My wife moans that I'm always on AutoTrader, now she thinks I've really lost the plot, watching a video on the TV of somebody else looking on AutoTrader😂
When I was looking at a Skoda, I had the impression the Superb was less reliable than the Octavia. I ended up with the Octavia and I've been mostly happy with it. Driven 50,000km in it in 2 years with absolutely no issues apart from standard maintenance. Something a bit more comfortable is all I'd be asking for.
Matt, I've been watching you for years (4 in fact), but I've only just subscribed to your channel. I wanted to say you're one of the very few honest and sincere RUclipsrs on the platform. Keep up the fantastic work, and I wish you all the success.
My thoughts exactly, mine is 65 reg. D4 manual (I know the D5 is the engine to go for) however tax is 35 quid a year mpg is mid 40ties and all the bells and whistles you really need in a car, and I am guessing I'll be clocking it over 200 000 miles by end of this year (177 at the moment).
I had a 2008 v70 D5 for ten years. Bullet proof reliability and bank vault build quality. Only the fake leather drivers seat let it down by splitting. Tried selling it to my mates but they bought cars which have now been scrapped but the Volvo soldiers on.
As a happy estate driver Im going to enjoy this. It's crazy to think that a corresponding (year,size,equipment) SUV will cost 50% more average, have a worse ride and use more fuel.
@@Brian-om2hh Because they feel superior sat 1ft higher off the ground and have a false illusion of safety. The rise of SUVs has also mostly been driven by women and people who otherwise don't have a clue about driving and have no understanding of the fact an SUV is inferior to an estate car.
I’ve had a 2019 XF Sportbrake for a couple of years, huge space, comfort, a looker and perfect for European road-trips giving 50mph fully loaded with 600 miles + range, just have to make sure to over-service to avoid the reliability issues. I now struggle to Imagine life without a large estate, lifestyle choice!
I bought a VW Golf 7.5 estate last year and I am super happy with it. I have all the space I need for my two large dogs in the back, suspension is nice with smaller wheels and Android Auto works flawlessly. The 1.5 TSI pulls nicely when needed as the Golf is much lighter than the Passat, Superb, Arteon or any SUV with the same engine and it does 50 mpg on the motorway, high 30s to 40s in town. Insurance is also cheap and maintenance/parts you can get anywhere for a Golf. Also looks smart.
Another vote for the Golf estate. I have a Mk7, japanese import. Reliable and what bits of trim have broken are easily fixed. Big enough and easily added Android Auto. Would get another in a heartbeat,
Yeh I ended up skipping most of the video due to his obsession with “premium brands” that spend their time at the bottom of most reliability surveys, but noticed the Accord and Civic estates, as well as the Corolla didn’t even get looked at. If i wanted a reliable and efficient estate they are the first 3 I’d look for… 🙈
@@gregcooper2719 same he showed all the cars you should def stay away from especially with a 5-6 k budget 😅, i had all sorts of Cars from French to Italian from German to Japan, and the Jap cars are by far the most reliable, my wife's 2014" Mazda 3 just needs a service every year and it's bullet proof. Our current and past Skoda's have been more than okay i would say, but def second to our Mazda and our older Honda's we had.
Bought the same car after an old low mileage troublesome Porsche Cayenne. The Honda is so comfortable, practical and reliable. Does high 40s msg in a run which is amazing from an old petrol engine. Not as exciting as the Porsche but is super affordable motoring.
Mk3 Skoda Superb Estate 280 DSG 4 x 4 here. Fabulous car. Got it at 2.5 years old in 2018 at half the price when it was new in 2016. Bags of room, very fast & currently only 61k on the clock. Not the most fuel efficient as a petrol but the grin factor is worth it.
My daughter runs one of these - The 2016 new model is fantastic and huge in the back. 1.6 Blue model has great MPG offical is 88mpg four extra urban and is ULEZ. Good ones for £5k
My mum borrowed a 2021 Peugeot 508 SW GT Line. It was absolutely lovely, comfortable, smooth with the best heated seats ever! My mum got a 2022 Qashqai instead because apparently she sat “too low” in the 508! 😂
EX motoring hack here, now in the private hire business. So I do know a bit about cars and having looked at all these with a view to acquiring a large executive class estate to do inter city and airport runs. We already have three Skoda Superb estates, and there's a very good reason they are so popular with taxi/PH drivers. However the absolute revelation is the car for people 'who are not into cars'. I bought a Volvo V90 D4 Momentum with a number of extra packs with the 'blond' interior. It had £30K on it and got it for £22K in early 2023. It's done just over 80K with us, with no problems. It'll do 48-50mpg on motorway, 38mpg urban in eco mode, in dynamic mode it goes like the clappers. The interior is terrific and gets at least 3-4 comments a week from passengers and request bookings over the Skodas. Loads of kit, including full pilot assist, and was cheaper to buy than the nearest equivalent Skoda - although in reality there is no equivalent Skoda. Prior to the Volvo (my first) I ran an E-class. Nice as it was, the V90 knocks it into a cocked hat.
I just upgraded to a 308 SW GT as my first "grown up" car and I'm in love with it, its fully specced with almost every extra gives you that excitement on nice roads in sport mode and even with me driving like a menace I'm still above 40mpg!
Ford Mondeo ST220 also deserves a shout. You can get them for fairly cheap at the moment (fast fords have a reputation for appreciating so it's probably a case of buy it now while you can).
You offer the best automotive content on RUclips. Truly enjoy your humor and no nonsense approach - Would be buying cars from you if you were in the US.
Volkswagen Arteon Shooting brake would make an interesting choice. Almost as practical as a Superb estate but better looks and its a car you don't see too many of.
Recently bought a 2009 525d Touring. Absolutely great, fast but not crazy, 3L BMW engine, huge space and hits 50mpg on motorway run, 40+ on A roads Really recommend! Plus, it was ‘a lot of car for the money’ at just £3900. They are rare cars tbf, think just 30,000 were sold hence higher price for second hand ones
I has one a 2008 SE 525d fully loaded,she was a buet.Sadly my wife ran up the back of a Focus ST on the motorway 18 months ago wrote it off,I've not forgiven her for it and still can't find a replacement
@@kevinwhittingham8384 that's why you don't let your wife drive this type of cars, they get too exited driving in high speeds but then don't know how to effectively control them, leading to big accidents.
