I would add a bigger car is going to be much nicer to do lots of miles in. Just because somebody you know did it in a rabbit hutch doesn't mean it was comfortable, or indeed as comfortable as doing it in something nicer. It's all relative of course. But there's no arguing (or is there?) that generally bigger cars are better suited to doing lots of miles than stupid small cars.
Also re "Don't want to be seen in a mondeo". I don't know, I see blokes in small cars and think "oh". But then I have a not-small car, so :/ Plus i'm a silly person.
Also re "Don't want to be seen in a mondeo". I don't know, I see blokes in small cars and think "oh". But then I have a not-small car, so :/ Plus i'm a silly person.