Dirty Harry

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looking at estates,must be diesel and auto,going to sell the Audi A4 convertable,its a great great but just not big enough for a family.so Iam looking at estates,at the moment the Volvo V50 ticks the boxes,But what else is there available that good on fue.

plynchy

I'm on my second Mondeo. Can't fault it for space, running costs etc.

Missus has an S Max, simply a superb family vehicle. Been faultless for 4 years.

Kirbycossie

I had a 99 E300td merc e55 replica estate. Massive and super reliable.

Diseasel

Honda Accord, not the best looking IMO but a decent car

DanW@FastFord

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If boot space is important, a Mk4 Mondeo has to be worth considering.

delbee1

BMW 335d, does 28mpg with a heavy foot round town and over 50mpg at between 70 & 80 on the motorway, plus is 286 bhp and 427lbs/ft or torque, this car pulls hard from 1500 rpm or get a 330d, not much less performance but a lot cheaper

STeve

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my mates selling his merc AMG 354hp but its petrol, but another great estate is the defo the mondeo 2.0 TDCI 140 Zetec, or the audi A4 avant

SapphyMike

Some of these "sports tourers" have woefully small boots. The Insignia for instance is shockingly small! My old Mk2 Mondeo estate had more space in the boot.

dug112y

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i just got a volvo xc70 for work and its mega....quite impressed and 40mpg aswell. mondeo mk4 20tdci titanium x sport would have been the choice,proper nice car but the extra ride height and 4x4 was what was needed. v50 is a smart car too.

p.cressie

As mentioned above Mk4 mongdeo. Boots massive and we can get three child seats in the back with out shoehorning them in

cossiejay

galaxy and you can take the seats out and turn it into a mini van

St3V3_C

I get on well with my Passat.

Derv engines are pretty tough too

xr2wishy

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merc estates are a nice thing.
330d/335d are quick and cheap to run.
a4 avant is another nice motor 2.7tdi will pull well and not stand out.
mondeo estates are alright, not my first choice unless we are talking budgets.

fordsportjay

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ive got a 55 plate volvo v50.
when i was looking round it was down to that or a passat.
the volvo just has so much more spec and is a great all round car. mine is silver with black heated leather. im so glad i chose it over the vw.

Dirty Harry

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I like the look of the V50 and the spec is far batter than most,I called about a V50 R Design today in Litchfield I may look at 44K asking Ł10500,itds the 2.0L version,
whats your like on fuel

It's Czech Mate

Skoda Superb if space is what youre after

rst deany

The r design has is the top of the range spec, I've had a a4 avant best car I ever had .

fordsportjay

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to be honest since ive had it ive hardly done any long journeys in it as i work 600 yds from work and the furthest it goes every week is a 3 mile drive to the stables to take my daughter. its showing an average of 36ish at the mo.when i do get a run on the motorway(although not a very long one!) at 70ish,with the cruise control on it shows 46-50mpg.mine is also the 2.0 turbo diesel one with 6 speed manual box.
we have had a few passats in work since i got the v50 and just dont like the way they feel inside in comparison the the volvo.the r-design ones look awesome.

Twellsie

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we've got a 2012 Merc C Class estate and its great, in fact we are on our 4th

botters

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id say a passat

oriurbo

mondeo for space