I'll stick with my p2 2.4d volvo v70 runs like a rolex and ultra reliable and worth about 2.5k had it 10 years and never missed a beat great video matt 👍
I have a 2006 Saab 95 Aero estate with around 87,000 miles on it and its brilliant. We did holidays fom Ireland to Italy in it, carried everything we needed with the kids effortlessly. I change the oil in it every 5,000km or and its a peach.
I'll endorse that. I've got a 1.8 hybrid. Just come back from a 2500 mile road trip through Northern Spain & France, fully loaded up and it was quiet & comfortable and averaged 60 mpg.
Totally agree I've got the 2.0ltr 150bhp diesel GT line spec in grey and it's been very reliable, fast and economical. To those who say " what have you bought that for it's French so it's got to be crap" I say shut up until you've tried one.
For me the sweet spot is a 2016 E class estate. The new model with the new engines came out in 2016 and so there is a 6 month sweet spot where you get £35 road tax before the 2017 change in rates. The 2.0 diesel is amazingly responsive and pulls better than the old 2.7 lump. Inside - go for the 11 inch screen and it should not date so much. I just got the 2016 brochure and specced one as if I was buying it new and then waited for one to come along that fitted. Metallic red, cream leather and black wood dash. Had it 2 years and they seem to be about the same price I paid for it! It eats up long trips but still takes three big bags of hedge cuttings to the tip! Really cheap to run and maintain but looks and feels like an expensive car.
The SEAT Exeo ST is so underrated. I have one as a mileage muncher for work and you cannot go wrong. 170bhp and 60mpg, comfort, BOSE. It’s a modernised old avant.
I had a Peugeot 308SW 1.5 diesel and covered about 97k in ten months. Never let me down. Also had a Leon estate for six months covering about 50k, other than its thirst for oil, was also a fantastic car.
An estate is primarily a workhorse and mine is a 2.0tdci Mondeo 2011...does the job, has some creature comfort and honestly the build quality isn't too shabby
Had 3 CLS Shooting Brakes... A 350D and 2 AMG 63s...Still have one of them , a 63S and they are by far one the most beautiful cars ever built.. They draw attention like a Maserati and I've never heard a bad word spoken about them...
I have a 2016 BMW 335d touring sport Xdrive and I love it. 310bhp standard (although mine is remapped to approx 360), 0-60 in under 5 seconds, loads of room, heavy enough to tow a caravan and still average 36-40mpg if you don't go too heavy with your right foot (I got 50mpg on one short trip being captian steady). Had no issues with it in 21/2 years of ownership, definitely worth considering.
I’m on my 2nd CLS Shooting Brake Premium Line Plus 350 D. The first was a 2014 facelift model & then 2 years ago I bought one of the last production (2017 plate) with all the bells and whistles with a gorgeous dark tan leather interior. I honestly can’t see me getting rid of it anytime soon; there’s nothing else with the looks of the CLS that interests me. Shame really that current car designs are so generic and most manufacturers are building fewer estate models in favour of Chelsea tractors
Totally agree about estates, so undervalued for real life versatility. My company cars have always been estates whenever I've had the option. Personal cars have been a variety of Octavia estates. Just retired and bought a 2018 Scout - 181ps engine - love it!
I always have an estate on the drive and would never have an SUV. The last one was a Vauxhall Omega V6 Petrol which I had for about 18 years. The current one is an Astra Ecotec 1.7DTI, 131BHP version. Road tax is £35 for the year and it sips fuel. It's actually very good to drive even though the ISUZU engine is a bit agricultural. But they last for ever. My favourite estate that I dream of is a Jaguar XFRS. Matt - I think you underrate Vauxhalls. They are sensible cars for sensible money.
Had a face-lift Omega 2.5 Elite petrol estate, which I converted to LPG. Lovely old barge to drive around in. Absolute Tardis inside. Still miss it now. 😢
Octavia VRs estate. I have a 2019 245. It has exactly the same running gear as a Golf GTi PP including the VAQ Diff so it drives and handles really well. Mapped to 300BHP but will still do 50MPG on a steady motorway run. Cavernous boot and plenty of space for 3 adults in the back. Great car.
Matt I brought the 2015 Merc 220 CLS Estate from you last week.. Absolutely brilliant car and amazing value... A super comfortable cruiser with amazing looks, I had a comment on it within 10 minutes of collecting it from Steve.. Great service from Romily Garage... Thank you!!
Yes, if you are in London a non ULEZ vehicle doesnt work. I only drive in the ULEZ though about once a month, so spend say £300 a year on ULEZ charges for my 2013 diesel Landy. The fall in price of diesels has significantly outweighed that, so perversely, for me, the introduction of ULEZ encourages me to buy a non compliant diesel.
I have just got into a 2023 BMW 320i M Sport+ Touring. Its a totally cool car and I love it. Like you say, there are some of us out there that don’t want to follow the herd and prefer an estate over an SUV. You could have mentioned also a 340i Touring, great car.
I'm thinking about upgrading my current estate for a younger one so this video comes on time! Not even considering anything but estate as it checks all the boxes for me: practicality, size and decent handling.
Love estate cars, own Polo Estste, Ford Escort Estate, and two (one my Current car) Skoda Octivia Estate car. As a family of 4 plus a dog who go camping, beaches and day trips away they are perfect, have all the space you need combined with the comfort of a normal car. My friends have benefitef as well as when they are moving or have a big purchase from the shop like fridge, chairs etc guess who they call ...yep We have even slept in it overnight and a friend gos Car-ing in a estate car for his holidays. Estate cars are on my book perfect for a family with lots of choices and specs for all budgets.
