Urgent help and opinions needed

mast3r · 2 May 2014 at 12:26

Hi all, some of you may know... my car was written off a few weeks ago. Well i have been driving round in a 320D BM that i LOVE! however, i am off to cornwall tonight (800 mile round trip) and it just has not got any room in it SO, i have two options, I can swap this car for a Volvo XC70 2.4D that my guess is it will drink some juice OR i can go in A) VW Caddy 1.6TDI OR B) Peugeot Partner 1.6HDI.

So what would your weapon of choice be? all will be brand new, the Vans i have booked myself with Europcar and the XC70 will be free on my insurance, as i have already booked the van hire if i choose to go on the Volvo ill have to pay a cancellation fee for the van i am sure.

I SHOULD be able to claim it back from the third part in expenses either way.

HELP and be QUICK!

EDIT: i will be fishing for a week and will have an awful lot of gear with me.

[TW]Fox · 2 May 2014 at 12:29

Volvo, hands down. It will cost a tad more but nothing like enough to offset the fact it's a brand new comfortable Volvo.

Though really the 320d isnt THAT small surely?!

Hyburnate · 2 May 2014 at 12:31

[TW]Fox;26248664 said:
Volvo, hands down. It will cost a tad more but nothing like enough to offset the fact it's a brand new comfortable Volvo.

Though really the 320d isnt THAT small surely?!

This. You should be able to get around 30 MPGish

mast3r · 2 May 2014 at 12:34

The seats in the BM dont fold down and i just dont have the room to get my gear in :
Picture to follow.
I will have the best part of £15k worth of gear on show in the volvo thats another worry, in the van it will be more concealed?

[TW]Fox · 2 May 2014 at 12:41

Hyburnate said:
This. You should be able to get around 30 MPGish

It'll surely do more than that, it's an XC70 not an XC90. I'd reckon 35-40.

lemonade · 2 May 2014 at 12:41

The other two ares vans, so the Volvo easily.

mast3r · 2 May 2014 at 12:45

mast3r · 2 May 2014 at 12:56

what are these xc70's like?

mast3r · 2 May 2014 at 15:02

OHHHH FOR **** SAKE!
Now the Volvo is not availble and the only other car they have is a Jeep Grand Cherokee, 3ltr, on paper 27mpg.

So now its a case of Caddy Van or Jeep Cherokee

Tom_ed1987 · 2 May 2014 at 16:48

Jeep, if your stuff fits.

Suck up the extra £20 in fuel, 800 miles in a van would really suck.

sneakypenguin · 4 May 2014 at 23:34

1st choice would be the volvo but 2nd choice would be the jeep. Surly the van won't do much better mpg wise?

Begbie · 4 May 2014 at 23:59

Anything? It's only 800miles.

Being doing that regularly in my 182. I'd go with the Van if you have loads to put in, as well there just easier.

snapdragon69 · 5 May 2014 at 09:10

JEEP over a van any day - if you're really so hand-to-mouth, don't go.
At least the JEEP will be an interesting experience for your £ whereas the van will be just a van.

[TW]Fox · 5 May 2014 at 09:15

Do people never read threads?

'I am off to Cornwall tonight'

2nd May.

Suggestions 3 days later are probably a bit late

mattyprice4004 · 5 May 2014 at 09:20

And not a single thank you from the OP.
Manners, boy!

[TW]Fox · 5 May 2014 at 09:20

He's gone away for the weekend, hence the car, hence no reply