What cars thread

[BobSaunders]

All,

Another what car thread i am afraid. With a recent addition to the stable of a new born it's time to re-think the car options - and i have hit a bit of a brick wall.

The missus loves her BMW 114i, but it needs to be returned (no option), and she thinks my BMW E91 estate is to big.

I am trapped between the idea of a chieftain tank and something else.. needs space for walking gear, road/mountain bikes, decent long distance driving for motorways, Ok. around Manchester, and incorporating her idea of a small car feel.

Probably will finance something via PX for the E91, and cash injection to make 10k deposit. Probably looking at 300-500 a month maybe. I don't need anything PH... i have a motorcycle. We will do probably 10k miles a year - if that.

Ideas on a post card? Evoque? Discovery? X5? Tiguan? Toureg? ?!

TIA.

[Dr Interceptor]

New Countryman?

They are surprisingly big on the inside.

[jhonn]

Ford S-Max? - they seem pretty practical, car like to drive and not too large. (Or, see Zafira, Tiguan, etc)

[BobSaunders]

Had not considered Ford, or Mini.

I keep going back and thinking what would i want to put my son into in terms of size/weight/safety... I hope this is a standard thought process for new fathers..

[OverSteery]

Dr Interceptor said:

New Countryman?

They are surprisingly big on the inside.

Given how big they are on the outside they must be truly enormous on the inside (but hopefully less fugly)

[Willy Nilly]

I think you should just keep your car. Anything that will fit everything you want into it will be just as big.

[jhonn]

When our kids were young (three of them) and we needed practical transport we ended up with a second generation Espace - one of the main reasons I liked it was you could take the seats out and there was enough room for a couple of trials bikes.

It wasn't a bad motor to drive either (though not the most reliable as it got older). The modern equivalents are probably a lot better - when you've experienced that level of practicality and got used to it, it's hard to go back.

[ZX10R NIN]

I'd say a Ford Edge/S Max in Titanium spec should fit your requirements.


Here's an idea of the specs both should be available well within your monthly budget, also consider these in Vignale trim too.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

S Max

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...


Vignale

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...