Ideas please!

[DonJippo]

We are going to get a new family member in May and I'm planning to upgrade our Focus STW to a bit bigger car. One choice I've been thinking is Focus C-Max but what other options there are for a five person family? Anyone with good ideas?


P.S. A.F.F. Skoda is not an option ;)

[Magnus]

Audi Allroad
Mini Cooper Clubman S ;)
BMW 3-series Touring with X-drive
Used Volvo XC90
Volvo XC70

[GridGirl]

Subaru Imreza diesel. You know you'd like too. ;)

[Daniel]

Subaru Imreza diesel. You know you'd like too. ;)
I've heard some not so good things about Subaru's diesel engines.

[MrJan]

Lotus Elise?

Oh and a FIAT Uno for the wife and kids ;) :D

Congratulations by the way, unless you are just planning to steal a new family member in which case...well I couldn't even comment.

[Tomi]

buy a Audi or Passat diesel, 4WD

[GridGirl]

I've heard some not so good things about Subaru's diesel engines.

No idea about em. I just know the Subaru garage I've been working at for the past week has sold quite alot of them already. Mind you I have been working in Coventry, it might just be because they are more relaible than Jaguar's. :s

The Volvo's would be a sensible option, but I just cant get past the fact that they are so dull.

[A.F.F.]

Skoda is always an option.

[maxu05]

Toyota Hiace :D

[leopard]

I like car with some corners, in case the price is affordable VW Caravel looks luxurious.

For tighter budget Mazda E2000 wouldn't be bad choice.

[Mark]

No idea about em. I just know the Subaru garage I've been working at for the past week has sold quite alot of them already.

You do Subaru's my girlfriend does fork lift trucks, who's got the better deal here :p

[pino]

We are going to get a new family member in May and I'm planning to upgrade our Focus STW to a bit bigger car. One choice I've been thinking is Focus C-Max but what other options there are for a five person family? Anyone with good ideas?




Your Focus STW ? :confused: I tought you still had the ugly Seat :p :

Anyway if I were you I would go for that Volvo we hired in Sweden last year...was it the XC 80 ? :s mokin:

Magnus has good suggestions...apart from the Mini's :p :

[Daniel]

Your Focus STW ? I tought you still had the ugly Seat :p :

Anyway if I were you I would go for that Volvo we hired in Sweden last year...was it the XC 80 ? :s mokin:

Magnus has good suggestions...apart from the Mini's :p :
Can you reccomend a good Suzuki? :cheese:

:p

[pino]

Can you reccomend a good Suzuki? :cheese:

:p

Yes a Wagon R+ :cool: :p :

[Daniel]

Yes a Wagon R+ :cool: :p :

I was thinking more along the lines of a Vitara or Grand Vitara. I hear they're great :p

[pino]

I was thinking more along the lines of a Vitara or Grand Vitara. I hear they're great :p

Not a good choice for Don, you need a lot of driving-experience for that car :p :

[DonJippo]

you need a lot of driving-experience for that car :p :

No wonder you had to change yours to other brand ;)

[Daniel]

Not a good choice for Don, you need a lot of driving-experience for that car :p :

Does that mean you have to be old to buy one of them? :mark: :p

[DonJippo]

Your Focus STW ? :confused: I tought you still had the ugly Seat :p :

I still have it but don't worry not for long and you are not going to see it anymore :)

[Daniel]

I still have it but don't worry not for long and you are not going to see it anymore :)
Good :) Time to get something which isn't so slow it sends me to sleep :dozey: :p

[pino]

No wonder you had to change yours to other brand ;)

Did that because I got bored just after 1 month ;)

[GridGirl]

You do Subaru's my girlfriend does fork lift trucks, who's got the better deal here :p

I also do Fiat chain as well as a BMW, Porche and sportscars group. I might throw myself off a car transporter before I finish all that lot. We can gladly swap. I'd quite like a go in a fork lift truck. :D

What about a Vauxhall, a Meriva or a Zafira.

[Abo]

Zafira is pretty flexible, decent space-wise for getting kids in. I had a GSi which was pretty fast but thirsty.

How about a Vectra Estate? A bit boring but get an Elite and you get some nice options like colour satnav, leather, heated seats etc., and it won 'Estate Car Of The Year', the load area is huge! It's a proper estate, not like some of the 'lifestyle' wagons you see about.

The V6 Diesel is a great engine, my father in law has a Signum with it. I've got a 1.9CDTi which is cheaper, a bit taxi-sounding but the it chips easily to 200bhp ;)

[DonJippo]

Thank you all about your tips, I think I've found the one I want, I'll let you know later this year what it was :D

[pino]

Thank you all about your tips, I think I've found the one I want, I'll let you know later this year what it was :D

You will change mind 10 times by that time :p :

[veeten]

remember, estate or minivan. Because, you have kids now.... :\

:p :

[DonJippo]

remember, estate or minivan. Because, you have kids now.... :\

:p :



The one on the way is our third one....and it will be estate :D

[Daniel]

Is it one of these? :p

http://www.evo.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_UK/dir_425/car_photo_212745_7.jpg

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.evo.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_UK/dir_425/car_photo_212745_7.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/205048/bmw_m5.html&h=272&w=408&sz=19&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=8xVWJgmC8KpdGM:&tbnh=83&tbnw=125&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dm5%2Bestate%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26saf e%3Doff

[DonJippo]

Is it one of these? :p

http://www.evo.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_UK/dir_425/car_photo_212745_7.jpg

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.evo.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_UK/dir_425/car_photo_212745_7.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/205048/bmw_m5.html&h=272&w=408&sz=19&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=8xVWJgmC8KpdGM:&tbnh=83&tbnw=125&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dm5%2Bestate%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26saf e%3Doff


Not quite but something like that ;)

[Rollo]

A Mondeo or a Vectra - A Focus S-Max is a bus and therefore unsexy.
For your own sanity if you must buy something which requires you to turn around and yell at kids, then make sure that they're within yelling distance.

A Mondeo ST220 sans ST220 will give you something you can secretly throw about when there's no little people in the back. You just can't do that with a bus.

[pino]

Don, you still in time to make a great choice : Volvo XC 70 just forget is made in Sweden :p :