Because Estate Car

[g3org3y]

I never planned to buy an estate car. I ended up getting one as I couldn't find a decent 328 coupe.

I'm glad I did. These things are bloody useful. I'm moving house...again. King size mattress to move? With a bit of washing line, no problem.



First proper road trip after I bought it in 2012 was to Berlin. Now on 194k, still soldiering on.


Isle of Mull last November.

What makes your Estate/Touring/Avant/etc great? What have they transported you never thought possible? Epic road trips? (Un)intented purchase? Pics?

[marksx]

Mk3 Mondeo 2.0 petrol estate. Bought for £593.28 nearly 3 years ago with 80000 on it. Paint hanging off the rear bumper. Rusty bit, mudflap dropped off, and now a disconcerting rattle.

Still though, with roof bars fitted, and a towbar, I can move a ridiculous amount of stuff, and I don't care if I scratch it. I'm wondering if I can secure an 8x4 on the roof. If so I'll never need another vehicle!

It drives pretty well too!

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[HustleRussell]

I secretly think estates and specifically BMW ones look better than the saloons. My E34 525i is over 20 years old and a bit sheddy but all that space plus hydraulic self levelling suspension makes it an ideal workhorse for towing and carrying duties

[Poshbury]

We've had our chipped 2.4T V70 for nearly 12 years and it's been brilliant.
A proper workhorse if ever there was one.
I'd love a Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake though.

[johnxjsc1985]

Volvo 960 estate way back 20 years ago moved house no problem with it.

[PDP76]

2006 Bmw 3 series wagon.
Owned it for about 8 years now, that's a personal record for me.
So useful and whilst it keeps running I'll hang onto it.
I'd have another one definitely when it gives up.

[marksx]

Poshbury said:

I'd love a Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake though.

Oh aye

Though I'm a simple man. This would do me..

[n3il123]

marksx said:

Oh aye

Though I'm a simple man. This would do me..

Cor

[768]

Because 3 kids.

[Kermit power]

Another vote here for generally preferring the looks of modern estates to saloons.

I had an MG ZT-T 260, followed for a glum few years by an S-Max whilst the kids were small, but I've now gone back to an estate again, in the shape of a Mercedes C350e estate.

Ok, so I can't fit as much in it as I could in the S-Max, but it can just about manage everything for a two week camping trip for five, which is pretty much all I'll ever need, and in every other way it's just so much better!

When my S-Max reached the end of its company car term, I already knew I wanted a nice estate, and also that I wanted a hybrid.

Surprisingly, the combination of the above two requirements basically meant a choice of one in the Merc! I don't really understand why the BMW 330e is saloon only.

[motco]

Member of my family has an Audi RS4 Avant. st off a hot shovel has nothing on that thing! Bit thirsty though...

[p1stonhead]

The 6.2 C63 Estate is pretty much my ideal car. If only I could live with the fuel bills doing nearly 20k a year!

[legless]

HustleRussell said:

I secretly think estates and specifically BMW ones look better than the saloons.

Same goes for the Audi A4 and A6. The saloons look awkward and oddly proportioned to my eyes, but the estate models look just right.

[Arnold Cunningham]

HustleRussell said:

I secretly think estates ... look better than the saloons.

Me too.

g3org3y said:

What makes your Estate/Touring/Avant/etc great?

The engine. Definately the engine. V8 Twin Turbo FTW. Capable of doing all the estatey type stuff, but as fast accelerating and powerful as I'd ever want on a public road.

[jeremyh1]

I like you guys running old vehicles because most of the people on this site are bearded Tesco shelve stackers with no money and new BMs on finance. Us guys running old tec are the kings of obsolete proper motorist
Oh and I forgot we got money in the bank because we dont have finance on cars we cant afford

[pidsy]

Because dogs.

Needed to get something cheap to lug the mutts around and found this locally. Less than £1500 and I love it.

It's filthy and smells but it's the comfiest of my cars. 1.8T automatic - it's not very quick (at all). It is a lovely comfortable place to spend time, the symphony stereo system is better than the expensive one in my M3 and compared to both the BMW and my trooper, its cost practically nothing to run in 2 years.

Fantastic car.

[Arnold Cunningham]

I prefer that generation of Audi shape over the newer stuff.

[pidsy]

The shape has grown on my to be fair. I keep having to resist the urge to modify it. It's for the dogs not me! They'd never appreciate it anyway.
My only issue with it is the headlights - they are woeful.

[jeremyh1]

You cant beat a 90s Audi even though this is a 2001 still the sweat spot of motoring history

[Barchettaman]

jeremyh1 said:

You cant beat a 90s Audi even though this is a 2001 still the sweat spot of motoring history

Only if the aircon is borked.