jigsaw 11,899 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 what your opinion on these makes of estates,Im chatting to my son and he reckons Passat estate is the dogs danglies,I say toyota avensis estate,then theres the skoda estates and last but not least,Mondoe estate....Based on fact ,,,which would you guys rate the most economical,trusthworthy (mechanically etc)and these will be used just to scour the country side,no mad off road driving (as if twas possible even lol)..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogmad riley 1,348 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Not go far far wrong with passat or skoda, they practically the same car. No experience with the Toyota so can't comment. Mondeo estate only used the st version and it was great very practical and very fast. My choice would be skoda or passat tdi 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mr scent 665 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 I have a 2 ltr diesel estate pal and it's the bees knees . I drove from waterford to Tralee and Back on 30 euro . Big boot and plenty of power behind it . I towed my caravan Saturday with it and I may not of had anything on it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,789 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Passats are good not sure on Toyota but the car version is popular with the Asian taxi drivers in towns.dont forget Audi A4 Mind if i was looking to get an estate ,I would get a HDI powered Peugeot . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicepix 5,650 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 The Skoda Octavia is the same engine and running gear as the Golf / Audi A3 / Seat Leon. The body of the Octavia though is more like the size of the Passat. The boot on the Octavia is huge and the car is really well put together. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nothernlite 18,090 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Vectra estate ive been useing the past 6 years want a new car but finding it hard to part with it great runner 45 mpg and loads of roo. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mr scent 665 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 I have a 2 ltr diesel estate pal and it's the bees knees . I drove from waterford to Tralee and Back on 30 euro . Big boot and plenty of power behind it . I towed my caravan Saturday with it and I may not of had anything on it toyota avensis o meant to add lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,846 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 what your opinion on these makes of estates,Im chatting to my son and he reckons Passat estate is the dogs danglies,I say toyota avensis estate,then theres the skoda estates and last but not least,Mondoe estate....Based on fact ,,,which would you guys rate the most economical,trusthworthy (mechanically etc)and these will be used just to scour the country side,no mad off road driving (as if twas possible even lol)..... how about a limo............... ......loads of room seriously tho, the old mondeo's were a pretty good motor, cheap on spares, good on fuel, and quite roomy, toyota's have always been a good car, not really struck on german motors, there a bit pricey to mend and not always the easiest to work on like the mondeo and toyota, saying that tho....if i was to have a german one, it would be the bmw tourer, 5 series, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,789 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Dunno about limo,but I always fancied a souped up hearse ,lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Vectra estate ive been useing the past 6 years want a new car but finding it hard to part with it great runner 45 mpg and loads of roo. I'm in the same boat. I like the octavia estate, would have the VRS myself. Also looked at the Audi A4 2.0 TDI 170. But they don't come cheap. I've always liked vauxhalls and maybe been lucky but never had much trouble with them so may look at the insignia estate. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,846 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Dunno about limo,but I always fancied a souped up hearse ,lol my dad's mate use to have a hearse as his every day motor....... ......very roomy as well..... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 46,634 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 I got one lol.atb dc 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,851 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 I liked my passat but I do have a soft spot for volvos aswell! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicepix 5,650 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 I liked my passat but I do have a soft spot for volvos aswell! Should n't that be vulvas? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pesky1972 5,399 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Saw one of these yesterday and kicked myself again for not buying one last year when I changed my motor. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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