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Best MPV for €4k?

  • 21-02-2010 7:42pm
    #1
    commited
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    I've been asked to find a friend a decent MPV for €4k. They won't do huge miles, 15k/year and they have 4 young kids under 6years old.

    This is a sector of the motor industry, I've never looked at, but from what I can see an 02 Zafira seems to be a good choice?

    What options are out there? Reliability and safety would be top of the priorities.


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  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,478 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    The Zafiras would probably be the best bet for the money, however much I dislike them.

    Only other thing I can think of with a reasonably sized engine is a Fiat Multipla or a 1.7 litre Honda Stream

    you'll get 2.0 Galaxys for that money
    Or a 1.8 Kia Carens (3 rows of 2 seats, newer ones 7)
    Peugeot 806 diesels are cheap and vanny


  • #3
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,297 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    I'd also suggest the Toyota Picnic, Citroen Picasso and Mazda Premacy:

    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201005196795212

    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201004196729393

    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200942195542135


  • #4
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,478 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    they'll have to leave one of the kids at home with a Picasso, Bazz


  • #5
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,297 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    they'll have to leave one of the kids at home with a Picasso, Bazz

    Lol, thought they were a 7 seater too back then.


  • #6
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    bazz26 wrote: »
    Lol, thought they were a 7 seater too back then.

    I think the Zafira was the only 7 seater in the segmnt back then . I'm probably wrong though :)


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  • #7
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,478 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    If you're talking small engined 7 seaters - unless you count yokes like the 1.6 Nissan Serena there wasn't a whole lot out there!


  • #8
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,794 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    unless you count yokes like the Nissan Serena!

    oh jeebus....I'd prefer to sell an enfant than buy one of those ! :D

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  • #9
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    slightly off track but You can get 7 seater 307 estates fairly cheap. They get slated in the press for reliablity but anyone I know who had one had no problems. I've never liked Zafira's they are very narrow, and personally any Opel's we've had have not had the greatest reliablity either. The Fiat Multiple has almost no boot. The Hyundai Trajet is another option.

    At 4k you'd be looking for the best condition you can get, rather than a specific model.

    With 4 kids I think I'd look for a Galaxy or a 806. Your going to need as much space as you can get.


  • #10
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,478 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Multipla has a 430 litre boot (minimum) A Zafira with 6 seats up will have much less than that.

    by comparison a Passat has 485 litres


  • #11
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    Your right my bad. Dunno why I thought it was small.


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  • #12
    Jaden
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭Jaden


    It's pushing it aq bit, but you might get a 00/01/02 Hyundai Trajet for that. BIG BIG seven seater. It's a van with windows, and two proper seats in the back row, which is where it should be, and not the boot. The bootspace ain't huge, but we manage with it.


  • #13
    roan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭roan1


    Hi - we have a 04 Diesel Trajet and overall a very good car - best small boot space you will get for these types of 7 seater.

    ALso the VW Sharan we looked at but better value with the Trajet. They sometimes get serious gearbox problems which ours is now just getting so might ahve to replace gearbox which is approx €1000 but got it at a good price in medrlin park motors with this in mind last year.

    Boring but good. The wife thinks its very bloody boring !


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