bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

After opinions on what car to get next
Must haves
Estate (dog)
Fast
Reliable
Modern 05on
£20k ish figure

Im looking at a rs4 avant
But after opinions and other ideas

Or should i stick with my blob waggon

Maz

iTrader: (34)

RS4 Avant is quite a machine with a dollop of practicality. Lovely interior and sounds great too. Have you considered the BMW 535d? Seriously quick when mapped and loads of space in the back. Sadly lacking the V8 soundtrack though.

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

Looked at bmws 535d and 535i and found the merc c350 faster than both of em which is a 3 litre deisel blue efficency (but both are rear wheel drive) which is ok but i would like to take to track at times

bighead

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M5 touring ...fastest estate in the world

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

What year and prices?

super_ted

iTrader: (30)

I thought the new rs6 was the most powerful estate in production atm?

legacy_gtb

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Feel like a broken record on here saying how boring audis are!

M5 estates a good call!

Have you looked at the range of legacys?

£20k would get you a really tidy twinscroll with enough left over to see it trounce the M5 estate.

nik52wrx

An RS4 boring

Tidgy

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3690693.htm

ireland i know but an example of one

jono300

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Personally if I were in the market for a quick estate car I would be looking at the new skoda vrs but with the above talk off the RS6 / M5 etc then guess this wont be in the " possibles " list ??!!

legacy_gtb

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Yep ... a soulless, understeery, HEAVY, expensive, thirsty, box of bavarian ********!

pacenote

Maz

iTrader: (34)

Have you actually driven one? Serious question, I've driven a few and they're certainly not understeery. It felt flatter and gave more confidence in the bends than my JDM STI with ASTs, ALK and uprated anti roll bars. Okay they may not give you the intimacy of some other cars in the same sector but it's still an impressive machine nonetheless.

Frosticles

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BMW 330D M Sport and get it mapped

brendy76

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STI forester?

Maz

iTrader: (34)

Oooh now that I do like a lot!

legacy_gtb

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Yes, due to the nature of my job ive spent a fair bit of time in all VAG flagships as we use the VAG partsbin for every car we make ..... i know a fair bit about the compromises made under the skin too! ... i know some poeple really rate them, and im not saying theyre not a capable car .... but for what they cost theres definately better ways to spend the money.

forester sti's a good call!

timmyajmy93wrx

iTrader: (27)

m5 estate & the STI forester is a good call too!

Coffin Dodger

Having a similar dilema and concluded the M5 tourer would be the one but I don't have that bigger budget

Maybe an Audi S6 with the 5L V10

Aside from those I'd like something either 5 series / A6 sized, just don't think the 3 series is big enough which is a shame as a 335i tourer fits the bill in all other respects.

Shame they've only recently put that twin turbo engine in the 5 series (535i), only one on Autotrader is over £40k

Haven't really looked into Mercs

stevie1982

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Would agree here. Either the m5 if you just want to pick one up and drive it or the forester if you want to spend the remaining on modding it to your taste.

The Trooper 1815

iTrader: (31)

Legacy JDM Spec B GT 2.0l, Twinscroll, 280 bhp out of the box, manual or auto.



I had the WR Ltd Edition, it's a toss up between that and the Litchfield 330/330 Foggy STi I had as the best cars I have ever owned.

fivetide

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The MB offering would probably be the E63 AMG http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3709453.htm

A paltry 525bhp though.

5t.

legacy_gtb

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Careful trooper ... theres a bit of a mindset on here that the impreza is the only car subaru ever made! haha

I do like the newage (1998+) legacy's but i personally prefer the trailing arm suspension found on imps, foresters, and pre 99 legacys.... the wr ltd is definately the holy grail of new age legacys though.

As said before, if i was spending that much cash on a new estate, a fozzy sti with enough cash to see it to 500+bhp would be hard to beat!

They have the brembos, r180 and 6 speed setup ready for a big chunk of engine to drop into it .... realy top notch q-car.

bustaMOVEs

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Thats a good car to look into perfect apart from the cat d
But for a normal good history might be a bit over my money margin.

Forester are they uk spec or imports and whats the prices? I want something fast as a subaru or fasterrrrrrr!

Mercedes i quite like the c class amg but a bit too expensive and too much power for the car to deal with(rubbish handling)

Rs6 i would love but again out of my price range

I want something thats going to be good on a track, fit my dog in and normal family practical car.
Also reliable

bighead

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he said budget of £20k !

bustaMOVEs

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The s6 v10 is rubbish my mate had one and for a lambogini engine its toned down quite a lot only good for motorways
Handling is rubbish, tourque is rubbish, i beat it in my waggon at everthing apart from motorway speeds were it slightly pulls away.so no chance

Dave Thornton

Audi S6 Avant V10 with the Lamborghini engine is within your budget. Though I think we all know how it will drive.

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

Im really getting into that sti forester and potental for 500plus hp wow
Are they imports or uk and prices?
Im goimg to look into them now
M5 and forester

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

Yeah as previous post
RUBBISH dont like it, not a drivers car, just a rich reps car with a show off engine

Coffin Dodger

Contary to popular belief it is also not the actual Lambo V10 under the bonnet either: http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evoc...7/audi_s6.html