Estates for under £1k

[KardioKate]

Ok. So. Estates under £1k.

What's good and what isn't?

Just interested in people's perceptions of old estate cars, really

[chr15b]

There is a W reg Astra auto down the road for £850.. i'm currently renovating a house so its tempting

[KardioKate]

chr15b said:

There is a W reg Astra auto down the road for £850.. i'm currently renovating a house so its tempting

£850 for a W reg astra.... :/

Not convinced that's a good buy, tbh.

I was more thinking of Q car type estates. 328s, T5s etc..

[Dr G]

Got to be an old Volvo I think! Old Mercs seems remarkably expensive unless you want a box of cornflakes.

Can you do a decent Legacy for a bag?

[KardioKate]

Dr G said:

Got to be an old Volvo I think! Old Mercs seems remarkably expensive unless you want a box of cornflakes.

Can you do a decent Legacy for a bag?

Legacy's a good shout.

I do like the air of an old Volvo.

[wackojacko]

850 Estate is THE best you'll get for the money or maybe a GLT tank Volvo ?


W124 with high mileage would be a nice option aswell.

[Tonberry]

Gotta be an 850 or v70 T5.

[SlimRick]

You could pick up an older A6 estate.

ETA: Something like this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-V-AUDI-A6-/22081848...

[KardioKate]

Struggling to find a decent volvo under a grand, at least in my area. It's all 1.8 V40s.

[XJS07]

Not quite under a grand but paid £1250 for a Volvo V70 2.4 petrol, MY02, 128k on clock. Have since driven 2k miles across France and another 6k with work, all in last 4 months. Everything works as it should, air con, heated seats, cruise, has full leather, etc. Just flew through MOT yesterday with no faults whatsoever. A lot of car for very little money.

[r1ch]

I don't know much about estates but i always thought the e30 touring looks quite interesting.
http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3243887.htm

[KardioKate]

The best example of a decent estate / tourer on ebay at the moment it Mgmrw's 320 touring. Hah.

There's not a right lot of choice in this sector, tbh!

[Rammy76]

I always think of trusty old Subaru estates. They seem to be pretty much indestructable, and 4WD too!

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3230764.htm

[Mr Pies]

XJS07 said:

Not quite under a grand but paid £1250 for a Volvo V70 2.4 petrol, MY02, 128k on clock. Have since driven 2k miles across France and another 6k with work, all in last 4 months. Everything works as it should, air con, heated seats, cruise, has full leather, etc. Just flew through MOT yesterday with no faults whatsoever. A lot of car for very little money.

What mpg you getting? My mate gets 32 out if his v70 t5!

[W7NNS]

Facelift omega deserves a mention IMO especially in 3.2 MV6 flavour. Had one years ago as a dogmobile/skip while doing the house up. Great value for money!

[y2blade]

Tonberry said:

Gotta be an 850 or v70 T5.

this^^^^


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[Disco You]

anything made by volvo

Or a merc s124 if they can be had that cheap.

[Rammy76]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3131862.htm

These are also trusty workhorses in estate form.

[robsco]

Well, if noone else has claimed one, I'll have a quite wonderful 156 Sportwagon.

[Rammy76]

robsco said:

Well, if noone else has claimed one, I'll have a quite wonderful 156 Sportwagon.

Don't be silly, they're far too stylish