npinks wrote:

SEAT good choice

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/car-s...-sold.html

 Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35
Family's: 2009 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Auto, Stornoway

Yorkshire - God's County

Quite like the mondeo estate, has lots of toys and some still have air con seats!

I had a 2.0 T Saab Aero from new (2006). It was a brilliant car which I loved. Based on the VX Vectra but screwed together properly and with leather seats as comfortable as a rocket propelled sofa. Reliability was superb for 5 years and it was driven very, very hard.

The problem is that since GM pulled the plug, Saab are no more
This will have a knock on effect for spares and repairs in the future, and as much as I hate to say it I would steer clear mate.

If you go for an estate car, my recommendations would be
1) Skoda Octavia VRS Estate (if you can live with the badge its a great car, big boot, loads of leg room in rear and quick...VW at the end of the day)
2) 2009 onwards Mondeo (Bit of a barge but good value and absolutely huge)
3) Subaru Legacy (Underestimated Australian farmers truck due to reliability and capacity)

Good luck  _________________
Gone - 2010 Rimini XS

Passat estate 2.0 tdi. 50-60 mpg. Great drive. Loads of room and u can get 4WD. I have had 3 passats and all were Fab and 100 percent reliable.

Think you should be tempted to go for a Freelander 2 SE, General Grabber AT`S, 2011 full facelift, projector lights, privacy glass, drilled brakes with 94k on the clock  Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

Why do say 2009 mondeo onwards??

landy19840 wrote:

Why do say 2009 mondeo onwards??

Just to clarify, I am not a car dealer and I have no affiliation with any manufacturer or dealer, but just to support my point I found this within 5 minutes of searching...

If posting it is a breach of forum rules I apologise - and I have taken out the sellers details. It's not my car !

Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCI TITANIUM 4DR (£8,990)
45000 miles.
Finished in Panther Black metallic with matching Black interior. Only 1 previous owner from new with Ford main agent service history. This excellent example has a host of refinements which include Bluetooth telephony, dual zone climate control, cruise control, traction control, partial electric driver seat, multi-functional steering wheel, trip computer system, Hi-Fi system with DAB digital radio, 6 disc cd multi-changer and voice control, electric windows, electric and power folding door mirrors, automatic headlamps, auto dimming rear view mirror, heated windscreen (Winter pack), front and rear centre armrests, front and rear parking sensors, front fog lamps and 17'' alloy wheels.

Engine layout: Front Engined
Aspiration: Turbo
Engine size (Litres): 2.0
Fuel consumption (MPG): 47.9 _________________
Gone - 2010 Rimini XS

The subaru has to be the smartest choice so far (other than another LR), but their interiors are not up to the job here I think :/

Cheers guys!

My mrs has money on me not been able to leave the land rover brand, as I have only ever had land rovers!

landy19840 wrote:

Cheers guys!

My mrs has money on me not been able to leave the land rover brand, as I have only ever had land rovers!

spend a day in a hire car, and it will annoy you enough to convince you that your LR2 is where you want to be... keep it.. maybe they come up with something nice in 2015 with this DC100 thing...

I was considering getting a dc100 when they are out . Looks cool

certainly the 10K budget including your car, will limit your choice for something decent.

I would agree that the mondeo and the skoda could be likely contenders.

Iain

My other half has a 58 plate Mondeo Estate 2.0 diesel Edge (basic model).
It's a fantastic car. Very comfortable, huge inside, she gets anywhere from 47mpg to 50+ mpg and it has loads of overtaking oomph. It feels a bit flimsy in places but nothing has gone wrong so it has been cheap to run.
For the money (she got it 1 year old via Ford's direct 2nd hand scheme) it's hard to justify anything else.
Stoob