FabSwingers.com forum: Estate cars

By *xplorer13 OP Man
over a year ago

glenrothes

Trying to buy a big booted estate car for 2 big dogs. Not that they can drive lol any suggestions?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Buy a self driving car then

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

my vw passat… needs some work but id sell it for 150

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Vw Passat. Massive amount of room out back.

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By *valanche1001Man
over a year ago

Leeds

Duh! RS6! What else??

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By *xtrafun4youMan
over a year ago

Dunstable

Walk the dogs save buying a car lol

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

Skoda Superbs are massive in the back.

BMW 3 Series are great to drive.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Depends on budget. What size dogs? There's loads of choice. What mileage you looking annually too?

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By *xtrafun4youMan
over a year ago

Dunstable

"Duh! RS6! What else??

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but that would make you a @anker Audi driver.

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By *valanche1001Man
over a year ago

Leeds

"Duh! RS6! What else??

but that would make you a @anker Audi driver."

Doesn’t matter you’re in front of everyone else anyway

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By *xtrafun4youMan
over a year ago

Dunstable

Yer I bet pushing in the que!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Trying to buy a big booted estate car for 2 big dogs. Not that they can drive lol any suggestions?"

Yeah, for dogs you need a Rover lolz

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"my vw passat… needs some work but id sell it for 150

3 careful owners, then you got it?

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By *valanche1001Man
over a year ago

Leeds

"Yer I bet pushing in the que!"

There was a queue?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Citroen C5

Subaru Forester

Peugeot 407

Audi A6

Small van with rear seats might be worth considering.

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By *xtrafun4youMan
over a year ago

Dunstable

"Yer I bet pushing in the que!

There was a queue?

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lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Volvo's

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By *xtrafun4youMan
over a year ago

Dunstable

"Volvo's"
good call

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Get a big ute

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Trying to buy a big booted estate car for 2 big dogs. Not that they can drive lol any suggestions?"

Why don't you just get a Fiat Punto, 2 skateboards and some rope?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If a second hand car doesn’t have

One careful lady owner

700,000 miles but drives like 50,000

On the advert, is it even a real second hand car advert?

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By *reemindCoolMan
over a year ago

between Barnsley and Wakefield

Volvo

Low and big

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By *xtrafun4youMan
over a year ago

Dunstable

My car had one lady careful owner and 20 idiot driver.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shoot the dogs and buy a Porsche.

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By *xplorer13 OP Man
over a year ago

glenrothes

Good ideas guys, the car will do 25000 miles a year. The dogs are Alaskan shepherds. Looked at the Passat , C5 Citroen, Volvos out of our budget and I had an Audi and wouldn't force one on an enemy lol. Looking to spend about £12k

Tested an Insignia but not big enough

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Good ideas guys, the car will do 25000 miles a year. The dogs are Alaskan shepherds. Looked at the Passat , C5 Citroen, Volvos out of our budget and I had an Audi and wouldn't force one on an enemy lol. Looking to spend about £12k

Tested an Insignia but not big enough"

What about a BMW 5 series estate?

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

How big are the dogs?Buy a cart and get 'em to pull it.

Transport and exercise. Win win

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

V70 D5 no more to say

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By *elma and ShaggyCouple
over a year ago

Bedworth

"Skoda Superbs are massive in the back.

BMW 3 Series are great to drive."

Hubby’s superb is huge! When his seat is in his normal driving position he can sit comfortably in the back.

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

£12k will buy you a decent C4 Grand Picasso Exclusive- then you can get another dog to fill the extra space

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tested an Insignia but not big enough

What about a BMW 5 series estate? "

seconded with this, but get the 530D instead of the 535, one less turbo to go pop if you did buy one when its on the way out, and with the dogs lying down you'll be able to comfortable get round most tractors given a short stretch of straight!

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Volvo is the only contender.

"Come on dogs"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Trying to buy a big booted estate car for 2 big dogs. Not that they can drive lol any suggestions?"
mondeo or volvo two biggest I would say, I had a mondeo great car

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Austin montego

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By *xtrafun4youMan
over a year ago

Dunstable

"V70 D5 no more to say "
D = Dummy, to buy a diesel now you must be mad!

