Jaguar X-Type estate or something else?

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I'm in the market for a new car for my wife and I'd be grateful of suggestions of some car models to look at.

Requirements in high-low priority:
- Budget up to £7k
- Automatic
- Estate (baby paraphernalia!)
- About 10k miles per year
- A bit of luxury (leather, satnav maybe)
- A bit of power - 150-200hp perhaps - enough to comfortably cruise on the motorway

I note that you can pick up fairly well-specced Jaguar x-type estates for around £4.5-6k. I'm aware they could throw up a few large bills, so the rest of budget would be put in anticipation of this.

£4,900 Jaguar X-Type 3.0 V6 Sport 5dr Auto Estate 2006
£4,000 Jaguar X-Type 2.5 V6 Classic 5dr Auto Estate 2005

Is there anything I should be looking out for on these Jags?


Other models I've been considering:
- Skoda Octavia
- VW Passat
- Ford Mondeo

If you kind folk have any other suggestions, I'd be grateful.

 

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Subaru Legacy?

Any particular versions that are good / bad?

 

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Thanks for the advice on the Jags, freakitchen, and to the other suggestions in the thread. I will widen my search a bit!

 

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have you considered any of the BMW or merc estates?

Anything in halfway decent condition seems to be beyond my budget constraint, so I had not looked to deeply into these.