What Car (Dont hate me!)

[Trustmeimadoctor]

right the mrs has said i can finally get rid of the micra and get something else for the commute to work.

budget it circa 1500 prefer less not too heavy on fuel id rather no less than about 30mpg (micra does 42 ish) journey is 60 mile round trip in fairly free flowing traffic. wouldnt mind an estate with a bit of poke and hardly any chance of major bork

id thought 9-5 aero estate but open to suggestions

cheers

[valverguy]

Go volvo mate with that criteria.

[DanielJames]

Trustmeimadoctor said:

right the mrs has said i can finally get rid of the micra and get something else for the commute to work.

Oh lawd what's happening to Pistonheads these days

Cheap fast estate? Gotta be a Volvo, 850r?

[Trustmeimadoctor]

she does im certain of that she is even giving me the money

I had a bit more say until she started earning twice what i earn then i lost all say in pretty much everything

[BuzzLightyear]

I thought doctors earned £££££££££!

[Trustmeimadoctor]

They do I think but I'm not a doctor.
Good shout on the t5r but that won't get 30mpg would it?

[iwantagta]

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...

Bit over budget but strong engine. Loved my one.

[Jasandjules]

Passat Estate then?

[redgriff500]

£1500 30mpg and some poke...

BMW 328 Touring if you're sensible will do 30

or a 325/323/320 if you can't be trusted.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

I'd not have another Alfa I also have a giulietta and its terrible my dad also used to have a 156

[ajb85]

Trustmeimadoctor said:

I'd not have another Alfa I also have a giulietta and its terrible my dad also used to have a 156

Oh well that's a shame, considering the 156 Sportwagon is probably the nicest looking estate car out there for the money, and it's well and truly within budget! 2.0TS is a sweet engine and does not give major grief if looked after. Suspension arms are the usual offenders!

Bang for buck probably goes to the Saab, your suggestion. Old B5 A4 Avant 1.8T perhaps? E36 BM would be the all round driver's choice I guess. £1500 only gets you into an old nail of a C Class, not the new shape, so I don't think Mercedes can offer much unless you wanted to get the estate job done properly and buy an E-Class. They're that bloody big in the back you could downsize to a one bedroom flat, and assuming that to be the case, you could hook yourself up with an E55 AMG...

Mr. Sensible would buy a Mazda 6. Christ, they don't even drive badly. But you don't want to do that though..

[Trustmeimadoctor]

I loved my 328 coupe but couldn't get 30 out of it if I tried though is the 7 any better ? A4avant I like the idea of

[Bargenosenti]

Even more Mr Sensible would be a Focus estate of some kind, cheap to fix I'd wager

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Yes but I'm trying not to be sensible ! As sensible would be keep driving the Micra even though its soul destroying ! Its never gone wrong really in 92k and tbh it would probably just keep on going

[redgriff500]

My 328 averaged 25mpg and I do lots of short trips and drive hard so 30 should be fairly achievable or as I said perhaps a 320 - lets face facts after a Micra it will seem like a rocket ship !

Mazda6 do drive well (for what they are) and the petrols are cheap and reliable BUT they are quite thirsty - my wife's 2.3 does 28 and she drives like a nun.

Alfa 156 - although the odd thing breaks they are good cars a mate bought one for "tip runs" for £300 and he loves it so much that it's ended up as his daily.