best REAL WORLD trAnsPorT ?

[jackal]

so you need to carry between 1-5 people short and long distances, in comfort and without making them feel tired, not too slowly, not at some wallet draining sub 15's mpg, you want good space but not a huge bulk of a car thats rubbish in town or when parking, lots of toys and something that is reasonably good to drive and copes with crap roads as well as the good but it doesnt have to be the last word in steering and gearchange feel etc..

so what are we talking here ? well, we are talking abut the best REAL WORLD practical car for real world transport


what are your nominations ?

A volvo V70 D5 ?
A diesel Cayenne ?
A 535d touring ?
An audi avant of some description perhaps ?

[Uhura fighter]

I'd saY a SUbaRu fOReSteR.

[Ali2202]

a tRaIn

[ZOLLAR]

A lex said:

L302 RanGe RovEr

pLuS ONe

[jackal]

ZOLLAR said:

pLuS ONe

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[Davey S2]

Mondeo

Better to drive then the others you listed too.

[pilchardthecat]

Fairly sure I live in the real world and I'm quite happy with a 2 seater convertible.

Or are you talking about that other "real world" I keep hearing about (you know, the one where only cars with diesel engines are in the correct gear at any particular time?)

[R3v 1]

Well.. a helicopter would be ideal.

If budget doesn't stretch you can't go wrong with a Range Rover V8 Diesel.

[Mr Gear]

pilchardthecat said:

Fairly sure I live in the real world and I'm quite happy with a 2 seater convertible.

Or are you talking about that other "real world" I keep hearing about (you know, the one where only cars with diesel engines are in the correct gear at any particular time?)

Ha ha, indeed. There is no such thing as the real world.

The people that complain about "real world" mpg figures don't seem to appreciate that everyone has their own separate and different "real world".

[300bhp/ton]

jackal said:

so you need to carry between 1-5 people short and long distances, in comfort and without making them feel tired, not too slowly, not at some wallet draining sub 15's mpg, you want good space but not a huge bulk of a car thats rubbish in town or when parking, lots of toys and something that is reasonably good to drive and copes with crap roads as well as the good but it doesnt have to be the last word in steering and gearchange feel etc..

so what are we talking here ? well, we are talking abut the best REAL WORLD practical car for real world transport


what are your nominations ?

A volvo V70 D5 ?
A diesel Cayenne ?
A 535d touring ?
An audi avant of some description perhaps ?

A TARDIS or a reality check maybe???

Try reading what you are asking for and try and spot how many opposing contradictions you are asking for

[Mr Gear]

I think the answer the OP is looking for is a Renault Modus 1.5D.

[jackal]

Davey S2 said:

Mondeo

Better to drive then the others you listed too.

good call

i love the ST220 .. almost bought one recently
and the ST estate looks the part as well

[GKP]

A tAxI

[Hudson]

i read that post over and over and i still cant comprehend all of it. however what about a alfa 156 estate (sportwagon? or something) 2.4 JTD.

also do you mean 5 people including yourself or driver + 5? if its the latter, none of those cars will suit you..

[jackal]

pilchardthecat said:

Fairly sure I live in the real world and I'm quite happy with a 2 seater convertible.

Or are you talking about that other "real world" I keep hearing about (you know, the one where only cars with diesel engines are in the correct gear at any particular time?)

carries 4 people tough guy

you can read can't you ?

[jackal]

Mr Gear said:

Ha ha, indeed. There is no such thing as the real world.

The people that complain about "real world" mpg figures don't seem to appreciate that everyone has their own separate and different "real world".

Pistonheads [+]

Ignore the spirit of the thread and instead rebel against it and find/cause an argument or a flaw.

[jackal]

300bhp/ton said:

TARDIS or a reality check maybe???

Try reading what you are asking for and try and spot how many opposing contradictions you are asking for

Nope, cant see any contradictions. And I think a D5 fits the bill very well.

[pilchardthecat]

jackal said:

pilchardthecat said:

Fairly sure I live in the real world and I'm quite happy with a 2 seater convertible.

Or are you talking about that other "real world" I keep hearing about (you know, the one where only cars with diesel engines are in the correct gear at any particular time?)

carries 4 people tough guy

you can read can't you ?

Yes thanks, you're clearly struggling in the reading comprehension stakes though.

[jackal]

pilchardthecat said:

Yes thanks,

Act like it then and stop being an annoying nerd.

[jackal]

yellowbentines said:

Unless you want to take it into a multi-storey car park or use a normal sized City Centre parking space!

Thats what i was thinking.