Hi all,
We have a 1994 medium sedan that's getting a bit past it. Hubby is very keen on upgrading to a car with a 5 star ANCAP rating, for bub. He also wants a wagon since we're going to be doing a few driving holidays a year (nothing major, just Syd-Melb), and most likely a diesel car.
We're not averse to buying used since a car depreciates so quickly.
We've narrowed it down to a couple of options, which cost around $35k.
Ford Mondeo
VW Passat (used)
Our maybes: Mazda 6, Subaru Liberty/Outback, and the Hyundai i30 if we decide to go for a small car over the medium options listed above.
Would appreciate any thoughts on the matter. Personally I'm a bit iffy about spending $35k. I mean, that's a whole deposit for an IP there, but oh well, at least hubby has already lowered his budget from $70k (he wanted an evo) to a $50k family car to the current $35k budget).
Any thoughts gratefully received!
We have a 1994 medium sedan that's getting a bit past it. Hubby is very keen on upgrading to a car with a 5 star ANCAP rating, for bub. He also wants a wagon since we're going to be doing a few driving holidays a year (nothing major, just Syd-Melb), and most likely a diesel car.
We're not averse to buying used since a car depreciates so quickly.
We've narrowed it down to a couple of options, which cost around $35k.
Ford Mondeo
VW Passat (used)
Our maybes: Mazda 6, Subaru Liberty/Outback, and the Hyundai i30 if we decide to go for a small car over the medium options listed above.
Would appreciate any thoughts on the matter. Personally I'm a bit iffy about spending $35k. I mean, that's a whole deposit for an IP there, but oh well, at least hubby has already lowered his budget from $70k (he wanted an evo) to a $50k family car to the current $35k budget).
Any thoughts gratefully received!