We would welcome your thoughts on a replacement of a 15 year old diesel Skoda Fabia Estate which is now economically unrepairable. It was a great car for the family as though small sized, the boot was large enough to take the baby buggy and more. Most SUVs don't seem to have such large boots, so they are looking at estates and probably a late model Fabia Estate before they were discontinued in 2021. Would that be a sensible decision if we can find one with the more powerful 110PS petrol engine as they do some long motorway journeys, though mostly fairly local?. The diesel is ruled out as the repairs needed now are due to the glow plugs etc, and they don't do the mileage to warrant the higher cost.
Are there any other smaller estates like the Fabia which you could recommend, or do they need to look at a bigger car such as the Octavia as alternative?