neo-ninja Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Hi All, I am due to have my first born end of Jan. (Seriously excited / nervous at the same time!). Her car is currently a 2006 Ford Focus 1.8 Turbo Diesel. Its done us really well and actually perfect as a run around. We also used to have two greyhounds sadly just lost one so now only one. Its coming up to 75k miles and has a few minor things that need doing. But long story short I quite want to get something a bit nicer but just as practical for my wife to use. Few thoughts: Something a bit fun in terms of looks. It needs to be economical but if it can be a bit sporty then great. (Not fussed about diesel or petrol) Needs to be able to fit a greyhound in the boot (they can jump pretty high but not crazy high. - Also as they get older they cant jump well at all) Needs a few mod cons ideally Needs to have fairly low mileage (no more then say 60k miles) Needs to be no more then 5-6 years old really. Budget wise I really don't want to be looking at more then £10k if at all possible I have been looking at a few things based of recommendation from friends and family. But nothing has quite grabbed me, and what has hasnt been in budget sadly Anyway would be great to get some extra advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 3 series estate. /thread 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 3 series estate. /thread This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richf Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Skoda Octavia VRS estate £10k would buy an '11 plate http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201510318303458?onesearchad=used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew&body-type=estate&fuel-type=petrol&search-target=usedcars&price-from=9500&price-to=10000&radius=1500&model=octavia&postcode=rg207lq&sort=default&make=skoda&page=1&logcode=p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo-ninja Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 Ah didnt consider any of those actually. I was looking at A6 or A4 estates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) Maybe ease off on the mileage constraint and go for a bigger, plusher 5 series? My mates 530D was just recently put to sleep at over 250,000 miles and he even tracked it a few times As exciting to look at as an AA van, but they apparently drive well. Edited November 8, 2015 by SuperStu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy_Baton Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 2 x 350z 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 S max titanium x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich260 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Volvo v50 r design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder81 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Merc c250 or 220 cdi Ran a c250 cdi estate for 3 years , an absolutely brilliant family car . Great of fuel , goes really well ( 205bhp 360ftlb ) and looks pretty good too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Honda Accord estate is also a good option for an estate imo. £9995, 2.2L Diesel version, 42K miles odd, 2011 plate, Manual, dog guard (mod cons: Sat Nav, reverse sensors etc): http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201510238105700?search-target=usedcars&radius=1500&model=accord&price-to=10000&maximum-mileage=up_to_60000_miles&onesearchad=used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew&postcode=cf832nq&make=honda&body-type=estate&sort=default&page=1&maximum-age=up_to_5_years_old&price-from=6500&logcode=p £10,000, 2L VTEC GT, 34K miles, 2010 plate, Auto (mod cons: cruise control, reverse sensors etc): http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201510127743069?search-target=usedcars&radius=1500&model=accord&price-to=10000&maximum-mileage=up_to_60000_miles&onesearchad=used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew&postcode=cf832nq&make=honda&body-type=estate&sort=default&page=1&maximum-age=up_to_5_years_old&price-from=6500&logcode=p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock_Steady Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 BMW 330d E91. Then get it mapped on ecotune for your daily serving of 500ftlbs of Torque Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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