Resuming normal service

So ignoring the storage situation for now....

Pup has been thinking about practicalities, it's important to be practical. After all, whatever car we choose we will be needing to cart around a load of spares and various tool based parifinalia combine this with the fact  that my current steed is a 3 door supermini and you can see the temptation of an estate.

Now I know an estate conjures up images of national trust sticker in the windscreen, tartan rug in on the parcel shelf blessed with the distinct aroma of wet Labrador, but there have been some very interesting fast estates.

Now Pup's budget doesn't stretch to the granddaddy of them all the Audi RS2 as funds are about £13500 short, but there is an estate that has a distinguished history in both BTCC and has served the public with a long standing service with the UKPolice force.

I am of course referring to the tyre shredding, front suspension eating Volvo V70R

http://www..com/SALES/1313080.htm

For those not in the know, this is not just another estate with a sports badge and a leather interior oh no. It's powered by turbo charged 5 cylinder engine that was the precusor to the unit used in the Focus ST. It Pushing out 250bhp and 350 Nm of torque with a 0-60 time of around 7 seconds. Being a Volvo it's very safe with multiple airbags, sips and daytime running lights. Ok so none of these are important, but they all add up to a lot of weight that can be stripped, sold and reinvested into the project.

Defiantly one for the list:

Cost:£1000
0-60: 7.7 seconds
P2P Factor: 7/10