Which reliable estate car do you recommend?

I drive about 8000 miles a year in an 8-year-old Astra estate and would like a newer, similar size estate car and since I am in my late seventies, it might be my last. I have a budget of about £12,000 so wouldn't mind newish secondhand, preferably a UK or European make but I value reliability more than modern gizmos and image.

Asked on 27 April 2013 by ES, Beaconsfield

Answered by Honest John

You can get a newer Astra Sport Tourer or a Meriva for £12,000 which are best with the 1.4 140PS turbo engine, which heats up very quickly from cold starts. Or, for a basic estate, wait for the new Dacia Sandero estate, arriving soon at prices starting well below £10,000.

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