ADV: A4 Avant or 406 Estate

If you're going to do monster mileage then you might as well buy something that's high mileage to begin with. 406s have got more storage space , the interior trim doesn't last as well. Do you want more hidden storage space or just a bigger load area?

I don't quite follow?? Do you mean I should buy a high mileage and age A4, looking on autotrader p reg with 100K or a 406 exec, with 00/01with 80K.

Realistically it bigger load area as I'll be carrying computers around.

Thanks satpal

I'd say Audi. Should last forever if you look after it.

Merc E-class (I know you won't get a 3 yr old one but they do last very well), Passat or Skoda Octavia?

JB

thats Renault out of it then :O)

I did 100,000 miles in an A4 Avant without (non self-inflicted...) incident. They're not /that/ big inside though.

100Ks not high mileage, you expect to get 250-300k out of the A4's/Passats'Octavias clutch, new cylinder head at 150-200K, suspension arms every 80K. So buy a younger high mileage A4, there's plenty of 140000m R plate A4 estates on autotrader for £5K5

A4's fine then, when the seats are down you've got plenty of space, when the seats are up & the load covers hiding £10000 of servers though the 406 wins.

Yes, but the chances of a 406 having any semblence of reliability after 100k = zero.

Go for an A4, a Passat, or an Octavia. Or even a C or E class Merc if you can find a tidy one with not too many miles on...

Tim.

Thanks for all your help will probably go for a A4/Passat/Octavia BTW what are the Passat V6TDi's like??

Thanks Again. Satpal