Am I to young to buy an estate?

[LeeJay]

Im really hankering after an audi a4 estate. I'm 23 with no kids and no real need for a family car.

Am I to young?

[vixen1700]

LeeJay said:

Am I to young?

Yes, get a sports car you oddball.

[Donatello]

I bought one at 21 because I needed to as we have 2 dogs.

If I didn't have the dogs and didn't have a baby due in 5 weeks, I would not have an estate on my drive. I would have a 2 seater or at worst a hot hatch/coupe.

[Valgar]

Estates are so much better than Saloons, if your choice is between A4 Saloon or Estate then go estate, and no your not too young, when you go on a road trip with friends boy you'll be glad of the extra room, i've even slept in my Legacy a few times with a inflatable matress.

[busta]

I bought a Volvo 940 estate at 23. Nothing wrong with that.

ETA No kids, no dogs. Just a double mattress in the boot

Edited by busta on Friday 22 February 10:52

[dafeller]

If you lead any sort of active lifestyle, an estate can be invaluable. My first car was a 1965 VW Squareback and it took me all over racing bicycles until I got to college, when a Volvo 144 estate with its significantly larger load bed came in quite handy. After that, it was Audi, Audi, BMW, Audi and BMW again.

Having had an S4 Avant, I will say that the actual carrying capacity of the smaller wagons is a drawback. In spite of numerous track days with it, the S4s 'sportiness' lay primarily in a straight line and motorway on-ramps. I think the 5-series BMW estates offer more of a sporty feel, and a lot more utility.

Of course, YMMV. I wouldn't be without an estate in the garage, and if I have only one car it will be a wagon.

[KaraK]

No

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[Quikcurl]

25 with a V70, no kids, no dogs...

Love it.

But then I have an Mx5 too...

[Mr Roper]

If you have no need of an estate make sure it's an S or and RS...otherwise you'll look like you've borrowed your mum and dads.

HTH

[ruz316]

unless its an s4, s6, rs4, rs6, m5 touring

then yes you are

[Leins]

I bought an estate because I think they look nice, no other reason. I don't even put shopping in it

[Odie]

no, and think of all the beer you could earn helping your mates out moving stuff for them

[Geekman]

I have a volvo 850 estate and I'm 18. Nothing wrong with going against stereotypes!

[Ozzie Osmond]

Saab turbo coupe has a massive loadspace if that's what you need rather than the 4-doors of an Audi.

[mnkiboy]

- Most estates look better than the hatch / saloon they're based on
- Very useful for those occasional times you need to transport furniture
- You can get lots of beer in it
- You can sleep in it
- They tend to hold their value better than hatch and saloon cars

Go for it. Estates are great.

[Andy_sx]

My first car at 17 was a MK4 Escort Estate!

Picked up a 95 aero estate at the begining of December at 28. Have always liked estates, you can us the space so easily, and I prefer the look to most saloon varients.

Get what you want, when you can sling the bikes on the roof, kit in the boot and4 mates for a weekend away or whatever, the pisstaking will stop and they will all see the value of it! Plus they are discreet for the young driver

[LeeJay]

I've got a mk2 golf in the garage, and would quite like an estate for getting to work and hopefully lots of camping. Not really a fan of saloons, and would either be a 1.9tdi or the v6 tdi.

[Mr E]

I had an opel rekord estate in my final year of uni (cheers Dad).

It was the bike/canoe club weapon of choice.

Aaah, the days where I could get everything I owned into a car.

[chrisw666]

No.

Though if you feel the need to ask strangers for approval you possibly shouldn't get one.

[Shirt587]

No. Estates are the way forward because they generally look better... (waits for the explosion from the coupe-owners)