Knowledge Wanted - Can I Have My Cake And Eat It?!

[letsdance]

My current car is a Mondeo 2.5t TitX Estate. I love it but doing 80 miles round trip minimum per day doesnt help the wallet. So have decided to opt back into the company car scheme. I''m after a car with:

Under 150g Co2 (tax)
A min 500 cubic litres boot
0-60 in under 8.5 secs (or there abouts)

Anyone been through this headache or got some constructive suggestions. Looking at the Focus Estate (1.6T 180ps) and Passat Estate (2.0 170bhp) atm.

[mat777]

what is your budget? that might help

[letsdance]

Sorry, Budget up to about £30k ish

[matty_doh]

(F30) BMW 320d?

£28k in SE form iirc, 7.5 to 60 and 120g/km, though 20L short of your 500L boot requirement.

Edited by matty_doh on Wednesday 15th February 18:32

[letsdance]

3020d is attractive but hear there is a new estate / tourer coming out in the UK over the next few months.

[StottyZr]

Not very difficult requirements to satisfy tbh! I would have thought pretty much any (highish powered) modern diesel would do.

[mybrainhurts]

Those cubic litres are going to be tricky...

[miniman]

Skoda Superb Greenline estate. 116g/km, 633 litres with seats up, 1865 litres with them down.

[Disco You]

Cubic litres?

[1a35]

Citroen DS5 Hybrid
99g Co2 - Low tax
nearly 500 litres ( but seats fold down )
0-62 in 8.6 seconds

[Golaboots]

miniman said:

Skoda Superb Greenline estate. 116g/km, 633 litres with seats up, 1865 litres with them down.

And a 0 to 60 of around 12 seconds I would think.

Great cars though.

[jamiebae]

I have a Passat CC GT at the moment and it's not great to drive, it'll feel stodgy and lumpen after a Mondeo, even in TDi 170 form.

If someone else is paying and you don't have to worry about resale value then how about a Mondeo 2.2 TDCi? Great to drive, well equipped and with a gutsy engine as well. Having said that depending on how old/high mileage yours is it might feel like a downgrade.

[D1bram]

Loads of options as far as I can see...

Passat 170TDI estate
Newer mondeo estate
Superb 170TDI estate
Insignia 160CDTI estate
Mazda 6 Estate

Using www.comcar.co.uk to find those.

You do realise that upto 150g/km and a £30k list price will still add up to significant tax bill though don't you? I'd try to keep under 120g/km personally.

[WeirdNeville]

Skoda Octavia VRS. custom made for your needs sir.