I like big booty...

littleredspot

I'm looking to for a younger model. I currently drive an 08 Ford C-max. I find it great to drive but I need a little more space. The boot is 432l and I regularly remove 1 or all seats (or just tilt up all 3) to give me up to 1684l. So yeah I regularly use it like a van. I'm looking for something with a slightly larger regular boot space but as I live on a cramped street in the city I really don't want to go much longer eg an estate. The current C-max has a smaller boot and the C-max Grand's isn't flat and you're paying for the extra row of seats (which I would rarely use)
Ideally I'd like to spend under €13,000 after trading in the 08.
Any ideas? Open to all suggestions.

bazz26

Renault Scenic or Citroen C4 Picasso perhaps?

colm_mcm

What about an Altea XL?

Lyle Lanley

I'd be looking at a Kangoo, Berlingo, transit connect or something along those lines. All available with easily foldable rear seats and have plenty of boot space.

littleredspot

Thanks for the replies.

bazz26 wrote: »

Renault Scenic or Citroen C4 Picasso perhaps?

My garage guy won't touch Renault or Citroen due to reliability issues. Do you think this is unfounded? The Citroen does keep coming up in my searches.

colm_mcm wrote: »

What about an Altea XL?

That one was off my radar, I like the look of the boot.

Lyle Lanley wrote: »

I'd be looking at a Kangoo, Berlingo, transit connect or something along those lines. All available with easily foldable rear seats and have plenty of boot space.

Practicality wise these make sense but do you think they'd be suitable as a family car when not in use as a van? Good to drive?

Lyle Lanley

littleredspot wrote: »

Thanks for the replies.


My garage guy won't touch Renault or Citroen due to reliability issues. Do you think this is unfounded? The Citroen does keep coming up in my searches.




That one was off my radar, I like the look of the boot.




Practicality wise these make sense but do you think they'd be suitable as a family car when not in use as a van? Good to drive?

I've driven a fairly new Transit connect and it's nice, doesn't feel like a van at all. The older Berlingos and partners we used for transporting divers and gear down in the canaries and they were perfect for that. I'd imagine the newer ones are nicer as a car though.

colm_mcm

The new fords are actually decent enough to drive, I know someone who has a transit connect crew cab that he uses for business and as a family car (I know, I know) Think it was 95bhp originally but he chipped it to 125. You can slide the seats and bulkhead forward to make it into a full size van.
It's still a van with windows though, but to be fair the new 1.5 engine is very quiet, and noise insulation etc is very good on them.

dubrov

Passat? Even the saloon version has a pretty big boot

colm_mcm

Nowhere near as practical as even something like a Superb, which is a hatchback. The back window really restricts what you can carry. Then there's the length of the car vs the cmax

littleredspot

Lyle Lanley wrote: »

I've driven a fairly new Transit connect and it's nice, doesn't feel like a van at all. The older Berlingos and partners we used for transporting divers and gear down in the canaries and they were perfect for that. I'd imagine the newer ones are nicer as a car though.

colm_mcm wrote: »

The new fords are actually decent enough to drive, I know someone who has a transit connect crew cab that he uses for business and as a family car (I know, I know) Think it was 95bhp originally but he chipped it to 125. You can slide the seats and bulkhead forward to make it into a full size van.
It's still a van with windows though, but to be fair the new 1.5 engine is very quiet, and noise insulation etc is very good on them.

Had a look and the Berlingo was looking good. Wife took one look and that was the end of the van type option!

dubrov wrote: »

Passat? Even the saloon version has a pretty big boot

Thanks for the suggestion but need the higher roofline

colm_mcm

Have you ever considered getting a trailer?

littleredspot

That would be the handiest thing. I do a lot of camping. Nowhere to store it though as I live in the city.

littleredspot

Traipsing around some garages tomorrow. Thanks for your ideas. The comment about the trailer reminded me of something I saw regularly in the States. The Thule Easybase. I reckon if I get one for the camping trips then I won't need the boot to be quite as large after all.

oscar2

littleredspot wrote: »

Traipsing around some garages tomorrow. Thanks for your ideas. The comment about the trailer reminded me of something I saw regularly in the States. The Thule Easybase. I reckon if I get one for the camping trips then I won't need the boot to be quite as large after all.

That's a brilliant piece of kit just found it.
https://www.thule.com/en-gb/gb/cargo-carrier/towbar-cargo-carriers/thule-easybase-_-949000

Thanks for the idea.

littleredspot

Oscar2 this one gets good reviews and you could open the boot when empty. http://www.bak-rak.com/