the 3series Touring has all the room you might need and is good to drive and will hold its price better than most

Thanks for your reply Skodalan, I’ve driven an S-max a few years ago, and whilst plenty of room, I have to admit, it felt like driving a 9 seater mini bus! Although the newer model may be better....to be honest, I didn’t even realise they still made them until I just looked at the Ford website! Don’t think you see many new ones around?

I’ll take a look at the Superb as I’m aware it’s an excellent car.

So at the moment, it seems the Sorento and 5008 are contenders for size, especially as the gains on my current 430 aren’t that big in comparison to the the BMW and Merc.

From looking at what seems like ‘hundreds’ of reviews, I was under the impression that the Sorento and 5008 were half decent drives?

Onwards and upwards!

If it's space you need, forget SUV formats, as they do not prioritise interior space, the mechanical drives and suspension design compromise that. Instead, look at the big estates, 5 series, E class estate are lovely wagons. Cheaper options are the Mondeo estate and the Skoda Superb, probably unbeatable in terms of overall competence and value for money.

I fear Bazza's observations may be a few generations out of date. SUV's these days, apart from a select few old school hard core examples (like the Toyota Landcruiser) are monocoque construction, so no separate chassis robbing interior space. Most SUV's these days are based heavily on 'conventional' cars in the manufacturers respective ranges, so there are no heavy duty suspension, axles, brakes or whatever else Bazza is imagining under the skin robbing space. With most SUV's, it is just a car, but taller.

Personally, for what you are describing, assuming you are fine with the complete lack on any handling finesse or driving dynamics, I'd say the Kia Sorento all day long.

Looking on Autotrader, I see a 2020 Sorento 2.2 diesel auto (200bhp) with 8K miles, from a Kia dealer, for £27249. That will have as much as 6 of that 7 year warranty remaining.