Hi,
We have just got rid of a 53 Peugeot 307SW Hdi. (with extra seats)..
Up until 140k we thought it was great, versatile, cheap(ish) to run etc..but
gearbox went at 145k and then various other bits..after we did the sums transpired that in the last 25k (14 months) we had spent 4,000 plus on repairs and servicing..so we've gone back to subarus, not 7 seats but hard as nails..have you considered transit/mercs..they drive like cars, there are some good second hand deals around, and they (the mercs) have street cred,
Best of luck.
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I had a Grand Senic for 4 years, Petrol bottom of the range version and it was ok. The two pop up seats in the back were very small. Once i'd gone over 100,000 miles it started to fall apart, costing an average of £200/week for 3 months before i could get rid. Some of the issues are now covered by a call back - The electronic dashboard packing in (No Speedo etc), Electronic handbrake locking on.
I'm now on a VW Touran (Bottom of the range, see a theme forming). The pop up seats are huge, we easily fit adults in the back. 51,000 miles and it's still good. it's the diesel version and i'm getting 42mpg, even with my lead foot.
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Get something with sufficient vertical height, not an estate car, if you want to make carrying bikes easy.
Espace is still my favourite. Multipla for a smaller and useful mpv (3 seats across the front).
And get yourself a toy for when you want to be "sporty".
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S-MAX here too, very good at doing what it says on the tin. prefer it to the Mondeo estate I had before.
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To the people who always say 'get an estate', I have had loads of 'sporty' estates, I like owning an MPV as they are so easy to own and use, I have to make no compromises with it. I couldn't give a toss about the 'image', and if that bothers you then I'd suggest your own self confidence is a little lacking...
Now I have kids and bikes, I can't see myself going back to a conventional car anytime soon..
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Cheers for a lot of thoughtful and useful info.
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I am on my second new shape Galaxy,the last one did 130k in 28 months.
It had a clutch at 128k but nothing else went wrong, it is a company car, used to ferry various industrial Espresso machines and equipment about all week!
It is fast enough (never thought it lacked power anyway) very comfortable, and averaging 45mpg from the 2.0 tdci.
The present one will be replaced with a new shape VW Sharan in December (providing they are released in the Autumn as planned) but to be honest i wanted another Galaxy.The previous Sharan's and Tourans we had on the fleet(50 cars) were unreliable and spent most of the time waiting for new gearboxes due to the "2nd gear crunch" which seems to happen to most of the VW's (including the Transporters and Caddy's we have)
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If a Mk3 Mondeo Estate such as mine can be said by the enthusiastic driver to handle 'well with a comfortable ride', how does the equivalent S-Max handle (body control, road-holding, bump absorption, steering feel etc.) in comparison?
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Have got a Caddy Maxi window van at work, ours is specced as a 5 seater, but they do a 7 seat option too as well as a domestic version with carpet and stuff. Like a Caddy, but longer. With just the 5 seats it is very kit swallowing.
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I have no idea how the seats fold in a Smax, but the reason I bought (2) Zafira's was because the seats really did 'vanish' into the floor when not in use unlike the Galaxy where you had to store the seats somewhere before you could use the load space, now I know it sounds as if it shouldn't be a problem, but once you end up continually picking your kids up from activities/parties & you get the call to get someone else's sprog/s, or the dreaded 'please can they come back to our house for tea' then you'll be thankful. The other big plus is that they are pretty small, so easy to park & manoeuvre around town etc.
The downsides are the weedy petrol engines & the massive A pillar that can kill pedestrians on zebra crossings, but the 'normal' day to day aspect of the car & its size generally make up for it.
I must say they drive quite well too, I'm used to quite quick cars, but great fun can be had hustling these boxes into submission.** Times may of changed since I bought my last Zafira in 2006, just looking to buy an estate diesel for camping duties to replace it now we no longer have the need for 7 seats
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The seats in the new Galaxy/Smax fold totally flat into the floor
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I bought an 8 month old Galaxy 2.0TDCI Zetec in March - best car I've ever had, love it to bits. It's the consumate mile-muncher / motorway car, stick it in 6th and cruise at 90mph / 2,800rpm (mid-40's mpg). Sh*t loads of space and nice to drive / easy to park with the parking sensors. All 5 back seats folded into the floor: van-like carrying space.
Only negative I can find is the power steering is way too light which makes throwing it through the twisties frustrating, but to be fair, that's really not what it's designed for.
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