Would you recommend your car?

Oh mine is manual - I hate automatics and have regretted buying one in the past. Glad I didn't get one this time too.

I switch off the lane assist - it doesn't drag you over if you are indicating but doesn't work well on little windy roads with white lane markers either side so not good for me but very easy to disable.

I have a Volvo v40 I love it as much now as the day I picked it up from the garage when it was brand new 5 years ago x

VW Tiguan!

Honda CRV hybrid. Love it.

Seat Arona (1.5 model). Similar footprint to a golf but a bit ‘boxier’. Good on fuel, decent tech, does long journeys well.

I have both an Audi Q3 and an Audi Q8 E-tron. I love both and would go with a Q3 or Q5 if you didn't want electric.

Vauxhall Mokka, love it!

I have a 2019 Skoda Octavia Style. I love it. It ticks all your boxes and really is a lovely drive. The Superb is a bigger version of the Octavia if you want even more space.

Toyota rav4 or smaller Yaris suv model
Reliable
Economical

My xc90 can park itself. I’ve owned it three years and tried the parking out once 😂 I do not like not being in control!

We’ve just bought a Hyundai Kona, it’s a ‘mild hybrid’ so the electric battery self charges and is there to give a boost when needed, which it really does.
It’s lovely to drive and has plenty of tech, it scared me to death when it started bonging at me when close to another car! They are bringing out a new version so there are bargains to be had on the current model as long as you aren’t too picky on colour - we ended up with a bronzey-red when I really wanted a lime green one.

I have a higher spec Ford galaxy which would tick all the boxes apart from maybe the last one...

We have a 2005 Octavia Estate 1.9 diesel, and we absolutely love it. As an estate, there's loads of room (we're past the pram stage but have a big, hairy, dirty dog to transport around!), it's pretty good on mpg (typically 45 around town and up to 55 on long motorway journeys, and it is extremely reliable.

As it's old, it's very low tech (!) and I don't know what the new models are like. I know the newer versions are more streamlined/less box shaped so have lost boot space.

It's maybe not cool but such a workhorse. I'll be gutted when the time comes to replace it.

We have recently bought a 64 plate Landrover Freelander Metropolis and we love it! It is far more fuel efficient than we thought it was going to be, has enough electric gadgets for our liking (electric seats, heated seats and steering wheel, electric sunroof to name a few), it has tons of legroom even in the back. We can get two wheelchairs in the boot but with a bit of wiggling and taking apart, but one wheelchair can stand up in there fine with no folding so I imagine a pushchair or pram would fit. It has two isofix points too. The only thing that would make this car 100% for us would be a 6 cd player and it being dark blue.

Oh, it can also park itself, but it's a bit of a gimmick and doesn't always work.

We love ours. Peugeot 3008. Loads of space for isofix seats. You can even put an isofix seat in the front if you want to.

DH v happy with the tech - connects his phone to it, uses the automatic cruise control etc. It has the automatic calling the emergency services or breakdown cover as well. Not that we've had to use this. We also like split air con so we can each have a different temperature!

We will upgrade to the 7 seater this autumn/winter (when they ever get stock). Hoping it's just as good. It seemed nice when we sat in it at the dealership.

I have a Citroen C4 Picasso (think the newer version is called a Spacetourer). It's got heated massage seats at the front, three isofix seats in the second row and two additional seats in the back. If those are out, I can easily fit a large pushchair or half the plants in the garden centre in the boot. The back row has lots of legroom and the middle console isn't obstructing the middle seat, so it's all flat down on the floor.
I love my panorama windscreen. I enjoy the cruise control and speed limiter on long journeys (we visit family by car and it's a 12-hour drive). There are lots of little places to store things. The rear view camera is useful when parking. It's got a park assist feature but I've not tried that out, yet. Mine is a 2014 reg and therefore not the newest thing ever. However, it's doing well so far and I enjoy driving it. Ideally, we need a car with four-wheel drive and I had looked into replacing it with an SUV. Didn't like the tiny windows and the claustrophobic feel. Much prefer the light and the open feel of my Citroen.
Whether it looks cool...well, depends...I quite like it.

I have a golf as well and love it. Have to pop the wheel off the pram to get it in, which is fine. I am thinking of getting the volvo xc60 next to fit a brief similar to the OP's. Interested to hear what you go for, OP.

That system which nudges your steering wheel if you go over the centre line is bloody dangerous, not to mention annoying, especially when you need to cross the centre line!

Mirror, signal, manoeuvre. Indicating turns it off.

I've got that system in my car. There is a button to turn it off but it has to be turned off each time I start the car. I just turn it off when I go on the Motorway as it pulls my car around even when I'm not changing lanes. Alternatively, using your indicators each time you want to change lane seems to cancel it out.

I have a RAV4 Hybrid too. I get around 48 miles to the gallon around town which is just as good as my previous Volvo XC60. I like the RAV4 more than the Volvo - the ride is much better. Although I find the SatNav rather annoying and tend to use Google maps instead. I only kept the Volvo three years but I'll keep the RAV4 for a lot longer I think.

There's loads of room for my 6'2" son and his mates in the back and would easily get two Isofix seats in. Good boot space - we have a partition and the dog has half and we have the other half for luggage and we can get two standard suitcases in.

Is yours automatic or manual? Mine is automatic and it drives me mad - literally!
That system which nudges your steering wheel if you go over the centre line is bloody dangerous, not to mention annoying, especially when you need to cross the centre line! Also having a dial instead of a gearstick is ANNOYING

VW golf GTE lovely car but wish the boot was a bit bigger

@NooNooHead1981 100% with you, ive just traded in my Mercedes A class for a 5 door Cooper S and it makes me smile everytime I get in it. Its totally impractical for the OP but I'm defo a mini convert 😂