Another what car I'm afraid

[ispcarsurvey]

So having done the sensible thing and bought a house (and renovated that) I was looking to finally buy myself a 911 this summer. But the girlfriend is pregnant and expecting in about 3 months time.

Situation is:

- Live/work in London so get the tube/train to work
- Girlfriend will use whilst on maternity on smallish trips (shops/classes etc)
- Mileage will mainly be up and down the M4 (Wales)/M3 (Dorset) visiting family.
- Likley to be c.6k miles per year
- As well as all the paraphernalia a new baby brings, we also have a chocolate lab that will be with us on longer journeys
- Currently have an ’04 Leon Cupra R, that although decent size wise, means the dog and pram etc will be too much of a squeeze

So... I basically need an estate of some description. Budget wise, between £8k - £13k. Options I’ve considered (just by looking through classifieds) are:

- Audi A6 Avant – nice interior and big boot
- BMW 5 series touring – always quite liked the look of these
- VW Passatt estate – seems really dull
- Porsche Cayenne – seem good value and with my low mileage, maybe not a problem. BUT it’s not a 911 (which is what I thought I’d end up with)


An alternative option could be to lease/PCP something newer (Mercedes deals look reasonable value) and thus keep the cash but have a £250ish monthly payment and no/limited running costs. Kind of tempted by the Cayenne but then imagine running costs will be much higher than the others.

Sure there are other options. Can anyone recommend anything else from being in a similar scenario? The baby will no doubt be more expensive than I’m expecting, so the more I can save for a rainy day the better.

Thanks!

[st4]

Used Mercedes E220cdi 211 estate from 2006 onwards, or even a 320cdi E class estate 2006 onwards?

[ispcarsurvey]

I don't mind but the 1 time I managed to get anything that wasn't colour related from the GF about a car was when I showed her a pic of an e class. Apparently they look like taxis...