I need to replace the current family car with something a little bigger. Must be an estate, must be petrol, must be at least mildly interesting. Budget up to £30k and cars up to five years old (ish). My current front runner is a 540i Touring, the 3 litre 'six with ZF gearbox seems to tick a lot of boxes but Mrs Rico is seemingly infatuated with the Volvo V60/V90 side of things. Having read a lot of reviews for the Volvos, they seem to suffer with lag when pulling away and aren't particularly exciting to drive.

Any words of advice or recommendations appreciated, thank you.