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Looking at getting an estate car as a saloon is just too small for all our family crap & bikes etc
Currently sniffing around BMW 3 & 5 series touring M Sports & the Audi A4 Avant S line.

Anything else i should be looking at?

deanb1980

blob eye wagon

hoyty

Blob eye wagon here I have one plenty big enough for me wife 3 kids ,dog and what ever else with out being long in length same length as a saloon .but if not that Audi a6

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Has to be a Diesel though.

lordharding

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Octavia VRs or even bigger the superb

Skoda makes great cars and excellent value for money


Legacy or forrester good cars too

lozgti1

Yes,looked at a vRS Estate diesel.Very very nice

They had a Superb estate too.Loked...superb in black! Way way out of our price league though(Superb) Hell...can't afford a skoda!

scouser321

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you hit the nail on the head in your first post.

BMW 330D TOURER

sti-04!!

5 series tourer is the one i would go for .... i've had 3 x 535d M Sport Tourer's.
Although if your going new please try out the E350 Tourer, its in a class of its own.

billyray911

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I chopped the bug wagon in for an m sport touring 335d.
Nice cars and its big enough for me as I only have two dogs and no children.
With the size of your family though,you may want to look at a 5 series as they aren't that big-in fact, probably only just bigger than a scoob wagon!
Any questions on the 335d,just ask...

EH52WRX

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Ford Mondeo ST 2.2 CDTI serious dang for the buck. I have just bought the hatchback version. I looked at Audi's, VW, BMW Etc, and you get for more for your money buying an ST. IMO

scouser321

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yeah also agree on the above, i had an ST220. loved it.

the ST TDCI lump produces 155bhp standard. blue-fin the bugger and you will see close to 200bhp and bags of torque.

scottydog137

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Substitude "Skoda" For Volkswagon\Ford

Still not bad for a family run-about

bighead

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M5 touring and the RS6 avant

EH52WRX

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Eh they do a really good diesel M5 & RS6

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May be off to look at a 530d today (if he ever rings me back....)
I do like the vRS estate as well. Never been keen on the mondeo for some reason but a lot of people are saying it's the best in it's class.
I do tend to stay with german cars though for my every day jobbies but am always open to anything new.

austinwrx

3 series is just too small a car for a family. 5 series lots more space

new range of mondeos are massive and you get a lot of motor and toys for yr money: especially if you want something cavernous. I say this because I looked at 5 series and A6's: but bought a ford as pound for pound I got a nearly new car, with small running costs. didn't want the ins or servicing costs of a bmw, likewise they would have had some serious miles on v what the ford cost.

having said that, now I have it, kinda fancy a change.......... but its a great daily hack.

Dazza9t9

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When my Mrs car goes back next year we are looking at the

Audi A4 estate
Bmw 3 series estate
or the Merc C class estate

I want the C class but I think the Mrs wants the A4, She currently has the TT.

I have to say I cant fault it. Not my kind of car but its been solid. Its a diesel 170 bhp, She has done 20k in a year and it has not skip a beat!

Her brother has a 1.6 C class and that is a nice motor too

harp

saab 9-3 1.9tid sportwagon

jukebox

Audi A6 3L tdi Estate 240bhp.

ajsti

sti fozzy & get it lpg converted like i did......

lost of smiles per mile & fuel running costs of my old laguna dti estate.....

Jamo

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ive just got a forester with lpg, cant use it yet though as the vacuum hoses are all cracked.

we were looking at a6 tdi avants before that, but the forester will be better and cheaper on fuel

mylilscooby

ive got a fantastic Audi A4 2.5TDI estate S-Line and its spot on

Dave Thornton

Definitely a 6 cylinder diesel estate, so by default that will be German.

Or a 4x4 of course. Worth comparing a 530d touring v X5 3.0d.

My 330d touring was a great car but not for boot space or as a 5 seater. Auto was 5mpg worse than manual.

Jamo

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what was it like with ice and snow dave? I found my M3 crap at that time of year, were the larger estates better?

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Well, The 530D fell through today
I am seriously considering keeping my 320D Saloon and maybe having a towbar fitted and roof bars???
All the cars I look at seem to be bags of crap for the money as I am a fussy bugger and want a car in as good a condition as mine.
Will have another look around this week and then decide whether to keep or not

Dave Thornton

I didn't experience snow while I owned my 330d gladly. Getting grip in the snow is mostly down to tyres, and wide low profile tyres, especially run flats, are a no-no. It's a shame they have never imported the 330xd, or 330d xDrive to the UK - don't know why.

I've never owed a 530d, A6 or E-class estate, but I would swear by a 6 cylinder diesel engine - much smoother than a 4 cylinder.

pacenote

I know this is "other marques" but........

Diesel Legacy Estate

bighead

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Title says "best estate car " !!!!

EH52WRX

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See if you were to read before posting

ozzreid1964

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volvo v70 diesel plenty of space and all the luxury as well