What we all driving out of work time .

[king of pipes]

With my first grandchild due in October and a 2.5 hour journey each way to visit my son his partner and new granchild I need to upgrade my ageing Honda CRV I think it will be another one but maybe a automatic this time , what do you guys drive and use as a family car and recommend for long journeys. Regards Kop

 

[Gasmk1]

We have a Fiat tipo station wagon and a smart cabrio both automatics also have a modern Vespa an lxv
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With my first grandchild due in October and a 2.5 hour journey each way to visit my son his partner and new granchild I need to upgrade my ageing Honda CRV I think it will be another one but maybe a automatic this time , what do you guys drive and use as a family car and recommend for long journeys. Regards Kop

Had a crv years ago loved it we only get autos now so much easier when city driving also great for cruising on motorway would have another one again if we could afford one

 

[Aquarius]

We’ve had a manual gear Vauxhall Meriva 1.4 Life for approx 8 years and it’s a decent family car. My wife used to have an automatic Honda Civic before our kids came along which she loved. I have driven a manual geared Peugeot 206 Sw which waa really comfortable to drive, just a pita when simple things went wrong - can’t remember the fault but the whole dashboard had to come out to access a wiring loom. Wife also had a manual Nissan Micra when her Civic was written off because of some idiot, she loved it and I hated it 😂 both enjoy the Meriva.

 

[SimonG]

I have my van, fiat doblo. Wife has a corsa, automatic, all shes licensed for.
Looking at a Peugeot boxer to convert into a motor home, probably early in the new year.

 

[IND_Nick]

We have a Ford S-Max 2ltr Auto Diesel as the family car, it's 5 years old, done 25k miles and been great. It does 40 mpg, can carry 7 and to date has run faultlessly. Also it is excellent for tip runs as all the seats lay flat and it is huge inside. Probably better with a petrol if you don't do the miles though, we don't and have been warned about the filters even from Ford themselves.

 

[Murdoch]

The misses has a Ford Kuga (previously had a Focus). The Kuga has a higher driving position like my van and is a good 5 seater with the power to match from a 1.5l petrol turbo engine. The usual Ford features like heated windscreen are useful when she sets off the early shifts in the winter.

We bought this last year 3 years old and had been on a motorbility contract - only had 16k miles on the clock, so add the 7K the misses does and we'll be keeping this a long time

 

[Aquarius]

Looking at a Peugeot boxer to convert into a motor home, probably early in the new year.

Had a Peugeot boxer for work, bag of s***e imho, so many issues with it and started to fall apart.

 

[quality]

Just replaced the wife's 10 year old Scirroco which was a nice car to drive wife a new focus ST which also very nice. She had a Picasso before the Scirroco which was the comfiest car I have ever drove

 

[Scott_D]

VW Passat estate
Comfy to drive, great on fuel, cheap road tax but had a few expensive repairs this year and a cambelt change.

 

[Meady]

Got the Mk7 golf gti in automatic. Its a lovely car to drive and fun aswell 👍🏼

 

[Jim Goodenough]

We have Skoda Kodiaq on lease, 4wd, 5 seats, 7 when needed - when grandsons come to stay or daughters have friends. Not cheap but good value for money, might well be worth looking at the Karoo or Seat equivalent.
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Would definitely recommend DSG/automatic for family car.

 

[Kwak Rider]

We have a Hyundia Tucson, I say "we" in reality I just seem to get to drive the van, a Fiat Doblo, these days.

 

[Stu-B]

We have a Hyundia Tucson, I say "we" in reality I just seem to get to drive the van, a Fiat Doblo, these days.

Lol, same here, I have a 2010 VW Caddy which be had for 6 years but it’s getting a little tired now and my wife has a nearly new VW golf. I kinda like VW’s, they’re a tad more expensive but very reliable in my experience.

 

[gmartine]

Honda Accord Tourer Gen 8 diesel ...lowered (ooh me back) and remapped (yee ha). It's the first Japanese car I've ever owned and I must say the engineering is first class and ownership so far been trouble free.

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Honda Accord Tourer Gen 8 diesel ...lowered (ooh me back) and remapped (yee ha). It's the first Japanese car I've ever owned and I must say the engineering is first class and ownership so far been trouble free.

You boy racer gardiner!

 

[gmartine]

You boy racer gardiner!

The "ooh me back" should've given it away so less of a boy, I'm a stupid 50 pretending to be 23.

 

[king of pipes]

Had a test drive in a Honda crv black edition auto very tempting anyone had a ceramic coating treatment applied to their car? seagulls are the big problem where we live alot of mixed reviews online . Regards kop

 

[gmartine]

@KoP A friend of mine has a CRV of the same age and loves it. Coating sounds like a good idea especially for a black car irrespective of the gulls.

 

[Scott_D]

Isn’t it just a liquid they wipe on and let dry?
Probably better to pay for a proper machine polish and protection from an independent car cleaner

 

[Gasmk1]

Had a test drive in a Honda crv black edition auto very tempting anyone had a ceramic coating treatment applied to their car? seagulls are the big problem where we live alot of mixed reviews online . Regards kop

I would have another cry if we can afford one we have always gone for new cars so prohibitive at the moment worth a look at View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGXMeY-jsUw

 

[king of pipes]

I would have another cry if we can afford one we have always gone for new cars so prohibitive at the moment worth a look at View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGXMeY-jsUw

Seen that one bud thankyou, it seems if it's all in the prep it needs alot of work before hand to get a glossy even finish can't see a main dealer putting that amount of time in ?? . Cheers kop

 

[gmartine]

As you probably know KOP, black cars are notorious for showing up the dirt so I think getting a protective coating is a good idea if it helps it stay clean as well as make it easier to clean. It really depends of what sort of owner you are, will you be the type to be happy cleaning it every weekend or less or eventually resent doing it? I personally wouldn't buy a black car for that very reason as I've only ever cleaned mine when I really have to in thirty years of ownership irrespective of it's age or condtion but then it still looks presentable at a distance even when it is actually quite filthy.

Interweb pic of my model, it's a fairly bright blue so hides the dirt fairly easily.

 

[Gasmk1]

As you probably know KOP, black cars are notorious for showing up the dirt so I think getting a protective coating is a good idea if it helps it stay clean as well as make it easier to clean. It really depends of what sort of owner you are, will you be the type to be happy cleaning it every weekend or less or eventually resent doing it? I personally wouldn't buy a black car for that very reason as I've only ever cleaned mine when I really have to in thirty years of ownership irrespective of it's age or condtion but then it still looks presentable at a distance even when it is actually quite filthy.

Interweb pic of my model, it's a fairly bright blue so hides the dirt fairly easily.

we had one of them after the CRV

 

[gmartine]

Diesel or petrol? Mines getting on a bit, but it still looks good when I eventually clean it.

 

[Gasmk1]

Diesel or petrol? Mines getting on a bit, but it still looks good when I eventually clean it.

from memory it was 2.00 litre petrol nice car but we found it to big for what we needed also was manual and we were both used to autos. even though I had a manual van. prefer to dive autos now we have had that many