£1500 Estate

[pbsaxman]

A question for the great and good. If you only had the budget above but needed a reliable estate capable of taking two and a half dogs what would you buy?

Serious question so any help would be brill.

[Killer2005]

For me I'd either go for an Alfa 156 Sportswagen http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2062423.htm

or the most obvious choise for me, a V70 http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1940659.htm

[carlove]

a Volvo, you might get more response in general gassing

[doodles19]

Nissan Stagea 2.5 4wd.... next?



http://pistonheads.com/sales/1996228.htm

[worty]

Peter

Save up for the other half of the dog first !

worty

[pbsaxman]

worty said:

Peter

Save up for the other half of the dog first !

worty

If only Noble did an estate version of the old M400 for a mere £1500 I'd have one

Can only afford an estate large enough for 2.5 dogs so have two springers and a muttly

[gib786]

I would look around for a cheap pre facelift legnum vr-4, the autos were 260bhp with 4wd etc. A quick job of fitting a mbc, gauge, colder plugs and turning up the boost a bit would see it at 280 or thereabouts. Fuel on the other hand is a barsteward

[delboy735]

BMW 525 tourer.
Easy choice really.

[porscheuro]

i go with v70 , had mine 3 years not had a days problem yet, touch wood

[Eviltad]

Volvo I reckon.

Did some scouting around the 156 estate and the comments were "you buy this car because you want an Alfa, not to be reliable" or something to that effect.

If anyone wants to post some Diesels that would be useful for me.

[falkster]

Theres a 54 plate V50 estate on ebay but its at £2k, well worth it though.

[Petrolhead_Rich]

Audi/VW Estate?

V70 (seems the favourite)

[gog440]

Mondeo tdci estate.
Huge inside, really nice to drive,reliable and economical as well, I used to average 40mpg around town and could easily get it up into the 50s on a motorway journey. Mine was a 130 and I woudl recommend it but not sure if you could get a good one for your budget

[pbsaxman]

Cheers everyone for your suggestions. Some great ideas for me to look at in the classifieds. Will let you know if and when I find one!!