Any motor car buffs (experts) on here ??

[Dave7]

My situation.
I used to drive quite big cars e.g. Rover 75s/Volvo S60/Ford Mondeo..............these for comfort as I regularly did 200 miles plus in a day.
Now I have retired I got an Astra 1600. It's a nice enough car but I thought "something in-between might be nice".
BUT.............
It seems to me that all manufacturers go from Astra/Focus size to Insignia/Mondeo size.
Is that just my perception ?
Is there a manufacturer that does anything in-between ?

 

[Retribution03]

Are you looking at a newer car? if yes then how about getting a bigger engine with higher spec? Ive got an Astra elite 2.0 cdti and its a great car.
If your after something older the Vauxhall signum is in between the Astra and Vectra/Insignia.

 

[jonny jeez]

I would go for something mid sized but as a convertible. Audi A4, BMW 4 series or perhaps even go full on and build a caterham super 7.

 

[TheDoctor]

Skoda Octavia? Or an Audi A4?

 

[Dave7]

Are you looking at a newer car? if yes then how about getting a bigger engine with higher spec? Ive got an Astra elite 2.0 cdti and its a great car.
If your after something older the Vauxhall signum is in between the Astra and Vectra/Insignia.

Sorry.........meant Insignia.
Newer car.
Its the physical size I mean................i.e. anything in-between Astra/Insignia size ?

 

[Dave7]

Skoda Octavia? Or an Audi A4?

Ah.......Octavia might do it?

 

[Retribution03]

Bmw 1 series?

 

[TheDoctor]

Could do. It's somewhat bigger than a Golf, but not in the Mondeo/Passat kind of league.

 

[Andrew_P]

Why do you not want a Mondeo sized car now?

 

[Racing roadkill]

I'd say a Skoda Yeti would fit the bill. And it has bicycling connections too, given Skoda made bicycles long before they made cars.

 

[tyred]

I'd say a Skoda Yeti would fit the bill. And it has bicycling connections too, given Skoda made bicycles long before they made cars.

So did many car companies.

BMW once made saucepans so if you happen to be a chef, then you need a BMW

 

[Levo-Lon]

Love my 1.6 crdi ceed sport waggon and 7 yr waranty..lot of car and a very comfy one..

they tend to all be much the same tho as my ceed looks just like a focus..etc

 

[Drago]

BMW and Auto Union made aero engines for the Luftwaffe, but they tend to keep that quiet. VW used slave labour during manufacturing in WWII, including abandoning the babies of slaves to starve to death, which is bad enough, but then lied About it until the 1990s, whkch in its way is worse. They only came clean when the weight of evidence against them became too huge to ignore, and only then paid compensation to the survivors.

Many car companies have a shady past in some way, and WWII is a long time ago. However, the mid 90s is recent history so I won't own a VW group car no matter how good they may allegedly be.

I got some Peugeot pepper grinders, which are quite nice.

 

[smokeysmoo]

So did many car companies.

BMW once made saucepans so if you happen to be a chef, then you need a BMW

Then any aspiring chef will also need a Peugeot given that they produce, (and have done so since the mid 19th century), what are regarded as many as the finest pepper grinders in the world

 

[Dave7]

Why do you not want a Mondeo sized car now?

Just dont need that size now.........economy taken into account as well.