so looking about 4 a car 2day we went to look at 1 but was just sold (typical) but he had just 10 mins ago got a shogun in the ppl only sold it coz the old disabled fella who it belonged to has passed away!!!! It has a full service history clean tidy engine tax till end nov mot end june w plate and he is asking 3 k for it have u had 1 do u know any1 that has had 1 pros and cons welcome please

not sure on them but i have a meriva for sale lol 2300 :O)

My friend has a short wheel base shogun and its really old but is great and is really reliable.

My dads current car is a 56 reg Shogun, top spec one with the triptonic (s?) gear box - its lush to drive BUT serious monster on the fuel!

Its great for pulling, takes my mums horse trailer with 2 big horses, and the caravan, so its good if thats what you want. Its now 5? years old and they've never had a problem with it, they just have the normal yearly service etc

Before that they had an S/98? reg one which was just as reliable-still was a guzzler though!

I think the current one is 2.8 diesel, old one probably similar engine

My mum has a Peugeot 807 MPV for day to day - its bigger for people/space and is really nice to drive and much more economical on the fuel...I would prefer an MPV over a 4*4 any day as a family car.

Personally I would never buy a big 4*4 for a family car unless you are prepared for a lot of fuel costs cos the little trips absolutely cane it - also tyres on them cost a absolute fortune..oh and not to mention the road tax is scary!

That's assuming its a diesel beast though ( i think you can get the petrol versions, which I guess are for the non pulling type?)...but they are big heavy cars regardless of fuel type, so I bet both arent exactly pocket friendly.

thanx Lisa we have decided not 2 get it for those exact reasons So back 2 the drawing board gggrrrr we had a peugeot 405 years ago and the engine blew on it so not keen on them and have been advised 2 stay away from french makes anyway so another day out looking 2day :/

I have a vauxall meriva for sale 04 plate only 58000 miles eccellent condition xx lovely family cars x

We have a Renault Grand Scenic. Its big and is a 7 seater and a perfect family car x

I have a Meriva and I love it. HUGE boot so room for double buggy plus shopping/change bags. Easily fits the 2 big car seats we have atm and im sure you could fit one of the small booster seats in middle for Jaiden. Dont think it would fit 3 stage 1-3 car seats in a row mind, though I suppose how many 5 seat cars do?

It costs me £50 to fill and I get about 250miles out of that - but I only do 3-4 mile journeys mainly round town with loads of stopping and starting so you could prob get more out of it than that.

My sister has 4 kids and has vauxhall zafira 06 plate. Never had any problems with it.

well today we put down a deposit on a ford cmax gonna get it tax serviced mot ready 2 pick up end of the week

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thanx Lisa we have decided not 2 get it for those exact reasons So back 2 the drawing board gggrrrr we had a peugeot 405 years ago and the engine blew on it so not keen on them and have been advised 2 stay away from french makes anyway so another day out looking 2day :/

there will ALWAYS be some wiseguy who tells you to avoid french/german/audi/ford cos THEY had a bad experience and dont like them ... try not to listen to what people think cos its usually not very accurate as an overall manufacturer evaluation!

Agree Lisa. When researching before buying my Meriva the family mechanic told me to avoid citreon and peugeots and I did take his advice... then realised I was getting rid of my 9 yr old peugeot 106 that ran like a dream, id left out in the snow for weeks on end and always started 1st time much to my neighbours surprise. My SIL though had a 206 and things were always going wrong. Suppose its just luck at the end of the day!