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Buying a used estate for the family

My wife is looking to buy a family estate for the arrival of our second child, and also to use for her garden design business.

We have a budget of around £8.000 and have looked briefly at the Audi A4 Volkswagen Passat and Volvo V50. Do you think that the V70 is a better choice?

We dont want to buy anything older than 2007 and fuel economy is important for city driving.

Could you suggest anything that seperates these cars technichally or other cars that are more appropriate?

Asked on 30 January 2012 by family12

Answered by Honest John
For city driving you don't want a diesel because of the trouble they can be. So it's relative fuel economy of a diesel v/s huge repair bills, or relative thirst of a petrol with much smaller repair bills.
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