What used estate do you recommend?
I am looking for a used estate car. Potentially petrol hybrid but petrol will do if its too pricey. I've got around £16000 to spend but less would be better. Im looking at the Mercedes CLA but wonder what others are out there to rival it for all bells and whistles and high tech performance?
Asked on 6 February 2026 by gary goble
Answered by
Matt Robinson
The CLA Shooting Brake is a good option, but the boot isn't massive. £16,000 is also a good budget for a used BMW 3 Series Touring. To get a good choice of engines and a lower mileage, it'll likely have to be the F31 generation, which ran until 2018, although it is still possible to get hold of the 2018-on G31 version for under £16k. The plug-in hybrid model is called the 330e.
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