Car with big boot advice

photome

octavia estate and if you are buying new, the new model has just come out, looks great and the boot is bigger than the outgoing octavia

fatbelly

meg00 said:

Thanks all.

I mean 4 occupants + chair.

I currently have a Skoda Fabia. I can fit the wheelchair in, but cannot fit much more in the boot, and one of the back seats has to be tipped forward a bit, making it uncomfortable for the back seat passengers on long journeys.

Looked last year at Dascia but the boot was no bigger than the Fabia.

Happy to buy from new.

Meg

Then maybe the first thing to have a look at is the Skoda Fabia estate. Good sized boot for what essentially is still int he supermini class.

It sounds like you looked at a Dacia sandero. If you had looked at a Dacia Logan, that's a good size

Other skodas with good boot size are Roomster and Yeti, and all variants of Octavia and suberb. Also the newer Karoq

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ElephantBoy57

Could you cover the wheelchair and get a roof carrier or cycle carrier over the rear bumper? I drive a 7 seat Zafira, loads of room for anything, rear seats side forwards or fold down.

WaywardDriver

Google "best car for wheelchair in boot".

[Deleted User]

Maybe you could get a roof box and put her in there!

Madmel

It's not just the size, but the ease of getting the wheelchair in & out that needs to be considered.  I play a large musical instrument which is transported and stored on a trolley.  When changing my car, I take the whole lot to car showrooms and ask to try it.  If it won't fit in, I'm not interested in the vehicle.  I also used to take DD1's cello case too in the days when we had gigs together.  Cars which look good on paper often don't work for me.  DD1 has a Kia and the garage swore blind that my instrument would fit in.  I took it along and it was't even close.

I find MPVs work best.  There is plenty of space for passengers and I fold the middle rear seat down which allows my instrument to slide in.  I can take it plus 3 passengers and their violins/cellos in comfort.  The Zafira has a small middle rear seat and is no use to me, but may work with a wheelchair.  I drive a VW Touran.  The loading is flat so there is no lip to lift anything over.  In an emergency, I have used DD's Kia Rio but the instrument has to come off the trolley and go in separately. It fits but there is a lip into the boot which make lifting it in & out a pain in the back, literally.

Definitely take the wheelchair with you if you can & try it in various vehicles.  You may well be surprised.

John_

meg00 said:

I need a car with a bigger boot to carry a wheelchair & 4 passengers.

I don't really need a bigger car as most of my driving is urban, with a couple of trips a year on the M1, and I don't want to spend a fortune, as the car is used as a mobile skip due to my work.

Any advice please?.

Meg.

I think that the Skoda superb has the biggest boot of a “normal” car, at something like 650 litres, or you could go for an Audi A5 sportback, which has a big hatchback-style boot.

jimbo6977

Good value new car I'd go for a Fiat Tipo estate.

For easy loading access and cheap buying price I'd go for a Peugeot 307 estate. 

mobileron

Ive got the superb its big enough to live in,its also very reliable and looks good.

[Deleted User]

Wouldn’t an Octavia be a better bet than the Superb? Cheaper to buy and run and easier to park but still big enough. The superb looks overly big.