new 7 seater

[daydreamer45]

Hi. I want a new 7 seater but am bamboozled by the options out there. I currently have a ford galaxy which is lovely but wanted something different this time. Does anyone have recommendations? I need a spare wheel too - can't be doing with a puncture repair kit!! Thanks.

Hi,
what is your budget?
Will you be paying cash or finance?

Tesla!

Or Volvo XC90 hybrid.

Seat Alhambra (or VW sharan) - sliding doors 😍

But they're probably only the dream accessory if you've got little ones!

Range rover does pretty decent seven seater with fold down seats.

I’ve got a Seat Alhambra - 4 years old now and love. It has the electric sliding doors, electric sunroof & boot. It’s been great. Was considerably cheaper than the identical VW Sharan (bar the badge). Previous to the Alhambra I had a Volvo XC90 and loved that too but the turning circle was pants!!! So in my search for the car after the Volvo the main issue was a small turning circle which the Alhambra has. It’s not flash though... more of a working car than good looking.

Oh and my kids are now 14, 13 & 9 (so 10, 9 & 5 when we got it) and the sliding ELECTRIC are a godsend - not just for little ones!

agree, sliding doors are brilliant with kids

We can probably go up to £32Kish. I want sat nav and parking sensors too. Has anyone got a renault grand scenic? I looked at the sharan but didn't love it. I also need a big boot for the dogs (back seats will be down then). Cheers.

We have four children and a large dog (golden retriever). We also often need to put bikes on the roof/bike trailer and we absolutely love our Sharan (with sliding doors). We had a Renault (Espace) before the Sharan, which I loved - apart from its total unreliability so I'd never have a Renault again.

We didn't want a large 4x4 as I really don't care about a badge, we don't need to tow and round here they are ubiquituous so it's rather nice to be in something different .

However, that said, now that the children are 14, almost 13, 10 and 8, legroom is becoming a bit of an issue so I'm not sure where we go next. We did look at a Discovery but they seem to me to be a total reverse tardis - they look huge from the outside, but put 6 people in one (3 of whom are 6ft or over) and a dog, and there really isn't much space inside.

Another vote for the Alhambra. We think ours is great for our family of 6!! A problem we found with 4x4s such as the X5/Q8/XC90 was that, although lovely cars with large boots, once the two back seats were up, the boots were not much more use than one in a MINI! Plus, the two back seats wouldn't be comfortable for anyone over 5ft. Cars such as the Alhambra have the full-sized rear seats so are comfortable for most anyone.

check out a SSangyong Tourismo

7 seater, huge boot, loads of equipment, 5 year warranty from new and some excellent pre-registered deals about

I wouldn't get a Renault.
Had a scenic a few years ago. Nothing but problems. Hugely unreliable and costly. Never a Renault again!

Grand senic is smaller than the galaxy. I’ve had Renault’s with out any issues.

Skoda kodiaq?

Or Kia do a big 7 seater.

Kia Carens 7 seater is reliable in petrol form, but its a smaller MPV 7 seater similar to a Renault grand scenic or Vauxhall Zafira Tourer.

The Vauxhall Zafira Tourer is the best value 1 year old, plenty available with big discounts as Vauxhall often sell them to lease or hire companies who use them for up to 1 year and sell them on.

The best value brand new is the 7 seater Fiat Doblo which can be had with big discounts and should come in around £12k

The best value big 7 seater is the Ssangyong Tourismo

The best big 7 seater is the Ford Galaxy IMO

The Citroen space tourer and Peugeot Traveller also come with 5,7 or 9 seats and while they are a good vehicle, the prices are high similar to a Galaxy.

As a left field option, the Nissan X-trail can be purchased with 7 seats and comes with a strong petrol engine option.