What car - Family wagon
Discussion
OK - The wife's not got a clue what to replace her Xantia with, so I thought I'd risk asking here...
Some constraints.
Under 40K miles.
Must be FWD or 4WD.
Must be a normal saloon/hatch/estate style car, not a people carrier or what the Americans call an SUV - 4 or more doors would be good.
Must be reasonable to drive (probably not an out and out sports model though)
Must be able to average 35MPG or more
Must sit 5 adults with room for 3 big suitcases (space for skis would be good)
Budget around £8K
We've already discounted Focuses and the upright Megane and will ignore recommendations for anything from Toyota.
Think that covers it
Is there something obvious?
M
Some constraints.
Under 40K miles.
Must be FWD or 4WD.
Must be a normal saloon/hatch/estate style car, not a people carrier or what the Americans call an SUV - 4 or more doors would be good.
Must be reasonable to drive (probably not an out and out sports model though)
Must be able to average 35MPG or more
Must sit 5 adults with room for 3 big suitcases (space for skis would be good)
Budget around £8K
We've already discounted Focuses and the upright Megane and will ignore recommendations for anything from Toyota.
Think that covers it
Is there something obvious?
M
At least you're being realistic
So you want something big enough to take 5 adults to the Alps with kit but isn't an MPV, but that'll do 35mpg average, is half decent to drive and 3ish years old (under 40k miles).
For £8k....
Unless it's Korean I suspect you have two hopes (And Bob's left).
A Mondeo seems perfect if the mileage can be stretched.
So you want something big enough to take 5 adults to the Alps with kit but isn't an MPV, but that'll do 35mpg average, is half decent to drive and 3ish years old (under 40k miles).
For £8k....
Unless it's Korean I suspect you have two hopes (And Bob's left).
A Mondeo seems perfect if the mileage can be stretched.
Bill said:
At least you're being realistic
So you want something big enough to take 5 adults to the Alps with kit but isn't an MPV, but that'll do 35mpg average, is half decent to drive and 3ish years old (under 40k miles).
For £8k....
Unless it's Korean I suspect you have two hopes (And Bob's left).
A Mondeo seems perfect if the mileage can be stretched.
Well, if anything's going to stretch, it'd be the budget, but I've seen the way these things go - Someone's suggesting you buy an M5 within 3 posts! So you want something big enough to take 5 adults to the Alps with kit but isn't an MPV, but that'll do 35mpg average, is half decent to drive and 3ish years old (under 40k miles).
For £8k....
Unless it's Korean I suspect you have two hopes (And Bob's left).
A Mondeo seems perfect if the mileage can be stretched.
I suspect you're both right about the Mondeo (I like the Octavia option, too, having had one).
M.
Edited by marcosgt on Monday 25th October 13:57
She seems to have ruled out the Ford Galaxy so any decent estate car should cover the ground. Lots of competent ones out there. Why on earth would anyone rule out RWD?
It's all a quesion of "size" at the end of the day. Mondeo and E-class are humungous. Cars like 3-series, C-class or Mazda 6 are more normal.
I've always had a soft spot for the current Mazda 6 estate.
It's all a quesion of "size" at the end of the day. Mondeo and E-class are humungous. Cars like 3-series, C-class or Mazda 6 are more normal.
I've always had a soft spot for the current Mazda 6 estate.
Ozzie Osmond said:
She seems to have ruled out the Ford Galaxy so any decent estate car should cover the ground. Lots of competent ones out there. Why on earth would anyone rule out RWD?
It's all a quesion of "size" at the end of the day. Mondeo and E-class are humungous. Cars like 3-series, C-class or Mazda 6 are more normal.
I've always had a soft spot for the current Mazda 6 estate.
We're only excluding RWD because the RX8's a challenge to get out off our road if it snows, so we want one car that will be drivable in such conditions. It's all a quesion of "size" at the end of the day. Mondeo and E-class are humungous. Cars like 3-series, C-class or Mazda 6 are more normal.
I've always had a soft spot for the current Mazda 6 estate.
It's possible most RWD saloons would be ok, but there's plenty of choice that's FWD or AWD, so we'll discount it for now (A Merc or BMW will realistically be too expensive anyway, which doesn't leave many alternatives).
M
PS Accord's a good option - Hadn't thought of that...
Edited by marcosgt on Monday 25th October 14:01
marcosgt said:
OK - The wife's not got a clue what to replace her Xantia with, so I thought I'd risk asking here...
Some constraints.
Under 40K miles.
Must be FWD or 4WD.
Must be a normal saloon/hatch/estate style car, not a people carrier or what the Americans call an SUV - 4 or more doors would be good.
Must be reasonable to drive (probably not an out and out sports model though)
Must be able to average 35MPG or more
Must sit 5 adults with room for 3 big suitcases (space for skis would be good)
Budget around £8K
We've already discounted Focuses and the upright Megane and will ignore recommendations for anything from Toyota.
Think that covers it
Is there something obvious?
M
Jaguar X-Type 2.0d or 2.2d estate? Petrol V6 one will likely be AWD too.Some constraints.
Under 40K miles.
Must be FWD or 4WD.
Must be a normal saloon/hatch/estate style car, not a people carrier or what the Americans call an SUV - 4 or more doors would be good.
Must be reasonable to drive (probably not an out and out sports model though)
Must be able to average 35MPG or more
Must sit 5 adults with room for 3 big suitcases (space for skis would be good)
Budget around £8K
We've already discounted Focuses and the upright Megane and will ignore recommendations for anything from Toyota.
Think that covers it
Is there something obvious?
M
Having slated them in the past you should also have a look at an S-Max, my SWMBO likes it because it doesn't feel much bigger than her Focus. Internally it's vast while it's actually shorter than the Mondeo estate IIRC.
The ride's harsh around town and the seats are too firm but it's actually very nice to drive.
The ride's harsh around town and the seats are too firm but it's actually very nice to drive.
doogz said:
ajprice said:
Audi TDi, maybe a quattro for the 4wd, A4 or A6 depending on the size you need.
For £8k, under 40k miles?Where?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...
A6:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...
Bill said:
Having slated them in the past you should also have a look at an S-Max, my SWMBO likes it because it doesn't feel much bigger than her Focus. Internally it's vast while it's actually shorter than the Mondeo estate IIRC.
The ride's harsh around town and the seats are too firm but it's actually very nice to drive.
Yeah they're alright, the automatic gearbox is woeful though, and the 2.2 petrol is VERY thirsty.The ride's harsh around town and the seats are too firm but it's actually very nice to drive.
Chris_w666 said:
doogz said:
Fair enough.
Who the f
k buys a diesel estate, to do 5000 miles per year?
Muppets.
People who enjoy driving a lazy engine but don't want a thirsty Petrol 8 or 6 cylinder lump. Who the f
k buys a diesel estate, to do 5000 miles per year?Muppets.
HTH.
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