What petrol family car? 13k budget

[willmagrath]

Hi everyone, my dad is thinking of replacing his hateful Insignia diesel to get away from the DPF problems he's had! He wants something petrol, same kind of size, at the least the same power (160hp), 3 years old and a budget of £13k.

Have thought about the Octavia VRS, great car and very tempting but I cant think of anything else that would fit the bill!

[willmagrath]

The mondeo genuinely never crossed my mind, definitely worth a look! Thanks

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Hub said:

Mazda 6 2.5?

Coming from diesel would he prefer turbo though?

How much is economy/£500 road tax a factor?

Yeah he definitely wants something a bit of torque so definitely a turbo. He'd want something that did at least early 30's mpg average and the road tax isnt a huge problem

[willmagrath]

Yeah the 1.8tsi could work pretty well for him, although he may prefer the extra punch of the 2.0tsi as he often tows

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Mr Gear said:

Avensis?

hmm do they a turbo engine for that and ive always found them SO dull

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Bullett said:

I love my VRS, terrific car for the money.
Bit smaller in the cabin than a Vectra though, more Golf sized but counterpointed by a massive boot.

Is it a petrol model??

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J18NHS said:

I don't class myself as a badge snob BUT ........I couldn't own anything with a Skoda badge on. I know it's just a badge and all that guff

I opted for the Passat CC V6 4 motion, DSG is awesome,sounds nice,goes like stink when required. Wouldn't mind trying a Toureg next

Then sorry, you're a badge snob