After a year's evaluation, I've found the best family car

[fckvwls]

If you're going to do it, may as well do it properly...

S-Class Benz

With the exception being that that's not a family estate.

[The_Equalizer]

With the exception being that that's not a family estate.

Academic; it's big enough.

[sasguru]

So it took you a YEAR to decide which family car to buy?

Not quite the high powered decision maker you pretend to be are you?



Slow and dull. A bit like a diesel Merc estate.

It's a second car you retard. Not an urgent project.
Talking of dull and boring, chosing a BMW may serve as good a defintion of that as any.

[Mich the Tester]

Tried everything of all different styles, apart from 4x4s which I hate: Panamera(ugly, in bad taste), Skooby estate(bland), Audi estates (common as muck where I live), etc.

The best cars I found for small money were the Octavia estate and the Mazda 6 estate. It's amazing what quality you can get for a budget nowadays.

But one car stood out for value for money, practicality, quality, drive, looks and frugality:

Mercedes Estate C200CDI. A mere £25K (can't really believe its that cheap!) and a very nice car indeed.

Anyone got one as I'm on the verge of ordering it.

I own an e-class and am very pleased with it; have driven the new c200cdi as a replacement during servicing and it certainly suits me, but then I'm not a very sporty driver, preferring comfort. Have owned BMWs and Alfas, were all good fun; the Mercedes seems to be just as quick, but somehow encourages a more relaxing drive. Also, other drivers seem to act in a more civilised fashion, letting me out of side roads or onto roundabouts.

Audis are indeed common, and driven by thugs. They look quite good, but I think the sporty suspension encourages overconfidence among drivers who have sporting delusions.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Mercedes Estate C200CDI. A mere £25K (can't really believe its that cheap!) and a very nice car indeed.

Only 25k?! good lord, So all it would cost is a deposit for a house? So cheap.

Audis are indeed common, and driven by thugs. They look quite good, but I think the sporty suspension encourages overconfidence among drivers who have sporting delusions.

I learnt how true this is last Friday on the way home. An audi driver was behind me for aprox 6 miles on the M60 with these annoying blinding lights, so I decided to give him a bit of his own medicine. I slowed down and let him past and then put headlights on full. He then slammed breaks on and started tailgaiting me within 2 mm of my boot. I kept changing lanes to get away from him and he kept following me! I thought sh**e, he must be some mafioso or something. The relief when he eventually drove off! Watch out for Audi drivers - they are nutters!

[fckvwls]

so I decided to give him a bit of his own medicine. I slowed down and let him past and then put headlights on full.

You're an idiot.

[DimPrawn]

You're an idiot.

WHS.

[Ignis Fatuus]

E-class is a fine idea.

C200CDI is the small saloon, with the smallest diesel engine. In a Merc, that's the recipe for an econo-taxi. Step up a little.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

You're an idiot.

How would you like being blinded for 6 miles?

[DimPrawn]

How would you like being blinded for 6 miles?

It's Xenon lights mate. Move out of the way of better cars and you'll be fine.