Wanted - cheap tank for house renovation

[ecotec]

Thinking about selling my current car and buying an estate as hopefully will be completing a house renovation soon and so wanting to avoid the cost of too many skips and the benefit of being able to collect materials without waiting for delivery.

Looked at vans but decided that due to insurance costs to give them a miss and just get a big estate instead. Thinking cheap so £1k-£2k, been looking old volvos which seem to go on forever. Petrol could be OK as I won't be covering that many miles.

Any suggestions on what would make a cheap, reliable tank that I can fill with rubble, dust and 2x4"!

cheers

[Defcon5]

Impreza estate?

[ecotec]

would love one but there not that big!

[Mr E]

The usual Saab 9-5. The sort of money you're talking about will buy you a fast one...

[Slow]

Nissan stagea?

[ecotec]

Nissan Stagea - i'm not sure i've ever seen one, looks huge but only 1 within 100 miles of me @ £4k

Saab 9-5 is a great call, hadn't realised they were so cheap - seen a couple online with just over 100k, fully kitted out for £1500ish and like the look of them,

[ouch]

Audi 100/a6 - it's doing me fine, the avant can fit full size doors in the back with the rear seats down.
saying that: I managed to get the entire living room ceiling (crazy artex) in the boot of an e30 (saloon)
And you can just fit 8ft fence posts in a mk2 ibiza hatch if you put one end on the dash and close the boot very carefully.

[FactHunt]

Mondeo estate.

Mk3 or 4 < 1k
massive boot with a big opening
and surprisingly good to drive.


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

hers one i found in <30 secs

[JamesD1]

for price and intended usage you can get a few hyundai estates. dirt cheap and reliable but very uninspiring.

lantra estate (if you can find any) or the trajet

[rallycross]

Omega estate is what you need
Cheap
Robust
Easy to fix
Huge load carriers

[poing]

FactHunt said:

Mondeo estate.

Mk3 or 4 < 1k
massive boot with a big opening
and surprisingly good to drive.


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

hers one i found in <30 secs

This. Plenty to pick from and cheap to fix, especially if you buy the petrol or early diesel.

[eltax91]

850 or V70. Or perhaps an old espace with the seats removed? More space!

Left field but my old disco 1 was my perfect tip car when I renovated the house. Careful on some council sites, they are quite restrictive on how much rubble a car can tip over a period of time.