I am hoping that someone on here can help me.
We are looking for an estate car (preferably) to replace our 2004 Ford Galaxy about 2 to 3 years old - budget upto around £10k.
As we will be making several long (to Switzerland) trips each year as a family of 5 (3 kids aged 12, 10 and 6) - it is importnant that the back seat has decent legroom, but also that there are 3 separate seats (rather than the middle one being simply a space between the 2 outside seats.
It is not necessary that these 3 seats move independently.
Can anyone help advise me as to which (if any) estates offer this configuration?
Thanks in advance
Rick
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Berlingo/Partner and IIRC Picasso both do.
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Most mpvs like Scenics, Picasso will do this.
Estate wise, the Peugept 307 Estate does it as well
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Third'ed on the Picasso. I have two sons who are 6foot+ and never have a complaint.
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Just to clarify - I really do not want another MPV (even if a smaller one than the Galxy). A large family estate (Mondeo or Vectra sized) - but with excellent back seat comfort is what we are looking for. I would even go for a hatchback or a saloon if necessary - but if we went via the MPV route, then we would probably go back to a Galaxy or S-Max. Effectively this would be a waste though - as we rarely used more than 5 seats (though this was usually 2, 2, 1 to try and separate the squabbling brood!).
Thanks again.
Rick
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Pug 307 SW and very economical if you get the diesel. It's a much bigger car inside than people think. Also, the pano roof on these cars is amazing.
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I would not want to have three people in the back seat of a Mondeo estate for long. There is not a lot of leg room and there is a transmission tunnel which makes it uncomfortable to fit your legs in. This relates to the previous model Mondeo, not the one that is just released.
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"there is a transmission tunnel"
But it wasn't a transmission tunnel in the previous Mondeo - probably some structure of the car but it's front wheel drive ;-)
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I think that this must be right - it is either an MPV or less comfort for the kids!
One final thought - much of the problem with the middle back seat in a conventional car (estate or saloon) is due to the lack of a flat floor in the back. Can anyone advise me as an estate that does not have this intrusion (and also what this intrusion is for in FWD cars?!)?
Thanks again for all the help - much appreciated
Rick
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Sorry - I have just read through the other thread on "transmission tunnels". Interesting - though not a happy answer for my kids!
Rick
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Do some estate cars still have extra seats in the boot? Not that you'd want to go to Switzerland in one I suppose.
A lot of family squabbles would be avoided if cars still had three seats in the front, because you could award the front seat for good behaviour.
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Three in the front means either a Honda FRV or a Fiat Multipla. Or a bus conversion of a Transit, or VW Shuttle. So we're back to MPVs again...
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A C5 estate should meet the requirements for a flat floor, but not seperate rear seats.
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