Have you had quotes done for the work you would like to carry out in the garden?
I am currently on doing our garden, we moved in the house in September, new build so starting from scratch.
I am doing a lot of leg work myself but I think it will cost no more than £1.5k to do.
Pics below of work done...£1k of budget was to get pro's in to do the decking (4m x 3m).
I made the patio slightly bigger, the turf to do next once I have made everything level, then plants. If I had attempted to do the decking myself I think we could have done the back garden for way under £1k
Pics below for the amount of work done so far:
There really is no need to sell your car to get a nice garden...same with bathroom...£2k max required for that.
If you really must the best car to go for and really consider is the ST220, nice spec, quick, less things to go wrong (i.e. no turbo). It may no feel quick, however to looking at the speedo tells you a different story. The lack of a turbo is the reason for this, it is the same sensation in a turbo diesel. Get over this and get the Mondeo if you must!