Which 7-seater Family Car?

TheEndMyFriend · 22-11-2011 3:24pm #1

Have 3rd child due to arrive in the next couple of months and looking to get a 7 seater. Currently have a SEAT Altea and it won't take three kid seats on the rear seat (2 Isofix + 1 rear facing baby seat) and has no room for extra bodies.

Ideally I'm looking for something along the lines of a Ford S-Max that has a big back seat that will take all the kiddie seats, have 2 extra seats to carry grandparents, school run, when needed.

Not sure I want to go all the way up to a full 7 seater (Ford Galaxy, VW Sharan, etc) but would consider them. S-Max seems to be the best fit for what we need but that are a little expensive. I'm wondering what the other options are.

Age Range: 2006 - 2009
Budget: around 15K
Seats: must take 3 kids seats in back (2 ISOFIX, 1 rear facing baby seat)

My general thinking on this range of cars

S-Max: good car, slightly expensive
Corolla Verso: perhaps a little small?
Senic: french

Picasso: see above

Touran: Ugly

barura · 22-11-2011 3:28pm

The Citreon C4 has a 7 seater option, and a pretty snazzy diesel engine.

Nothing really wrong with some french cars...

Opel Zafira (sp) would be another idea?

What mileage are you doing?

Zubeneschamali · 22-11-2011 5:27pm

TheEndMyFriend wrote: »

S-Max seems to be the best fit for what we need

That's why I bought an S-Max!

I'd recommend the 2.0 diesel over the 1.8. Here's an 07 Zetec with leather and sunroofs for under €15K.

colm_mcm · 22-11-2011 6:27pm

A multimac 3 seat system might be way cheaper than changing the car altogether

Not that they cheap

http://www.multimac.co.uk/quick_checker_results/51/354

barura · 22-11-2011 6:36pm

Cheap enough to keep your Saloon and not have to worry about what your next car may be hiding! Wow! That's awesome!

bazz26 · 22-11-2011 9:34pm

2010 Mazda 5 here for €15k:
http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201143205222609

or a Mitsubishi Grandis:
http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201136204377182

colm_mcm · 22-11-2011 9:38pm

That Mazda is cheap enough to justify €630 tax

slave1 · 22-11-2011 9:42pm

Bought a 09 S-Max a few weeks back, very happy with it, much more room that the C-Max it replaced, lots of power too (1.8D)

TheEndMyFriend · 28-11-2011 5:50pm

What do people think of the Corolla Verso? (08-09 the old model). It's a little cheaper than the S-Max and it seems there are more of them about at the minute.

It's obviously not a lot to look at, but let's face it, I'm buying a boring family car at the end of the day and I'm more interested in safety, practicality and reliability at the end of the day

Which 7-seater Family Car?

Comments