Best estate car...

[V8mate]

Budget £5-£8k.

The rest of the criteria are up to you.

Maybe...

Best value
Best performance
Most practical
Whatever etc.

[Burba]

older Audi S4??? Best of all the criteria??

[CharlesdeGaulle]

The V70 has to be in the list. Ticks one or two of those boxes.

[Mikey_W]

Pretty good value and performance??

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1805826.htm

[sday12]

w124

[Poledriver]

I can help you there!

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1823265.htm

[V8mate]

Poledriver said:

I can help you there!

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1823265.htm

"Only one in the UK in this colour"

No st!

[V8mate]

Mikey_W said:

Pretty good value and performance??

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1805826.htm

That's rather yummy Mikey.

Any 'tales from the workshop' on these?

[Poledriver]

V8mate said:

Poledriver said:

I can help you there!

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1823265.htm

"Only one in the UK in this colour"

No st!

They made 2 estates in this colour, but one was LHD. There are also a couple of saloons too!

[motco]

Given that estate cars are usually workhorses you can do a lot worse than a Mondeo - diesel of your mileage is high, or petrol otherwise. I have had two and the first (Mk1 TD on an 'N' plate) did 230,000 miles and the engine and transmission were fine when it was driven into and written off, and a 2002 TDDi now on 115,000 miles and (touch wood) still fine. They're good value, cheap to maintain, insure, and run, comfortable and well appointed if you have a Ghia or above, or moderately well appointed otherwise.

[Mikey_W]

V8mate said:

Mikey_W said:

Pretty good value and performance??

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1805826.htm

That's rather yummy Mikey.

Any 'tales from the workshop' on these?

A bit too old for our workshop nowadays, the only real problem i can think of is the coolant pump for the supercharger & maybe the odd spot of rust...

[Swoxy]

C32 and ZT-T look amazing. How about a Legacy?

[Mikey_W]

Pretty good all-rounder?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1748472.htm

[Mikey_W]

Below budget, but

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1767288.htm

[Poledriver]

The Crack Fox said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

The V70 has to be in the list. Ticks one or two of those boxes.

Yup, D5 for 44mph and a nice 5 cylinder sound, T5 for decent performance and Q-car looks. I love 'em.

Not very fast is it?

[rottie102]

Maybe you can save up a bit more?

But seriously - get a BMW 540.

Edited by rottie102 on Sunday 27th June 12:17

[Japveesix]

Galant vr-4
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1734316.htm

Legacy 3.0R Spec B
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1690724.htm

This would be a lot of fun:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1792489.htm

S4
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1692973.htm

Not as quick as some others but possibly a bit cheaper to run etc, ST220 estate
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1761867.htm

[Space Invader]

Japveesix said:

Legacy 3.0R Spec B
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1690724.htm

+1, a used car bargain.

[GravelBen]

Space Invader said:

Japveesix said:

Legacy 3.0R Spec B
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1690724.htm

+1, a used car bargain.

Or the turbo versions, which are quicker.

[nick heppinstall]

This looks nice. Skoda VRS.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1811733.htm