I purchased a bmw 520d tourer after watching your review around 5 years ago...and honestly It's a fantastic car.....and has proved to be inexpensive to run. A 520d tourer would be all the car most people would ever need.
One of the most imposing cars we ever had was a Cortina mk4 estate hand painted in magenta, people would roll back from junctions when they saw us coming, not sure why but it had a mad max vibe. We also had a MK2 Passat which we remember with slightly soppy, member of the family, type memories, went everywhere, did everything in that car, for absolute years and years.
I love an estate , much better then the small crossover SUVs ! Last year I got a Seat Leon 2021 MK4 in Excellence luxury trim! With 11k miles on the clock! Automatic 1.5eTSI consumes in between 45 to 55mpg. Really nice car for the money and I will be keeping it for as long as I can so it will be looked after for sure!
Hi Matt Estate cars are very practical. Over the years we started with a 2L Cortina estate,Peugeot 504 nicknamed the hearse but it was very practical for our retail business. Moved onto hatchbacks and Sporty SUV's but now the latest is a BMW 220i Lux Gran Tourer, very useful as it is easy access to get in and out and has a lower tailgate area that the SUV's we had owned. With 179bhp it is pretty quick! Regards Crawford
As a Leon Cupra 280 owner for £15grand easy to find an 18 plate 300 ST with between 60,000 & 80,000 or £22.odd thousand for a.3 years old Cupra with 319 bhp.or a standard brand new with no extras from £32 grand & 330 bhp. West Yorkshire police have quite a few of the very latest Leon Cupras. After owning my 280 my next will be 1 of the latest Cupra ST 330s.
Currently in an 04 Passat Estate with absolutely nothing wrong with it, 155K on the clock.... "Pulls like a train in every gear". However, still find myself on Autotrader - toying with the following estates: 2018(ish) Octavia VRS / Seat Leon Cupra 300 / VW R 2017 onwards / 330 or 335d / etc... The only reason for upgrade really is that I want an auto again! Enjoy the vids mate, cheers.
I bought a Clio MK3 Estate with low mileage for 3k thinking I could abuse it during renovations. And 5 years later I still have it. Cheap to run, reliable and no monthly car payments.
That era E-class (W212) suffered from rusting rear subframe - make sure you check that if thinking about buying one. I was quoted c£k4 to replace mine, then MB dealer replaced free of charge under direction from MB HQ. It had a full MB SH, which may have helped. I also had the brake lines done at the same time as they basically charged parts only and mine were close to going. High mileage diesels may also suffer from 'black death' which will sound like a chuffing noise coming from the injector area - if you catch this early then replacing injector and/or seals will fix it. Check the engine gets up to temp, otherwise it's a new thermostat. No way you're getting 45mpg+ ;)
Had a 2013 jag XF-S for 18 months. 3.0 V6 TT Diesel, Mapped to 330bhp. Faster than a 335/535d estate, far better looks and interior. Gets overlooked because of reliability with JLR. Never had any problems with it myself and the service history didn’t throw up any horror stories. Sold it at 155k still ran like a trooper!!
When I was looking around for a new car I really was interested in the Fabia Estate. Sadly the closest dealer was 3 hours away as my local one changed to selling only VW. A neighbour has one and it's the perfect size for touring and running around town with that 3 banger. I ended up settling for a Kia Cerato hatch. Same size as the Fabia with a couple more bells and whistles but had to pay pay a little more. The Cerato is OK on fuel but is only a Euro 5 which is pretty bad for a 4 year old car. I've no complaints though and had no issues over the past 4 years of ownership.
I love my F11 530d X-Drive. Perfect highway cruiser, great fuel economy (7L/100km) and amazing winter car driving up around the Swiss alps for ski weekend. My car has now 416000 km and still driving fine.
it'd be really useful to see what you're looking at on the vehicle search results page. Milage etc and how you're making such quick decisions on what represents good value
If I had 50k then am going for the rs6 avant my dream car love how they squat down when you launch them love the content matt! Keep them cheap cars coming
Toyota Avensis estate here…2.0 d4d…on 202k miles so far so good. Avg 45mpg…low road tax at £35 per yr😊 Nowadays it would be the Toyota Corolla hybrid estate as most taxi companies using them. But missed out on the most popular prestige estate cars that see on road…Mercedes C220 cdi and BMW 320/330d….👀😉😎
I recently bought a Focus mk2 1.6tdi Zetec Estate with 84000 genuine miles 59 plate, although it was registered in December , for £2500. Its a great car and suits me fine, 75 MPG on a long run and £35 a year road tax, I wont be selling this for a very long time.
I have run a e61 520d for 15 of its 18 years. Yes it’s long in the tooth, but it’s done 191000miles, it’s worn out 1 clutch, quite a few tyres, pads , 2 sets of discs and both front coil springs and the rear airbags but that’s just honest wear and tear. I wish I had bought the 530d or,535d but I got a good deal! My friends’ Mercs and Audis of the same vintage gave up long ago!
Bought a Dacia Jogger new a year ago as a Grand - kiddie wagon, Wow what an estate and a 7 seater too. Exceeded all my expectations, all for £20k, Oh and by the way my other car is an S5 😉. Another great video Matt 👏
Always the best on RUclips - what car people say/think to ourselves all the time - eg the Skoda Superb is just too sensible even though by all standards, it’s an excellent cars!
"Alright guys, how's it going, welcome backkk!" There are some class leaders in that lot. Thank you so much for the suggestions, my brother's watching this video as I type, as he's looking for a fast, roomy estate car.
New subscriber here. Thanks for this video, it is timed to perfection given I am currently contemplating a change in vehicle and wanted to cruise toward retirement in a luxury estate. Unfortunately I only have 10k maybe 1 or 2k more to spend so this section of your video was very helpful. My only other issue may be that my commute to work is only a grand total of 50 mins per day (38 miles) on a B roads and part and outer edge of a city. I am now torn between the Mercedes CLS, Jaguar Sportbrake 3.0, Audi A6 Avant and BMW 5 series touring, food for thought. Keep up the great work, I find your videos informative and humorous 👍👍
Picked myself up a focus st estate earlier this month. Love it. Glad to see it mentioned! I've had a few estates in a row, and I'm exactly yhe guy you described - a hot hatch fella who finds himself with two kids and a dog. 😂
I would jump on that green Skoda in a heartbeat if I was in Europe. I truly appreciate the Skoda as they are good at about evening. Not great but darned good.
