( 2k Budget ) Estate, Van alternative Auto, 30 mpg+

[Nuttah]

As above, I was going to buy a van but decided an estate car will suffice and be much nicer to drive, Needs to be auto and not drop below 30mpg no matter what. Must be pretty reliable and relatively easy and cheap to fix as its something i plan to keep running for a while, Would actually prefer something old maybe even retro'ish.

[billzeebub]

A non-turbo Subaru Forester. Reliable as a wood burning stove . This should hover around the 30mpg average. Any auto will be less economical than the manual alternative though

[LouD86]

W124 Merc? Should do the job nicely

[kambites]

Maybe a mk1 Octavia Estate, if it's big enough?

[leefee]

53 model onwards legacy/outback 2.5 autos will average 30 + mpg, better than the 2.0 versions and longer bigger than the forester.... not many at £2k but they do crop up.. we run two of them.