Back to the office, back to being a two car family

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Thu 6 Oct 2022 18:50
Back to the office, back to being a two car family - Docefc

So it's been coming but we as a family of four are now back into the office 3 and 5 days a week. We've tried every way round not owning a 2nd car but it's impossible. So we are on the hunt, we currently have a 2017 C4 Grand Picasso (flair) that is worth about £11k and we have about £4k to buy another runaround. But we are considering selling the bigger one as it is a complete gas guzzler and unnecessary most of the time.

So the question is really what advice would you give for two cars at a £15k budget for a family of four.

One car will be doing 15 miles of country lanes 5x per week

Thw other will be doing 60 miles of motorway 3x per week.

We like to camp hence the C4, which fits everything in for a week plus the roof box. Ideally would like something big but maybe that could be the cheaper and less frequently used of of the two.

Thanks in advance

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Thu 6 Oct 2022 19:48
Back to the office, back to being a two car family - Xileno

I would get a cheap petrol for the runaround car, a Fiesta 1.25 or something else with a good reputation. Then for the larger car a diesel estate, the motorway journeys should keep the DPF in good order, maybe a Mondeo 2.0. Or another Picasso but the 2.0 HDi might be worthwhile.

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Thu 6 Oct 2022 19:56
Back to the office, back to being a two car family - Docefc

Thanks, kind of plays into the original plan of keeping this car. It's got a key scratch from one end to the other and someone booted the door on the other side (nice area). Means that car is worth less or will cost to fix.

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Thu 6 Oct 2022 19:57
Back to the office, back to being a two car family - Adampr

I'd probably keep the Picasso for motorway work. The.mileage may be better at a cruise and anything bug is going to use a fair bit of fuel, so I doubt you'd save what you spend on changing cars.

For the smaller one, it depends on what your country lanes are like and how absolutely reliable you need the car to be. What I'm getting at, of course, is whether you could get away with something fun but not entirely dependable...

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