F11 520d had timing chain issues on the N47D20 engine, up to 2014. Buying one after that time gets the B47D20 engine which doesn't have the problem with excesssive chain wear. Most N47s post 2011 should have had a fix, as well. But still better a B47, as it's also Euro 6 compliant.
I love an estate (and SUV's too), personally , even before I had kids, they're so versatile. Trouble is, my mates always wanted a hand moving stuff with them. 😒I've had a 3 series touring, insignia estate, A4 estate and I bought a 2019 BMW 5 series touring last September. The Insignia was rubbish but the 3 series and A4 were great. I love the 5 series though, even though it's only slightly bigger, the extra leg room and boot space makes all the difference with the kids getting bigger.
The two best estate cars I ever owned were; a 1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic with a 350cu-in V8 and 5 speed automatic transmission. It'd pull the side of a house down, then carry it away in the back. 32mpg on a run and 23mpg around town. Really comfortable and quiet too. The very best estate was a 1961 Humber Super Snipe shooting brake. 3 litre straight six, automatic with o/d and a split tailgate. Great on and, within reason, off road. Absolutely bullet_proof engine, superbly quiet and comfortable, and pretty fast too. Around 28mpg at 70 on a motorway and 20mpg urban and totally reliable. Which is why I've still got it and still use it. There are NO diesels or EVs in my house!! Ps. My daily driver is a Lexus GS300 SE-L; soon to be upgraded to an LS600h
Matt one car you may want to keep an eye out for is the jaguar xf sport brake with the 5 litre supercharged V8 it's extremely rare in fact it may not even exist but I've got an idea some may have been sold, just thought I'd throw that one in 😊
Have been driving my B9 Audi A4 Avant for 4 years and it's been the perfect all-rounder. Has all the tech I need and still has physical climate controls unlike many other modern cars.
@@alanwllms5172 I also have the 2.0 TDI Ultra. Has been a really economical car from my experience. I personally haven’t had any issues with the rear windows, but hopefully it’s a relatively easy and inexpensive fix. Only thing I don’t like about the car are the plastic seat backs, as they are scratched quite badly.
My wife moans that I'm always on AutoTrader, now she thinks I've really lost the plot, watching a video on the TV of somebody else looking on AutoTrader😂
That makes two of us, your wife and my wife need to have a dinner date🤣
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The Volvo V70, V90, and the Škoda Superb Combi. Absolute units, all of em.
When I was looking at a Skoda, I had the impression the Superb was less reliable than the Octavia. I ended up with the Octavia and I've been mostly happy with it. Driven 50,000km in it in 2 years with absolutely no issues apart from standard maintenance. Something a bit more comfortable is all I'd be asking for.
+1 for the Volvo V90, ultra comfortable and very spacious
@@e2thesmoothIn black, also doubles as a hearse, if you fancy a bit of undertaking.
@@e2thesmoothgenuinely incredible car, and so underrated
@@e2thesmooth Load space is only 2/3 of a 740. Volvo dealer told me to keep my V70 D5 215bhp. Far less electronics to go wrong.
Matt, I've been watching you for years (4 in fact), but I've only just subscribed to your channel. I wanted to say you're one of the very few honest and sincere RUclipsrs on the platform. Keep up the fantastic work, and I wish you all the success.
Volvo V70, lots of load space, super comfy, the D5 is good on diesel. £2000-£10000
My thoughts exactly, mine is 65 reg. D4 manual (I know the D5 is the engine to go for) however tax is 35 quid a year mpg is mid 40ties and all the bells and whistles you really need in a car, and I am guessing I'll be clocking it over 200 000 miles by end of this year (177 at the moment).
If you can find one?
what year range?
I had a 2008 v70 D5 for ten years.
Bullet proof reliability and bank vault build quality.
Only the fake leather drivers seat let it down by splitting.
Tried selling it to my mates but they bought cars which have now been scrapped but the Volvo soldiers on.
I would not be caught dead with one, it's just too ugly. The V60 is so much better
As a happy estate driver Im going to enjoy this. It's crazy to think that a corresponding (year,size,equipment) SUV will cost 50% more average, have a worse ride and use more fuel.
Which does beg the question why so many choose an SUV?
@@Brian-om2hh ...the same reason why they wear $500 rubber shoes or buy $1000 phones.
As another happy estate driver I absolutely agree. They are just better overall and cost less.
@@Brian-om2hh Because they feel superior sat 1ft higher off the ground and have a false illusion of safety. The rise of SUVs has also mostly been driven by women and people who otherwise don't have a clue about driving and have no understanding of the fact an SUV is inferior to an estate car.
@@gravemind6536 yep ... cock on ..... people think theres more room inside and the height means they are slightly easier to drive
I’ve had a 2019 XF Sportbrake for a couple of years, huge space, comfort, a looker and perfect for European road-trips giving 50mph fully loaded with 600 miles + range, just have to make sure to over-service to avoid the reliability issues. I now struggle to
Imagine life without a large estate, lifestyle choice!
Really like this “shopping” format. It shows your enthusiasm and knowledge. Very authentic!
2nd best car I've owned Citroen xsara estate 2.0hdi 90bhp ..brought as 2 year old 36,000 miles scrapped it at 260,000 14 years later...
I bought a VW Golf 7.5 estate last year and I am super happy with it. I have all the space I need for my two large dogs in the back, suspension is nice with smaller wheels and Android Auto works flawlessly. The 1.5 TSI pulls nicely when needed as the Golf is much lighter than the Passat, Superb, Arteon or any SUV with the same engine and it does 50 mpg on the motorway, high 30s to 40s in town. Insurance is also cheap and maintenance/parts you can get anywhere for a Golf. Also looks smart.
