Spec me a massive car

Mujja · 19 Dec 2016 at 12:29

Participant said:
30 secs to remove an isofix child seats is a small price to pay to avoid having to own an MPV.

Not when you have a child in the seat who is asleep and you need to get to the one in the back who is crying. If you are on your own you won't want to wake the one who is sleeping. If the adjacent seats have luggage on them or another child seat and it's cold and raining where would you move the middle row seat with child to? We've been in similar situations.

fartingspartan · 19 Dec 2016 at 13:02

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Scrutinize · 19 Dec 2016 at 13:42

Going out and coming home with kids is pretty much like mobilising an army, and probably an Italian one at that.

Suggest an APC or VW Transporter / Mercedes Vito.

One of my BILs has 4 kids, two from his partner's previous relationship and two babies are theirs. They live in poverty so they can't actually all fit in their car to go out as a family.

Luke · 19 Dec 2016 at 14:35

Can you import? I know a Suburban has been posted above but that was the route I was going with too. I was going to suggest a Chevy Tahoe which is simply huge.

BigT · 19 Dec 2016 at 16:05

I'd have thought American is the only option for bigger and not a van. But LHD and poor fuel economy are not going to be great. Imagine rolling around in an Escalade though!

Seriously, keep the Q7 and get a roof rack - you'll cope. Or else how does a Mercedes GL compare space wise to the Q7? The last one I was in seemed enormous from up front.

snapdragon69 · 19 Dec 2016 at 16:35

Land Rover County 110 (9 seats, 3 from back doors, 4 from tail door)

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...?make=land-rover&model=defender-110&logcode=p

Armageus · 19 Dec 2016 at 16:45

Scrutinize said:
VW Transporter / Mercedes Vito.

LWB VW Transporter would seem to do the job - huge boot space, although how easy access is to the rear seats is I don't know:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201611260106969

breadturbo · 19 Dec 2016 at 16:51

Be careful with transporters if you use isofix seats, a lot of the layouts do not have any mount points on the back row.

mjt · 19 Dec 2016 at 21:21

VW Caravelle is the way forward. I followed 2 new ones at 130+mph in Germany the other month. I was rather impressed

Not sure about the two-tone paint job though..

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifi...en-caravelle-2-0tdi-150ps-eu6-bmt-dsg/6448691

Troop · 19 Dec 2016 at 21:41

Caravelle close thread

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Best advert or one ..........I'm still driving mine 10 years on!.

Tinders · 19 Dec 2016 at 21:45

Do they do a new version of the Toyota previous or Renault Espace, they had a proper 7 seat setup with a decent boot as well.

Scania · 19 Dec 2016 at 22:12

My sister has four kids ,two over 16 two under 10,and two (albeit small) dogs, they've got a 7 seat X5 M50d X-Drive (think that's it anyway!) and it swallows them and their related crap with ease, goes like a scalded cat too!

Whilst I've never liked X5's particularly (and always hated Q7's - sorry) has to be said it's some machine and a very nice thing to travel in.

Akagi · 19 Dec 2016 at 22:16

Isn't it smaller than a Q7?

mjt · 19 Dec 2016 at 22:16

Tinders said:
Do they do a new version of the Toyota previous or Renault Espace, they had a proper 7 seat setup with a decent boot as well.

New Espace is LHD-only.
There's something called a Toyota Proace Verso but I can't imagine it will be anywhere near as good as a Caravelle.

geekman · 19 Dec 2016 at 22:22

Luke said:
Can you import? I know a Suburban has been posted above but that was the route I was going with too. I was going to suggest a Chevy Tahoe which is simply huge.

I would be tempted by this too. I've driven a few Transporters and whilst they are decent by van standards, if the OP is used to a Q7 it will feel like an enormous downgrade. A Tahoe or Suburban will be just as comfortable and well spec'd as the Q7 and vastly better to drive than any van based vehicle.

chroniclard · 19 Dec 2016 at 22:34

Well I will be driving a Dodge Grand Caravan(Or similar) 7 seater for the next 2 weeks. So will let you know how crap it is.

George Hincapie · 19 Dec 2016 at 23:00

snapdragon69 said:
Land Rover County 110 (9 seats, 3 from back doors, 4 from tail door)

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...?make=land-rover&model=defender-110&logcode=p

Good God no. I wouldn't put my family in one, unsafe in a crash and noisy as ****. There are far better choices.

xs2man · 19 Dec 2016 at 23:29

Acme said:
Isn't it smaller than a Q7?

Correct. X5 is smaller than Q7.

chroniclard said:
Well I will be driving a Dodge Grand Caravan(Or similar) 7 seater for the next 2 weeks. So will let you know how crap it is.

Terrible. Just terrible. That's what you'll come back with.

Akagi · 19 Dec 2016 at 23:33

I have an issue with the boot seats in some of these cars... I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want my children to be in the crumple zone...

SlyReaper · 20 Dec 2016 at 12:47

Massive, you say?