An acquaintance bought a new Granada estate back in the late '80s. Lovely thing. Navy metallic Ghia model. 2.8 or 2.9 I think, with an auto box.
He kept it for ages, in fact he still had it when he passed away about 5 years ago. He'd kept it in tip top condition.
Never had one, but often wanted one. I did have a Granada saloon at one time which I did enjoy, but I'm certain an estate would have been even better.
It occurs to me that there is no real modern equivalent to those, or indeed the Carlton estates which were also good.
I guess if you drove one back to back with a modern Mondeo estate or similar, then it might not seem up to much by comparison, but there was a a delightful presence about a Granada that the Mondeo can't quite do. Selective perception of course, as everything has got bigger and arguably, better.
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