Another vote for the Golf estate. I have a Mk7, japanese import. Reliable and what bits of trim have broken are easily fixed. Big enough and easily added Android Auto. Would get another in a heartbeat,
My 2010 Honda Accord Tourer GT auto 2.0 petrol VTEC has been bullet proof, underbody rust aside! 110k mile and drives like new. Class!
It's a Honda couldn't expect any less of it 😂
Yeh I ended up skipping most of the video due to his obsession with “premium brands” that spend their time at the bottom of most reliability surveys, but noticed the Accord and Civic estates, as well as the Corolla didn’t even get looked at. If i wanted a reliable and efficient estate they are the first 3 I’d look for… 🙈
@@gregcooper2719 same he showed all the cars you should def stay away from especially with a 5-6 k budget 😅, i had all sorts of Cars from French to Italian from German to Japan, and the Jap cars are by far the most reliable, my wife's 2014" Mazda 3 just needs a service every year and it's bullet proof. Our current and past Skoda's have been more than okay i would say, but def second to our Mazda and our older Honda's we had.
@@gregcooper2719 agreed - pretty shocking choices, especially for the £5k mark that he wouldn't opt for reliability of honda or toyota.
Bought the same car after an old low mileage troublesome Porsche Cayenne. The Honda is so comfortable, practical and reliable. Does high 40s msg in a run which is amazing from an old petrol engine. Not as exciting as the Porsche but is super affordable motoring.
Mazda 6 Tourer, brilliant car. Getting rare now they stopped them in the UK. Petrol though, not diesel!
Was interested in these. Heard horror stories about the engines though. Is that normal the case ?
Mk3 Skoda Superb Estate 280 DSG 4 x 4 here. Fabulous car. Got it at 2.5 years old in 2018 at half the price when it was new in 2016. Bags of room, very fast & currently only 61k on the clock. Not the most fuel efficient as a petrol but the grin factor is worth it.
Peugeot 308 HDI SW, bulletproof engine, zero road tax, 70 mpg motorway, does the job for me.
Which engine @chris1965? does yours have?
My daughter runs one of these - The 2016 new model is fantastic and huge in the back. 1.6 Blue model has great MPG offical is 88mpg four extra urban and is ULEZ. Good ones for £5k
Zero road tax, not in 2025... Prepare for a shock😢
Zero road tax (and for a diesel no less), in which car-heavenly country are you living?
@@martsteegh4122 UK with a low emission diesel between 2001 and March 2017. Pugs get in under 100g/km and are £0, my E Class is only £35 for the year.
My mum borrowed a 2021 Peugeot 508 SW GT Line. It was absolutely lovely, comfortable, smooth with the best heated seats ever! My mum got a 2022 Qashqai instead because apparently she sat “too low” in the 508! 😂
EX motoring hack here, now in the private hire business. So I do know a bit about cars and having looked at all these with a view to acquiring a large executive class estate to do inter city and airport runs. We already have three Skoda Superb estates, and there's a very good reason they are so popular with taxi/PH drivers.
However the absolute revelation is the car for people 'who are not into cars'. I bought a Volvo V90 D4 Momentum with a number of extra packs with the 'blond' interior. It had £30K on it and got it for £22K in early 2023. It's done just over 80K with us, with no problems. It'll do 48-50mpg on motorway, 38mpg urban in eco mode, in dynamic mode it goes like the clappers. The interior is terrific and gets at least 3-4 comments a week from passengers and request bookings over the Skodas. Loads of kit, including full pilot assist, and was cheaper to buy than the nearest equivalent Skoda - although in reality there is no equivalent Skoda. Prior to the Volvo (my first) I ran an E-class. Nice as it was, the V90 knocks it into a cocked hat.
That green skoda estate was really nice!
I just upgraded to a 308 SW GT as my first "grown up" car and I'm in love with it, its fully specced with almost every extra gives you that excitement on nice roads in sport mode and even with me driving like a menace I'm still above 40mpg!
Ford Mondeo ST220 also deserves a shout. You can get them for fairly cheap at the moment (fast fords have a reputation for appreciating so it's probably a case of buy it now while you can).
Sadly too fuel hungry , slow and heavy to be considered and to be frank vastly over priced .
I have St TDCI best car I've ever had. The mondeo is always overlooked don't understand why.
You offer the best automotive content on RUclips. Truly enjoy your humor and no nonsense approach - Would be buying cars from you if you were in the US.
Volkswagen Arteon Shooting brake would make an interesting choice. Almost as practical as a Superb estate but better looks and its a car you don't see too many of.
Recently bought a 2009 525d Touring. Absolutely great, fast but not crazy, 3L BMW engine, huge space and hits 50mpg on motorway run, 40+ on A roads
Really recommend! Plus, it was ‘a lot of car for the money’ at just £3900. They are rare cars tbf, think just 30,000 were sold hence higher price for second hand ones
I has one a 2008 SE 525d fully loaded,she was a buet.Sadly my wife ran up the back of a Focus ST on the motorway 18 months ago wrote it off,I've not forgiven her for it and still can't find a replacement
@@kevinwhittingham8384 that's why you don't let your wife drive this type of cars, they get too exited driving in high speeds but then don't know how to effectively control them, leading to big accidents.
I'll stick with my p2 2.4d volvo v70 runs like a rolex and ultra reliable and worth about 2.5k had it 10 years and never missed a beat great video matt 👍
I have a 2006 Saab 95 Aero estate with around 87,000 miles on it and its brilliant. We did holidays fom Ireland to Italy in it, carried everything we needed with the kids effortlessly. I change the oil in it every 5,000km or and its a peach.
The cabbies know - Corolla Estate
Yep, I have one. 1.6 16V automatic. Great car for value!
I'll endorse that. I've got a 1.8 hybrid. Just come back from a 2500 mile road trip through Northern Spain & France, fully loaded up and it was quiet & comfortable and averaged 60 mpg.
