What Car? Estate + Auto + Sub 5k
Discussion
Morning all.
Toying with the idea of swapping our Golf GTI in the new year for something a touch bigger (kids are growing at an alarming rate and we've now added a dog into the equation). I love the Golf but to be honest, needs some TLC cosmetically so toying with the idea of changing it and using the money to get something a touch larger.
Must be an estate (for dog + holidays etc) but doesn't need to be too massive (also got a T5 camper van for longer trips etc) and must have an auto box for the wife. Oh and reasonably economical - certainly same/better as the Golf. Oh and roughly 5k budget but might go more for the right car... And probably don't need diesel - lots of short journeys running kids around and limited (sub 10k a year) mileage.
So far I've been thinking of:
- BMW E91 - had a 330I M-Sport a few years back which I loved to pieces so although I wouldn't be getting into another straight 6, I know the build quality and space inside the E91 would suit us perfectly. 320i M-Sport??
- push the budget out a touch for an Octavia vRS? Maybe even a hatchback? Trouble is we had one of these too (albeit a manual) and the build quality going from that to the BMW was a revelation. But ticks a load of boxes.
- a Fabia vRS estate? 1.4TSI engines I've read have issues and I'm not sure its that much bigger than the Golf, if at all. And looks a bit special (not in a good way)? Something about them I quite like though...
- Audi A4 - are the boxes on the B8 shape all decent? I know theres the Multitronic and S-Tronic (?) boxes - whats the difference? And are the older B6 shaped autos still needing to be avoided like the plague?
Other options I've not thought about??
Cheers, DBW
Toying with the idea of swapping our Golf GTI in the new year for something a touch bigger (kids are growing at an alarming rate and we've now added a dog into the equation). I love the Golf but to be honest, needs some TLC cosmetically so toying with the idea of changing it and using the money to get something a touch larger.
Must be an estate (for dog + holidays etc) but doesn't need to be too massive (also got a T5 camper van for longer trips etc) and must have an auto box for the wife. Oh and reasonably economical - certainly same/better as the Golf. Oh and roughly 5k budget but might go more for the right car... And probably don't need diesel - lots of short journeys running kids around and limited (sub 10k a year) mileage.
So far I've been thinking of:
- BMW E91 - had a 330I M-Sport a few years back which I loved to pieces so although I wouldn't be getting into another straight 6, I know the build quality and space inside the E91 would suit us perfectly. 320i M-Sport??
- push the budget out a touch for an Octavia vRS? Maybe even a hatchback? Trouble is we had one of these too (albeit a manual) and the build quality going from that to the BMW was a revelation. But ticks a load of boxes.
- a Fabia vRS estate? 1.4TSI engines I've read have issues and I'm not sure its that much bigger than the Golf, if at all. And looks a bit special (not in a good way)? Something about them I quite like though...
- Audi A4 - are the boxes on the B8 shape all decent? I know theres the Multitronic and S-Tronic (?) boxes - whats the difference? And are the older B6 shaped autos still needing to be avoided like the plague?
Other options I've not thought about??
Cheers, DBW
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