Need car buying advice - at a loss what to do

[daytonadeferred]

Hi, help me decide what to do. I have a T6.1 Kombi Highline t32 on a lead purchase, due in September. I have a requirement for a large family vehicle, Ideally 6+ seats, and a small daily driver, plus something for the weekend if the budget stretches that far. With van and cash I have circa £48k to play with.

I know it's all subjective but i'd be interested in everyone's thoughts. My options/thoughts so far are as follows:

1. Sell van, and buy 2nd hand large SUV (Volvo XC90 perhaps), plus a city car (not one that loses cash so Audi A2), and then with money left over, hopefully a 997 C2 or S.

2. Keep van and convert to a camper. Buy the Audi A2 cash, or maybe PCP a new Renault 5. Can't afford the camper conversion and the 997, but the camper would be so much fun for family trips etc.

3. Swap van for brand new or 1 yr old large SUV, or even the VW ID. Buzz - on a lease or finance, and then have more cash for city car and 997, or possibly a Honda S2000

I know i'm all over the place with this.. hence your thoughts

Tar

[robemcdonald]

I’d reconsider the 997. Early ones at the lower end are a bit risky, newer ones are £710 pa tax.
You’d almost be better off with a very good 996 which has had a rebuild…
XC90s are nice cars, but the handling isn’t great.
As for the city car. What about an Up GTI? Maybe a bit pricey?

[Trevor555]

If you need a large family vehicle then your van is "as good as it gets" in my view. Plus they hold their value.

[Shaoxter]

Model Xs are now down to £20k, will tick both the large family and cheap runaround requirement (assuming you can charge at home and you don't need separate cars for these duties).

£25-30k might get you a 997.2 if you look hard enough. Or a 981 S if you don't need the rear seats.

[Moos3h]

XC90 owner here and honestly struggle to fault it. Whole-heartedly gets my vote if you can find one you like spec-wise, colour-wise etc.

[Belle427]

Keep the van convert it and make lots of memories with it, buy something cheaper and fun like the S2000 if you can stretch to it or an ND MX5.

[daytonadeferred]

Thanks for all the thoughts. I have been most tempted to keep the van, but wanted someone to second guess it. Will be interesting to see how values change once the new 'ford' one comes out.

[wyson]

Why does the fun car and city car have to be 2 separate vehicles?

[daytonadeferred]

I guess it doesn't. In my head I was thinking the fun car would be at least 15 years old, and would benefit from being looked after a bit more.