Second car decision for the Mrs

[gordie1973]

Hello all,

Don't flame me if its been done before!..., I had a bit of a search with "wife" "second car for wife" etc and all it seemed to throw at me was incidents of prangs and bumps lol!

After much head scratching with should I / shouldn't I with my imminent s3 arrival, due to our forthcoming other imminent arrival (well feb) of jnr #2, I've decided that we'll go ahead with the S3, with the caveat that we'll get a bit of a luggage loader come jan for the family run around.

Open to options, going to set a budget of £6k maximum, needs are big (needs to be an estate, or a 4x4 of some sort) petrol or diesel, don't care about transmission either (although CVT would be less preferable), good reliability, BUT must be a bit fun for me too!!!

So far, I'm thinking A6 avant, Mondeo estate, s max, or Mazda CX 7......

Would be great to get some other opinions.

(To put into context - when we had #1 I bought her a Seat Altea 2.0T DSG - brilliant little car, if you excuse the less than quality dash, but it's still going to be too small boot wise for what we need I think)

Cheers!

 

[cabbychris]

merc b class diesel

 

[jojo]

B6 Passat estate

 

[Nilz]

I was going to say a passat estate too, defo would go with one of these.

 

[DieselJake]

Audi A4/A6 allroad, Audi A6/A4 avant, VW Passat estate, VW Touran, VW Touareg, BMW X5, BMW 330d estate, Subaru Forester XT, Subaru Impreza WRX STI estate, Porsche Cayenne... anyone would think I had kids or carried loads of stuff with the car's I'm into but truth be told I just like big cars.

 

[Blackwhite]

Audi A4/A6 allroad, Audi A6/A4 avant, VW Passat estate, VW Touran, VW Touareg, VW Sharan, BMW X5, BMW 330d estate, Subaru Forester XT, Subaru Impreza WRX STI estate, Porsche Cayenne... anyone would think I had kids or carried loads of stuff with the car's I'm into but truth be told I just like big cars.

Some lady will be very happy with those choices!

 

[gordie1973]

Thanks all - sorry it's taken me a while to get back, the forum pixies didn't email me to say I had replies. Think the Passat looks the best bet.....


Will probably come back on closer to d day and panic some more!

 

[gordie1973]

Howdy all, still hadn't pulled the trigger on this, until I went out for a drive with the Mrs and boy, and passed a ford garage with a nice focus estate on the forecourt, it was a trade in they took and was in decent shape and within budget £6k.

So into the showroom I went to sign the deal, got distracted by a CMAX, and now am about to sign a deal for a £24k (albeit I've got £4.5k discount off that price) for a brand new 2ltr tdci titanium with all the bells and whistles (and yes it's the face lifted model)!

So, that's the update from me. Have asked for a drive in one during the week before I sign on the dotted like, but with the discount and 3.8% apr - 'twas a no brainier.

Have asked orange wheels for a quote too as want to make sure I have the best possible deal.

Anyone had experience of the new CMAX?

Cheers,

 

[Pinky1959]

Crikey 6k to 24k gees ,.in place of or as well as s3 ?

 

[joinerman]

My first house cost less than that

 

[gordie1973]

Nope, I didn't get the s3 in the end..... Long story with a change of job and a few other things...... Anyway, I've gone down the pcp route, selling her old car for the deposit and getting the dealer down to £199 per month.

Lots of deals to be done out there, as its traditionally a quiet time of the year, and it's a good size, well equipped and economical...... Ok, not quite the S3, but expanding family means needs must!

Still have an a6 company car, so will still be around here for a while!

 

[gordie1973]

Dealer u turned on the deal today, said he made a mistake on the finances and double counted a ford deposit allowance...... Which is weird as the price he gave me was within £100 of the broker price. So without it the price is £1500 more than the broker.

Maybe he did get it wrong, maybe the dealership has hit its target, who knows.......?????

Going to get back to the drawing board!

 

[Pinky1959]

If you have signed a deal surely the garage will have to honour it , check with trading standards .

 

[gordie1973]

He sent it as an email for me to have a look at before making my decision pending a test drive this week.

Not overly worried as I can now do a bit of shopping around, and who knows maybe leaving it a couple of weeks may make it possible for a sharper deal as we approach Xmas....