10 CHEAP & FAST Family Cars That Are Practical & Fun! (UNDER £5,000)

Cheap, fast, practical and dare I say it, luxury cars that are great for families that want to have fun! These 10 cars offer great performance under £5,000, with all the practicalities you need for daily life with an average sized family.

I hope you enjoy!

I hope you enjoy the video!

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Chapters
Introduction: 00:00
Ford Mondeo ST-220: 01:00
Skoda Octavia vRS: 02:03
Lexus GS300: 03:03
VW Golf GTI: 03:55
Subaru Legacy: 05:05
Vauxhall Vectra VXR: 06:26
Renault Megane RS: 07:31
Mercedes C350: 08:34
Jaguar XF: 09:30
BMW 335D: 10:35
Close: 11:33

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Music:
Background: My (musically gifted) sister
Outro: Ship Wrek & Zookeepers - Ark [NCS Release]

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10: Ford Mondeo ST-220
9: Skoda Octavia vRS
8: Lexus GS300
7: VW Golf GTI
6: Subaru Legacy
5: Vauxhall Vectra VXR
4: Renault Megane RS
3: Mercedes C350

2: Jaguar XF

1: BMW 335D

[claudiomocanu]

That's exactly what I wanted to ask you to make! Also I would like to see two more videos made by you: video about VW (from the different car brands series) and also some really fast and reliable cars. Even if you dont read this I still love your work and the way you make the videos, keep it up sir!

[shellcoast]

1 car i think would be amazing for a quick family car is the 2007 - 2014 Ford mondeo 2.5T Titanium with that legendary ford focus ST from the same year, with its 220hp 5 POT. It is ULEZ FREE and can get 30 MPG (depending how you drive it). The start from £2450 for a 2007 with 89k miles and can get a good 2010 for £3990 with 78k miles. A truly amazing fast ford, i am getting one for my first car and the insurance is pretty cheap for what you get at only £1680 for me but will be different where you live.

[DanandKim]

I used to have a mitsubishi Galant estate, it was a great car, handles well and was very comfy. But they also made a VR4 version that was a 2.5 v6 twin turbo with all wheel drive, absolute beast.

[Mr_Robbo_G]

Perfect video for me, asked on your last cideo for this and you've come through as always 👍🏻

[fizankhalid]

I love how you say, "Subaru". kept rewinding the video 10 times to to listen to it again.

[tempessst]

You should add the alfa 159 to the list especially the 2.4 jtdm. They're okay in reliability, they are GORGEOUS, and with a remap they can be quick. That 5 cylinder sounds awesome and you can get decent fuel economy too. There are problems with a rusty front subframe and the electriccs but they're really not that bad.

[DylaanBluee]

My favourite family car is definitely the jaguar xjr575, just love them

[danpaul]

My favourite is the Omega (99-03). I've had 3 of them, 2.0 GLS was my second car, then a 3.0 Elite, followed by a 2.6 MV6. really wish I'd kept the MV6!

[zsb]

I love these three out of your picks: that Ford Mondeo, the Subaru Legacy (saloon version) and, of course, the Jaguar XF (X250, LCI). The journey to 100, 000 subscribers is almost over 👍👏.

[abu]

I used to love my old mondeo... Very comfortable ride and practical for the family. The only drawbacks really was that the stereo was in the wrong place and my turbo had issues.

[tylerlamont]

Late to the topic but my dad has a 2018 renault megane estate version and it's always done us really well. Quite comfortable and good to drive

[PHIPO]

The mk3 Mondeo st does also come in an estate aswell. Also the mk4 Mondeo does come a 2.5 turbo from the st for under 5k. Dream family car is the Audi rs6 Avant.

[RobertBrownieJr]

I love my VW CC, not got a family quite yet but I know it'll be perfect. 177 gt dsg is absolutely rapid for what it is and I think it's beautiful too. Cheers JB

[jthomas]

Hey JB, fantastic work bro....keep it up!! How about doing a some vids on the most reliable cars uk? Im talking about cheap long lasting vehicles that wont bust the bank to repair? Cheers mate!

[themease]

Favourite Family Car - for me is a Skoda Superb 2l TD it's massive!

[BlackLines]

Saab 9-5 2.3T Aero HOT would have been a good shout ... 260bhp, bags of torque and can get into one for around 3 grand with around 100k on the clock. Nice interior too.

[mrmivisuals]

Can you do a video with the most reliable BMWs under 5/6k? More selfishly what do you recommend? I recently secured a decent paying job and want to upgrade from my dodgy 2012 astra gtc. Don’t want something boring but also want something fairly reliable. I have been binge watching ur videos alongside “high peak autos” and “definitely not a guru” and your videos are all class. Appreciate the thought and effort that goes into these!

[henzo]

Hey mate, great as always! Just a little wonder, I have currently got an Alfa guilietta QV however due to having to travel a lot for work needing to get a more economical, practical car. Any chance of advice on economical, practical yet fun cars for under 10k or so. Thanks again!

[ftpie]

I just found myself in this position and bought a 2012 C Class Estate (220 CDI).

Serious reliability and 170 bhp with headroom to pass 200. Drives lovely although definitely leans towards comfort over fun!

[OriginalOwner]

Personally my favourite sleeper familly car is a late model ford Siera although not so special as it stands yet the engine bay is huge so big you can alter the mounts and fit a 5 and a quater liter supercharged jaguar engine in it. Once thats done the siera becomes a true familly rocket.