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Bit of a random one but saw a Renault Clio Estate parked up which got me thinking. What’s the purpose of these estates based on small hatchbacks?
Surely if you wanted more space you’d go for a medium sized hatchback like a Megane. I assume they don’t make them anymore but just wondered if anyone ever purchased one and why you’d opt for one over a regular hatchback?
Surely if you wanted more space you’d go for a medium sized hatchback like a Megane. I assume they don’t make them anymore but just wondered if anyone ever purchased one and why you’d opt for one over a regular hatchback?
Oddly the 2005 Clio estate had a bigger boot than the contemporary Megane estate; a very useful 440lt in a car that was only 4.2m x 1.7m. The Megane was a dose bigger in all directions, so there's certain a use-case (hard to believe in an age of "I street park in terraced row but I'm having a Q7" - but quite a lot of people apply that sort of rational rationale.)
GolfDragon said:
Bit of a random one but saw a Renault Clio Estate parked up which got me thinking. What’s the purpose of these estates based on small hatchbacks?
Surely if you wanted more space you’d go for a medium sized hatchback like a Megane. I assume they don’t make them anymore but just wondered if anyone ever purchased one and why you’d opt for one over a regular hatchback?
A Clio estate has a bigger boot than a Mégane hatchback, longer load bay too. I have a Dacia Logan MCV, basically a Sandero estate. The boot is absolutely huge, far bigger than the class above. Boot space over cabin space was more important to me, plus it's lighter than cars from the class above which brings it's own benefits.Surely if you wanted more space you’d go for a medium sized hatchback like a Megane. I assume they don’t make them anymore but just wondered if anyone ever purchased one and why you’d opt for one over a regular hatchback?
sideways man said:
I had a skoda Fabia estate with the 1.9 pd engine. As a single guy, it had the perfect amount of space for camping and my mountain bike, the mapped 1.9 gave it enough go.
I think the estate was better looking than the hatch also. One of my favourite cars.
I had a mk1 Fabia vRS. Whilst the hatch was no looker, the estate always looked to me like a slug in side profile.I think the estate was better looking than the hatch also. One of my favourite cars.
My son has a Clio estate. It's his first car passed down from his Grandma.
Very cheap insurance as he's possibly the only teenager ever to have a Clio estate!
Lollops along nicely though with 100bhp from a low pressure turbo 1.2.
It's the same wheelbase as the hatchback, but 18cm longer in the boot.
Very cheap insurance as he's possibly the only teenager ever to have a Clio estate!
Lollops along nicely though with 100bhp from a low pressure turbo 1.2.
It's the same wheelbase as the hatchback, but 18cm longer in the boot.
GolfDragon said:
Bit of a random one but saw a Renault Clio Estate parked up which got me thinking. What’s the purpose of these estates based on small hatchbacks?
Surely if you wanted more space you’d go for a medium sized hatchback like a Megane. I assume they don’t make them anymore but just wondered if anyone ever purchased one and why you’d opt for one over a regular hatchback?
Our 2012 Ibiza estate - small car, easy to drive, cheap to run - but a boot bigger than a Leon hatch.Surely if you wanted more space you’d go for a medium sized hatchback like a Megane. I assume they don’t make them anymore but just wondered if anyone ever purchased one and why you’d opt for one over a regular hatchback?
Ibiza - 266lt
Ibiza estate - 430lt
Leon - 380lt
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