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People Carrier/Family Car

  • 31-07-2014 9:19am
    #1
    Charliebull
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,448 ✭✭✭


    Hi all sorry if this has been covered before

    can anyone recommend a good people carrier or family car


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  • #2
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,721 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Charliebull wrote: »
    Hi all sorry if this has been covered before

    can anyone recommend a good people carrier or family car

    We've had two 7 seater MPVs...
    1.6 petrol Zaferia. Nice car, bit gutless and the rear most seats are a total pain in the hole to raise/lower.
    1.6 diesel Citroen C4 Grand Picasso, nice to drive really comfortable, economical for a large car (47-8 mpg), seats easily raised and lowered and they aren't too bad for bigger children/teens on a long journey. power enough, we've pulled the caravan with it and it had no problems. People are afraid of reliability, but we've found it very good and only minor niggles other than servicing, considerably cheaper than the VW/Ford similar vehicles. Friend has one and its also been reliable.


  • #3
    Frankie Lee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,285 ✭✭✭Frankie Lee


    Charliebull wrote: »
    Hi all sorry if this has been covered before

    can anyone recommend a good people carrier or family car

    Knowing a rough budget, type of driving done, number of seats and space required would be helpful for giving advice here too.


  • #4
    Charliebull
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,448 ✭✭✭Charliebull


    Frankie Lee wrote: »
    Knowing a rough budget, type of driving done, number of seats and space required would be helpful for giving advice here too.

    ok i suppose a 12k budget, thats not necessarily the limit for the right machine

    2 adults and 3 kids and associated baggage

    general family run around and holiday car, driving to france etc


  • #5
    Zubeneschamali
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,686 ✭✭✭✭Zubeneschamali


    We have an S-Max like this one, and it is the business. Big, comfy, drives well, air conditioning, cruise control. Ours is an 08 like that, but on double that mileage, no major issues. (That one looks to be a UK import, so either the 1 owner or the private sale is untrue...)


  • #6
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,986 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    I have a Ford Galaxy and it is a fantastic car for 3 kids,it has loads of boot space and loads of foot space and all the seats are full size.


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  • #7
    ewj1978
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,936 ✭✭✭ewj1978


    I have a Mazda 5. Sliding doors are the job and multiple seat combinations.
    But my advice is... Try them all. Goto dealers climb into them, take them for test drives. See which one suits you. Everyone is different.I must have spent 2 days climbing into/driving different models.


  • #8
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,692 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Broken record here ..... gonna give another recommendation for my trusty Honda FR-V - 6 seater. But 6 decent seats, not 5 + 2 for infants.


  • #9
    Zubeneschamali
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,686 ✭✭✭✭Zubeneschamali


    ewj1978 wrote: »
    Goto dealers climb into them

    Yes - and if your kids use child seats or boosters, try putting those in and see where they work. Some cars are a lot less flexible than they look - which of the car's seats have Isofix?

    Some people think "Oh, I'd never be able to park a bus that size!", but a bit of practice (and some sensors!) and you'll have no problems.


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