Medium diesel estate - 5-7k Budget.

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Sat 20 Oct 2007 08:37
Medium diesel estate - 5-7k Budget. - daf
My 2005 Golf estate has just been written off in an accident. I am looking to replace it with a similar sized diesel estate, but probably something a bit cheaper, around £5-7,000.
I'm looking for something hard-wearing with reasonable performance but I'm not bothered about image.
I'd thought of Octavia, Astra and Focus estates. Any views on these or other options?
Would a Freelander TD4 be a completely insane idea?
thanks for any advice.

Edited by Pugugly {P} on 20/10/2007 at 11:13

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Sat 20 Oct 2007 09:43
medium diesel estate - blue_haddock
My pick would be the octavia - probably a bit bigger than the other two and you should get a decent example for the money.

And yes a freelander would be insame. If your looking for something a bit different how about a berlingo multispace? There are a few people on here with them and they all love them.
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Sat 20 Oct 2007 10:21
medium diesel estate - Ruperts Trooper
Freelanders aren't particularly spacious, even by medium estate standards.

The Octavia would be the obvious choice BUT being based on the Golf platform it's relatively short wheelbase which gives a relatively long rear overhang - a design weakness if you're carrying heavy loads in the "boot".

The Astra-H (mk5) estate has a longer wheelbase than it's hatch counterpart which is already marginally bigger inside than Focus or Octavia and gives a very stable load platform.
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