Estate cars can be practical, fast and cost-effective used buys - here are the best out there from £3000
If you can forget the head gasket horror stories that often haunt Rover-built cars, then you can grab yourself an excellent fast estate. And even if the head gasket had indeed gone, it’s most likely been fixed as they tend to go around the 40,000-mile mark. Rover described the MG ZT and ZT-T as ‘highly collectable’ when first released and out of the 883 that were made there are few still on British roads.
Underneath, however, was a snarling bulldog. The 4.6-litre Ford Mustang-derived V8 produced 256bhp and 302lb ft — fed through the rear wheels — allowing the Brits to bite back at their German rivals. ZT-T 260s are becoming very hard to find , but we found a nice 127,000-mile example forRain, ice or snow — the WRX Sport Wagon will have your back all-year round, and allow you to channel your inner Colin McRae.
Where the Impreza WRX Sport Wagon excelled as an all-year load-lugger, the 365-litre boot — which can be increased to 1266-litre by folding the rear seats — is a bit on the small side in comparison to its rivals. Finding an unmolested example might be a tad tricky, but the wait will be well worth it. We spotted a clean example for
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