Suggestions for a fast estate

GRM

Going even further left field....a couple of SAABs that qualify:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201412199740355/sort/default/maximum-age/up_to_5_years_old/body-type/estate/radius/1500/page/1/fuel-type/petrol/make/saab/postcode/sw1a1aa/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/usedcars?logcode=p

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201412049440970/sort/default/maximum-age/up_to_5_years_old/body-type/estate/radius/1500/page/1/fuel-type/petrol/make/saab/postcode/sw1a1aa/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/usedcars?logcode=p

JustinR1979

Op asked for a fast estate, all these cars taking 6+ seconds to 60 are nippy, not fast!

BeenThroughItAll

JustinR1979 wrote: »

Op asked for a fast estate, all these cars taking 6+ seconds to 60 are nippy, not fast!

Very true - but unfortunately the OP has confused BHP with speed in their list of criteria

JustinR1979

Guess so - but can't think of a modern estate that isn't pretty heavy, so need good bhp (or a twin/triple turbo bmw diesel).
Only lighter ones I can think of are nippy not fast

rev_henry

GRM wrote: »

Going even further left field....a couple of SAABs that qualify:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201412199740355/sort/default/maximum-age/up_to_5_years_old/body-type/estate/radius/1500/page/1/fuel-type/petrol/make/saab/postcode/sw1a1aa/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/usedcars?logcode=p

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201412049440970/sort/default/maximum-age/up_to_5_years_old/body-type/estate/radius/1500/page/1/fuel-type/petrol/make/saab/postcode/sw1a1aa/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/usedcars?logcode=p

I cannot believe that the 2.3T will do 31mpg combined.

Isn't the second one just a slightly more gentlemanly Insignia VXR?

gilbert_and_sullivan

Presumably the OP is still interested in buying a car, who knows?

The problem with all this BHP and 0-60 willy waving is that unless conditions are good you can't get the power down immediately when you want to, hence a theoretically lower powered Legacy will leave more powerful cars behind on the road because the driver can just let it go in almost any conditions.

fatbelly

harveybobbles wrote: »

Skoda Octavia VRS.

Celtic Tuning will take the 220 bhp version to 300 bhp!

malky39

Tigerprint wrote: »

Audi RS6 Avant .... :beer:

I was going to say RS4 Avant but like the RS6
You wont fine a four year old one of them for under 30k

Yellabowley

bigjl wrote: »

Slight seconds?

Yes

Really?

Yes

Upside down air vents on a Skoda is one example. If they come out of the factory with a minor error that would be time consuming and/or costly to fix then the Police will usually have it off them a bit cheaper than normal. The fleet manager isn't bothered that it looks a bit daft and the cops just have to live with it for the limited time they are driving it. Skoda couldn't have sold that to a member of the public as a new car.

In any case I would steer clear of ex-cop cars.

Spicy_McHaggis

bigjl wrote: »

Slight seconds?

Really?

They may buy run out stock of pre facelift models like the Met did with the last kf the previous model Focus and also the Hyundai i30

But they only buy cars that are brand new.

They do use some strange cars for undercover work such as Obs or for robbery squad.

But getting back to the OP.

The V70 and XC70 are solid and dependable but relatively rare in petrol form.

The Skoda VRs is a good reliable vehicle.

But I would personally go for a Subaru Legacy or maybe a Forester. All my Subarus have proved hardy and reliable.

That maybe true of some forces not all.

Demonstrators are often bought and the BMWs that escorted the Olympic torch were sold on. You can hardly call a lap of Britain delivery mileage.