Want to get a larger people carrier..advice for which ones are roomy, reliable and not too expensive.

[mindermummy]

Not too much to ask!!!!

But we have a zafera at mo, and it just has no room!! we are looking at the bigger ones and wondered if anyone had views, opinons etc.

thanks
cxxx

Multipla! HUGE boot and 6 full seats with loads of legroom

Hyundai Trajet was best of all the many ( multipla, grandis, zafera, ML, Santa Fe) I've driven over the years in terms of value and space - could fit two double buggies and shopping in deep boot.

BONGO!!!!!!!

My parents Espace did 100,000+ miles and only broke down once in 10 years.

My all-time fave (for ease of parking) was the Voyager but that's expensive.

Mitsubishi Grandis has a lot of boot space behind the third row of seats and is cheap.

I'm with Seeker - get a bongo. Loads of room, 8 seats including driver, will take a disabled buggy in the boot as well as all the people, seats fold down to a bed, and can be removed. It's not particularly pretty but it has its own charm plus you get to wave to other bongo owners!

I have an older chrysler voyager and it's excellent! The only downside is that parts can be harder to source for it but the previous owner had sussed out all the places to find them, so we are okay.
It has 7 proper seats(2, 2 and 3 at the back) and they can be removed easily. I can fit a double and a single buggy in the boot, plus some shopping.

i love our s max

toyota previa its got loads of space, 8 seats and a big boot plenty of room for double buggies

thanks thats a few ideas.

Anyone else??

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friend of mine just bought a 7yr old VW T4 (Caravelle) It is HUGE There is bags of space in the boot. Yes its more a van/mini bus than a car but you can pck soooooo much stuff in there and theres still plenty of room to swing a cat[grin.

Toyota Previa - can't buy them new now but they are just wonderful.

Seeker I have a mazda bondo, best CM car I have ever had! 8 seats and can get a double and single buggy in the boot.

Love our Renault Grand Scenic. Economical but roomy.

can't put car seats in the back row of the vw caravelle. just for information.

Our Alhambra is just fab - it's a big, black diesel thingie, got all the fancy bits you need/want and I love it. We have the elder two DC's on separate rows to stop them fighting. Bliss. 7 proper seats and tons of room inside.

We've got a VW Sharan, which is v.similar to the Alhambra and the Ford Galaxy.

It's brilliant. Not much room in the boot, but you could get a single buggy in there. There is also plenty of footwell space.

The bonus for me is that they have built in car seats, so you can have the seats as either an adult seat, a 9m plus five point harness or a booster seat. There is also a removable head support. I have two of these convertible seats in my car, but you could have up to five of them.

fiat ulyesses, 8 seater, big boot and mine has just died ( had ut for 6 years!) and had done over 180k miles and passed its MOT for the last 3 years with no prbs! cam belt finally gave up the ghost and damaged the engine!