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New Estates

41 New Estates reviews available

  • Audi A4 Avant (2008-)

    Audi A4 Avant blue static r3q

    New price: £23.410 - £39.435

    The Audi A4 Avant five-door range of estates, built from 2008 onwards. The impressive, but pricey, list of options should keep gadget fans happy.
  • Audi A4 allroad (2009-)

    audi a4 allroad 1

    New price: £31.160 - £36.690

    Rugged Allroad is half-estate, half-4x4
  • Audi A6 Avant (2004-2011)

    Audi A6 Avant

    New price: £28.550 - £79.384

    The Audi A6 estate range, built from 2004 onwards, is big, clever and classy. But do the running costs make it worth it?
  • Audi A6 Avant (2011-)

    Audi A6 Avant 2011 01

    New price: £32.105 - £47.910

    The Audi A6 Avant estate, built from 2011 onwards, is big, clever and classy. But is it worth the high prices?
  • Audi A6 allroad (2008-)

    Audi Allroad New

    New price: £39.850 - £43.135

    One of the smartest family wagons around, but can it hold its own against newer rivals?
  • BMW 3 Series Touring (2005-)

    BMW 3 Series Touring

    New price: £23.990 - £40.160

    The BMW 3 Series Touring is an estate to be reckoned with: it offers a great driving experience and excellent refinement, but isn't quite as practical as some rivals.
  • BMW 5 Series Touring (2004-2010)

    BMW 5 Series Touring (2004-2010)

    New price: £30.090 - £69.385

    The BMW 5 Series Touring, made between 2004 and 2010, is a benchmark estate in the luxury sector. Can it be both practical and good to drive?
  • BMW 5 Series Touring (2010-)

    BMW-5-Series-Touring-1

    New price: £32.425 - £59.940

    Does the spacious 5 Series estate retain its sporty nature?
  • Chevrolet Lacetti Station Wagon (2005-)

    Chevrolet Lacetti SW red static f3q

    New price: £13.320 - £14.545

    Chevrolet's medium estate car, the Lacetti SW
  • Citroën C5 Tourer (2008-)

    Citroen C5 4

    New price: £21.115 - £30.185

    Roomy C5 estate has its plus-points, but is more attractive as a used buy
  • Ford Focus Estate (2005-2011)

    Ford Focus Estate (2005-) front

    New price: £16.325 - £21.190

    A more practical version of one of Britain's favourite family cars, the Focus estate is practical and has a five-star safety rating.
  • Ford Focus Estate (2011-)

    Ford Focus Estate 2011

    New price: - - £25.450

    The Focus estate is the more practical version of one of Britain's favourite family cars.

Used Estates

51 Used Estates reviews available

  • Audi A4 Avant (2008-)

    Audi A4 Avant blue static r3q

    Used price: From £14.450

    The Audi A4 Avant five-door range of estates, built from 2008 onwards. The impressive, but pricey, list of options should keep gadget fans happy.
  • Audi A4 allroad (2009-)

    audi a4 allroad 1

    Used price: From £23.000

    Rugged Allroad is half-estate, half-4x4
  • Audi A6 Avant (2004-2011)

    Audi A6 Avant

    Used price: From £8.475

    The Audi A6 estate range, built from 2004 onwards, is big, clever and classy. But do the running costs make it worth it?
  • Audi A6 allroad (2008-)

    Audi Allroad New

    Used price: From £16.350

    One of the smartest family wagons around, but can it hold its own against newer rivals?
  • BMW 3 Series Touring (2005-)

    BMW 3 Series Touring

    Used price: From £8.195

    The BMW 3 Series Touring is an estate to be reckoned with: it offers a great driving experience and excellent refinement, but isn't quite as practical as some rivals.
  • BMW 5 Series Touring (2004-2010)

    BMW 5 Series Touring (2004-2010)

    Used price: From £8.375

    The BMW 5 Series Touring, made between 2004 and 2010, is a benchmark estate in the luxury sector. Can it be both practical and good to drive?
  • BMW 5 Series Touring (2010-)

    BMW-5-Series-Touring-1

    Used price: From £25.000

    Does the spacious 5 Series estate retain its sporty nature?
  • Chevrolet Lacetti Station Wagon (2005-)

    Chevrolet Lacetti SW red static f3q

    Used price: From £2.575

    Chevrolet's medium estate car, the Lacetti SW
  • Citroën C5 Estate (2001-2008)

    Citroen C5 04 3

    Used price: From £1.450

    A comfortable and spacious estate car, but beware poor reliability.
  • Citroën C5 Tourer (2008-)

    Citroen C5 4

    Used price: From £8.125

    Roomy C5 estate has its plus-points, but is more attractive as a used buy
  • Ford Focus Estate (1998-2005)

    Ford Focus mk1 Estate 1

    Used price: From £1.525

    There's a lot to recommend the previous generation of the Ford Focus Estate - it's big, good to drive, and now that it's getting on a bit, it's becoming very cheap to buy.
  • Ford Focus Estate (2005-2011)

    Ford Focus Estate (2005-) front

    Used price: From £3.695

    A more practical version of one of Britain's favourite family cars, the Focus estate is practical and has a five-star safety rating.
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