Baby on way, need a 5 door car, 5k budget? Help.

[Ray meerkat]

Okay dudes
We currently run a 3 door car, Also have a motorbike I am going to sell.
we have our first baby due on the 24th of October.
I would rather get a car with back doors and more boot space for pram ect, ect.
We are on a 5k budget, more nearer 4k the better, more for baby fund that way.
Not bothered about diesel or petrol. Just reliable and cheap. Help would be great cheers.

[TIGA84]

Ray meerkat said:

Okay dudes
We currently run a 3 door car, Also have a motorbike I am going to sell.
we have our first baby due on the 24th of October.
I would rather get a car with back doors and more boot space for pram ect, ect.
We are on a 5k budget, more nearer 4k the better, more for baby fund that way.
Not bothered about diesel or petrol. Just reliable and cheap. Help would be great cheers.

Honda CRV.

[ewenm]

Is there a 5-door version of your current 3-door?

Other than that, Focus drives ok, lots to choose from, estate or hatchback.

[DJFish]

Focus is the baby wagon of choice round our way.
They're not a bad drive, good visibility, enough space for child seats, big boot for prams, and some models have paedo-tints & parking sensors.
Plus isofix is a doddle to retrofit if not already.
Awful turning circle though.

Edited by DJFish on Tuesday 3rd July 13:42

[Ray meerkat]

DJFish said:

Focus is the baby wagOn

Thought about a focus, or a mondeo

[Ray meerkat]

ewenm said:

Is there a 5-door version of your current 3-door?

Other than that, Focus drives ok, lots to choose from, estate or hatchback.

Just a hatchback. I'm not planning any more barns, I'm getting the snip lol

[DJFish]

Pal has a mondeo, says he prefers the focus.......

[rllmuk]

Good date

Seat Leon Cupra R Mk1.

[djfaulkner]

Another vote for Focus

[bigdom]

volvo estate

[Ray meerkat]

rllmuk said:

Good date

Seat Leon Cupra R Mk1.

Take it your birthday is the 24th of October lol

Don't tempt me on the Cupra. I had an Audi s3 with the same engine as those. It was better tho cause it was a Quattro.

[carparkno1]

Alfa 159 - makes you smile every time you leave the house.

[braddo]

I bought a Merc C43. All that baby clobber is heavy so a V8 was called for.

[Rakoosh]

This would be a good choice but I had a similar requirement (for the other halfs car) and was finding the sub 5k CRV's to be quite ropey, missing services etc.

I still think they would've been fine but instead plumped for a Tucson. Not as nice inside but well kitted out and I got a low mile, 06 Tucson (whereas CRVs were older and more miles) ...

Still was painful to buy a big, diesel automatic with power steering but hte ohter half loves it.

TIGA84 said:

Honda CRV.

[eltax91]

We have just had our little boy, 1 month ago. So far, paraphernalia is limited to the buggy frame, pram to fit in it and the travel seat, along with the bag etc

All of this comfortably fits in the boot of the wife's A3, the baby seat fits behind the passenger seat, but leaves me (6'2") slightly short on leg room in the front. My Octavia has a huuuuge boot, so if we decide to take a weekend away, we will use the skoda, it's also slightly more comfortable in the pax seat with baby seat behind.

Can't wait until he is big enough for a forward facing car seat, that will be much much better.

[arollingstone]

depends on if your want an estate or saloon i guess, but a few options;
estate - jaguar x-type, BMW 3 series or 5 series, Subaru legacy/forester, audi a4

saloon - saab 93, volvo c60..

the list really does go on forever, however, my parents have had pretty much all these cars and the best of the bunch seems to be jag x-type, the subaru, and the volvo. All ran for 100K plus, ran problem free during their time with us, and where all pretty cheep to run and insure. mother crashed the subaru @90mph and walked about with nothing but a scratch from broken glass, father crahed the BMW320d into the central reservation and also walked away unscathed.

my best mate just had a child and bought a land rover discovery on the basic that his child would be safe, and he could fit an endless amount of stuff in - budget was 4k and that bought him a seriously nice discovery with 100k on the clock, leather seats, satnav, 7 seats, etc.. does 45mpg diesel and is solid as a rock.

If im honest though, your criteria is pretty broad and there is a lot out there.
have a look at this -
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/postc...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/postc...

[glynnbob]

ford mondeo 1.8ghia,ford mondeo st220(sporty very roomy and luxury) or ford mondeo st tdci estate in performance blue!!! cheap to run and parts cheap.

[Allaloneatron]

Im running a Citroen C4 1.6HDi with one baby. Its big enough, does high MPG, keeps up fine on the motorway/A roads, great safety stats and doesn't encourage you drive fast in any way at all ever. So the Mrs won't shout at you for driving fast with the bubba on board.

[93Jay]

E46 330i or 330D?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3957376.htm



330d

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4027560.htm

[Ray meerkat]

Ray meerkat said:

Take it your birthday is the 24th of October lol

Don't tempt me on the Cupra. I had an Audi s3 with the same engine as those. It was better tho cause it was a Quattro.

That's the old s3. And the bike I'm selling