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[Rods2]

The new Jag XF Sportsbrake Estate looks like a real load carrier and a miggy replacement either new for those with deep pockets as £32k or in 5 years plus+, secondhand when a reasonable price. 

http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/new-jaguar-xf-sportbrake-estate

[cem_devecioglu]

very good design.. 
 
but, I need to wait another 10-12 years for its price to be logical here..  

[aaronjb]

Oh yes, sounds good to me! Now .. to keep the Omega running long enough that they're affordable..

[cem_devecioglu]

Oh yes, sounds good to me! Now .. to keep the Omega running long enough that they're affordable..

honestly, under current economic conditions my next car will be a boring 4 pot jap car when/if I sell those   
 

[omega3000]

Oh yes, sounds good to me! Now .. to keep the Omega running long enough that they're affordable..

honestly, under current economic conditions my next car will be a boring 4 pot jap car when/if I sell those   

 



Impressive 

[tigers_gonads]

mmmmm a jag that I can fit gromit in   

Now where is that winning lotto ticket 

Hang on, i'm skint.    Anybody lend me a quid ?   

[Nick W]

Oh yes, sounds good to me! Now .. to keep the Omega running long enough that they're affordable..

honestly, under current economic conditions my next car will be a boring 4 pot jap car when/if I sell those   

I've just come from one of those; a 1.8 GDI Galant estate was not worth the occassionally better fuel economy! It was OK with me in it, at nearly 40mpg, but with a couple of people and/or luggage, performance was non existent and the economy the same as the Omega. I'm just back from 1600 miles in France at 27MPG average, barely dropping below 90MPH on the motorway. Plus, Mitsubishi parts prices are horrific. Try £50 for 2 spark plugs, £150 each front suspension arm(and they are known for making a couple of creaking noise and then breaking!) etc.

A big car with a small engine is not an economical proposition when loaded, whereas an appropriate engine doesn't really notice it. My 3.0l V6 returns the same economy whether loaded or not; the 525 I had before the Galant was the same.

[cem_devecioglu]

Oh yes, sounds good to me! Now .. to keep the Omega running long enough that they're affordable..

honestly, under current economic conditions my next car will be a boring 4 pot jap car when/if I sell those   

I've just come from one of those; a 1.8 GDI Galant estate was not worth the occassionally better fuel economy! It was OK with me in it, at nearly 40mpg, but with a couple of people and/or luggage, performance was non existent and the economy the same as the Omega. I'm just back from 1600 miles in France at 27MPG average, barely dropping below 90MPH on the motorway. Plus, Mitsubishi parts prices are horrific. Try £50 for 2 spark plugs, £150 each front suspension arm(and they are known for making a couple of creaking noise and then breaking!) etc.

A big car with a small engine is not an economical proposition when loaded, whereas an appropriate engine doesn't really notice it. My 3.0l V6 returns the same economy whether loaded or not; the 525 I had before the Galant was the same.

broadly agreed.. but newish honda and mazda models rarely require expensive parts other than normal wear and tear items..
 
my friend has an old mazda 323, never changed any sensor or similiar only new tires, oil,filter  and sparks.. 
 
 
 

[ozzycat]

  i wonder if they do it on mobility

[Vamps]

Oh yes, sounds good to me! Now .. to keep the Omega running long enough that they're affordable..

honestly, under current economic conditions my next car will be a boring 4 pot jap car when/if I sell those   

I've just come from one of those; a 1.8 GDI Galant estate was not worth the occassionally better fuel economy! It was OK with me in it, at nearly 40mpg, but with a couple of people and/or luggage, performance was non existent and the economy the same as the Omega. I'm just back from 1600 miles in France at 27MPG average, barely dropping below 90MPH on the motorway. Plus, Mitsubishi parts prices are horrific. Try £50 for 2 spark plugs, £150 each front suspension arm(and they are known for making a couple of creaking noise and then breaking!) etc.

A big car with a small engine is not an economical proposition when loaded, whereas an appropriate engine doesn't really notice it. My 3.0l V6 returns the same economy whether loaded or not; the 525 I had before the Galant was the same.

Must be special spark plugs to use on a diesel....
We had the Mitsubishi Galant V6 Auto, one of the best cars we have ever had, 90k service was about £600 iirc, but how often does that come around in your ownership?.......

[feeutfo]

Some very nice Estates coming out lately. But that looks like it might be big enough with proper load space.

Front looks a bit like its trying very hard not to look like a BMW. designer stepped back and said "whoops, that looks like a Beemer" change a few lines "there, that's better"

Backs really nice though.

[Cliffo B]

What a beauty!!!!!!!!!!!

Really like the organised tow bar touch

[feeutfo]

Oooh hahoo look at thaaat.

http://www.carshowroom.com.au/newcars/reviews/2789/2012_Jaguar_XFR_Review_and_Road_Test

[Nick W]

I've just come from one of those; a 1.8 GDI Galant estate was not worth the occassionally better fuel economy! It was OK with me in it, at nearly 40mpg, but with a couple of people and/or luggage, performance was non existent and the economy the same as the Omega. I'm just back from 1600 miles in France at 27MPG average, barely dropping below 90MPH on the motorway. Plus, Mitsubishi parts prices are horrific. Try £50 for 2 spark plugs, £150 each front suspension arm(and they are known for making a couple of creaking noise and then breaking!) etc.


Must be special spark plugs to use on a diesel.... We had the Mitsubishi Galant V6 Auto, one of the best cars we have ever had, 90k service was about £600 iirc, but how often does that come around in your ownership?.......

Special plugs, yes. NGK irridiums with no other applications. That was £50 for 4 by the way.

Diesel, no. Mitsubishi GDI is Gasoline Direct Injection. Diesels are DDI.

The whole car suffered from a case of being clever for it's own sake; complicated suspension that offered nothing better than simple struts; inadequate development of the GDI engine with some seriously expensive to rectify characteristics etc.

[Matchless]

None of the recent estates match the Omega for height or width of the tailgate opening, I think it must be a change to the rear impact tests as they all seem to be using similar shapes and structures.
I had to move my daughters furniture recently, it all fitted in the Omega in one trip in October but needed two trips in the Jag estate this time due to width / height limitations.