Estate or SUV?

vanpeebles · 4 Mar 2019 at 12:02

Pontoons

ttaskmaster · 4 Mar 2019 at 12:12

MatteH Oxford · 4 Mar 2019 at 12:18

I'd always prefer an estate car to drive but they can't tow as much mass as a decent 4x4

vanpeebles · 4 Mar 2019 at 12:26

ttaskmaster said:
You're not thinking of poontangs, are you...?

maaayybee

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior · 4 Mar 2019 at 12:35

MatteH Oxford said:
I'd always prefer an estate car to drive but they can't tow as much mass as a decent 4x4

But plenty of SUVs are 2WD only.
You can get 4WD (well AWD technically) estates as well.
Most SUVs are AWD just like estates as most share the same drivetrain basically.

vanpeebles · 4 Mar 2019 at 12:39

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior said:
But plenty of SUVs are 2WD only.
You can get 4WD (well AWD technically) estates as well.
Most SUVs are AWD just like estates as most share the same drivetrain basically.

I think hes talking more along the lines of a Disco, Range Rover etc.

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior · 4 Mar 2019 at 12:41

vanpeebles said:
I think hes talking more along the lines of a Disco, Range Rover etc.

Yeah I figured but seeing as the thread was about SUV vs Estate I figured it was worth just mentioning

inflames · 4 Mar 2019 at 14:44

Well i certainly think i have a short list of 3, Mercedes E350 CDI estate, Audi A6 Avant 3.0TDI or Xf 3.0 Diesel Estate. There are a few others i like Honda Accord or just safe and go VW Passat or Ford Mondeo? But i don't want to drop go performance wise too much, i know that's a silly thing to say when looking at diesel estates, i still would like to have some get and go when i want to.

Joe T · 4 Mar 2019 at 15:00

inflames said:
There are a few others i like Honda Accord or just safe and go VW Passat or Ford Mondeo?

Worth looking at the Insignia as well. Very pleased with mine.

bloodiedathame · 4 Mar 2019 at 15:53

I've been looking at Hybrid estates lately. Quite interested to try out the Kia Sportwagon, it's dull but 10 miles to work every day and two long distance trips a year doesn't really necessitate a fun car.

inflames · 4 Mar 2019 at 15:58

Joe T said:
Worth looking at the Insignia as well. Very pleased with mine.

We had one at work on hire for a on site job, wasn't overly impressed but then i tend to lean towards Bmw, Merc's etc. Or it could be that is was a hire car and we all know they are the fasted car on the planet and would have been thrashed by most people.

PikeyPriest · 4 Mar 2019 at 19:08

inflames said:
Well i certainly think i have a short list of 3, Mercedes E350 CDI estate, Audi A6 Avant 3.0TDI or Xf 3.0 Diesel Estate. There are a few others i like Honda Accord or just safe and go VW Passat or Ford Mondeo? But i don't want to drop go performance wise too much, i know that's a silly thing to say when looking at diesel estates, i still would like to have some get and go when i want to.

I’m looking at a 5 series estate. I prefer the interior to the Audi and I hate the clock in the merc. I really like the new E class though, but I could only get a low option 2.0 and would prefer the 3L.

MatteH Oxford · 5 Mar 2019 at 06:32

vanpeebles said:
I think hes talking more along the lines of a Disco, Range Rover etc.

To a degree yes, and to answer the other post, a lot of lowly medium size 2wd SUVs will have a higher towing capacity than estate cars which often struggle to top 1800kg.

An Audi A6 all-road is 2500kg and they cost a fortune compared to something like a Skoda Kodiaq capable of towing the equivalent . You could have a Audi Q7 on lease for a similar price to the A6 and tow even more, generally above 3000kg

200sols · 5 Mar 2019 at 07:07

Mazda 6 for estate, cracking cars and the equipment level as standard make significantly more expensive Audi/BMW look like poverty spec cars.

Lustral · 5 Mar 2019 at 07:43

SUV for me for the family hack , recently got one to replace the hatchback. Impressed with it already as the boot swallowed a 600mm vanity unit plus basin with ease in our CostCo trip yesterday.

fastwunz · 5 Mar 2019 at 07:55

I drive a passatt GT estate - its very well equipped, looks smart and is pretty quick when needed. Loaded with kit, Alcantara seats, radar cruise, digital cockpit, big touch screen nav, blue tooth, voice, leccy windows, mirrors, wipers, lights, boot - that’s just the beginning.

List price is like £35k or something - looks good with the 18” wheels too

inflames · 5 Mar 2019 at 08:34

PikeyPriest said:
I’m looking at a 5 series estate. I prefer the interior to the Audi and I hate the clock in the merc. I really like the new E class though, but I could only get a low option 2.0 and would prefer the 3L.

I have always liked the 5 series Touring, but i have had a fair few BMW's now and fancy something different. My current car is BMW.

Participant · 5 Mar 2019 at 09:35

fastwunz said:
leccy windows

Sweet

200sols · 5 Mar 2019 at 09:47

Participant said:
Sweet

Don’t forget the car is also loaded with features such as....

fastwunz said:
mirrors, wipers, lights, boot

vanpeebles · 5 Mar 2019 at 09:52

Is it a deluxe model with a passenger side mirror, as well as drivers side?