Currently (browser) window shopping for a car with a good sized boot, but is not particularly big in terms of length. I know this is potentially a bit of an oxymoron, but from what I can see the correlation between boot space and overall car footprint isn't as tight as one might expect. Originally I had been looking at estates, but I guess that MPVs or maybe even SUVs may potentially fit the bill. Won't be buying for a few months at least so just trying to draw up the shortlist of things to monitor and get a feel for the market.
Must have:
-Decent sized boot (>600L with seats up), preferably with no awkward lip etc
-Medium in length i.e. <4.7m
-At least 5 seats and 5 doors
-Isofix
-Reasonable spec i.e. BT, Nav, Aircon, DAB, rear parking sensors, isofix
-Reliable (or rather, not something with a bad track record)
Nice to have:
-No fixed budget but to put a number on it lets say around £15-20k
-Not massively slow (0-60 <10s) - something around 140bhp probably fits the bill
-Comfortable ride, not masses of road noise
Not too fussed around fuel type, mileage likely to be around 12-15k/year of mixed type i.e. regular short journeys and regular motorway use so not a great use case for diesel.
What I originally came up with was an Octavia Estate 1.4TSI in Elegance trim but trying to see what other options may be available. Things like the Superb, 5 series etc are probably just that bit too long for what I'm looking for. I know very little about MPVs but wondering if a seven seater with the back seats folded down may be a route worth exploring
Must have:
-Decent sized boot (>600L with seats up), preferably with no awkward lip etc
-Medium in length i.e. <4.7m
-At least 5 seats and 5 doors
-Isofix
-Reasonable spec i.e. BT, Nav, Aircon, DAB, rear parking sensors, isofix
-Reliable (or rather, not something with a bad track record)
Nice to have:
-No fixed budget but to put a number on it lets say around £15-20k
-Not massively slow (0-60 <10s) - something around 140bhp probably fits the bill
-Comfortable ride, not masses of road noise
Not too fussed around fuel type, mileage likely to be around 12-15k/year of mixed type i.e. regular short journeys and regular motorway use so not a great use case for diesel.
What I originally came up with was an Octavia Estate 1.4TSI in Elegance trim but trying to see what other options may be available. Things like the Superb, 5 series etc are probably just that bit too long for what I'm looking for. I know very little about MPVs but wondering if a seven seater with the back seats folded down may be a route worth exploring