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By *alking HeadMan
over a year ago

Bolton

"Trying to buy a big booted estate car for 2 big dogs. Not that they can drive lol any suggestions?mondeo or volvo two biggest I would say, I had a mondeo great car "

Mondeo is HUGE! Couldnt believe the size when i got it home barely fit on the drive. I did have a focus estate and got two ikea sofas in that.

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By *tella HeelsTV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

Skoda superb

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By *uzukiNo1Woman
over a year ago

Rhyl

"Trying to buy a big booted estate car for 2 big dogs. Not that they can drive lol any suggestions?"

Make em walk.....lazy sods

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ford Ranger

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By *istretchMan
over a year ago

leeds

New zafira not the b model

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bmw 3 series tourer. Perfect for the job

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

volvo or a mk4 mondeo they both have massive boots with extra room when folding the back seats

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By *he Ring WraithMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Volvo or Mondeo Mk4 depending on your budget - get the T5 then the dogs will be like greyhounds !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Trying to buy a big booted estate car for 2 big dogs. Not that they can drive lol any suggestions?mondeo or volvo two biggest I would say, I had a mondeo great car

Mondeo is HUGE! Couldnt believe the size when i got it home barely fit on the drive. I did have a focus estate and got two ikea sofas in that. "

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By *octor DeleriumMan
over a year ago

Wellingborough

Tested an Insignia but not big enough"

Pre-owned BMW diesel 5 series.

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By *edheadsruleCouple
over a year ago

lancashire

Volvo or bmw

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By *rincess and her FrogCouple
over a year ago

congleton

I can vouch for the Volvo V70 and they come with built in dog guards also the Galaxy is simply massive in the boot if you drop the 2 back seats down or if you want, drop the middle seats down and you can get a double bed in ??

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By *he Ring WraithMan
over a year ago

Bradford

I have a Renault Scenic, not the most popular car in the word, but with the seats down or out the boot is huge. Its only a 1600 petrol and runs great round town and on the motorways. (not the best handling car across country though).

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By *rincess and her FrogCouple
over a year ago

congleton

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By *uckOfTheBayMan
over a year ago

Mold

MG ZTT

Highly underrated and a huge bargain for what you pay for

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

"Trying to buy a big booted estate car for 2 big dogs. Not that they can drive lol any suggestions?"

You really need something where their feet can reach the pedals.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Duh! RS6! What else??

but that would make you a @anker Audi driver.

Doesn’t matter you’re in front of everyone else anyway

Well done you've just proved the point above

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have a Renault Scenic, not the most popular car in the word, but with the seats down or out the boot is huge. Its only a 1600 petrol and runs great round town and on the motorways. (not the best handling car across country though)."

Had two Renault Scenics second was the Grand had seven seats. With all back seats down we got a stand up freezer in the back.

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By *ondonFreakMan
over a year ago

London

"Trying to buy a big booted estate car for 2 big dogs. Not that they can drive lol any suggestions?"

Budget? Manual/auto? Do you go into cities that have emissions/age restrictions? Would it be just you & the dogs in it normally? 2 or 4wd?

I mean, if it's just you & the dogs, a Fiat Panda/Punto with the seats folded would do the job..

Volvo V70 is hard to beat if you want loads of room, capable of very high mileages, reliable, & can be got for £500-20,000. Mk1 Vauxhall Zafira is surprisingly reliable if looked after. Galaxy/Sharan Mk1 petrol`s are very spacious & generally reliable, but the auto`s can be a problem. Alfa 156 & 159 estates are great fun, but reliability can be hit & miss..

There's loads of Japanese & Korean estates that are reliable & generally overlooked on the used market, so cheap.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

What about a Skoda yeti?

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"Trying to buy a big booted estate car for 2 big dogs. Not that they can drive lol any suggestions?"

I had the Renault Laguna, it was a great car and the biggest rear end that I could find.... unless you want one of those really old Volvos.

Cal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a Volvo V70, nice big boot and looked good (r design spec) . Those are big dogs, so you'll need a bit of height too. Don't discount something like the Kia Sedona or the ford galaxy/s max.

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By *ondonFreakMan
over a year ago

London

Tested an Insignia but not big enough"

Ok, just read this!

I wouldn't touch anything French or German personally, just too many reliability issues, usually electrical with French stuff, & any VAG car is quite literally designed to start failing in big ways at 5-6 years old. BMW 5 is a good call, as long as it's been looked after, Mercs are nowhere near as good as they once were.

