What £5k 7 seater ?

[Sanjøy]

Brother in law asked for some advice, they live in London and have a 2 year old, they found out last week they are expecting twins

Will need to move the family about and up to Glasgow for holidays etc.

He likes my W210 but meebies too leggy for him although there is an 80k one on fleabay. Thoughts ?

S

[scottishselise]

How about volvo estate? You can get seats in boot of those.

Stuff like scenic and smax ford (not sure if they are 7 seats) are beyond dull. Would rather have an estate for the budget.

[Fluoxetine]

[Doc883]

How about volvo estate? You can get seats in boot of those.
Stuff like scenic and smax ford (not sure if they are 7 seats) are beyond dull. Would rather have an estate for the budget.

So a £5k Volvo Estate is the height of excitement
We have an S-Max (yes they are 7 seater) and for a family mover they are hard to beat and even handle well but you will struggle on that budget.

[a4drk]

A few years ago when I worked for Honda
I had an FRV as my demonstrator.
I really liked it.
6 seats - 3 in the front, 3 in the back.

The 2 year old can ride up front with his mum & dad.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... ?logcode=p

David

[robin]

It's hard to beat the pre-2000 Toyota Previa in the people carrier world.

There's a mint looking auto in Edinburgh on ebay at present.

The 8 seater (middle bench) is a bit less refined than the 7 (middle captain seats) seater (we've had both), but the kids will destroy whatever you buy, so might as well be a 8 seater. Enormous boot even when all seats full of passengers - cavernous in 4/5-seater mode.

Imported versions are available super-charged

Cheers,
Robin

[r10crw]

It's hard to beat the pre-2000 Toyota Previa in the people carrier world.

There's a mint looking auto in Edinburgh on ebay at present.

The 8 seater (middle bench) is a bit less refined than the 7 (middle captain seats) seater (we've had both), but the kids will destroy whatever you buy, so might as well be a 8 seater. Enormous boot even when all seats full of passengers - cavernous in 4/5-seater mode.

Imported versions are available super-charged

Cheers,
Robin

I've a friend that will not buy anything else, he's now on his third.

[gorrie]

He likes my W210 but meebies too leggy for him although there is an 80k one on fleabay. Thoughts ?

How about a w211... not sure what the mileage cut-off would be, but this sounds a nice spec:-
120K W211

Andy.

[Sanjøy]

He likes my W210 but meebies too leggy for him although there is an 80k one on fleabay. Thoughts ?

How about a w211... not sure what the mileage cut-off would be, but this sounds a nice spec:-
120K W211

Andy.

Already sent him that one, that is a nice motor for the cash.

[gorrie]

With the ageless plate thrown in

[douglasgdmw]

Does a Renault Avantime sit 7 people, definitely a left field choice but I think it looked really good.

Also my physiotherapist swears by the earlier Fiat Multipla. Really quirky choice and if you go for the pre-facelift (which looks too normal) would be a really cheap buy.

George

[kevham]

I've got both a Seat Alhambra and a Volvo estate 7 seater and whilst the Volvo is cramped it is by far the better drive. The Alhambra has good TDi but there are some common niggles - driveshafts, springs, windscreen wipers, aux heaters all have problems so you need to buy with care. £5K will buy
a decent one.

[smee]

might struggle to meet the 5K budget with this

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AvFcILR6zRY/T ... /Lotus.jpg