7-seater petrol under £10k
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First post! I need to buy a large 7-seater - my daughter uses a wheelchair.
My conundrum is, I mainly do city driving so diesels are out (or are they if I get the DPF maintenance cleaned?!) I occasionally do longer drives, maybe every month or 6 weeks.
However there just don’t appear to be many large 7-seaters for that price that are petrol. I looked at a Touran but it’s too small to fit wheelchair plus luggage.
Sharans are a good size but the only ones I found are Japanese imports. Went to see a few but the garage guys wouldn’t give straight answers so I don’t trust them.
How about Grand C4 Picasso? 2017.
Have seen some petrol Galaxys but they have the eco boost engine which apparently goes kaput.
All other 7-seaters seem more like estates with some extra seats in the back. Which means the boots isn’t much bigger than my current boot.
Suggestions?
My conundrum is, I mainly do city driving so diesels are out (or are they if I get the DPF maintenance cleaned?!) I occasionally do longer drives, maybe every month or 6 weeks.
However there just don’t appear to be many large 7-seaters for that price that are petrol. I looked at a Touran but it’s too small to fit wheelchair plus luggage.
Sharans are a good size but the only ones I found are Japanese imports. Went to see a few but the garage guys wouldn’t give straight answers so I don’t trust them.
How about Grand C4 Picasso? 2017.
Have seen some petrol Galaxys but they have the eco boost engine which apparently goes kaput.
All other 7-seaters seem more like estates with some extra seats in the back. Which means the boots isn’t much bigger than my current boot.
Suggestions?
edc said:
I think you will struggle at this price point as it means they are all a certain age and nearly everything was a diesel at this period.
The Grand C4 Picasso is not much if any bigger than a Touran. I haven't measured but have the former and would be surprised if you noticed any real difference in size. They did a 1.2 petrol.
Hmm, I thought the Picasso was a bit bigger than Touran. I’ll check carsized website before deciding whether to view. The Grand C4 Picasso is not much if any bigger than a Touran. I haven't measured but have the former and would be surprised if you noticed any real difference in size. They did a 1.2 petrol.
Thanks for these extra ideas, I will look at these too. We will occasionally have 5 people in car so need three full middle seats coz the kids are still in car seats. Back two seats can go flat to put wheelchair in boot.
Am not bothered about style at this point.
Interesting to hear that some people are ok using diesels in the city. All I hear is never to do that. But surely not everyone driving a diesel goes on long drives every week?
Am not bothered about style at this point.
Interesting to hear that some people are ok using diesels in the city. All I hear is never to do that. But surely not everyone driving a diesel goes on long drives every week?
Thanks for all these suggestions. I couldn’t reply yesterday, could only post five times before it locked account for a day.
That petrol Galaxy looks good but I’ve been wary of ecoboost cars. I joined that Facebook group ecoboost nightmare and have been put off by all the horror stories.
I’m going to go through calendar and see how much I actually drive long distances, maybe diesels will be worth another look. We have ULEZ here but we can get an exemption due to disability.
That petrol Galaxy looks good but I’ve been wary of ecoboost cars. I joined that Facebook group ecoboost nightmare and have been put off by all the horror stories.
I’m going to go through calendar and see how much I actually drive long distances, maybe diesels will be worth another look. We have ULEZ here but we can get an exemption due to disability.
Yes, we could get motability but then you get less DLA. At the moment, I’d rather have the DLA. I’ve just seen a diesel s-max. Looks pretty big in the boot, not quite as big as a galaxy but still bigger than a zafira.
However, it’s diesel! And I only do around 5000 miles a year. Mainly don’t use the car during the week as I walk the kids to school and cycle to work. So many mixed messages about diesels. Some people say it’s a nightmare with dpf, others say that it’s fine and they’ve done city driving for heads without it being a problem.
Have also seen a petrol smax but the eco boost/boom problem puts me off. Are they really that bad?
I quite like the elysion etc, however I do also like a proper boot with parcel shelf.
If only I had three times as much money to spend…
However, it’s diesel! And I only do around 5000 miles a year. Mainly don’t use the car during the week as I walk the kids to school and cycle to work. So many mixed messages about diesels. Some people say it’s a nightmare with dpf, others say that it’s fine and they’ve done city driving for heads without it being a problem.
Have also seen a petrol smax but the eco boost/boom problem puts me off. Are they really that bad?
I quite like the elysion etc, however I do also like a proper boot with parcel shelf.
If only I had three times as much money to spend…
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