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Originally Posted by Crusty
Cheers Moggy,
Having looked around a bit I know what you mean about prices...
However, at the end of the market I'm looking at (sub £1000) cars and vans are about the same, it's service history and lack of corrosion that you're paying for.
I wouldn't rule out an estate if the right one came along but I like the fuel economy (50+mpg) you can get from the little vans and they may be a little sturdier, having been built for commercial use.
I forgot to say I'll be taking a tent so sleeping in the back would only happen when the weather gets lively.
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A diesel estate should see you able to get 50mpg plus. my old BMW530 averaged 43mpg at 85mph (on the cruise control) on the autobahn.
The days of commercial vehicles being better built than cars are long gone I'm afraid. Most vans are built from car parts and have a similar life expectancy. The difference is, the van will have been ragged to death in a hard commercial environment while the diesel estate has probably been used as a second car family runabout.
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