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Expanding family - what car?

We have a 4 year old and we have twins due in June.

We currently have a Ford C-MAX and we are worried that we will not get three car seats in the back. It is also petrol and most of our driving is short distances so we were thinking we might be better off with a diesel.

Asked on 18 March 2011 by kate R

Answered by Honest John
No you won't get three full size car seats across the back. For that you ned an S-Max or Galaxy or, smaller and cheaper, a Citroen Xsara Picasso. If most of your driving is short distance then problems with diesel particulate filters, dual mass flywheels, etc, preclude a diesel.

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