Not with the way they are hiking the road tax. Plus the smaller 4x4s have very little luggage space!
I never wanted a French motor but having now had 2 (at the Mrs' discretion) I don't see why they get such a bad rep. Wouldn't buy a Citroen though!
One Car for the Job
VW GOLF, TDi, MK 4, 5 DOOR
Huge Boot Space, Deisel (Cheap to run), Rapid, Look good, and very comfortable!
I've got a '98 Renault Espace. Having owned a lot of different cars, you can't beat them for comfort and space. Can be pricey when they go wrong though, but ok if you avoid the Renault dealers. For reliability of parts you can't beat a Japanese vehicle. German build quality has gone downhill as someone mentioned.
Fords are cheap to buy and cheap to repair, but can be very basic to drive. If you do go for a Mondeo you can pick up a second- hand Ghia X which has cruise control and leather seats for a reasonable price. If you've got kids you want seats you can wipe over. Whatever you buy go for low mileage as a priority. I wouldn't touch anything over 80000 miles.
Cheapest I've seen on Autotrader is £12K for a 2003 BMW 320d SE Touring (private) with 32,429 miles on the clock. It's a tad over the budget.Pick up an 02 plate for the money easily.
As there's Oirish in the family how about the original Catholicmobile?
Ok, really struggling with this one. I've currently got a BMW 323i coupe which has to go as I now have a 3 month old baby - it's just not practical. My budget is 8-10k and it needs to have good boot space, child friendly and be good on a run as we plan to drive down to the south of France later in the year and also make a trip or two to Ireland every year to see the in-laws.
Ok, so what do I buy and why? The floor is now open....
Cheapest I've seen on Autotrader is £12K for a 2003 BMW 320d SE Touring (private) with 32,429 miles on the clock. It's a tad over the budget.
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How much you wanna sell the BMW for mate I mite be interested
As for other Japanese MPVs
Never driven an impreza but my mate bought one and said it was a useless family car but a bloody brilliant one for the weekends.