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Being the kind of person I am, I like to do a lot of homework before thinking of buying a new car. At the moment I have a perfectly good car, but I do high mileages for work, so I anticipate it won't be that far away it will need to be replaced.
The problem is though, that for work I need a car with a big boot.
My current car is a 2003 Accord Tourer. Stats are that it's a got a whopping 626litre boot, but with all my equipment for work, this is guaranteed to be packed in with the load cover just scraping past everything. But looking at the stats for estate cars in recent years, shows the vast majority of estates to have crap sized boot, circa 450litres. This even goes for the newer model Accord.
Now, there are undoubtedly cars out there with big boots, but as previously mentioned I do fairly high miles, so it needs to be economical. My current Accord is the 2.0 petrol and I'm averaging about 39mpg. I bought the petrol model as it was about £3,000 cheaper than an equivalent diesel.
It seems as if diesel cars that have large boots (that I've been able to identify as having a decent boot at any rate), go for silly money even with galactic mileages on. I don't want to be spending a lot of money on buying the thing. I would go for a petrol and save, but it would appear that the cars with a big enough boot for my needs, do horrific mpg. In addition, I keep hearing horrible things about diesel reliability these days. DMF, injectors, turbos etc.
Can someone help me with this conumdrum? It seems as if no matter what I go for, it'd need to be £10k+ in order to buy a diesel with less than 100k miles, then there's the risk it'd break something, in addition a lot of big diesels don't even do very good mpg.
Sometimes I wish I wasn't a petrolhead and just naively went out and bought any old heap.
The problem is though, that for work I need a car with a big boot.
My current car is a 2003 Accord Tourer. Stats are that it's a got a whopping 626litre boot, but with all my equipment for work, this is guaranteed to be packed in with the load cover just scraping past everything. But looking at the stats for estate cars in recent years, shows the vast majority of estates to have crap sized boot, circa 450litres. This even goes for the newer model Accord.
Now, there are undoubtedly cars out there with big boots, but as previously mentioned I do fairly high miles, so it needs to be economical. My current Accord is the 2.0 petrol and I'm averaging about 39mpg. I bought the petrol model as it was about £3,000 cheaper than an equivalent diesel.
It seems as if diesel cars that have large boots (that I've been able to identify as having a decent boot at any rate), go for silly money even with galactic mileages on. I don't want to be spending a lot of money on buying the thing. I would go for a petrol and save, but it would appear that the cars with a big enough boot for my needs, do horrific mpg. In addition, I keep hearing horrible things about diesel reliability these days. DMF, injectors, turbos etc.
Can someone help me with this conumdrum? It seems as if no matter what I go for, it'd need to be £10k+ in order to buy a diesel with less than 100k miles, then there's the risk it'd break something, in addition a lot of big diesels don't even do very good mpg.
Sometimes I wish I wasn't a petrolhead and just naively went out and bought any old heap.
VR46 said:
What do u do for a living? Maybe a van like a caddy is better?
I'm a civil engineer, ordinarily a van would be the best bet, but it has to double up as my family car, regularly transporting a 2-year old and a 12-week old.PH lurker said:
After all the aggravation my neighbour had with his, including those I mentioned in the OP, DMF, injectors, wiper arms and window regulators, I am very Vauxhall-averse.vescaegg said:
A good choice, but at 91k is it halfway f
ked? Probably should have mentioned in the OP that half of the reason for this thread was to question longevity of these kind of cars past 100k miles.Oh, and the hearse isn't the worst suggestion I've had.
Face for Radio said:
A good choice, but at 91k is it halfway fked? Probably should have mentioned in the OP that half of the reason for this thread was to question longevity of these kind of cars past 100k miles.
Oh, and the hearse isn't the worst suggestion I've had.
Considering some E320s are advertised for a grand or two with north of 200k miles, I think that this one is only half used!ked? Probably should have mentioned in the OP that half of the reason for this thread was to question longevity of these kind of cars past 100k miles.Oh, and the hearse isn't the worst suggestion I've had.
'Bishi L200 http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/list.asp?s=1281
Nissan Navara http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/list.asp?s=780
or totaly off the scale Ford http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3868626.htm
Nissan Navara http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/list.asp?s=780
or totaly off the scale Ford http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3868626.htm
Chrisw666 said:
Berlingo Multispace and then a toy for weekends? Family proof and as practical as a van.
I recently sold my M3 as I just wasn't using it enough. Until the kids grow up and I get some free time to myself a toy for the weekends is just redundant 
.GlenMH said:
Considering some E320s are advertised for a grand or two with north of 200k miles, I think that this one is only half used!
