A friend of mine has an old Toyota Previa (the original model) which has finally become uneconomic to repair (for MOT) and with honours can hang up its boots.....
He asked me what to get, I'm not sure of the budget but assume it's not high. My thoughts are:
Sharalaxy, probably the Alhambra if available, later models (say 2002 and up) for better equipment / reliability ? Avoid the 2.0L VAG Petrol and 90PS TDi too I'd guess ?
Vauxhall Zafira - but which model ? I'd guess a diesel or a 1.8/2.0 petrol.
VW Touran - probably quite expensive, avoid the 1.6 maybe ?
What of the Citroen C8 / Peugeot 806 / Fiat Ulysse triumvirate ? I recall much negative publicity about build quality and reliability but did this get sorted on later ones ?
The newer Toyota Previa, not sure how cheap these will be, I'd go for the D4D myself but I guess the auto 2.4 petrols are cheaper (but thirsty) ? I suspect that the Corolla Verso is too small but there was an Avensis Verso too wasn't there , again - could be too pricey.
I would advise that he avoids any Renault Espace / Grand Scenic - lovely cars but unreliable and expensive to repair (at least the one's he can afford) ?
Any thoughts from the back-roomers - I seem to recall that someone runs a Galaxy to stellar (pardon the pun) mileages ?
Edited by idle_chatterer on 18/03/2010 at 09:18
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