Recommend a new 7-seater, 2.0l or less

msbrobe

Hi
Just as the title says I'm looking for recommendations for a 7-seater 2l or under for my sister & hubby. They are expecting baby no.3 and will have 3 kids under 4 so will need decent boot space too. They will be buying the car under the disabled driver scheme, will have to be auto and they would prefer diesel
Cheers:)

msbrobe

Sorry, should have mentioned budget including their tarde in/sale of current car will be +/- 35k

cozzie55

i'd look at the Ford s max, excellent 7 seater motor, you'd be looking at closer to 40k though for an auto one. The new opel zafaria is another option and would be around the 36k mark for an auto. Both of these are 2l diesel options

Some car brands get an extra few quid off from the disabled drivers association. Think fords get €750-1000 off the car on top of the rebate of vrt and vat. Something to consider possibly

Do they really need the 7 seats or is it just so they can have a bigger boot when the back seats are down?

If you need any info on the disabled drivers scheme let me know, we've got 5 cars under the scheme at this stage.

colm_mcm

Why under 2 litre? Engine size is irelevant these days with co2 ax and vrt.
Cars with higher vrt will give you more of a saving.
Road tax will be free for them anyway but don't go too high or it will impact resale.

Leonard Hofstadter

colm_mcm wrote: »

Why under 2 litre? Engine size is irelevant these days with co2 ax and vrt.
Cars with higher vrt will give you more of a saving.
Road tax will be free for them anyway but don't go too high or it will impact resale.

Any car being bought under the disabled scheme must be under 2.0 litres (otherwise you must pay VRT), they didn't bother changing the engine size restriction when the VRT system was changed:rolleyes:!

colm_mcm

Oops, thought it was for a disabled passenger somehow

msbrobe

Thanks for the suggestion Cozzie - I've mentioned the s-max but my sis not so keen, I think they are a a great car. They really do need a 7-seater, they are big into the family days out at weekends and often bring along other nieces or nephews. Cheers!

Drummerboy08

New Zafira is worth a look, massive improvement on the previous model.

colm_mcm

Why aren't they keen on the smax, is it too big or they just don't like the look of it?

Henry Ford III

Zafira is a 5+2 seater isn't it?

alias no.9

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

New Zafira is worth a look, massive improvement on the previous model.

You really need a full fat 7 seater if you've got to put a high back booster in the rearmost row.

edit... Scratch that, thought it said 3 under 4 and expecting another but it's expecting number 3 so any of the mini MPVs with 3 full size seats in the second row should be fine.

Matthewjohn

Seat alhambra there a great car nice to drive very spacious and well specced

OldmanMondeo

Galaxy/Sharan/Alhambra are basicialy the same car. I would consider these before the S-max or Zafira. It is a proper size 7 seater.

But before they chose diesel over petrol, what type of driving will they be doing? if just short runs / city driving, then I would tell them to get petrol. Diesel engines will not be suitable for this type of driving. If they are going to be doing a lot of motorway driving, then get the diesel.

Matthewjohn

OldmanMondeo wrote: »

Galaxy/Sharan/Alhambra are basicialy the same car. I would consider these before the S-max or Zafira. It is a proper size 7 seater.

But before they chose diesel over petrol, what type of driving will they be doing? if just short runs / city driving, then I would tell them to get petrol. Diesel engines will not be suitable for this type of driving. If they are going to be doing a lot of motorway driving, then get the diesel.

I think you are thinking about the previous generations of these cars the new sharan /alahambra are completely different cars to the galaxy

OldmanMondeo

Matthewjohn wrote: »

I think you are thinking about the previous generations of these cars the new sharan /alahambra are completely different cars to the galaxy

True, the Galaxy now uses ford running gear while the others use VAG, but size wise the would be quite similar.

msbrobe

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

New Zafira is worth a look, massive improvement on the previous model.

How is the new one better - my other sister has '07 and I wouldn't be a big fan, I have no idea what goen on under the bonnet but its not the nicest looking car!

colm_mcm

The zafira tourer has individually sliding rear seats which makes it possible to get into the back row without everyone getting out of the middle row. I believe you can now fold the rearmost seats without sliding the middle seats forward - something you couldn't do before.

It's still not a full size mpv though.