I understand, but still difficult to get over the mileage stigma. I Don't like the idea of the turbo going pop and setting me back £x,xxx, in which case I may aswell have bought a petrol, conversely the idea of buying a petrol and singing loads of money in through the filler is equally as averse. Maybe I'm a lost cause.
I understand, but still difficult to get over the mileage stigma. I Don't like the idea of the turbo going pop and setting me back £x,xxx, in which case I may aswell have bought a petrol, conversely the idea of buying a petrol and singing loads of money in through the filler is equally as averse. Maybe I'm a lost cause.
VR46 said:
Ford smax, sharan v6 4motion, honda crv, passat tdi all good options. Volvo t5 maybe?
Would rather not have a people carrier, as it would feel like I was one of those blokes that had 'given up on life'. Besides which, the Sharan only has a 256litre boot! A V70 D5 is a strong contender so far, enormous boot, good economy, comfortable, but for those reasons they really do hold their value well...Face for Radio said:
Would rather not have a people carrier, as it would feel like I was one of those blokes that had 'given up on life'. Besides which, the Sharan only has a 256litre boot!
agree on the first part, but the sharan is cavernous if you dont have the third row of seats in...Face for Radio said:
VR46 said:
What do u do for a living? Maybe a van like a caddy is better?
I'm a civil engineer, ordinarily a van would be the best bet, but it has to double up as my family car, regularly transporting a 2-year old and a 12-week old.wst said:
Face for Radio said:
VR46 said:
What do u do for a living? Maybe a van like a caddy is better?
I'm a civil engineer, ordinarily a van would be the best bet, but it has to double up as my family car, regularly transporting a 2-year old and a 12-week old.
Face for Radio said:
A V70 D5 is a strong contender so far, enormous boot, good economy, comfortable, but for those reasons they really do hold their value well...
What about the early P2 V70 marked up as a D or 2.5D that has the 2.5ltr Audi lump, or even a P1 V70 TDI with the same lump.I have the latter and is now on 251k miles.
pherlopolus said:
Face for Radio said:
Would rather not have a people carrier, as it would feel like I was one of those blokes that had 'given up on life'. Besides which, the Sharan only has a 256litre boot!
agree on the first part, but the sharan is cavernous if you dont have the third row of seats in...What does 'given up on life' mean? I see this a lot on here when people carriers are mentioned and don't understand why - They are very practical, versatile family vehicles, and they do have advantages over estates and let's be honest, the OP in this case is not in the market for a PH car like a TVR now, is he?
Cemesis said:
Skoda Superb Estate? The boot is enormous but not sure if its in your budget. You can easily get 50mpg from the 2 litre Diesel (140). I got the Greenline 1.6 and am averaging over 60 at the moment (calculated using brim-to-brim)
Not a bad suggestion at all, hadn't thought of that. Budget would need to be stretched a bit.pherlopolus said:
agree on the first part, but the sharan is cavernous if you dont have the third row of seats in...
Silver Smudger said:
Even bigger with the second row out too - Flat floor front to back makes it quite handy as a van.
What does 'given up on life' mean? I see this a lot on here when people carriers are mentioned and don't understand why - They are very practical, versatile family vehicles, and they do have advantages over estates and let's be honest, the OP in this case is not in the market for a PH car like a TVR now, is he?
This is all true, however I am only 27, so I'd rather not be driving around something like that if I can help it. I'd be seriously embarrassed if I went to meet up with mates and I rocked up in a people carrier.What does 'given up on life' mean? I see this a lot on here when people carriers are mentioned and don't understand why - They are very practical, versatile family vehicles, and they do have advantages over estates and let's be honest, the OP in this case is not in the market for a PH car like a TVR now, is he?
BlackBeastT5 said:
What about the early P2 V70 marked up as a D or 2.5D that has the 2.5ltr Audi lump, or even a P1 V70 TDI with the same lump.
I have the latter and is now on 251k miles.
I had an S70 with that engine in, was a cracker, but had to get shot at 190,000 miles as it needed cambelt, injector pump belt, aux. belt, plus a couple of tensioners, rear delta link bushes, front shocks, front top mounts, front droplinks, all failing around the same time. Car was only worth a grand so just not worth it, when I've looked for a V70 with the same D2525T lump they've all done galactic miles. Makes me wonder if people are getting rid for the same reasons I got rid of mine and I'm going to inherit someone elses problems and bills. How does the P2 fare in terms of longevity?I have the latter and is now on 251k miles.
Bullett said:
2-3yr old Skoda Octavia vrs estate 600+ ltrs = £10k
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