Supra-love Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Any recommendations for a good estate car, big enough for a mastiff in the boot and kids etc. Also used for work and daily life drives. Sometimes used for French trips also, all this whilst the Supra sleeps! I know there are lots of speculation on diesel now so whichever one I go for has to be good for those reasons also! Any help would be great. So far been looking into 5 series estates and Audi estates but unsure what the best on my price range would be. Audi is basic and Bmw is expensive. Especially when trying to get sub 100k miles Budget maximum is 4K realistically Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Volvo V70 D5 (P2 platform) Euro 3 (up to mid 2005). Will cover more miles than any competitor if its been looked after, and is a very reliable, comfortable car with a great sound system as standard. Will hold its value too. Not sporty, but still very nice to drive and have a great sounding engine for a diesel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spunkmeyer Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 My A6 (C6) 2.7 tdi Le Man with 130k is valued at £4K but still tight as the day I bought at 85k for £11k had about £1k in rapairs over 3yrs can’t fault them I’ve heard the 2.0 are under powered and suffer by the time they hit 100k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Honda accord diesel estate !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Cars don't need to be sub 100k miles nowadays, thats such a throw back fallacy. You haven't stated a budget but there are brands other than Audi and BMW. Im a big Skoda fan, one of my most trusty servants was a Skoda Octavia estate. Tdi, 160k on the clock, cost me 600 quid and did 60mpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Any old VAG 1.9tdi will be brilliant, however I've recently just made the swap to a e60 BMW 5 series, could be done on your budget I reckon just, loving mine but reliabilty seems to get mixed reviews by some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axl Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Anything jap apart from Lexus and Mazda diesels Bmw’s Are great to drive but they are not as reliable as people like to think they are and expensive in the maintenance department Anything VAG after 1995 is not going to reach into your underpants and have a rummage in the driving steaks Volvo is sensable can’t really say anything else about them Don’t go French And anything ford will fall apart as fast as it goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobgoblin Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Honda accord diesel estate !! As above, for 2k you should get a low mileage 7th gen (2004-2008). Or pay around 4k for the 8th gen, which is nowhere near as economical as the older model. Both estates have the tailgate operated by the key fob, handy for use with dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra-love Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 Cheers guys I’m on the hunt now for the best one out of all the good options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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