Banger estates with biggest loading capacity and good mpg
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Looking for a banger estate - up to about £2500 to replace my aging Honda crv.
I love the Honda but fuel consumption is costing around £130 a month at the moment which is kinda scary.
So, we are now looking for a replacement estate. Ideally it needs a huge boot and good mpg.
So far, i'm looking at Octavia TDI Estate and possibly the Mondeo estate although I'm not a fan of Fords. I once had a 406 estate and that was good but the electrics not so!
Any other recommendations. Perhaps an Audi A4 estate.
Anyone know the biggest estate cars on the market for my kind of budget?
I'm finding info on Parkers/whatcar but they don't always say the loading capacity with seats down - only seats up which isn't much help.
I'd rather have a car than a van.. which is the other option.
Thanks
I love the Honda but fuel consumption is costing around £130 a month at the moment which is kinda scary.
So, we are now looking for a replacement estate. Ideally it needs a huge boot and good mpg.
So far, i'm looking at Octavia TDI Estate and possibly the Mondeo estate although I'm not a fan of Fords. I once had a 406 estate and that was good but the electrics not so!
Any other recommendations. Perhaps an Audi A4 estate.
Anyone know the biggest estate cars on the market for my kind of budget?
I'm finding info on Parkers/whatcar but they don't always say the loading capacity with seats down - only seats up which isn't much help.
I'd rather have a car than a van.. which is the other option.
Thanks
Try the Octavia is hatch form. Easily as big a boot as the estate, and in my experience a more 'useable' space. With the seats down in mine you can fit a huge amounts of stuff in. Only negative is the 'lip' that you don't get in an estate. Only an issue if you are always lifting very heavy and bulky items in and out.
Galaxy/Sharan is a good shout, maybe a Mitsubishi spacewagon?
Those big Merc estates are rust buckets to be avoided.
Mondeo diesel a much better bet. But petrol an even safer bet. Huge inside, drive very well even at 150,000+ miles if looked after.
Volve 940 estate is as long as those big old mercs', sub £1k to buy, but they do feel like they are from the 70's when you climb inside (they drive ok being rwd).
No getting away from big fuel costs what ever choice you make.
Those big Merc estates are rust buckets to be avoided.
Mondeo diesel a much better bet. But petrol an even safer bet. Huge inside, drive very well even at 150,000+ miles if looked after.
Volve 940 estate is as long as those big old mercs', sub £1k to buy, but they do feel like they are from the 70's when you climb inside (they drive ok being rwd).
No getting away from big fuel costs what ever choice you make.
rallycross said:
Those big Merc estates are rust buckets to be avoided.
You are joking right? Those are one of the most bulletproof, strongest cars ever built. They don't even rust that bad. Front wings go (not structural) and you should give the rear jacking points a once over (not a nightmare to have welded if they are tbh).
If have a 2004 Mondeo tdci now, feels so very feeble after my W124 and the clutch/DMF just set me back a small fortune.
rallycross said:
Volve 940 estate is as long as those big old mercs', sub £1k to buy, but they do feel like they are from the 70's when you climb inside (they drive ok being rwd).
No getting away from big fuel costs what ever choice you make.
Volvo 940 is massive. I've had a 7/940 for years!No getting away from big fuel costs what ever choice you make.
Buy a good one for £1k and save the other £2k for fuel costs. They also have bombproof reliability
SuperHangOn said:
rallycross said:
Those big Merc estates are rust buckets to be avoided.
You are joking right? Those are one of the most bulletproof, strongest cars ever built. They don't even rust that bad. Front wings go (not structural) and you should give the rear jacking points a once over (not a nightmare to have welded if they are tbh).
Wings, doors, tailgate, sills and worst of all the window frames, yes it drove fine and nice inside but a rust trap - which is not acceptible on a £2k purchase these days.
The late 90's merc's have some serious rust problems. I agree they drive well and feel like they are very solid but the cosmetic rust is simply not an issue with an equivalent budget passat/mondeo/galaxy but a late 90's Merc will be riddled with rust.
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