Can you recommend an estate with a raised seating position?

I have a 2-litre Golf DSG which, with its low and sculptured seats, I find difficult getting in and out of. I want to replace it with a recent, used, low mileage estate, petrol, DSG with a seat /cabin higher than the Golf. I have about £15,000 pounds to spend.

Asked on 1 February 2022 by ColinConxa

Answered by Russell Campbell

An estate like the Volkswagen Golf Alltrack will have a higher seating position, you'll get a 2016 model (one generation out of date) for less than £16,000 with less than 15,000 miles.

But for a car that's significantly taller than your Golf, you'd be better off going for an SUV. Your budget is enough to get you a 2015 old-model Volkswagen Tiguan with less than 50,000 miles on the clock. Or a 2016 version of the current model with closer to 100,000 miles on it.

Reviews of all the cars mentioned above:

www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/volkswagen/golf-allt.../
www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/volkswagen/tiguan-20.../
www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/volkswagen/tiguan-20.../

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