RichieL

I am looking for an estate car. I have £2,500 to spend. Looking on Ebay and seen a few Scooby Wagon's. These look nice plus I think should go well being around 220bhp, but.....Are they expensive to run/maintain? I know Volvo did a V40 T4 which is 200bhp, would this be a better bet or any other estate cars which will have a bit of 'go' in them. Saying needing a bit of performance I think some of the diesels are pretty good these days and can be re-mapped for that extra performance plus having economy......So I am a bit stuck on what estate to go for!

Bailes1992

Peugeot 406 V6 estate!
Had two 406's and loved them!

There's also the 2.2 HDi which with a DeFAP and a remap will push 180bhp easy.

Derby_Gav

Volvo v70 t5 for speed.
Volvo v70 d5 + remap for speed and economy.

Both might have some miles on at that price though.

Gavin.

cos 4x4

Mondeo tdci estate get z zetec s 2.2 re map cat back exhaust filter xnd inter cooler proper little flyer

RichieL

I am so behind with times, shows my age! So diesels these days really can go well then? I need an estate for my dog, I have a medium sized mongrel. I would really like something like a coupe but dont think it would be very practical for the dog as he comes everywhere with me. I really like the look of those BMW coupes, maybe a 3 series BMW estate? Reading up on Scooby's and every article says they drink fuel, has anyone here had one?

Mike C

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Get an Impreza or Legacy.

They're not bad on fuel unless you're literally thrashing them everywhere. Much better on fuel than a 6cyl BMW having had lots of both.

sidewaysdave

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Ive got an e46 330 m sport touring, it's a great estate car and goes really well, only down side is it likes fuel!

Oranoco

Audi A6 with 2.7 bi turbo? 260bhp from the box

phil_rs

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V70 D5
Passat 1.9 Tdi 130
Audi A4/A6 1.9 Tdi 130
Accord 2.2i cdti
BMW 330d

Turbosimpsons

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Focus. I had one for 5yrs, not really fast, but handle like a go cart.

Psycho Warren

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if you just want a wreck to carry things then get a shitty old fiat marea weekend.

my friend bought a 100k old one 2 years ago for £300. he literally hasnt spent a penny on it in that time and its done everything he could ask in terms of lugging shit everywhere.

sure it looks shit, drives shit and is slow but other than that its the most reliable car he has ever had

Shocking for a fiat.

neilscott83

St220?

Chaz888

My mate is about to buy back his T4 has been chiped an gos well and has been great only prob he had was a boost hose coming off .

s1rststeve

Passat 2.5 tdi highline

frsjon

2.0 petrol one any good? + any good for towing track car about ?

Glenn_

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Mondeos.

morto

i have the de-Fap 2.2 HDI and even with standard 136bhp its very fast with mases of torque!! will give you over 50 miles per gallon!!you must get it defaped and decated tho..mine has 160000 on the clock and runs like new with no lag from vv GT15 turbo..
have a look here says its produced by ford..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSA_HDi_engine

Mr S1

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Oh yeh ! Diesels fly ! Much as I love my S1 and driving her is a real hoot, as an everyday proposition I'd take diesel over petrol any day. I couldn't have a petrol as a daily drive anymore (well, apart from my bike !)

RichieL

A diesel it may well be then!

Looked at S4 Audi Estates on Ebay, lovely looking cars but then read they average 18-20MPG......Ouch! Performance figures are impressive though hitting 60 in the late 5's and on to a top speed of 155mph, but I would be scared if anything went wrong having 2 Turbos, 2.7 30v engine, sod trying to work on that!

Going to look at Pug 406 Estates now, the HDI versions!!

phil_rs

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Terrible engine, the 1.9 TDI is a much better lump