MWF
Now needs wood
- Joined
- May 29, 2008
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- MWF HQ, Ukadia
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- MX-5 1.8i Indiana SE, update pending
Fun as the Winbiza is, it's not the biggest thing in the world and at 13 years old it's not going to last forever. Not looking to replace it immediately but when I do I think I will be heading back towards small wagon territory. I had the 330D and while it wasn't bad to drive and pulled like a train especially after the remap, I never really bonded completely with it - it always felt like it handled well in spite of its bulk/mass and I do like a car that feels.... chuckable.
If I can nurse the Seat through a couple more years then hopefully a budget of around ?5k but options are, to say the least, pretty limited.
Saab? It's an Opel in a frock with more to go wrong. Cheap for sure but...... maybe.
3er? Been there, done that.
5er? Too big for my tastes and the 5 series in the UK is strictly old man golfist territory.
Jag X Type? It's a ****ing Mondeo, engines prone to failure
Passat? - pretty solid car but ooooh so dull.
The Japs don't make anything interesting (well they do but Scoobies are too thirsty as petrol and their diseasel engines grenade far too easily), French stuff is shite, Italians don't make wagons.
Boils down to an A4 Avant (A6 again too big) V50 (V70 too big) or Octavia wagon - do I want to be seen as a flash wanker, a boring wanker or a cheap wanker? I'd also consider a Superb for spec and comfort but decent ones are likely to be out of budget. Diseasel for preference, as much for the torque and the relatively low cost (around ?250) of significantly increased with a remap.
Damn sheeple buying SUVs and MPVs - killing the wagon as a species!
Any other suggestions or arguments for/against anything I've rejected or am still considering?
If I can nurse the Seat through a couple more years then hopefully a budget of around ?5k but options are, to say the least, pretty limited.
Saab? It's an Opel in a frock with more to go wrong. Cheap for sure but...... maybe.
3er? Been there, done that.
5er? Too big for my tastes and the 5 series in the UK is strictly old man golfist territory.
Jag X Type? It's a ****ing Mondeo, engines prone to failure
Passat? - pretty solid car but ooooh so dull.
The Japs don't make anything interesting (well they do but Scoobies are too thirsty as petrol and their diseasel engines grenade far too easily), French stuff is shite, Italians don't make wagons.
Boils down to an A4 Avant (A6 again too big) V50 (V70 too big) or Octavia wagon - do I want to be seen as a flash wanker, a boring wanker or a cheap wanker? I'd also consider a Superb for spec and comfort but decent ones are likely to be out of budget. Diseasel for preference, as much for the torque and the relatively low cost (around ?250) of significantly increased with a remap.
Damn sheeple buying SUVs and MPVs - killing the wagon as a species!
Any other suggestions or arguments for/against anything I've rejected or am still considering?
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