Peugeot 308SW, any engine
Just a great, reliable, good-looking estate car
, with a great interior and a vast hatch
Totally agree I've got the 2.0ltr 150bhp diesel GT line spec in grey and it's been very reliable, fast and economical. To those who say " what have you bought that for it's French so it's got to be crap" I say shut up until you've tried one.
For me the sweet spot is a 2016 E class estate. The new model with the new engines came out in 2016 and so there is a 6 month sweet spot where you get £35 road tax before the 2017 change in rates. The 2.0 diesel is amazingly responsive and pulls better than the old 2.7 lump. Inside - go for the 11 inch screen and it should not date so much.
I just got the 2016 brochure and specced one as if I was buying it new and then waited for one to come along that fitted. Metallic red, cream leather and black wood dash. Had it 2 years and they seem to be about the same price I paid for it!
It eats up long trips but still takes three big bags of hedge cuttings to the tip! Really cheap to run and maintain but looks and feels like an expensive car.
Sshhh don't tell everyone.
Have a 64 E220 (cream leather). It's a dream but a bit low speccced so a 66plate is likely to be my trade up
CLS Shooting Brake is the answer. Absolutely beautiful, comfortable and with all the space anyone would need. Absolutely love mine
Missed the Toyota estates - these are the most common cab cars , they last forever.
Yes absolutely
Yeah, Toyota missed a trick there. Should have done a hybrid version of the Avensis estate and cornered the market.
The SEAT Exeo ST is so underrated. I have one as a mileage muncher for work and you cannot go wrong. 170bhp and 60mpg, comfort, BOSE. It’s a modernised old avant.
I had a Peugeot 308SW 1.5 diesel and covered about 97k in ten months. Never let me down.
Also had a Leon estate for six months covering about 50k, other than its thirst for oil, was also a fantastic car.
An estate is primarily a workhorse and mine is a 2.0tdci Mondeo 2011...does the job, has some creature comfort and honestly the build quality isn't too shabby
CLS shooting brake absolute classic piece of design , nicer than the coupe by a country mile.
Still look good now.
Had 3 CLS Shooting Brakes...
A 350D and 2 AMG 63s...Still have one of them , a 63S and they are by far one the most beautiful cars ever built..
They draw attention like a Maserati and I've never heard a bad word spoken about them...
@@grantshenton7079 So cool, I bought one myself.
I have a 2016 BMW 335d touring sport Xdrive and I love it. 310bhp standard (although mine is remapped to approx 360), 0-60 in under 5 seconds, loads of room, heavy enough to tow a caravan and still average 36-40mpg if you don't go too heavy with your right foot (I got 50mpg on one short trip being captian steady). Had no issues with it in 21/2 years of ownership, definitely worth considering.
I’m on my 2nd CLS Shooting Brake Premium Line Plus 350 D. The first was a 2014 facelift model & then 2 years ago I bought one of the last production (2017 plate) with all the bells and whistles with a gorgeous dark tan leather interior. I honestly can’t see me getting rid of it anytime soon; there’s nothing else with the looks of the CLS that interests me. Shame really that current car designs are so generic and most manufacturers are building fewer estate models in favour of Chelsea tractors
Love my low mileage XC70 D5 SE Sport awd. 2008 with Polestar upgrade.
All the car you’re ever gunna need.
Sold my Lexus & Rolex to buy it.
Totally agree about estates, so undervalued for real life versatility. My company cars have always been estates whenever I've had the option. Personal cars have been a variety of Octavia estates. Just retired and bought a 2018 Scout - 181ps engine - love it!
Id have an estate over a poxy SUV every day of the week. Can’t beat them.
I always have an estate on the drive and would never have an SUV. The last one was a Vauxhall Omega V6 Petrol which I had for about 18 years. The current one is an Astra Ecotec 1.7DTI, 131BHP version. Road tax is £35 for the year and it sips fuel. It's actually very good to drive even though the ISUZU engine is a bit agricultural. But they last for ever. My favourite estate that I dream of is a Jaguar XFRS. Matt - I think you underrate Vauxhalls. They are sensible cars for sensible money.
Had a face-lift Omega 2.5 Elite petrol estate, which I converted to LPG. Lovely old barge to drive around in. Absolute Tardis inside. Still miss it now. 😢
F31 30d/35d/4-i estates are some of the best estate cars money can buy.
A6 either 2 or 3litre are fab too.
Octavia VRs estate. I have a 2019 245. It has exactly the same running gear as a Golf GTi PP including the VAQ Diff so it drives and handles really well. Mapped to 300BHP but will still do 50MPG on a steady motorway run. Cavernous boot and plenty of space for 3 adults in the back. Great car.
Matt I brought the 2015 Merc 220 CLS Estate from you last week.. Absolutely brilliant car and amazing value... A super comfortable cruiser with amazing looks, I had a comment on it within 10 minutes of collecting it from Steve.. Great service from Romily Garage... Thank you!!
What happened to a v70 ?
My xsara Picasso, 1.6 diesel.. 231 thou on clock.. Had it 8 years and it cost to buy £100...great little van /car..
Skoda Superb. Pro cycling teams love them.
Keep in mind Skoda is huge sponsor in cycling. Nevertheless superb is a great car👍
1.5 diesel Mondeo. Massive car. In a titanium trim get loads of kit. And zero road tax/ Ulez compliance
Some of those cars are cheap simply because they’re not ULEZ compliant. May not affect everyone at the moment but, sadly, affects us Londoners.
Yes, if you are in London a non ULEZ vehicle doesnt work. I only drive in the ULEZ though about once a month, so spend say £300 a year on ULEZ charges for my 2013 diesel Landy. The fall in price of diesels has significantly outweighed that, so perversely, for me, the introduction of ULEZ encourages me to buy a non compliant diesel.
Indeed, at £12.50 a day the school run would cost me £2,375 per year in a non-compliant vehicle.
I have just got into a 2023 BMW 320i M Sport+ Touring. Its a totally cool car and I love it. Like you say, there are some of us out there that don’t want to follow the herd and prefer an estate over an SUV. You could have mentioned also a 340i Touring, great car.
