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Originally Posted by Maxxed_Ross
Just to throw one of those big "non MG" spanners into the works how about the last shape Astra? I run one of those as a practical daily driver and it covers most of the bases.
it looks really smart for an estate (there are loads of styling mods possible!), handles really well now I've fitted Eibach suspension with a bigger rear anti-roll bar and it returns well over 40mpg around town - with up to 75mpg on the motorway.
I've also had ours mapped up to 200bhp, so it'll give most things a run for their money. Even when it was standard at 150bhp it felt quite fast
Plus you have nice comfy leather seats, cruise control, parking sensors, loads of room and it tows fantastically well (I was getting 50mpg towing EX259 to Knockhill at slightly higher than legal towing speeds!)
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Sweet, that all sounds very interesting and I have always liked the look of the Astra especially after seeing a red estate Sri cdti with the vxr kit on it. Looked very very nice indeed.
Only issue is that one like that is unfortunately well out of my price range but I can see where your coming from.
I really don't think I want to part from mg at the mo but I'm concerned that if I go the diesel route I won't enjoy it as much so thinking of why not try something totally different whilst we need "fun economy" and go bak to the ZS in a couple of years time. All food for thought.