Soldato
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Mercedes V Class is the only option...
The crap that you have to carry with babies is crazy, and women lose the plot and buy the dearest and largest sodding pram, which means big boot.
Kodiaq, or its sister the Ateca are a good shout, the Tiguan is over priced imo.
Kodiaq, or its sister the Ateca are a good shout, the Tiguan is over priced imo.
Having had an A4 avant, and now a bigger XC60, i'd be looking at mid size estates like the Superb. The A4,C class and 3 series cars just dont seem all that big even in estate guise. The crap that you have to carry with babies is crazy, and women lose the plot and buy the dearest and largest sodding pram, which means big boot.
Kodiaq, or its sister the Ateca are a good shout, the Tiguan is over priced imo.
Pffftt. Full size Suburban or GTFO.Let's be honest, the only reasonable answer to this is a Lincoln Navigator.
Congrats on the twins;
Can't really offer any advice - I don't have kids, so never really looked into any proper practical cars. But congrats!
If you want something with 'poke' for £25k, get a BMW F25 X3 35d, 313BHP, 8 Speed Auto, 0-60 in 5.3 seconds etc, yet will still do over 30MPG even in the worst of commutes and can even get mid to high 40's if driven like a saint.
The funny thing is, the 35d in this is the exact same engine as in all the 40d variants in other models (313BHP)
This one (2017) has an amazing spec list for very close to £25K (https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201906289517902)
- Dynamic Damping (Really helps as the standard M-Sport suspension is a bit harsh, this allows you the choice)
- Surround View (very useful to help the Mrs gain confidence when manoeuvring around tight spaces)
- Adaptive LED Headlights (Nice to look at, I don't really notice much difference from any
- Heated Electric Front Seats (even electric seats was not 'standard', the only option I had to forego )
- Heated Steering Wheel
- NBT Evo infotainment (that bit newer/nicer, only added in the last year of production)
I've just swapped the Mrs' X-Trail to one of these (slightly older, but has a good options list including the surround view, LED headlights, and even a Pan Roof) and can't really fault it, the performance is so smooth and it really hauls..
Had this one been around 2 month ago I'd have persuaded the Mrs to get over her fear of white cars (The X3 looks good in white, my Mrs just hates anything in white) as bar the Pan Roof it has every option I'd care about and some of those are very rare (in fact Surround view was on our essential list, only 2 X3's in the country had it when we where looking).
I really like the superb...its such a smart looking car
just looks so pin sharp in the sportline trim
Quite like the Superb styling (more than the Octavia). All this SUV talk has got me thinking of something that sits a bit higher. To me, I prefer a lower car but I can see the thought process behind a higher car for ease of ingress with kids.
This is a myth.
Mid Size? I thought the Superb was the largest estate available lol?