Estate for Young Driver

[GJ05]

Hello, new poster here but been a fairly regular silent reader for quite a number of years now.
I'm in need of a new car being 6ft 6 and mostly leg, the old fiesta is giving me back trouble and must go.
I have been looking for estates but struggling to find something reasonable to insure for a 21 year old covering roughly 10k miles.
what would you recommend, also open to other vehicles with plenty of storage/room

cheers in advance
greg

[Krikkit]

Budget?

If you can get reasonable insurance I'd look at the smaller-engined Skoda Superbs

[Fermit and Sexy Sarah]

Can you post a little more detail? Budget, mileage you do, would you entertain a classic? (say an old Volvo or Merc wagon, classic insurance)

[GJ05]

apologies totally overlooked, looking at roughly 2k and will be doing 10,000 a year, not fussed on the age of the car aslong as it is comfy.
prefer not to insure as a classic so i can continue to accrue my no claims (3 years ncb currently).

[CJ1]

A base spec Passat 1.9TDI Estate. Bulletproof engines and cheap to insure.

[Fermit and Sexy Sarah]

What about one of the best build quality cars ever made? Should be eligible for Classic Car insurance? edit, just noticed you don't want a classic policy.

https://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/mercedes-benz...

Edited by Fermit and Sexy Sarah on Wednesday 2nd January 18:32

[GJ05]

will find one and run a quick quote, cheers for the suggestion

[NiceCupOfTea]

Saab 9-5 - pick it up for buttons, super comfy.

[Tim-D]

Astra H estate.... dull as dishwater (and that's flattering to the excitement factor) , but fits the larger driver easily and useful load luggers , parts cheap and a decent example (particulalry as they're loved by the elderly) can be picked up well within your budget.....low insurance groupings too....

As a poor example.....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Astra-1-4i-16v...f:0

[eltax91]

Honda Accord Tourer. In 2.0 or 2.4 guise. Comfy, reliable as you like and a huuuuge load space.

Cheap to insure as only old men drive them (oh and me) so they are never crashed. They are dull as fk too so never stolen.

[loskie]

v70 estate

[pidsy]

Bought an Audi A4 1.8t a couple of years ago for your budget.

Best car I’ve ever owned - cheap to insure, peanuts to fix, not fast enough to get you in trouble.

Not at all like my other cars so that’s why it’s brilliant.

[GJ05]

thanks for several new ideas, going to spend the night running quotes and will update in the morning. am i right in thinking the saab 95 and volvo v70 are good for about 200k?

[loskie]

yes and the best cars if you suffer from a bad back too

[Zad]

Mk 4 / 4.5 Mondeo. Theres a reason they were so popular with long haul taxi drivers.

[Pistonheader101]

Get a bora

[ZX10R NIN]

I'm 6'7 & I'd be either looking for a Mondeo:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Lexus IS300

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

C240 SE

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

C200

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

2.4 Accord Type S

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[pfnsht]

Most cars will be good for 200k+ with a history of maintenance and continued servicing.

Merc w124, volvo v70, Mondeo, Honda Accord and Passat and Skoda Octavia/Superb would be my recommendations. Try an Audi A4 but I suspect it will be too small: I have a Seat Exeo (A4 B7 platform) and am 5ft 10 and there is very little leg room left behind me.

[Pistonheader101]

ZX10R NIN said:

I'm 6'7 & I'd be either looking for a Mondeo:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Lexus IS300

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

C240 SE

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

C200

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

2.4 Accord Type S

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

How on earth do you fit in an SL or a CLK?!

[ZX10R NIN]

Much easier than any of the above Mercedes are great for tall drivers big wide opening doors good legroom higher dashes than Jag/BMW means I've never brushed my shins on the bottom of dashes like I do in the former.

Also being two doors mean entry & exit is much easier than it would be in a four/five door.