cars?

[cheesesarnie]

hello larger family mners.i only have 3dc so were not larger family but we are planning 4 dc.were looking at getting a new car now while we have some spare money.what cars would you recommend to fit family of 6?

hi cheesesarnie! Depends a bit on whether you need all the seats, all of the time. If it is only once in a while that you all drive together, then an estate with extra seats in the boot would be good, otherwise a people carrier might be a better option...

Give us a bit more info - eg will it be your only car in the family, do you have a dog, do you need 4WD? That kind of thing! Then I'm sure people will have lots of advice

Our choice doesn't really count, as we live in Denmark, so bought our car based purely on a tax-break for 'campers' - otherwise car tax is 180% here

well it will be main car,dh will use it for work but will be all of us alot of time.no dog.dont need 4wd.thankyou btw!

Hello Sarnie .

We have a Seat Alhambra for our (soon to be 3) DC. I'd recommend it over the Ford Galaxy and VW Sharan which are very similar, almost identical 7 seaters. Watch out with the insurance on MPVs - really high .

When DC3 arrives shall I drive down in the car and make you broody

BigBadMouse- yes please do!!!!!

dh has been looking at bongos and galaxys i think.

Yup, I have some friends with the Seat BBM is talking about - apparently same chassis as the other two, made in the same factory, just different trimmings and a whole lot cheaper! Friends like it.

really?oh how interesting!i'll tell dh!

Yep, that's right. It is pretty much identical to the sharans and galaxys, same chassis and engines, made in same factory but you get a much better spec for your money with the alhambra - we have the base model and it is fab. One of the galaxy's has a ford engine (the V6, IIRC) but the rest are all VW engines so very robust. The seats come out easily (and fit through my tiny loft hatch). Check out www.parkers.co.uk for reviews

Bongos are incredibly expensive to run. IIRC this is because they are all full time 4WD and automatic so incredibly thirsty. They are definitely thirsty for whatever reason (I have friends with them)