7 seater advice

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I’m looking for a cheap 7 seater, main criteria being:
- 3 ideally separate (or large) second row seats (child seat + teenage + adult)
- large boot
- not worried about 3rd row seat size, will only be used very occasionally for little ones.
- cheap to run/maintain
- reliable

I’ve had a previous bad experience with a Galaxy (airbag faults, clutch, injectors, engine mounts all with a couple of months!), so not keen on one of those.

I keep getting drawn to the French offerings/ Peugeot 5008/Renault Grand Scenic but not sure if this would be wise?

As for budget, up to around £4K - but would also be happy to spend less and keep some in reserve for repairs.

I do enough long journeys to justify a diesel, and have a company EV in case I ever need to venture into ULEZ areas. I’ve become used to autos recently, but given budget/age/likely brand choices I think manual is a safer bet here.

So any helpful insights or advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Interesting suggestion, always fancied an XC90 - any particular sweet spot of model years to look out for with these?

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Back2theFuji said:

Petrol Toyota Verso or Kia Carens (although you are unlikely to get a 2013+ Carens for £4k).

Avoid the diesel Toyotas, they are junk and will cost a fortune in injectors / turbos etc.

Any particular reason to go for a 2013+ Kia Carens? And anything wrong with the Kia diesel engines that you know about?

Something like this looks ideal - with plenty left in the slush fund for repairs (or another toy!) https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202304176...

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ZX10R NIN said:

Car Obsessed said:

I’m looking for a cheap 7 seater, main criteria being:
- 3 ideally separate (or large) second row seats (child seat + teenage + adult)
- large boot
- not worried about 3rd row seat size, will only be used very occasionally for little ones.
- cheap to run/maintain
- reliable

I’ve had a previous bad experience with a Galaxy (airbag faults, clutch, injectors, engine mounts all with a couple of months!), so not keen on one of those.

I keep getting drawn to the French offerings/ Peugeot 5008/Renault Grand Scenic but not sure if this would be wise?

As for budget, up to around £4K - but would also be happy to spend less and keep some in reserve for repairs.

I do enough long journeys to justify a diesel, and have a company EV in case I ever need to venture into ULEZ areas. I’ve become used to autos recently, but given budget/age/likely brand choices I think manual is a safer bet here.

So any helpful insights or advice would be greatly appreciated.

807:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303275...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303215...

Chevrolet Orlando LTZ:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202304096...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202301283...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303145...

Those 807’s look very tempting. Would be perfect, but any reliability issues, especially with the auto box’s?

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Lots to think about - thanks.

I might take a look at some Verso’s and S-max’s. Good to see there’s a few options out there, imagine it’ll come down to what’s available locally in the best condition.

I’ll update once I have made a decision!

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Just thought I’d update and bring this thread to a close - after looking at a few French offerings I’ve ended up with a 1.9tdi Touran. Just felt a bit better quality all round, and still drives like new. So here’s a pic of it with the rest of the fleet.

Thanks for all of the advice!