family car with large boot

happyhols08

Hi,

We have a Ford Focus of approx 6 years old with a boot that is barely big enough !

We intend to change our car soon and need a good boot/storage space and good reliability.. ours is classed as a small family car but we would look at a larger car that was economical..

Any advice would be greatly appreciated..

Strider590

Vectra, it's got a debt collectors boot..... You'll struggle to fill it

And then with the seats down, you've got 6ft of space, enough for me to transport 2 full length mirrors, a bathroom cabinet, 2 chairs and various odds and sods from my last trip to Ikea.

The Signum (Vectra with a traditional hatchback) is a little bigger, the Vectra Estate is bigger still.

daveyjp

Skoda Octavia, or if it is only boot space you want rather than a much larger car a Focus Estate.

pitkin2020

Personally I would look at estates, mundanos, vectras, avensis, accord, passat, A4 all big boots. All have good and bad points.

boyse7en

Citroen Berlingo - massive amount of space in the back, especially with the seats down

marleyboy

We have a focus on 02 plate. Am happy with the boot size, although the newer shape focus hatchback door is not as wide, which is critical when it comes to buggies. We are looking for a new car later in the Year and bootsize is essential.

Upto now we have considered the Vectra for its boot. However when I had the Mondeo the boot was massive but still the newer shape has a narrower boot entrance which could prove problematic for us.

happyhols08

Strider590 wrote: »

Vectra, it's got a debt collectors boot..... You'll struggle to fill it

And then with the seats down, you've got 6ft of space, enough for me to transport 2 full length mirrors, a bathroom cabinet, 2 chairs and various odds and sods from my last trip to Ikea.

The Signum (Vectra with a traditional hatchback) is a little bigger, the Vectra Estate is bigger still.

Really useful info.. many many thanks

happyhols08

daveyjp wrote: »

Skoda Octavia, or if it is only boot space you want rather than a much larger car a Focus Estate.

Many thanks for your reply.my dad has an Octavia and i will check it out now as not previously considered

happyhols08

pitkin2020 wrote: »

Personally I would look at estates, mundanos, vectras, avensis, accord, passat, A4 all big boots. All have good and bad points.

Thats brilliant..

many many thanks:j

happyhols08

boyse7en wrote: »

Citroen Berlingo - massive amount of space in the back, especially with the seats down

Many thanks for your reply.. really useful info :j

happyhols08

marleyboy wrote: »

We have a focus on 02 plate. Am happy with the boot size, although the newer shape focus hatchback door is not as wide, which is critical when it comes to buggies. We are looking for a new car later in the Year and bootsize is essential.

Upto now we have considered the Vectra for its boot. However when I had the Mondeo the boot was massive but still the newer shape has a narrower boot entrance which could prove problematic for us.

Thats a great help.. many many thanks :j