Hi, Sorry i was a bit vague, petrol would be fine, with a budget of under £5000, i am not bothered anymore by "brand" Thanks.

Good, more choice then, presumably you don't want to go up to bus size such as Kia Sedona, so haven't even thought about them.

In no particular order, Honda FRV, Kia Carens, Mazda 5 (avoid Mazda Diesel like the plague).

Misubishi Grandis, 2.4 engine can be thirsty and i can't say as my Mitsi service dept experiences have been anything to write home about, expensive genuine parts.

A rare choice, and i really liked these, would be Avensis Verso, discontinued in 2006, lovely refined quiet drive, worth looking at IMO.

Didn't include Corolla Verso as i believe they stuck one of satans MMT automated manual things in it.

Edited by gordonbennet on 17/04/2014 at 14:45

£5,000 will get you a Ford S-Max with a TC auto gearbox. In petrol guise it is only with the awful 2.3 petrol I think, but with the diesel it's with a very good 2.0 TDCi engine - I know I have had one for four years and it still beats everything this side of a V8 Audi Q7.

Lots of room, very comfortable and I have needed no repairs. To me it is a seven seat Ferrari.

As it is based upon the Mondeo/Galaxy platform, there should be lots of cheap parts if repair is needed.