Best 7 seater for 4k?

MarkoC

What are people opinions ?

Looking for space and french cars are precluded. Year 00 and up.

Cheers

colm_mcm

How big do you need?

Zafira size?
Galaxy size?
Espace size?

MarkoC

As i also have 2 dogs and third baby on the way next month, id say Zafira style would be small for us and galaxy models(sharan/alhambra/galaxy( are too common ...
Looking for reasonable bus with up to 2.5l engine, litle bit comfort and with reasonable spare parts prices.

Cheers

colm_mcm

Does it have to be diesel?

MarkoC

colm_mcm wrote: »

Does it have to be diesel?

Would be an advantage but not very strict with that.

Thanks

L-M

Look who's back!

Juan Pablo

Ticks the comfort box anyway

Vito

colm_mcm

http://m.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201101200772835

hairyman

If you want the best bang for buck then have a look at the likes of a Hyundai Trajet, they are a big old bus with plenty of room for seven adults in comfort.
Not a looker by any means, but a useful family tool all the same.

The seats do not fold flat like most of its newer counterparts but all 5 rear seats can be removed easily.
removing the rear two seats will give you a massive loadbay that will easily hold two large dogs.

Don't bother with petrol engines, if you will be loading your MPV with people and bits n bobs on a regular basis then you will be thankful of the diesels torque and better economy.

MarkoC

Thanks guys so far

For some reason i always stayed away from Korean, Chinese and French cars ...
So far i found few cars which i might concider:

Toyouta Previa 00 and up (hard to find diesel one)
Mazda MPV 01 (dem bad on petrol but overall ok)
Toyota Avensis Verso (thoughts ?)
Honda Stream (little bit out of budget, not sure yet, have to ask from our granny lol )
Mitsubishi Spacewagon 00 and up ( thoughts ? )
Mazda Premacy Comfort 2.0 (very interesting find but not much reviews)

Chrysler Voyager (i know theyr weak points, but you wont fix them forever well, last in my list, no safety talk again please, theyr really good on diesel + theyr big and comfy)

Also visually i really like Vito V230 but after reading reviews im really got scared now ...

Any thought, ideas or additions here ?

Cheers

gerarda

Got one of these 2 years ago and it never gives trouble.

MarkoC

gerarda wrote: »

Got one of these 2 years ago and it never gives trouble.

Also thought about them for a second, but they look so oldish in these days like early Previa models

dustyrooms

i have a voyger with 5 years all i done is tyres and oil big comfortable bus . ok the seats fold down but not flat to the floor. but it can convert to a van in 3 min as just four clicks all seats are out.. good milage and mines petrol. i would buy a grand voyger in 2.5 d in the morning. they last for years. had a space wagon before that a bit zipper but comfort and space very little.

MarkoC

@ dustyrooms

If you dont mind, can you tell me what engine version you have ?
The only thing scares me with 2.5 crd-s are the injectors (very pricey) and auto gearbox syncros

Thanks

dustyrooms

i have a 2.0 se manual , dont like auto torque converters very pricey .all said thats just me . diesel versa petrol . down to milage per month.

MarkoC

dustyrooms wrote: »

i have a 2.0 se manual , dont like auto torque converters very pricey .all said thats just me . diesel versa petrol . down to milage per month.

Oh right, so you have the first model so

Yes i agree here with the mileage thing, 2.5 crd is dem good in that, concidering to her size and weight.

pajo1981

MarkoC wrote: »

Thanks guys so far

For some reason i always stayed away from Korean, Chinese and French cars

Chinese cars? WTF?

MarkoC

pajo1981 wrote: »

Chinese cars? WTF?

Please dont go emotional here but we all know how good were korean cars in early this century, chinese ones are on the same level that korean ones were 10-15y ago :P Oh and i think Korean ones are better ones than frog cars lol
Dont reply please, as thats not the issue here

Cheers

Yawlboy

Land rover discovery td5

MarkoC

Yawlboy wrote: »

Land rover discovery td5

I get your humour lol
Landrover second name is: "Support the UK economy"

pajo1981

MarkoC wrote: »

Please dont go emotional here but we all know how good were korean cars in early this century, chinese ones are on the same level that korean ones were 10-15y ago :P Oh and i think Korean ones are better ones than frog cars lol
Dont reply please, as thats not the issue here

Cheers

Are you from Asia?

I only ask because Chinese cars are not available here.

MarkoC

pajo1981 wrote: »

Are you from Asia?

I only ask because Chinese cars are not available here.

Does it matter where i am from ?

And we have open market, ANY car is available in Ireland if you good enough to bring anything in !
I hope we wont discuss about it here anumore as its NOT the point of the topic.

Cheers