Anyone have a recommendation for a 7 seater car?

[twinsmom]

Any of you with 4 children?

We're looking for a 7 seater car that can EASILY take 4 children, buggies, etc., with easy access getting the children in and out of car seats.

Any thoughts or suggestions v welcome!

[Tallulahdoesthehula]

We have just been doing the research on this, the best by far in terms of 7 decent seats, plus a good boot is the new Volvo XC90 - problem is it's new out this year and significantly more expensive than the old model!

Also only has two isofix .......

Smaller boot space (but still decent size) and 6/7 seats being Isofix is the Audi Q7.

The MPV's all lose boot space as soon as the extra seats are up.

Issue we have had is not wanting to move our 4 and 5 year old into a seat only booster. The birth of number 3 has led to a car seat problem - 2 x booster's with backs and a maxi cosi don't fit across the back of most cars :(

Don't know what you are looking to spend....... The best options don't come cheap from what we have seen.

[etta166]

We have a Touran with a roof box to deal with the lack of boot space. The access to the third row isn't great and you generally have to pop the kids in through the boot. The Toyota Previa, Seat Alhambra and Ford Galaxy all looked good, but we opted for the smaller sized Touran because it is easier to drive and park in London.

[shaunag]

Hyundai Santa fe. My sister has 4 kids and its brilliant (we are planning on getting one too)!

[Gubodge]

We rented a Kia Sorento on holiday and there was a decent amount of boot space even with the third row up. Access from the middle was fairly easy, but I don't have anything to compare it with.

[BellendenBear]

We have 4 kids and have a Ford S Max with roof box. I really like it. We went to Car Giant and compared all the 7-seaters and thought that the S-Max looked and drove the most like a car rather than a van. We have all 7 seats up all the time and can easily get a double buggy in the boot but not much else.

There are isofix points in the 3 Middle row seats but not the back row. The Ford Galaxy gives you more head room in the back but very little extra boot space and it feels like you're driving a van not a car.

When all 4 kids needed help getting in and out of car seats and being strapped in it was hard work accessing the back row. Now that the older 2 can do this on their own it's much easier.

[lulu1]

Maybe a Kia Sedona is an option. It's a massive car, even with all seats up there's quite a bit of storage space left. Very strong and reliable, but with a 2.9 liter motor it is not the cheapest to drive. Great and reasonably economic on long distance, expensive in town.

[Dodo1]

also- qasqai+2

[Mutrik]

What about a Volkswagen sharan? They are pretty big, takes lots of luggage etc. we have 3 kids and went for a touran in the end, but did also look at the sharan which is bigger..

[Fuschia]

We have an old Toyota previa. 8 proper seats, big boot. It's been brilliant