Used estate cars for sale

Estate buying guide

These days, SUVs are often more popular than estates, but don’t rule out the humble wagon just yet. Estate cars are usually based on hatchbacks or saloons, meaning they’re lower to the ground than SUVs and often drive better as a result. Estates are typically more efficient than an equivalent SUV, too.

Read our guide explaining what an estate is and whether you should buy one.

Why buy an estate car?

While many covet the higher driving position you often get in an SUV, the lower ride height of an estate does have its advantages. You don’t have to lift heavy items so high to get them in the boot, and putting bikes or a roofbox on the roof rails of an estate car is easy. Let’s not forget that dogs will find it easier to jump into an estate car’s boot than an SUV’s. That alone might sway it if your dog isn’t just a furry friend, but part of the family. Want an extra perk? You’ll be charged less at hand car washes than SUV drivers.

Diesel used to be the main fuel of choice for estate cars, but these days you’ll find lots of engine choice. Whether you want diesel, petrol, hybrid or electric, there’s an estate car to suit, plus the choice of manual or automatic gearboxes and different drivetrain options. There are even four-wheel-drive estate cars if you’re anti-SUV but want to hit the rough stuff.

Whether you’re after a stylish estate like the Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake or Mazda 6 Tourer, or a load-lugger like the supremely spacious Skoda Superb Estate, you’ll find the estate car for you for sale at Motorpoint.

Still need helping choosing the perfect estate? Our handy guides are here to help:

• Best estate cars to buy
• Best hybrid estate cars
• Best electric estate cars
• Best family estate cars
• Best reliable estate cars

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