Dog friendly PH motors?

[DaveShark]

Right, the DaveShark household has a new K9 member, still just a puppy at present. However after Le Mans I am thinking of trading in my Alfa 156 V6 saloon for something a bit more dog-proof, under 3 grand and still sporty and comfy enough for day to day hooning. My immediate thoughts are along the lines of...

Volvo T5
Alfa 156 V6 Sportwagon
Subaru Legacy
Xantia V6 estate??

Are there any other obvious load-luggers that I have overlooked? (no MX5's or chippped 335d's..)

All recommendations from current dog owning PH'ers appreciated.

[pinchmeimdreamin]

Our retriever in the Chim...


Our GSD in the old 355...

[geeteeaye]

Impreza wagon, S4 Avant.

[gareth.e]

pinchmeimdreamin said:

Our retriever in the Chim...


Our GSD in the old 355...

good effort!

[PaulB81]

Impreza WRX SportWagon?

EDIT - damn beaten to it!!

[thetapeworm]

RS6 Avant?

[Vladimir]

BMW dog- mobile with Land Rover hound wagon just in front of it.

[Reedy156]

I am in the same position, except, car change prior to dog! (cream MOMO leather!!)

The Laguna Sport Wagon in GT spec looks good, or Initiale for ALL the toys... there are the 2.2DCi, the 2.0T petrol and the 3.0 V6, all in the region of the £2-£2.5K mark...

The Alfa Sport Wagon is lovely, but with the load cover in place, the boot is actually SMALLER than the saloon...

My other thought was a Legacy, 2.5 or 3.0 H6?...

[Boosted LS1]

A saab 9000 aero would fit the bill nicely and you'd get a very good one for your budget.

[Vladimir]

Reedy - I'd go for a Legacy. Well made, 4WD, tidy handling.

The other options will make you angry.

[Baryonyx]

A Volvo estate would offer a good mix of room to transport the dog, loads of toys and an excellent drive to boot!

[killsta]

pinchmeimdreamin said:

Our retriever in the Chim...

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Why has he been relegated to the back?

Poor fella

[killsta]

Vladimir said:

BMW dog- mobile with Land Rover hound wagon just in front of it.

335d? I hope it's not mapped, or the poor dog will be launched at warp speed through the rear window.

[Vladimir]

killsta said:

335d? I hope it's not mapped, or the poor dog will be launched at warp speed through the rear window.

She definitely prefers the Landy!

Not mapped but been RR'd at just over 300bhp/435lbs-ft (most are a fair bit over stock figures - as with the 335i) so it's still fairly nippy.

[DaveShark]

Vladimir said:

Reedy - I'd go for a Legacy. Well made, 4WD, tidy handling.

The other options will make you angry.

This is my feeling, though the interiors are a little dated. Just found a lovely car up for sale locally.

[anonymous-user]

You may consider the interiors dated but they wear very well and bits don't fall off.

[zip929]

My two hounds seem to like my RS6. Speed and comfort combined.

[Vladimir]

zip929 said:

My two hounds seem to like my RS6. Speed and comfort combined.

What's it like on LPG? Never heard of an RS6 on it before!!

[philmots]

ST220 not bad. Pick up an early one for under 3k.

[carltonboyce]

DaveShark said:

This is my feeling, though the interiors are a little dated. Just found a lovely car up for sale locally.

+1 for the Legacy. Best estate car I've ever had.