As said, you could get a really good mondeo ST tdci estate and have plenty of change left over. My ST tdci is a great car and it's never let me down (touch wood). I must admit I do like an "under the radar car" that's why I said the alfa romeo 156 GTA but in reality you couldn't use one every day, unless you've got a good sense of humour. A Volvo V70 D5 is a very capable motor. And then there is the usual German fodder