I'm thinking about upgrading my current estate for a younger one so this video comes on time! Not even considering anything but estate as it checks all the boxes for me: practicality, size and decent handling.
corolla estate - 60mpg
Off the back of your Jag video. I saw an XF sportbreak yesterday in all black, that reminded me why estates are the best.
If your talking about the XFS Sportbrake in Italian racing red he reviewed a few years ago, I have an identical one and its fantastic
@@MrOvershoot I have not actually seen that one. It was on his video about how he would save Jaguar.
Love estate cars, own Polo Estste, Ford Escort Estate, and two (one my Current car) Skoda Octivia Estate car.
As a family of 4 plus a dog who go camping, beaches and day trips away they are perfect, have all the space you need combined with the comfort of a normal car.
My friends have benefitef as well as when they are moving or have a big purchase from the shop like fridge, chairs etc guess who they call ...yep
We have even slept in it overnight and a friend gos Car-ing in a estate car for his holidays.
Estate cars are on my book perfect for a family with lots of choices and specs for all budgets.
I purchased a bmw 520d tourer after watching your review around 5 years ago...and honestly It's a fantastic car.....and has proved to be inexpensive to run.
A 520d tourer would be all the car most people would ever need.
One of the most imposing cars we ever had was a Cortina mk4 estate hand painted in magenta, people would roll back from junctions when they saw us coming, not sure why but it had a mad max vibe. We also had a MK2 Passat which we remember with slightly soppy, member of the family, type memories, went everywhere, did everything in that car, for absolute years and years.
I love an estate , much better then the small crossover SUVs ! Last year I got a Seat Leon 2021 MK4 in Excellence luxury trim! With 11k miles on the clock! Automatic 1.5eTSI consumes in between 45 to 55mpg. Really nice car for the money and I will be keeping it for as long as I can so it will be looked after for sure!
Hi Matt Estate cars are very practical. Over the years we started with a 2L Cortina estate,Peugeot 504 nicknamed the hearse but it was very practical for our retail business. Moved onto hatchbacks and Sporty SUV's but now the latest is a BMW 220i Lux Gran Tourer, very useful as it is easy access to get in and out and has a lower tailgate area that the SUV's we had owned. With 179bhp it is pretty quick! Regards Crawford
As a Leon Cupra 280 owner for £15grand easy to find an 18 plate 300 ST with between 60,000 & 80,000 or £22.odd thousand for a.3 years old Cupra with 319 bhp.or a standard brand new with no extras from £32 grand & 330 bhp. West Yorkshire police have quite a few of the very latest Leon Cupras. After owning my 280 my next will be 1 of the latest Cupra ST 330s.
Currently in an 04 Passat Estate with absolutely nothing wrong with it, 155K on the clock.... "Pulls like a train in every gear". However, still find myself on Autotrader - toying with the following estates: 2018(ish) Octavia VRS / Seat Leon Cupra 300 / VW R 2017 onwards / 330 or 335d / etc... The only reason for upgrade really is that I want an auto again! Enjoy the vids mate, cheers.
I bought a Clio MK3 Estate with low mileage for 3k thinking I could abuse it during renovations.
And 5 years later I still have it.
Cheap to run, reliable and no monthly car payments.
That era E-class (W212) suffered from rusting rear subframe - make sure you check that if thinking about buying one. I was quoted c£k4 to replace mine, then MB dealer replaced free of charge under direction from MB HQ. It had a full MB SH, which may have helped. I also had the brake lines done at the same time as they basically charged parts only and mine were close to going.
High mileage diesels may also suffer from 'black death' which will sound like a chuffing noise coming from the injector area - if you catch this early then replacing injector and/or seals will fix it.
Check the engine gets up to temp, otherwise it's a new thermostat.
No way you're getting 45mpg+ ;)
Had a 2013 jag XF-S for 18 months. 3.0 V6 TT Diesel, Mapped to 330bhp. Faster than a 335/535d estate, far better looks and interior. Gets overlooked because of reliability with JLR. Never had any problems with it myself and the service history didn’t throw up any horror stories. Sold it at 155k still ran like a trooper!!
When I was looking around for a new car I really was interested in the Fabia Estate. Sadly the closest dealer was 3 hours away as my local one changed to selling only VW. A neighbour has one and it's the perfect size for touring and running around town with that 3 banger. I ended up settling for a Kia Cerato hatch. Same size as the Fabia with a couple more bells and whistles but had to pay pay a little more. The Cerato is OK on fuel but is only a Euro 5 which is pretty bad for a 4 year old car. I've no complaints though and had no issues over the past 4 years of ownership.
I love my F11 530d X-Drive. Perfect highway cruiser, great fuel economy (7L/100km) and amazing winter car driving up around the Swiss alps for ski weekend. My car has now 416000 km and still driving fine.
Honestly a vw arteon, really good looking and quite well equipped.
I'd much rather have an estate than a SUV.
One of my favourite cars was an Alfa 156 Sportwagon, and it was reliable
it'd be really useful to see what you're looking at on the vehicle search results page. Milage etc and how you're making such quick decisions on what represents good value
If I had 50k then am going for the rs6 avant my dream car love how they squat down when you launch them love the content matt! Keep them cheap cars coming
Toyota Avensis estate here…2.0 d4d…on 202k miles so far so good. Avg 45mpg…low road tax at £35 per yr😊
Nowadays it would be the Toyota Corolla hybrid estate as most taxi companies using them.
But missed out on the most popular prestige estate cars that see on road…Mercedes C220 cdi and BMW 320/330d….👀😉😎
I have 6 E Class estates, a V70, a Superb MK2 and MK3 estate and the previous model Octavia. My favourites were the MK2 Superb and Octavia.
I've just picked up a 2014 Mazda 6 sport nav 2.0 petrol estate and the thing is absolutely sublime, much nicer than my mum's equivalent CX-5
I have a Saab 9-5 Aero HOT estate with 328k miles on it. It's manual as well🙂
I recently bought a Focus mk2 1.6tdi Zetec Estate with 84000 genuine miles 59 plate, although it was registered in December , for £2500.
