If you’re in the...
If you’re in the market for a prestige estate, now is the time to buy.
The popularity of SUVs and MPVs, combined with increased numbers
of load-luggers on forecourts, means prices are feeling the pinch.
So much so that the premium a one-year-old BMW 320d Touring carries over the identical saloon version has dropped by 51 per cent – from ÷£1,275 in August 2006 to only ÷£625 now. That’s according to EuroTaxGlass’s, publisher of trade bible Glass’s Guide. The Mercedes C220 CDI and Audi A4 2.0 TDI Avant didn’t fare as badly as the BMW, but also struggled, dropping by 27 per cent and 25 per cent respectively.