An estate for 10k-ish

grumpybeard · 17 Mar 2010 at 21:17

Hey guys,

Thanks to you guys for suggestions and comments on my other thread, but as quite a few of us Im sure we go around in circles considering allsorts until we settle on a plan!

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18123380

Any suggestions for which estate to go for with a budget of 10k-ish? Looking for one with low mileage to get me and my stuff around Europe for the next few years.

I have in mind an older Mazda TS2 Estate or Ford Mondeo perhaps?

Any other ideas?

Cheers fellas!

grumpybeard · 17 Mar 2010 at 21:21

[TW]Fox;16177692 said:
Welcome to OcUK. Obviously the right car for you is a Mercedes E55 AMG Estate. Perhaps you could consider a BMW 545i Touring? How about a Mondeo ST220? With a Supercharger Conversion?

Right, now we've got all the stupid performance rubbish you dont actually want out of the way we can crack on with some sensible suggestions.

How does a Mk4 Mondeo Estate grab you? Decent build, plenty of kit and great value.

Yep glad you did that, so we dont have to mention Mustangs and the like either

grumpybeard · 17 Mar 2010 at 21:22

2006 onwards I guess, just a decent condition, not too embaressing to drive, and low-ish milesfor a diesel I guess.

Thanks again!

grumpybeard · 17 Mar 2010 at 22:51

Cheers Jonny, not a car to get excited about but as far as I understand it the Mondeo is supposed to be a good motor aint it? There's always the V50, but lower mileage volvos eg the V50 and V70 seem to go for a little more than the 10K.

I've had a Mazda 6 TS2 saloon before, decent motor, would have an estate one of those if I could find a really tidy low mileage one of thosefor a fair price. I'll look at the accord too, cheers mate, appreciated.