Because Estate Car
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I never planned to buy an estate car. I ended up getting one as I couldn't find a decent 328 coupe.
I'm glad I did. These things are bloody useful. I'm moving house...again. King size mattress to move? With a bit of washing line, no problem.
First proper road trip after I bought it in 2012 was to Berlin. Now on 194k, still soldiering on.
Isle of Mull last November.
What makes your Estate/Touring/Avant/etc great? What have they transported you never thought possible? Epic road trips? (Un)intented purchase? Pics?
I'm glad I did. These things are bloody useful. I'm moving house...again. King size mattress to move? With a bit of washing line, no problem.
First proper road trip after I bought it in 2012 was to Berlin. Now on 194k, still soldiering on.
Isle of Mull last November.
What makes your Estate/Touring/Avant/etc great? What have they transported you never thought possible? Epic road trips? (Un)intented purchase? Pics?
Mk3 Mondeo 2.0 petrol estate. Bought for £593.28 nearly 3 years ago with 80000 on it. Paint hanging off the rear bumper. Rusty bit, mudflap dropped off, and now a disconcerting rattle.
Still though, with roof bars fitted, and a towbar, I can move a ridiculous amount of stuff, and I don't care if I scratch it. I'm wondering if I can secure an 8x4 on the roof. If so I'll never need another vehicle!
It drives pretty well too!
Still though, with roof bars fitted, and a towbar, I can move a ridiculous amount of stuff, and I don't care if I scratch it. I'm wondering if I can secure an 8x4 on the roof. If so I'll never need another vehicle!
It drives pretty well too!
Edited by marksx on Saturday 12th August 16:54
Edited by marksx on Saturday 12th August 16:55
Edited by marksx on Saturday 12th August 16:55
Another vote here for generally preferring the looks of modern estates to saloons.
I had an MG ZT-T 260, followed for a glum few years by an S-Max whilst the kids were small, but I've now gone back to an estate again, in the shape of a Mercedes C350e estate.
Ok, so I can't fit as much in it as I could in the S-Max, but it can just about manage everything for a two week camping trip for five, which is pretty much all I'll ever need, and in every other way it's just so much better!
When my S-Max reached the end of its company car term, I already knew I wanted a nice estate, and also that I wanted a hybrid.
Surprisingly, the combination of the above two requirements basically meant a choice of one in the Merc! I don't really understand why the BMW 330e is saloon only.
I had an MG ZT-T 260, followed for a glum few years by an S-Max whilst the kids were small, but I've now gone back to an estate again, in the shape of a Mercedes C350e estate.
Ok, so I can't fit as much in it as I could in the S-Max, but it can just about manage everything for a two week camping trip for five, which is pretty much all I'll ever need, and in every other way it's just so much better!
When my S-Max reached the end of its company car term, I already knew I wanted a nice estate, and also that I wanted a hybrid.
Surprisingly, the combination of the above two requirements basically meant a choice of one in the Merc! I don't really understand why the BMW 330e is saloon only.
HustleRussell said:
I secretly think estates ... look better than the saloons.
Me too.g3org3y said:
What makes your Estate/Touring/Avant/etc great?
The engine. Definately the engine. V8 Twin Turbo FTW. Capable of doing all the estatey type stuff, but as fast accelerating and powerful as I'd ever want on a public road.I like you guys running old vehicles because most of the people on this site are bearded Tesco shelve stackers with no money and new BMs on finance. Us guys running old tec are the kings of obsolete proper motorist
Oh and I forgot we got money in the bank because we dont have finance on cars we cant afford
Oh and I forgot we got money in the bank because we dont have finance on cars we cant afford
Because dogs.
Needed to get something cheap to lug the mutts around and found this locally. Less than £1500 and I love it.
It's filthy and smells but it's the comfiest of my cars. 1.8T automatic - it's not very quick (at all). It is a lovely comfortable place to spend time, the symphony stereo system is better than the expensive one in my M3 and compared to both the BMW and my trooper, its cost practically nothing to run in 2 years.
Fantastic car.
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