Couple of choices, 1.2L 130bhp / 1.6L 180bhp or 225bhp. Our demo is the 225bhp with the 8speed auto and I like driving it. They’re a lot better on the residuals than the Peugeot’s of old!
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Couple of choices, 1.2L 130bhp / 1.6L 180bhp or 225bhp. Our demo is the 225bhp with the 8speed auto and I like driving it. They’re a lot better on the residuals than the Peugeot’s of old!
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Has anyone mentioned golf r estate? Are they within budget?
Few RMSers have had them and they’re an ultimate q car
Few RMSers have had them and they’re an ultimate q car
Wasting your breath!
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Do you really need to have an estate? A mk7 golf has more than double the boot space of the Adam even in the hatch guise, and has plenty of room for 5 adults in my experience.
Adam - 170L
Golf - 380L
Me and the wife lived with a mk7 GTD (red & diesel - gasp
) for 3 years, with multiple trips to Ikea during a house move and never felt short of space.
Can you take a photo of your next Tesco/Ikea shop out of interest? lol
Adam - 170L
Golf - 380L
Me and the wife lived with a mk7 GTD (red & diesel - gasp
) for 3 years, with multiple trips to Ikea during a house move and never felt short of space.Can you take a photo of your next Tesco/Ikea shop out of interest? lol
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Is travelling to the mainland putting you off? I think I’ve done it for around 75% of the cars I’ve bought. I just find one over here that’s close to but not exactly what I’m looking for spec wise so I know how it drives etc...
Nice one below, they need someone new to take decent photos though.
I just found a great car on Auto Trader:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201908121050871
Nice one below, they need someone new to take decent photos though.
I just found a great car on Auto Trader:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201908121050871
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My only worry about going to England for a car is to be told a few porkies in the salesman describing his car to be mint and to find it’s actually a polo mint .i recently bought a car over the phone being described as stunning condition ,let’s say it is now after a trip to ag automotive to sort it out.
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@CharlySkunkWeed @Mel I think the levorg is an awesome wagon, granted it's an unimpressive engine/power configuration, but sure aren't Subaru's bought to be tuned? 
I'd have one and drop in a twin scroll Jap spec 2.0
get an sti kit and see chrome the daft SINGLE strip of chrome under the side windows lmao
Aside from that I think the ST estate that's been mentioned a few times are a very nice looking car!
I also really like the Volvo V60 polestar, although they're a smidge over budget at 25k lmao
I'd have one and drop in a twin scroll Jap spec 2.0
get an sti kit and see chrome the daft SINGLE strip of chrome under the side windows lmaoAside from that I think the ST estate that's been mentioned a few times are a very nice looking car!
I also really like the Volvo V60 polestar, although they're a smidge over budget at 25k lmao
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Some estates look very cool though. So maybe not a need....but a want.
Although that golf estate above.....really doesnt. Didnt even think VW still made Golf estates.
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@CharlySkunkWeed @Mel I think the levorg is an awesome wagon, granted it's an unimpressive engine/power configuration, but sure aren't Subaru's bought to be tuned?
I'd have one and drop in a twin scroll Jap spec 2.0
Aside from that I think the ST estate that's been mentioned a few times are a very nice looking car!
I also really like the Volvo V60 polestar, although they're a smidge over budget at 25k lmao
Cool...but £555 a year tax not cool ! lol It's a pity great cars like that get ****ed by tax.
Realistically though the D5 version would have plenty of power for a daily, cheaper to run and tax. Maybe sad some diesels are so good these days
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That's what put me off them too, my justification was if I'm paying that much tax a year in buying a 6.2 V8 Merc or the RS6 I ended up with
Polestar blue looks the absolute nutts though!! One of the coolest modern wagons about
Edit: what annoys me most about the Volvo is the fact that the Germans have higher power 3L 6's coming in at the sub £300 tax band, so it's obviously something Volvo did emissions wise, or else the Germans are cheating at petrol emissions as well as diesels...
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Yep @zafturbo I'd hate to get over there and the car be rough plus how would warranty work.
@quattro Rick I still really like the Levorg but want to go test drive a few other cars first, it can be mapped to 220bhp which would be plenty for me coming from a 100bhp Adam.
@E4mon that looks superb
@quattro Rick I still really like the Levorg but want to go test drive a few other cars first, it can be mapped to 220bhp which would be plenty for me coming from a 100bhp Adam.
@E4mon that looks superb
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Yep @zafturbo I'd hate to get over there and the car be rough plus how would warranty work.
@quattro Rick I still really like the Levorg but want to go test drive a few other cars first, it can be mapped to 220bhp which would be plenty for me coming from a 100bhp Adam.
@E4mon that looks superb
That's actually plenty!! It's a surprisingly light car, I remember seeing the stats when they were being launched, just looked and they're 1550kg or so kerb
With 220 that would be a decently quick car!
Plus you can get a subtle exhaust to release that burble!!!
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Surely not even rms can say that golf r estate looks well. Its well hit with the ugly stick.
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For sure not the best example. ****t photos don’t help either. White or red IMO looks best
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its in mainland thoI just found a great car on Auto Trader.
Lol, I agree they are a nicer looking car but for an all rounder I’d have the Golf. The interior is nicer n my opinion and definitely feels better put together.
To be fair when I closed the GTD doors over the cupra they had more of a clunk so definitely a heavier door. But I loved my Cupra
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