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Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:18 am
by Swervin_Mervin
speedingfine wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 8:59 am
Sundayjumper wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 7:46 am
Age requirement ?
Completely predictably, personally I’d be looking for a 5-Series, but £10k only gets something ~10 years old and you’d have to forego a lot of the bells & whistles you get on newer cars.
Failing that, the Superb seems to have it stitched up.
I found a lovely one, but I think it would be a brave choice as everyone would just see it as an error from the outset if something expensive went wrong with it!
Here it is:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 2066278598
Is it in N47 in those? I wouldn't touch a 4pot BMW diesel with a shitty stick. Timing chain issues.
Stick with the Superb I'd say. Although I can't comment on reliability much. Our 2l petrol is 6yo in March and had nothing notable go wrong. It doesn't feel especially well built, but I think that's just the VAG cheapness coming through.
Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:24 am
by Mito Man
Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:25 am
by speedingfine
Swervin_Mervin wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:18 am
speedingfine wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 8:59 am
Sundayjumper wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 7:46 am
Age requirement ?
Completely predictably, personally I’d be looking for a 5-Series, but £10k only gets something ~10 years old and you’d have to forego a lot of the bells & whistles you get on newer cars.
Failing that, the Superb seems to have it stitched up.
I found a lovely one, but I think it would be a brave choice as everyone would just see it as an error from the outset if something expensive went wrong with it!
Here it is:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 2066278598
Is it in N47 in those? I wouldn't touch a 4pot BMW diesel with a shitty stick. Timing chain issues.
Stick with the Superb I'd say. Although I can't comment on reliability much. Our 2l petrol is 6yo in March and had nothing notable go wrong. It doesn't feel especially well built, but I think that's just the VAG cheapness coming through.
Going to see the Superb in Wednesbury this afternoon...
Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:37 am
by Swervin_Mervin
There's an L&K (top spec) here listed for just above budget, but might be biddable for £10k
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 2107173730
Otherwise there's loads on AT under £10k.
The earlier mk3 models came with the 6spd DSG (wet clutch) where the later ones came with the 7spd (dry clutch). I think the later ones are supposed to be more reliable.
Is an estate essential? The hatch is also huge in the mk3 (and oddly marginally longer than the estate).
Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:57 am
by speedingfine
Swervin_Mervin wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:37 am
There's an L&K (top spec) here listed for just above budget, but might be biddable for £10k
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 2107173730
Otherwise there's loads on AT under £10k.
The earlier mk3 models came with the 6spd DSG (wet clutch) where the later ones came with the 7spd (dry clutch). I think the later ones are supposed to be more reliable.
Is an estate essential? The hatch is also huge in the mk3 (and oddly marginally longer than the estate).
The bigger the better for all the assorted vet gubbins she has to carry around, but I'll take a look all the same as they may be cheaper.
That Superb is lovely, nicer than my S in fact. She'd ruin it, can't do it

Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 12:00 pm
by IanF
speedingfine wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:57 am
Swervin_Mervin wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:37 am
There's an L&K (top spec) here listed for just above budget, but might be biddable for £10k
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 2107173730
Otherwise there's loads on AT under £10k.
The earlier mk3 models came with the 6spd DSG (wet clutch) where the later ones came with the 7spd (dry clutch). I think the later ones are supposed to be more reliable.
Is an estate essential? The hatch is also huge in the mk3 (and oddly marginally longer than the estate).
The bigger the better for all the assorted vet gubbins she has to carry around, but I'll take a look all the same as they may be cheaper.
That Superb is lovely, nicer than my S in fact. She'd ruin it, can't do it
Surely that’s the answer then.. give her your car and buy something else for yourself! Something practical like a Coxster

Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 3:44 pm
by Jobbo
Gavster wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 10:28 am
Jobbo wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 8:24 am
An few manual suggestions despite 'auto' being the first word in the thread title
Which cars posted in this thread are only available in manual?
None, which is why examples of manual versions are particularly egregious.
Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 4:04 pm
by Simon
Jobbo wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 8:24 am
An few manual suggestions despite 'auto' being the first word in the thread title
I'm surprised the Superb isn't cheaper than the Passat, which it would have been a generation ago. Makes the Passat look even better value.
Broccers' C-class suggestion is a good one too, though a lot of them won't have heated seats again. And artico (fake leather) is pretty much the only upholstery you'll find, so she'd need to tolerate the feel of it.
Although mine has heated seats and the 'proper leather' upgrade and I wasn't exactly looking for them when I bought it, so it isn't that rare as long as you stay away from poverty spec ex-leases.
Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 4:32 pm
by Broccers
My neighbour has a c class and I am very impressed with it. Just needs ad blue coding out @ circa 300 quids or maybe stage 1 map at the same time.
Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 5:56 pm
by speedingfine
Wednesbury car was not great
Saw this this later tho and may be a goer. Any thoughts, hive mind?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202501047734704
Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 6:38 pm
by Matty
Worth joining the Superb Owners group on FB and see if you can pick something up from there? Likely to be better and cheaper than some ropey forecourts:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/superbownersuk
Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 6:47 pm
by 16vCento
Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 6:52 pm
by 16vCento
I thought was auto my bad

Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 7:13 pm
by speedingfine

done, ta.
Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 9:18 pm
by Rich B
yeah, i’d be concerned about trader stock cars being the crap that’s ended up in auctions at this price level.
i’d be way happier buying from someone who’s owned it for ages and can give you a folder of receipts than a trader with a crap 3rd party warranty.
Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 9:35 pm
by speedingfine
That's how I operate too Rich, but it definitely feels different if it's someone else's money and a rather key part of their livelihood.
Hopefully a purchase is being made Saturday, sorry, I know this is totally against forum convention

Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 9:39 pm
by Rich B
yeah, fair enough! fingers crossed she gets a good un!
Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2025 7:36 am
by jamcg
Could look at something like a vw caddy with a dsg box, bench seat plus space for stuff behind, plus if she is vat registered she’ll be able to claim that back to either reduce cost or spec up
Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2025 9:11 am
by Gavster
Rich B wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 9:18 pm
yeah, i’d be concerned about trader stock cars being the crap that’s ended up in auctions at this price level.
i’d be way happier buying from someone who’s owned it for ages and can give you a folder of receipts than a trader with a crap 3rd party warranty.
From my recent car hunting adventures there are definitely some good cars at traders in the ~£10k bracket, usually ones they've taken in part exchange. A good dealer will only put a PX car on their forecourt because they've had their workshop check it over and decided it's a good car. They push the crappy px cars into auction for the smaller dealers to fight over. To be fair, it's probably around the £10k mark where those cars are scant, but they do exist.
Re: Auto estate, excellent economy £10k
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2025 11:23 am
by Swervin_Mervin
The only thing I would say is it might be worth trying a mk3 before you commit - they moved the game on significantly and it's effectively an Arteon. Well, the Arteon's actually a Superb would be more accurate.