Dad recently bought a 2019 7 seat kodiaq and it's a great car for the price tbh. I borrowed it for a trip to stoke and back and it's a solid car and more comfortable than I was expecting, loads of load space as well. Would definitely recommend it.
from https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/391685-estate-boot-size/Not sure why i've singled you out to ask.....But any idea where i could get inside dimensions which give the inside length all the way through? I sometimes struggle to get 2.4m lengths of wood in my Alfa and it'd be great id any estates allowed really long things.
andEstate boot is 1170mm long, 1000mm wide (between wheel arches). Height is 580mm to parcel shelf & 800mm to roof - that's without variable boot floor.
Bassically, boot is long & deep but not very wide!
XC60 boot is 960 long x 1130 wide
Mondeo is 1148 long x 1140 wide
You can fit 3 meter lengths of timber in if you recline the front passenger seat
from https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/391685-estate-boot-size/
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more dimesions (length with seats up vs down) here: https://www.ridc.org.uk/5444
if it will fit on the roof of your existing car then take it to a showroom and have a play. I went around a number of car dealers with our pram and basket, etc. to check for accessibility/space prior to buying. (you do feel like a spanner tho)Brilliant. Thanks for that. Was thinking of whether i'd be able to fit a Paddle Board in at 10ft, might be do-able with bungee chords to save a roof rack!
agree completely - a SUV just tends to be taller and not necessarily a bigger boot. a fast estate is cool, a fast suv is still a chelsea tractor. The only benefit/need for a SUV is use away from tarmac (not necessarily fully off road, but bumpy farm tracks can warrant the raised ground clearance), apart from that you're paying more for a bigger car which uses more fuel and handles worse...Yeah i'll echo the comments that an SUV isn't necessarily better, we've got an Avensis estate and i find the height of that perfect, it's easier to get the pram in and out of than a taller SUV as you don't have to lift it so far which is especially useful for the wife. I am only 175cm though so if you're tall it may be a different story.
As for getting them in and out, yes you are lower but i've not found it an issue as long as you've got a good car seat that swivels as you're just picking them straight up out of it.
For the trade off you have to make going SUV with the everything being more expensive (tyres, diesel etc) and driving worse, i'd much rather have a big estate car. Plus they're never as big inside as they seem, you end up having to get a huge SUV to get the same interior space as a decent estate car.
We looked at the Mazda CX5 and it was nice but we'd have to get the CX7 to get a boot and the same rear legroom as my Avensis and at that stage you feel like you're driving a bus and stuff like parking on the street in towns becomes more of a headache.
Not sure why i've singled you out to ask.....But any idea where i could get inside dimensions which give the inside length all the way through? I sometimes struggle to get 2.4m lengths of wood in my Alfa and it'd be great id any estates allowed really long things.
I will echo this, although at £25k i would have an F15 rather than an F25 personally.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 got an Ikea Malm bed in my Octavia Estate (along with a few other things, it's like a Tardis), the longest box of which is 205cm and that was with a passenger in the car, with the seat just moved forward a bit. The Superb is about 300mm longer overall I think, so you'd probably have a good shot at 2.4m timbers in a Superb even with a passenger.
This is a myth. I am 6ft 3 and have no problem what so ever with an estate. Two kids and a dog. If anything it is easier for them to get in and out of. A lot easier to get prams in as well as estates generally have a longer load area rather than higher which is far more use in the real world.
Definitely more of a consideration these days, baby/child seats are getting huge! I like the CARWOW reviews, these briefly just check if things fit, to be fair the more legroom the better, but considering how much 'room' you actually need, I don't think defaulting to the largest you can find is a key consideration, for example, the Peugeot 5008 allows the rear seats to individually slide backwards to probably surpass the Superb, however my Sisters 5008 with two ISOFIX seats in doesn't impact on the front passenger seats even with the middle seats in their normal position.One thing to think about is front passenger legroom once the little ones start using rear-facing seats in a year or so (depending on their size). The advantage of a superb is that you will be able to sit properly upfront thanks to the ridiculous amount of legroom in the rear.
We hired one to ferry the Family + Grand Parents around the lake district and it was actually really practical, comfortable and the 2.0 Diesel was peppy enough with decent MPG, and the sliding doors are a revelation for ease of getting in/out in general!Just bought a Seat Alhambra, can recommend for size, 7 full size seats and the rear ones all fold completely flat for van like capacity. Sliding doors too for accessing the baby seat in tight spaces too
Certainly not as cool as some of the cars in this thread but you can't beat it for practicality.
I have a Mk7 5dr. Something like a Group 0 Maxi Cosi Pebble is fine, but a rear-facing Group 1 (9-18kg), forget it. Knees in your face for the passenger.What about a Golf R Estate? I'm 5 foot 8 so don't need the front seat all the way back. Who has experience fitting a baby seat behind the driver in a mk7.5 golf?