€15k budget, kid friendly?

Wexy86

Hi All,

Looking for recommendations for a car around the €15k mark.

Currently have a diesel Renault captur and the kids are starting to get bigger and kicking the back off me so need something bit more spacious.

City driving so petrol would be fine, prob around 17k km a year. Husband drives a Passat which I like but after that I don’t know where to start.

Looking for something unproblematic and a decent boot for buggy, kids crap etc

Any suggestions as to where to start?

Thanks

fjon

Octavia maybe?

beggars_bush

superb estate petrol

OfflerCrocGod

Make the bigger car the family car.

Tabby McTat

Wexy86 wrote: »

Looking for something unproblematic and a decent boot for buggy, kids crap etc

Go for an estate.

GavMan

Megane estate? Should pick up a 17/18 reg in a well equipped mid level spec for that. It would probably be diesel. Not too many petrols about

JHet

beggars_bush wrote: »

superb estate petrol

Or diesel.

Both very reliable.

kirving

GavMan wrote: »

Megane estate? Should pick up a 17/18 reg in a well equipped mid level spec for that. It would probably be diesel. Not too many petrols about

Currently have a GT Line on rental.

Looks great, drives well, nicely equipped, but poor seats, offset pedals, gammy touchscreen interface and unforgivably tiny cup holders.

boombang

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2016-skoda-octavia-combi-estate/26043429

Need to do a bit of haggling.

circadian

Whatever you do get an estate I can't emphasise this enough. I've two young ones and once I got an estate everything changed and was much easier to just lug whatever you need around. I keep spares of stuff for them in the car and still have room for loads of shopping etc.

GavMan

Kevin Irving wrote: »

Currently have a GT Line on rental.

Looks great, drives well, nicely equipped, but poor seats, offset pedals, gammy touchscreen interface and unforgivably tiny cup holders.

Had signature Grand Coupe and found it extremely comfortable. Each to their own and yeah the touch screen is not great but I really only used Apple CarPlay so never an issue for me

spurious

Skoda Roomster. High back seat, huge windows, enormous boot, 'quirky' look. An ugly duckling.

Newgrange Warrior

Toyota Rav 4. I got 2015 one for around that last year. Brilliant boot and space for kids in the back. Do keep an eye out for the sol version with leather seats & electric tailgate.

pinking

Audi a4 avant, should be able to get an S line model for that money and the interior is gorgeous compared to some of the other cars mentioned on this thread

beggars_bush

pinking wrote: »

Audi a4 avant, should be able to get an S line model for that money and the interior is gorgeous compared to some of the other cars mentioned on this thread

What year though?

You'd almost get a 2016 superb estate for that

pinking

beggars_bush wrote: »

What year though?

You'd almost get a 2016 superb estate for that

Probably around 2013 or 2014 but the interior is nicer than 2016 skoda. Mileage might be higher on the Audi though

chases0102

Interested in thus too, although my budget of 6-7k a bit more limiting!

beggars_bush

chases0102 wrote: »

Interested in thus too, although my budget of 6-7k a bit more limiting!

megane estate

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/renault-grand-megane-gt-2014/25703047

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2014-renault-grand-meganegt-line1-year-warranty/26008052

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/141-renault-m-eacutegane-estate/25703696?campaign=3

you'll need to haggle a few of them down