Mk7 R Estate

[am1w]

I reckon you could get a S4 black edition avant for not much more money when you factor in broker deals
If I wanted a fast estate S4 or a xdrive 3 series, or buy a year old RS4
The Golf estate is no looker

I totally agree. Would be more sensible to get hearses from BMW 3 Series, Audi A4s or Merc C Class. They are fast, very roomy, don't look hideously deformed like the Golf Estate and great discounts can be had. BMWs can be bought with 25% discounts. A new, well specced BMW 330d hearse could be yours £35k or even less. But for some only a Golf hearse would do.

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[Jimble]

I reckon you could get a S4 black edition avant for not much more money when you factor in broker deals

If I wanted a fast estate S4 or a xdrive 3 series, or buy a year old RS4

The Golf estate is no looker

Really?? An S4 starts at nearly 40k without options, you reckon you could get 25% off ask? Even so you would be able to get a STUPID deal on an R estate the same as the hatch.


Looks are subjective so it's difficult to argue about peoples opinion in that regard, i would rather drive a hatch but the practicalty of an estate could tip the apple cart.

[Booth11]

Looks are subjective but the R estate doesn't look like one thing or the other, just a horribly stretched affair.  The lines are wrong. As has been suggested, there are better estates, with comparable performance, out there.

Are you still thinking of ditching your R Jimble?  I can understand the attraction of an R estate to you but why such haste.  Why not hang onto your car and see how you get on when baby arrives.  People always seem to want to rush out and get a much bigger car the minute a baby is on the horizon and honestly it's not always necessary in the early stages of family life.  If after 6 months you are struggling and feel you need something bigger, fair enough.  Your choice of course.

[Jimble]

I've decided to wait and see how we go, i'm under no illusion that assuming we make the right choice in pushchair/stroller then in day to day use the the R will be fine, however when it comes to weeks and weekends away at my brothers or down south then the hatch just won't cut it, in which case i'll either be buying a roof box and bars which will need storing or look for something more suitable, i don't really want a huge estate or SUV (although i do have a soft spot for the Touareg) so the Golf estate would fit the bill, i'm also a fan of the Skoda Octavia but badge snobbery still keeps me from buying one! The badge also keeps me from buying Merc, BMW or Audi though as i think they carry their own snobbery.

[am1w]

I've decided to wait and see how we go, i'm under no illusion that assuming we make the right choice in pushchair/stroller then in day to day use the the R will be fine, however when it comes to weeks and weekends away at my brothers or down south then the hatch just won't cut it, in which case i'll either be buying a roof box and bars which will need storing or look for something more suitable, i don't really want a huge estate or SUV (although i do have a soft spot for the Touareg) so the Golf estate would fit the bill, i'm also a fan of the Skoda Octavia but badge snobbery still keeps me from buying one! The badge also keeps me from buying Merc, BMW or Audi though as i think they carry their own snobbery.

So you are too snobbish to buy a Skoda, but Merc/BMW/Audi are too snobbish for you. Man you have a problem.

When in doubt get a Porsche. That's what I will be doing when I replace my BMW.

[wigit]

I reckon you could get a S4 black edition avant for not much more money when you factor in broker deals

If I wanted a fast estate S4 or a xdrive 3 series, or buy a year old RS4

The Golf estate is no looker

Really?? An S4 starts at nearly 40k without options, you reckon you could get 25% off ask? Even so you would be able to get a STUPID deal on an R estate the same as the hatch.


Looks are subjective so it's difficult to argue about peoples opinion in that regard, i would rather drive a hatch but the practicalty of an estate could tip the apple cart.

i was seeing £7K discounts on S4 black addition avants when i looked, remap and pully change boo,

my profession is design based and we all know designers are right and everyone else is wrong

i think the Octavia looks better proportioned

The issue on the golf estate is the rear window looks too small for me and the rake on the hatch does not seem right to me

[Jimble]

So you are too snobbish to buy a Skoda, but Merc/BMW/Audi are too snobbish for you. Man you have a problem.

When in doubt get a Porsche. That's what I will be doing when I replace my BMW.
[/quote]

Merc and BMW yes, the saloons/estate/Avants scream middle management imo, Audi to a lesser extent but it's still there, the hatches aren't quite as bad but thats not what we're talking about here.

VW are a classless brand, that's why they're so succesful, Skoda however although their product is much improved there is still a stigma around the brand imo, they're slightly cheaper than the equivalent VW but when you sit in one it becomes aparent why.

[Jimble]

I reckon you could get a S4 black edition avant for not much more money when you factor in broker deals

If I wanted a fast estate S4 or a xdrive 3 series, or buy a year old RS4

The Golf estate is no looker

Really?? An S4 starts at nearly 40k without options, you reckon you could get 25% off ask? Even so you would be able to get a STUPID deal on an R estate the same as the hatch.


Looks are subjective so it's difficult to argue about peoples opinion in that regard, i would rather drive a hatch but the practicalty of an estate could tip the apple cart.

i was seeing £7K discounts on S4 black addition avants when i looked, remap and pully change boo,

my profession is design based and we all know designers are right and everyone else is wrong

i think the Octavia looks better proportioned

The issue on the golf estate is the rear window looks too small for me and the rake on the hatch does not seem right to me

 


Don't get me wrong, i'm not trying to be a VW fanboi here but they are filling a gap in the market imo, if you compare market prices without discount then then the S4 is in a different class, even if you are not a fan of the Golf estate or "Sportwagen" you can't argue that there is nothing else available at that price point with that amount of performance.

[GrahamFR]

Tell you what's not filling a gap in the market... http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Audi-TT-Sportback-at-Paris-motor-show-2014/

[Jimble]

Tell you what's not filling a gap in the market... http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Audi-TT-Sportback-at-Paris-motor-show-2014/

Indeed!