7 seater car recommendations

[SleeplessinEastSussex]

We are looking for a 7 seater car for 2 teens and a baby. Our budget is £18k as a absolute maximum.
We live on the countryside but drive to London and back once a week. Needs to be reliable and an automatic.
Please give me your recommendations

vauxhall zafira might be worth a look (used)?

We love our Seat Alhambra. Ours was £21k and 6mo old so scope for within your budget. It's automatic with a lovely, smooth gearbox (actually I think there's 2, that's why it's so smooth). An absolute breeze to drive.

Forgot to add, that we love the Alhambra so much because it's really wide to get in the back (for larger bottoms like myself) as the middle seats fold and also slide forward, the boot seats are also wide and the leg room reasonable for an adult (unless you're really tall). I'm 5'3" and a size 16, and I find it absolutely fine in the boot seats.

Don't get a fiat 500mpv. I bloody love it as a 5 seater but the rear seats are for tiny folk. My 10 year old is squashed in there. Sorry I can't give you a recommendation!

Agree with @PurpleCrazyHorse I love our Alhambra it's got 7 decent seats and I love the sliding doors! Makes getting in and out of parking spaces with car seats and children a joy!

Have you considered a van? Shuttle or kombi Vw

Citreon Picasso c4?

Why do you need 7 seats??

We have the Picasso C4 5 seater and it is properly wide enough for 3 in the back.

If getting a 7 seater absolutely a sliding door!

c4 grand picasso

Don't forget to consider device charging points, especially in the boot if you're putting teenagers in the rear seats

I have a Ford Galaxy, basically the same body shell as Seat Alhambra and VW Sharan.

I have a nine seater ford tourneo van, was about 24kish but you could get one for less. Its amazing, i love it. I can put my side by side double buggy in the boot without even folding it down.

I did have nice cars audis and BMWs before the arrival of number 4