the time has come when I have out grown my little fabia..... time for a family car me thinks... I have been looking around at various makes and models and have a few shortlisted:

Vauxhall zafira design : think this is top of the range (don't really know) possible a 1.9 or 1.7 tdi on an 08 plate £7400 50k on clock

or

Vw Touran 1.9TDi S 90pd , on an 06 plate , black with alloys , air con , 6 speed etc all usual stuff, 24k on clock .... £7995 full service history

am needing a 7 seater cos have 2 kids with previous relationship and 2 in current and 1 on way, so Fabia is out the door , any ideas or prefs??

Im really thinking the vw but the zafira is 2 years younger for less money but has more miles....

wow you've been a busy man

At the hire company I work for, we have 3x Peugeot 5008 Diesel. Good to drive.

http://www.peugeot.co.uk/vehicles/peugeot-car-range/peugeot-5008/#

Dave

^^

Toughie, with that amount of people to carry, surely its worth getting a full size MPV? Something like this sharan?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201106379352257/sort/priceasc/usedcars/price-from/7000/maximum-mileage/up_to_60000_miles/model/sharan/make/volkswagen/page/1/postcode/mk22nr/radius/1500?logcode=p

Or the ford version

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201104378416949/sort/priceasc/usedcars/price-from/7000/maximum-mileage/up_to_60000_miles/model/galaxy/make/ford/postcode/mk22nr/radius/1500/page/1?logcode=p

Matt

The current shape Ford Galaxy is nice for an MPV.

And it's a full size 7 seater, where some of the smaller ones can be a bit of a squeeze.

Drive OK too, certainly better than a Vauxhall Zafira.

if it was me i would get a Zafira GSI lol

Of those two I'd go for the Touran.

I am quite keen on the Ford MPV's though. I've never driven any of them so I'm not best placed to comment, but from reading reviews etc they are supposed to be a really nice blend of sportyness AND practicality. Plus they are some of the best looking MPVs on the road IMO. The C-Max, S-Max and Galaxy mk2 would all be on my list.

I wouldn't get a Sharan/Alhambra/Galaxy mk1, they are an ancient design now!

lol now your all making things hard for me.... to many options.. I have looked at Galaxys , Sharans, Alphambras etc but they all seem to be very high mileage at the price im looking....

have just been on a few touran forums and they seem to be a dog of a car with numerous faults , like pas pumps going all the time, steering racks, abs modules etc... but im sure that if I looked into forums for all cars id find the same? right?

Im just looking a good reliable people carrier, just wish skoda did one :(

any more suggestions?

if it was me i would get a Zafira GSI lol

i was looking at an sri zafira , but am wanting to keep the insurance low too

Wasn't impressed with the 6th and 7th seats in my Mk 1 Grand Scenic, pretty useless for anything other than short journeys. Same goes for a mates Zafira, I'd hold out for a proper 7 seater if you can, or in your case get a Mercedes Viano so you've room for another one.

any more suggestions?

Land Rover Discovery?

You can take the whole family offroading too!

Only one problem, you did say reliable didn't you?

So is your budget about 8k ?

Land Rover Discovery?

You can take the whole family offroading too!

Only one problem, you did say reliable didn't you?

So is your budget about 8k ?

yes mate budget was 8k ...... I went out to get the touran on monday, I spoke to the the sales guy on monday morning and he was going to keep it over until 2pm for me, I was running late and the time I got there it was after 3 and guess what?.... yes it was SOLD... gutted to say the least....

so today I went for the plan B and went for the Zafira, from local main dealer an 06 zafira Design 51k 120bhp for 7499£ over five years £187 per month and only 3 month warranty... £400 to upgrade to a year...

I had a few more to see so off i went to another dealer...

06 zafira club 34k on clock 1.9cdti 120 bhp, black, £7400, was all set to buy this one, the sale guy went to get it from the compound and guess what.... it had been stolen..... gutted again...

so told the dealer I was going to go back to the dealer that was selling the zafira design, and he told me he could do me a good deal, as he didnt want me going back to the other guy...

so, I got a 07 Sri 19.cdti 150 bhp, in black with privacy glass, ok it was £8300 but he gave a good APR, got the car with full mot, tank of diesel, mats n flaps, years warranty and the repayments only £194 per month £7 more than the first car.... was well pleased

.....Wild Card....

1995 E class estate (W124) with 7 seat option.. Specifically, the E320.. Take the family drifting. Might have to fit the engine from an E650 though (432hp)... drool.

EDIT: oh, too late... never mind You got a nice motor.

Edited 15 February, 201115 yr by Rob.

I would have kept the FABIA and told the OH to get a bus with the kids

If I had suvived that then I would have looked for a Touran

National

those 150 cdti's map to near as damn it 200bhp...

do it!!

i was at an rr day where my fabia made 173bhp...

and a guy with a 150 zafira made 155 standard and then either 193/197bhp with just a tuning box

found the dyno print for it

Edited 16 February, 201115 yr by BigJase88

Sorry only just seen this thread. Check out the crash test they did on 5th gear on a normal 7 seater, where the rear 2 seats were totally obliterated in a rear end shunt.

If I really needed to seat 7 on a regular basis, I'd get a van.

Know you've already bought, but had to say it... How about a mini bus? My mum comes from a family of 6 kids and they had a mini bus at one point, would be well cool

(Someone's already recommended the 7 seater mercs above).