Its a great car and suits me fine, 75 MPG on a long run and £35 a year road tax, I wont be selling this for a very long time.
I have run a e61 520d for 15 of its 18 years. Yes it’s long in the tooth, but it’s done 191000miles, it’s worn out 1 clutch, quite a few tyres, pads , 2 sets of discs and both front coil springs and the rear airbags but that’s just honest wear and tear. I wish I had bought the 530d or,535d but I got a good deal! My friends’ Mercs and Audis of the same vintage gave up long ago!
Bought a Dacia Jogger new a year ago as a Grand - kiddie wagon, Wow what an estate and a 7 seater too. Exceeded all my expectations, all for £20k, Oh and by the way my other car is an S5 😉. Another great video Matt 👏
Always the best on RUclips - what car people say/think to ourselves all the time - eg the Skoda Superb is just too sensible even though by all standards, it’s an excellent cars!
"Alright guys, how's it going, welcome backkk!" There are some class leaders in that lot. Thank you so much for the suggestions, my brother's watching this video as I type, as he's looking for a fast, roomy estate car.
I have a Golf 2017 estate GT TDI. I love it. Have even slept in the back a few times on camping holidays.
New subscriber here. Thanks for this video, it is timed to perfection given I am currently contemplating a change in vehicle and wanted to cruise toward retirement in a luxury estate. Unfortunately I only have 10k maybe 1 or 2k more to spend so this section of your video was very helpful. My only other issue may be that my commute to work is only a grand total of 50 mins per day (38 miles) on a B roads and part and outer edge of a city. I am now torn between the Mercedes CLS, Jaguar Sportbrake 3.0, Audi A6 Avant and BMW 5 series touring, food for thought.
Keep up the great work, I find your videos informative and humorous 👍👍
Mercedes S211 with bigger engines are a really good find, a 3.0 diesel or petrol. Owned a 3.0 petrol E280, what a comfortable highway crouser
My friends just brought a4 all road today 4750 very clean for its age no issues
Skoda Superb all day long 😊Just choose your engine and your spec. If you need to get two large canines in the back, ideal.
If I had a option of a estate or saloon I would pick an estate 95% of the time soo much more practical
Honda Civic 1.6 diesel estate is very underrated car, every Skoda superb taxi I’ve been in has always had engine warning light on
You failed to mention the peugeot 508 hybrid estate that you even did a road test on
Do more of these … great insight to used cars 👌🏾
At high end I'd also suggest Volvo V60 T8 or T6 as alternative to the obvious German suggestions... quick enough with AWD and true hybrid range.
Picked myself up a focus st estate earlier this month. Love it. Glad to see it mentioned! I've had a few estates in a row, and I'm exactly yhe guy you described - a hot hatch fella who finds himself with two kids and a dog. 😂
I would jump on that green Skoda in a heartbeat if I was in Europe. I truly appreciate the Skoda as they are good at about evening. Not great but darned good.
I just test drove a Subaru Impreza 2.0R 2006 (hawkeye) manual, its a dream!! Thinking of buying it
F11 520d had timing chain issues on the N47D20 engine, up to 2014. Buying one after that time gets the B47D20 engine which doesn't have the problem with excesssive chain wear. Most N47s post 2011 should have had a fix, as well. But still better a B47, as it's also Euro 6 compliant.
Just grabbed an E61 for £3650 just on 97k miles. Loving it, exactly what I needed for motorway monstoring on the commute
Model and year?
Your editing is so smooth, loved it!
I love an estate (and SUV's too), personally , even before I had kids, they're so versatile. Trouble is, my mates always wanted a hand moving stuff with them. 😒I've had a 3 series touring, insignia estate, A4 estate and I bought a 2019 BMW 5 series touring last September. The Insignia was rubbish but the 3 series and A4 were great. I love the 5 series though, even though it's only slightly bigger, the extra leg room and boot space makes all the difference with the kids getting bigger.
The two best estate cars I ever owned were; a 1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic with a 350cu-in V8 and 5 speed automatic transmission. It'd pull the side of a house down, then carry it away in the back. 32mpg on a run and 23mpg around town. Really comfortable and quiet too.
The very best estate was a 1961 Humber Super Snipe shooting brake. 3 litre straight six, automatic with o/d and a split tailgate. Great on and, within reason, off road. Absolutely bullet_proof engine, superbly quiet and comfortable, and pretty fast too. Around 28mpg at 70 on a motorway and 20mpg urban and totally reliable.
Which is why I've still got it and still use it. There are NO diesels or EVs in my house!!
Ps. My daily driver is a Lexus GS300 SE-L; soon to be upgraded to an LS600h
Matt one car you may want to keep an eye out for is the jaguar xf sport brake with the 5 litre supercharged V8 it's extremely rare in fact it may not even exist but I've got an idea some may have been sold, just thought I'd throw that one in 😊
Have been driving my B9 Audi A4 Avant for 4 years and it's been the perfect all-rounder. Has all the tech I need and still has physical climate controls unlike many other modern cars.
My 2.0 Ultra is pants. One of the rear windows doesn’t open fully. And only 64 mpg
@@alanwllms5172 I also have the 2.0 TDI Ultra. Has been a really economical car from my experience. I personally haven’t had any issues with the rear windows, but hopefully it’s a relatively easy and inexpensive fix.
Only thing I don’t like about the car are the plastic seat backs, as they are scratched quite badly.
I've had Volvo V50's and Hyundai i30 estates and I could not fault either.
hated my V50 ..... id try the i30 though
I like these videos Matt. Very watchable. Relaxing too. 👌👍👏
Cant wait for your best "buy 7-seater" video
Yeh all these big suvs and even estates are nowhere near as practical for a family as a good 7 seater. Not "cool" enough for him though
Ford Galaxy is the best
Volvo V60 Polestar. 365 bhp, all the toys abd those Volvo seats. Perfect Q car and the perfect estate (other than being quite thirsty!)
I have a 2019 Peugeot 508sw gt still makes me smile while driving