A £12k budget but the V70 is out of your budget? £12k gets you a very nice 4yo V70, or a Jaguar XF Sportbrake, Toyota Avensis/Prius/Auris, Kia Optima etc

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

"Volvo's"

This every day, built for the job.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A hummer omg loads of room

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By *entleman_spyMan
over a year ago

nearby

You don’t need an estate for dogs he he ... I’ve got two old English sheep dogs and the fit comfortably in the back of my mustang.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You don’t need an estate for dogs he he ... I’ve got two old English sheep dogs and the fit comfortably in the back of my mustang. "
soft top?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’ve just had to buy a car after company car repossessed and made redundant. Wanted a big estate so I can sleep in back of when off photographing sunrise and wild camping.

Ended up with 2.0 cdti Insignia Estate.

Very big.

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By *xplorer13 OP Man
over a year ago

glenrothes

"I’ve just had to buy a car after company car repossessed and made redundant. Wanted a big estate so I can sleep in back of when off photographing sunrise and wild camping.

Ended up with 2.0 cdti Insignia Estate.

Very big. "
not tall enough inthe back but thanks

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By *hoenixAdAstraWoman
over a year ago

Hiding in the shadows

Citreon Berlingo

Massive boot space, rear seats remove completely too.

My eldest called it the Tardis as the inside space was huge

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tested an Insignia but not big enough

Ok, just read this!

A £12k budget but the V70 is out of your budget? £12k gets you a very nice 4yo V70, or a Jaguar XF Sportbrake, Toyota Avensis/Prius/Auris, Kia Optima etc"

Had a C5 for 8 yrs, 2.2 hdi, bullet proof engine never had issues with electrics, sold it on at 260,000 and going strong and bought another. As far as electrics and reliability, a lot is dependant upon the models, mostly unfounded on bigger Citroen's and Peugeots, had a 407 for years, bought it with about 150,000 on the clock and ran it without any electrical issues, it was the front tyres it ate up and front bushings, very different from the Renaults thought who are the electric gremlin wizards.

Toyed with a series 5 estate, great value considering their initial cost, but unlike the other two I mentioned if anything goes wrong, then you're paying a big chunk of purchase price of the others. The ford is probably the biggest boot of all.

If you want height, space go anywhere why not consider a Small car for general use and then for about 3000 you can get nice TD5 Disco with cool spring conversion from airAG's already done, you'll not loose any money if you find one used only for school runs and waited underneath. It'll still be on the road in 20 yes running well, unlike anything else mentioned so far.

All depends on what you want. There's only good and better options hardly any real bad ones if you think outside the box too.

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Skoda superb is probably the best value for a used large estate

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Get a transit van for ye dags

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bought a 2010 Mondeo Estate last year - to keep me mobile whilst my toy is off the road.

Very handy for carting my DJ gear about.

Been so impressed with it, I'm going to keep it even when the beast is back on the road.

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By *xplorer13 OP Man
over a year ago

glenrothes

Looking at a Passat and a skoda tomorrow

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By *yhollandMan
over a year ago

Morton

Great Dane owner so hear my suggestions

Volvo V70

If you can get an old 900 estate the load bed is 18" longer!

Look for ex plod vehicle, many dog estates with built in cages and air-con for them

BMW 5 series estate

Merc E class

Skoda superb estate(currently run)

Two fully grown Danes will fit in reasonable to good comfort

Landrover Discovery

Toyota Landcruiser(currently run)

And a Honda CRV if you need the mpg

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Looking at a Passat and a skoda tomorrow "

Avoid the 2.0tdi lumps there very very troublesome 7 out of 10 engines i rework/rebuild are VAG engines. The 1.9tdi is the one to have.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Citroen C5

Subaru Forester

Peugeot 407

Audi A6

Small van with rear seats might be worth considering.

I bought a brand new 2008 Subaru Forester 2.0litre petrol (non turbo).

It has a very spacious square loading bay ideal for dog crates and large dogs. Lovely to drive and easy to handle an excellent all round 4x4 with high and low ratio. A bit thirsty but careful driving improves the mpg to about 34mpg.

Have had it since new, done 80,000 miles now 11yrs old. Apart from tyres, brakes and an annual service it has never been a problem. The only other expense I have had, was to replace was the original exhaust this year for its 11th MOT.

Best motor I have ever had.

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