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thelodger
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:49 pm 
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OK I have been offered a ok price for my 2 year old E7 am moving to PH so am looking at a good estate car.

Been offered a Toyota avensis 120bhp fully loaded for £17,800. anyone got any opinions on what is the best Estate car to go for?
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skippy41
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Skoda Superb 170 CRD or a green line if you can find one, mega room for all

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIYs7oBUO3w

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used ... t/priceasc

There is 2 or 4 nearly new ones on the first page for less than the tonka
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thelodger
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Been told there is about a 26 WEEK waiting list for new Superb estates.
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Skippy can give up driving if he's earning that much commission!! :lol:
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the previous model avensis was very solid and held its value evan at auction

it was the badges i couldnt understand
D4D TD4 T4 ........help!

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skippy41
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thelodger wrote:
Been told there is about a 26 WEEK waiting list for new Superb estates.


There are 3 pages full of them just take your pick
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thelodger
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Where mate?
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captain cab
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thelodger wrote:
Where mate?


In skip's mind. :lol:

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skippy41
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thelodger wrote:
Where mate?


In the link I put up or got to auto trader and put the details in yourself

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used ... t/priceasc
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Caledonian Cabbie
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skippy41 wrote:
Skoda Superb 170 CRD or a green line


Doesn't the Greenline use the 105 bhp lump, thus why recommend the 170 as an alternative?

Why not the 140?

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skippy41
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skippy41 wrote:
Skoda Superb 170 CRD or a green line


Doesn't the Greenline use the 105 bhp lump, thus why recommend the 170 as an alternative?

Why not the 140?


Depending if he wants economy or brute power.
The 140 CR has not long been released so there wont be much choice yet
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Nidge
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There's plety of Superbs for sale round here.

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There's plety of Superbs for sale round here.

I think there's one for sale in the Carlisle area. :lol: :lol:

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skippy41
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Sussex wrote:
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There's plety of Superbs for sale round here.

I think there's one for sale in the Carlisle area. :lol: :lol:


When did B&Q start selling Skodas :lol: :lol:
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captain cab
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Sussex wrote:
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There's plety of Superbs for sale round here.

I think there's one for sale in the Carlisle area. :lol: :lol:


Its a rare model....its 4 speed ffs.

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