Mazda, Renault or Volvo

Inactive

TiTheRev wrote: »

If you REALLY had to chose it would be that, but there are many better options...!

I agree, sadly it doesn't look like the OP has a great choice.

Gene_Hunt_2

Inactive wrote: »

I would prefer the Mazda Ford to the Renault.;)

If I had to have the Volvo Ford, I'd save the money and have the same car with a Ford badge.

gingerdad

Gene_Hunt wrote: »

If I had to have the Volvo Ford, I'd save the money and have the same car with a Ford badge.

bizarlly the volvo ford is cheaper to lease than the ford ford..

gingerdad

TiTheRev wrote: »

If you REALLY had to chose it would be that, but there are many better options...!

There maybe but there not coming up... not many good deals around, i have another couple of leasing brokers looking more options. but currently it stands as above, and i'm edging to the mazda ford...

Gene_Hunt_2

gingerdad wrote: »

bizarlly the volvo ford is cheaper to lease than the ford ford..

How much do they want for a Focus?

gingerdad

Gene_Hunt wrote: »

How much do they want for a Focus?

not looked at the focus, was the mondeo, so will ask about focus, as would get a top of the range one in my budget i would think

Gene_Hunt_2

gingerdad wrote: »

not looked at the focus, was the mondeo, so will ask about focus, as would get a top of the range one in my budget i would think

The estate and the V50 are the same car.

BugsyBrowne

I can't think of 3 worse cars you have picked.

Gene_Hunt_2

star-fire wrote: »

I can't think of 3 worse cars you have picked.

I bet most could.

bigjl

gingerdad wrote: »

Are the choices i have for my next co car but which one -

Mazda 6 Estate 2.2 163 TS2
Renault Laguna Sport Tourer 150 Dyn TomTom
Volvo V50 eDrive 1.6 Stop/Start ES

Currently i have a 2008 Renault Laguna Sport Tourier 150 Dyn which is okay but the new one has a better spec. downside on the volvo i see is engine and spec. The only V50 i have driven so far was a fire service one which had the 2.0 163bhp engine and uprated everything due to being a response car, haven't driven the 6 yet.

The top of the shop skoda was on the list but has had to be discounted due to 6 month waiting list.

any thoughts? suggestions

The Fire service one you drove is unlikely to be modified from standard spec, the MetPol and the LAS don't modify them mechanically, other than uprated alternators and second battery in the boot occasionally. It may have been fitted with the largest alloys or steel wheels available, though it is unlikely to have had any mechanical work, these days cars are fast enough in standard spec not to need it, most response cars are sent to Macnellie or RSG standard and they put in all the racks etc. UVModular have gone down the pan.

The Vectra Area Response cars in London, V6 CDTi had a remap by Courtney but that was it, and that was to address a specific issue with throttle response, not make them much faster.

Sorry about the Skoda waiting list, but I think that is due to several Police Forces and the various Ambulance Trusts buying loads of Estates and in the process of buying more.

I would always have reservations about recommending a Renault, though I personally like Renaults, have had loads over the years, as have family members, but would feel guilty about recommending one then it was unreliable.

A couple of our HR managers have the Volvo V50 eDrive, the big advantage being the Co2, and I believe the V50 eco model is free from the London CC. It may lack the outright punch of the 163 models but the drive will be very similar, once you have worn out the first set of tyres though, as I think they come with low rolling resistance tyres.

The only reason the London Ambulance Service didn't buy the V50 or V70 was purely cost related, Hampshire Ambulance Service, now part of SCAS NHS Trust has loads of Volvos, V70 and V50, also Kent, now part of Secamb has loads of Volvo V50's.

I actually used a V70 T5 for response work in Bristol and in Kent a couple of years ago, doing sub contract work for a company called Evolved Medical, the company changed hands and now works in Birmingham with the same Volvos though I can't remember the new company name off hand, the V70's where a cancelled Police order as the new shape V70 had come out and the only difference was a different cloth on the seats and the dash had a blanking plate instead of a radio.


I personally would rate the Mazda 6, as it has a lot in common with the Mondeo, it is also a nice drive according to a friend that has one, though it is a hatch.

I would be tempted to wait for a Skoda or try and get a Yeti, but if you can cope with the slightly reduced performance then go for the Volvo, its low Co2 must be beneficial from a tax point of view.