caled Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I would wager that the TDCI is just as quick in gear in most situations as the petrol one. It has a massive amount of torque. But I'm with a couple of others above, I cannot see any reason at all that you'd buy a 2dr coupe with kids on the way. I don't think you can possibly estimate how much shite you might end up carrying about with kids. My brother had a baby last year and they have no end of stuff around. The E46 is a decent car, don't get me wrong, but it's dated now in my eyes, and the boot space isn't amazing compared to a lot of others, nor is the rear cabin space in my experience of them. Then you have the fact that you have a big metal parcel shelf in the way. Buy a Mondeo hatch and you can get stuff into it so easily, and they're plenty spacious inside. I've owned loads of saloon cars and they're a pain in the arse compared to a hatchback. With kids on the way, a car with 5drs is the most logical choice, and would be far easier to live with. The boot on mine is absolutely massive (470L, vs 300l [e46 saloon], 410l [e46 coupe], 450l [st220 saloon], 460l [mondeo hatch]), and even I miss the practicality of a hatchback, and I dont even need to haul prams around. Im agreeing with the others, buying a 2dr coupe would be bonkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig855S Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I think id leave the v6 petrol engine alone tbh as its super juicy apparently (even more so than the 330ci). Im tempted by the mondy tdci though, but despite lots and lots of torque they dont seem to be too quick. can anyone confirm? As with most diesels, it won't feel, or seem "quick" and diesels arent the kind of car you "rag around" Where they are quick is when you find yourself behind a slow moving car/lorry/whatever and wanna whoosh past without having an engine screaming at you.4th gear at 45MPH and foot flat down, safe overtaking!! And with nippers in the car, you'll won't be driving a big engined petrol car hard, so you'll be getting sub 30MPG and going nowhere fast, in comparison to a good diesel which will see you 55+MPG and be just as "quick" when it comes to a little squirt of overtaking. Only 12 months ago I wanted after a V8 family car, that lasted well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caled Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 What about Saabs? A nice 9-3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScORTED Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 the 2 dr 4/5dr thing is personal preference... sure if you both get knocked out the kid isn't going to be able to undo the door and get out... but if they are under 5 then you'd have the child locks on anyway for safety surely? its academic my last post was a bit off as i had had a fair few cans of lager so apologys but i'd still recommend the mondeo hatch as a good all round car, if your going to potter most of the time you'll get over 30mpg without paying the initial buying premium for a diesel and without having potential injector/pump problems which easily run into thousands of pounds! what about the 2.0 its fairly sprightly in the mk3? what craig says about torque and general driving is true the diesel won't feel fast in normal driving nor will it sound good or rev well. however is every journey going to be made with wife and kids in tow? if so buy yourself a sensible modern 5 door hatch with a shite engine and potter around and get yourself a cheap toy for when you want to "drive" or what about a sports car for the second motor plenty of stuff for < £3000 that'd put a smile on your face everytime you drive it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee R Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 the 2 dr 4/5dr thing is personal preference... sure if you both get knocked out the kid isn't going to be able to undo the door and get out... but if they are under 5 then you'd have the child locks on anyway for safety surely? its academic personally, I was referring to rescuers getting IN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScORTED Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 thats a lot of ifs and buts but fair enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eetaylog Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Jesus, this is the most depressing thread ive ever read. i never thought id have to 'potter' or that id be buying a car based on boot space or that id be recommended a 'nice saab 93'. This kid had better be worth it. In all seriousness though, my missus has a 5 door car anyway so its not as if this is going to be our only option. Having said that though im also quite liking the look of the 3 series estates, though again id probably go for the diesel as the straight 6 diesel engines are meant to be superb... http://www.evo-host.co.uk/getimg/25969.jpg Now thats a proper dads car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caled Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Or an A4 avant...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScORTED Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 there are much better estates out there, your paying for the badge and the looks there the a4 is a good choice, whilst not as desirable the mondeo estate is huge you could run a small crèche from the boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eetaylog Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Or an A4 avant...? Audi A4's are way more expensive than bmws tourers arent they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caled Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Or an A4 avant...? Audi A4's are way more expensive than bmws tourers arent they? Probably, but you never told us how much you wanted to spend in the first place. Just looking through autotrader, they dont seem particularly bad autotrader a4 avant 1 autotrader a4 avant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig855S Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) Wildcard??? I saw one of these on mike brewers "auto trader" today (filmed years ago) and thought it would be quite a nice family wagon. It'd have to be the type-S though with the nice bumper and wheels All this talk of family wagons is making me want to get a new car come next month when my insurance is up. May switch to the V70 Edited January 4, 2011 by Craig855S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caled Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Wildcard??? I saw one of these on mike brewers "auto trader" today (filmed years ago) and thought it would be quite a nice family wagon. It'd have to be the type-S though with the nice bumper and wheels All this talk of family wagons is making me want to get a new car come next month when my insurance is up. May switch to the V70 Deary me, that's fugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eetaylog Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Or an A4 avant...? Audi A4's are way more expensive than bmws tourers arent they? Probably, but you never told us how much you wanted to spend in the first place. I said that because scorted said that buying a bmw is just paying for the badge. My budget is £6k by the way. Wildcard??? I saw one of these on mike brewers "auto trader" today (filmed years ago) and thought it would be quite a nice family wagon. It'd have to be the type-S though with the nice bumper and wheels Do not want! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee R Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 4k buy a nice Mondeo TDCi estate, and bank the 2k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now