, R reg in a nice burnt Orange colour - that was swift all the up to 1xx MPH.
Still looked good too.
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y2blade
11,701 posts
45 months
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euroboy said: I was following a T5R on the M1 eariler in the week, R reg in a nice burnt Orange colour - that was swift all the up to 1xx MPH.
Still looked good too. they dont hang about even my T5 (NOT T5R) surprises a few quick/newer cars
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magpie215
548 posts
19 months
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At the end of the day all these cars are a compromise for the family type guy to have some level of performance and handling at the sacrifice of a nice shaped coupe body typically mine is a celica GT4 wrapped in an avensis shell in the same way a stagea is a skyline in an estate form.
if you hate the avensis you will not like the caldina but as my previouse car was a GT4 this was a logical move for me :-)
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GravelBen
6,453 posts
60 months
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A mate of mine has a Caldina GT-T, looks pretty much identical to yours above. Slower and thirstier than my Legacy (it is an auto though which doesn't help) but being a Toyota should be cheaper and easier to work on if anything goes wrong. Being a single turbo its much laggier low down than the TT Legacy, not much below 3.5k whereas the Legacy is making noticable boost by 2k.
ETA: To expand on fuel economy comments, I have no trouble at all getting over 30mpg from the GTB. Touring range is also helped by having a 64L tank compared to 50 (iirc) in the Caldinas.
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Stu R
9,157 posts
45 months
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magpie215 said: At the end of the day all these cars are a compromise for the family type guy to have some level of performance and handling at the sacrifice of a nice shaped coupe body typically mine is a celica GT4 wrapped in an avensis shell in the same way a stagea is a skyline in an estate form.
if you hate the avensis you will not like the caldina but as my previouse car was a GT4 this was a logical move for me :-) I don't hate the avensis by a long stretch, I was more curious as to how they deliver the power and handle compared to a run of the mill avensis.
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