for a family .2 babies ,1 dog , 1 adult extremely tall and 1 adult quite short(i want heaps of legroom but she thinks a "small" car is big !) short to medium distance trips ,not off road .
any suggestions for make and model !TIA
kdcentralni,
Dec 23, 7:41am
HQ Holden Station wagon.
thunderbolt,
Dec 23, 7:43am
How big is the dog! Are you thinking station wagon or SUV type vehicle for the extra height! Is fuel economy a big factor in choice! And most important, what is the budget!
bergkamp,
Dec 23, 7:49am
good questions . perhaps SUV , up to 20k - used ,medium sized dog (labrador) fuel economy not a big factor , thks
thunderbolt,
Dec 23, 8:08am
Used dog! Not a new one!
kazbanz,
Dec 23, 9:42am
Heck you really have a HUGE range of choice. The only thing I would say is dont rule out 7 seaters.some are brilliant as big station wagons -like the nissan presage for example
toyota corona type for 20 k there s a awful long list of vehicles I d settle for a used 96 ish nissan mistral diesel high seating up to 7 seats plenty room for 4 ppl and a dog and relatively cheap at around 4k to 7 k
msigg,
Dec 23, 5:03pm
santa fe, very nice. Honda crv, toyata rav 4, you want something with a bit higher roof and good forward vision.
bergkamp,
Dec 23, 5:18pm
at last an intelligent response .thanks
bergkamp,
Dec 23, 5:21pm
what about "great wall" ! they seem remarkably competitively priced
thunderbolt,
Dec 23, 5:46pm
You get what you pay for, or maybe you dont get what you dont pay for would be a better way to put it.
brybry,
Dec 23, 5:55pm
We had twins, there for double buggy etc,we got a AU2 falcon station wagon 8 years ago, its on LPG so with a rock gas car gets 700km easy for $100. heaps of room cheap to run cheap parts etc, wouldn"t be with out it. pick one up for $3000 to $5000 grand.
jason18,
Dec 23, 6:01pm
2004 toyota corolla wagon with a cargo barrier :)
outbidyou2,
Dec 23, 7:26pm
bmw x5
thejazzpianoma,
Dec 23, 9:50pm
VW Touran, Small exterior, big interior, safe, well equipped, well thought out, high decent sized seats for long legs, high roof, brilliant engines and the absolutely brilliant DSG transmissions. 7 seats but last two fold properly away into the floor giving you a big wagon type rear space. Absolutely blows the Toyota and similar offerings out of the water. You have to drive one and compare the spec to appreciate how good they are.
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