Estate car max budget of 10k - BMW E90/Volvo V50/Audi A4 or?

[jay6s]

Hi All,
Hoping i can get some advice or guidance.

Looking to buy a small estate car with a max budget of 10k

Not keen on French cars nor Ford or Vauxhall or Skoda (badge snob) My yearly mileage will be 6-9k therefore want a petrol car (all issues with DPF on modern Diesels) something that is still good on road tax and fuel economy, no more than 70,000 miles or so ideally, although would buy on condition. Like a newish car nothing older than 6 years.

Narrowed it down to the choices below:

BMW E90 estate – 318i or 320i in M sport (4 cylinder) – like the look of the car but heard a few horror stories on the engine – any opinions? Is a 4 pot BMW any good?
Volvo V50 estate – 2.0 petrol. Issue here is there old ford engines, would get a newer car then the BMW but worried that the engines are not the best and transmission is still only 5 gears, would like 6 for motorway economy.
Audi A4 1.8 TFSI B8 model (2008+)– stretching the budget as I would like a S line version.

Wild card
Audi A6 Avant 2.0 TFSI (older model) – but Mrs says its too big – parking issues so probably a no

Any other opinions on the above or any other cars I should consider?

Many Thanks
Jay

[jay6s]

Thanks for all the replies guys.

Accord - no not a fan
Skoda not keen on the interior or badge.

Bmw 6 cylinders would be great but I think out of my range in terms of running cost.
Prefer looks of the bmw over the Volvo but will get a newer car with the Volvo especially 2.0 petrol as they don't seem popular (everyone wants a diesel).

Anyone had experience of the audis?

[jay6s]

One of my work colleagues is selling an AUDI A4 (B7) 2.0T (non-quattro) although he is out of the country at presnet not seen it yet in terms of condition. This is significant cheaper than my max budget be it a older car.

Anyone had any experience of the B7 variant?

Had a quick look online like the look of them they seemed to be priced accordingly. £5 - 8k

Infact the B5 is even cheaper although a older car.