Nice car you can fit dogs in the back of?

[andyb28]

I have had my Passat R36 for years, mainly because it ticks so many boxes in terms of a car I can get the whole family in, including 2 dogs.

However, I feel ready in life for a GT car. However my biggest issue is I need one that I can still put the dogs in the back of. I am not so fussed about 4 seats though.

I had my heart set on a V8 Vantage, but I have seen some amusing threads on here about things people can fit in the back of one. But these threads also commented that there is not a huge amount of room specifically for dogs, due to the angle of the glass. We have a beagle and a small dog. So neither are huge dogs.

I realise I could get another Estate like the R36, obviously some of the RS Audis are very nice, but it feels much like a straight swap rather than something to really get excited about.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Budget is around £40k

[andyb28]

What do we think about the Porsche Panamera?

I have never liked the look of the car from the side, but in terms of box ticking, it does tick quite a few.

[andyb28]

S10GTA said:

Is a V60 polestar of interest?

Funny thing, when I was looking I came across this car, I had never heard of it. It's faster than my R36 and looks actually quote good. However I just can not bring myself to own a Volvo yet. Maybe in 10 years time

[andyb28]

Slickhillsy said:

I recently got this for my daily. Ticks all the boxes you want a great drive, quick enough, mega stereo, GT ride to the Alps in the winter, sky glass roof / wingback seats / and of course that 4.2 N/A (gorgeous) engine.

Rocky the boxer is a very happy lad!

All kept nice and tidy by one of these... http://www.boot-buddy.com/

It's a lovely car, but I was trying to avoid another car similar to my R36 Estate.

Before I decided on the R36, I also looked at the RS4 and my only deciding factor really was I figured a big ass n/a engine would have less problems. Which I still think was a sensible decision.

[andyb28]

Bo_apex said:

andyb28 said:

I have had my Passat R36 for years, mainly because it ticks so many boxes in terms of a car I can get the whole family in, including 2 dogs.

However, I feel ready in life for a GT car. However my biggest issue is I need one that I can still put the dogs in the back of. I am not so fussed about 4 seats though.

I had my heart set on a V8 Vantage, but I have seen some amusing threads on here about things people can fit in the back of one. But these threads also commented that there is not a huge amount of room specifically for dogs, due to the angle of the glass. We have a beagle and a small dog. So neither are huge dogs.

I realise I could get another Estate like the R36, obviously some of the RS Audis are very nice, but it feels much like a straight swap rather than something to really get excited about.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Budget is around £40k

GT - yes
V8 - yes
Two (slender) women in rear - yes
Sid in boot - yes

What is it?