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Wife has a Zafira - she's half sworn by the brand after years ago walking away relatively unscathed from a nasty crash which involved travelling some distance on the roof (in an Astra)! Today however, I drove home from the south coast to Buckinghamshire and it's a frightful thing! It's an 09, so about time we looked at a replacement. It's a 1.6 'Design' version but at motorway speed I kept checking I wasn't in 3rd.
Think the wife has resigned herself to looking beyond the 'safety' (in her world) of the Vauxhalls. Budget around 10k, but I would consider buying new for a belting deal.
Car needs to take our family (2 kids, dog, tons of clutter) plus occasionally seat 6 (don't think 6 rather than 7 is a deal breaker) as wife and her friends share lifts to kids clubs etc. Not many long journeys, but ideally something quite capable when needed (not performance, just a pleasant drive).
Like the look of the Mazda 5 MPV but has bad reviews (not too bad on PH itself). The Citroens seem to do better on the reviews.
Need to be a good few years newer than 09 if we're replacing. Petrol, manual and that's about it.
Think the wife has resigned herself to looking beyond the 'safety' (in her world) of the Vauxhalls. Budget around 10k, but I would consider buying new for a belting deal.
Car needs to take our family (2 kids, dog, tons of clutter) plus occasionally seat 6 (don't think 6 rather than 7 is a deal breaker) as wife and her friends share lifts to kids clubs etc. Not many long journeys, but ideally something quite capable when needed (not performance, just a pleasant drive).
Like the look of the Mazda 5 MPV but has bad reviews (not too bad on PH itself). The Citroens seem to do better on the reviews.
Need to be a good few years newer than 09 if we're replacing. Petrol, manual and that's about it.
22 said:
Wife has a Zafira - she's half sworn by the brand after years ago walking away relatively unscathed from a nasty crash which involved travelling some distance on the roof (in an Astra)! Today however, I drove home from the south coast to Buckinghamshire and it's a frightful thing! It's an 09, so about time we looked at a replacement. It's a 1.6 'Design' version but at motorway speed I kept checking I wasn't in 3rd.
Think the wife has resigned herself to looking beyond the 'safety' (in her world) of the Vauxhalls. Budget around 10k, but I would consider buying new for a belting deal.
Car needs to take our family (2 kids, dog, tons of clutter) plus occasionally seat 6 (don't think 6 rather than 7 is a deal breaker) as wife and her friends share lifts to kids clubs etc. Not many long journeys, but ideally something quite capable when needed (not performance, just a pleasant drive).
Like the look of the Mazda 5 MPV but has bad reviews (not too bad on PH itself). The Citroens seem to do better on the reviews.
Need to be a good few years newer than 09 if we're replacing. Petrol, manual and that's about it.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201505023126384/sort/atcustom/postcode/so181jy/radius/1500/make/VAUXHALL/model/ZAFIRA/price-from/500/page/1/usedcarsThink the wife has resigned herself to looking beyond the 'safety' (in her world) of the Vauxhalls. Budget around 10k, but I would consider buying new for a belting deal.
Car needs to take our family (2 kids, dog, tons of clutter) plus occasionally seat 6 (don't think 6 rather than 7 is a deal breaker) as wife and her friends share lifts to kids clubs etc. Not many long journeys, but ideally something quite capable when needed (not performance, just a pleasant drive).
Like the look of the Mazda 5 MPV but has bad reviews (not too bad on PH itself). The Citroens seem to do better on the reviews.
Need to be a good few years newer than 09 if we're replacing. Petrol, manual and that's about it.
Fair enough it's the same age but not many miles, ex demo with lots of oprions and you won't be worried about the gearing on the motorway with 230+ BHP from the 2.0T petrol.
22 said:
Wife has a Zafira - she's half sworn by the brand after years ago walking away relatively unscathed from a nasty crash which involved travelling some distance on the roof (in an Astra)! Today however, I drove home from the south coast to Buckinghamshire and it's a frightful thing! It's an 09, so about time we looked at a replacement. It's a 1.6 'Design' version but at motorway speed I kept checking I wasn't in 3rd.
Think the wife has resigned herself to looking beyond the 'safety' (in her world) of the Vauxhalls. Budget around 10k, but I would consider buying new for a belting deal.
Car needs to take our family (2 kids, dog, tons of clutter) plus occasionally seat 6 (don't think 6 rather than 7 is a deal breaker) as wife and her friends share lifts to kids clubs etc. Not many long journeys, but ideally something quite capable when needed (not performance, just a pleasant drive).
Like the look of the Mazda 5 MPV but has bad reviews (not too bad on PH itself). The Citroens seem to do better on the reviews.
Need to be a good few years newer than 09 if we're replacing. Petrol, manual and that's about it.
So - your OH has a car that she likes, you drive it once and dislike it, therefore the car is being changed?Think the wife has resigned herself to looking beyond the 'safety' (in her world) of the Vauxhalls. Budget around 10k, but I would consider buying new for a belting deal.
Car needs to take our family (2 kids, dog, tons of clutter) plus occasionally seat 6 (don't think 6 rather than 7 is a deal breaker) as wife and her friends share lifts to kids clubs etc. Not many long journeys, but ideally something quite capable when needed (not performance, just a pleasant drive).
Like the look of the Mazda 5 MPV but has bad reviews (not too bad on PH itself). The Citroens seem to do better on the reviews.
Need to be a good few years newer than 09 if we're replacing. Petrol, manual and that's about it.
What's your secret?
22 said:
Popped in to see the Citroën today as working near a branch. I'm probably old fashioned but the guy couldn't have been less interested so for now it's crossed off the list. Liking the look of the mazda,will ask the wife for her thoughts.
We didn't buy ours from Citroën for the same reason, never taken it near Citroën for servicing either. It's a shame really, as the dealer network seems to let the brand down.VW Touran
5* NCAP Safety
Miles more comfortable than a Zafira
It will parallel park itself for you.
Whilst an S-Max is a good shout I don't think they feel as good quality inside and the Touran is more compact externally and therefore easier to drive.
The Mazda's looks are a bit challenging and the middle seat on the 2nd row is tiny
5* NCAP Safety
Miles more comfortable than a Zafira
It will parallel park itself for you.
Whilst an S-Max is a good shout I don't think they feel as good quality inside and the Touran is more compact externally and therefore easier to drive.
The Mazda's looks are a bit challenging and the middle seat on the 2nd row is tiny
Edited by wibblebrain on Wednesday 27th May 09:54
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