Best value estate car

The best estate cars offer great value for money, lots of equipment and loads of space. Find out the top currently on sale. These are the used estate cars that best fit the bill.

There is nothing better to travel, to arrive relaxed - and with this car you may appear anywhere giving a good. The Focus is a nicer car to drive, but holds its value better so will be more expensive to buy. For more space (say kids and dogs) the Mondeo. Serviced at correct intervals will serve you well.

Need more space in the back? Estate cars have all the boot you need. But what they all do well is blend space, practicality and refinement perfectly.

Kicking off the list is the extraordinarily reasonable Logan MCV (or Maximum Capacity Vehicle), which is the cheapest estate car currently on sale in the UK. Despite its bargain price, the standard Logan offers up to 518-litres of lugging ability. It is spartan though, with power steering and front airbags and not much else.

BMW Series Touring. Petrols are rare but are worth hunting out if you only cover low miles, otherwise the 2. Superb value for money makes up for the fact the Astra isn’t the biggest or best to drive estate.

The Octavia estate has been a family favourite for years. Practicality aside, there’s plenty of other stuff to like about the E-Class wagon. It’s comfortable and relaxing to drive, high in quality and comes stacked with luxury and safety kit.

For general estate car duties – family, dogs and luggage – it’s more than up to the job. As the lightest estate car in its class, the Leon ST is confident and agile on the road. Boot space: 5litres.

Stylish, minimalist Scandi-design elements, some of the most comfortable seats anywhere in the car market and a hi-tech, large dashboard touchscreen ensure a highly comfortable estate car. A 560-litre boot (expandable to 5litres) adds that all-important practicality, plus there’s a host of safety equipment, including a semi-autonomous piloted driving feature that can accelerate, brake.

The tall, wide body makes the this estate feel almost like an MPV, and the (optional) seven seats - all highly versatile - make it a very practical option and a Best Buy used estate car. Avoid the earlier models without stability control. It’ll happily carry five adults, as well as an impressive amount of luggage in its spacious 610-litre boot. The cabin is well built and comes with lots of practical storage compartments.

The only downside is that it just isn’t very exciting. Whoever organises the trophy cabinets at Skoda must be kept busy. Its Octavia has won more wards than most drivers knew existed.

JD Power customer satisfaction survey, it has silverware to spare. The reason for this success is simple. BlueHDi GT Line is predicted to hold onto just over 25% of its value after three.

Here was a company that had spent the past six decades selling safety and now wanted to let its hair down and live a. And they have practicality to burn. Some of the best -looking versions of popular cars are estates. Check the shape of the boot if you want to carry something.

What you need to know. Just remember, different driving styles and environments will. It’s thanks to these big boots that. The version we’re testing has 4×and a tow bar, so it can pull a boat up a slipway or a horse out of a fiel yet it does better than 50mpg in the official test.

Citroen CPicasso 1. Although early versions of the car cost close to £400 ID prices will eventually start at around £20for a car with range and performance comparable with electric superminis at that. Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer 2.