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Car for loads of golf gear - Qashqai or something else?

I have watched poor buggers struggle with fitting golf equipment into their cars. I laugh at the thought of having to remove my driver to fit the bag in.

I drive a Mondeo. The boot is enormous and if I remember right it may well be the biggest in it's class. Narrow it down to a few and if it's a deal breaker check the boot specs in each. We are spoiled today with the information available online
 
Had a Mondeo estate and both trollies and bags fitting in nicely. Have just changed to a Focus estate as had issues with the Mondeo in the garage, bit too long.
Focus is fine, at the moment put the trollies in the boot part and bags across the folded down back seats so don't have to move drivers. Both bags and trollies ( in drier weather) will fit in boot but have to take driver , 3 woods out .
 
Patiently waiting for a call from the dealer to say my new Skoda Superb is here.

In the meantime I have a little Corsa on hire and it can just about handle a carry bag and a pair of shoes as long as I put the back seats down.
 
I've just bought a Peugeot 508SW.Gets two bags and 2 trolleys in easily.Heated seats and a very comfy drive.Get about 550 miles on a full tank driving round the town.Will get a lot more on a long drive.
 
Got to agree with the others saying the Qashqai isn't as big as it looks. We had one as our hire care on holiday last year, the three cases that slotted neatly into the Audi A4 boot back at home wouldn't go in, no matter how much we played with the false floor. Plus it handled like a fat old hippo! Great gadgets though, I will give it that, and they do look really good I think. And if parking is a real consideration in your choice, the surround camera on some models is pretty astonishing when you first try it.

Tried a lot of different cars last year when we were replacing ours (although not the Skoda) and the Insignia came out as easily the biggest boot, it's huge.
 
I presently have a Range Rover Sport that actually has a pretty small boot given the size of the vehicle. Looking at changing and took a Skoda Octavia vRS estate out for a spin at the weekend and was pleasantly surprised by both the performance and the size inside. Got much more space than the present motor. Also, being a Skoda it's cheaper than the VW/Audi counterparts although based on the same chassis etc.
 
Oxfordcomma said:
Got to agree with the others saying the Qashqai isn't as big as it looks. We had one as our hire care on holiday last year, the three cases that slotted neatly into the Audi A4 boot back at home wouldn't go in, no matter how much we played with the false floor. Plus it handled like a fat old hippo!
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Must have been the "old" model that you had then Ben, because the new Qashqai is absolutely superb.
I know I sell them for a living, but seriously.......... if I needed to buy a family car I would buy one myself tomorrow.
One of the most comfortable cars I have ever driven.
But I agree with others, not the biggest boot space available, (although I've never been scuppered), so I'll echo what others say about the Skoda. Nice cars.
C4 grand Picasso??? It's cheaper to stand outside and set light to £50.00 notes.
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I have a Toyota RAV4. Easy to get two bags and two trolleys in without putting seats down. If all three of us play (usually do) i do put one passenger seat down, just makes it easier, but have tried different packing orders and got all 3 in without. Depending on how you pack, you may have to take the driver out of one bag, but there are various combinations that negate the need to do that. Full leather interior, all mod cons, great motor to drive, comfortable and reasonable economy for a diesel 4x4. My second one - replaced the old one last year, gets a thumbs up from me.

We also have a Nisaan Juke. If you don't mind putting the back seats down, it takes two sets of clubs and two trolleys with ease. Very economical - 51 mpg currently showing on my dash. Again all mod cons and quite nice to drive - I do a 120 mile round trip in it 3 days a week.
 
I had a Ford Kuga for two years and although a reasonably nice drive and plenty of goodies etc. it was pretty pants when it came to golf kit carrying space.

Because of all the bodywork on the outside it looks big-ish but it's built on a Focus chassis and that's the problem.

Tardis physics in reverse
 
North Mimms said:
Time for Mr Mimms to change his car before the old one falls to bits.
He has zero interest in cars so choice falls to me!

Looking for something that easily takes 2 large bags plus trolleys.

Considering a Qashqai but any other recommendations?

Don't care about
Brand image
Driving at 90+ in motorways
Alloy wheels and styling
Looking cool

Do care about
Comfort
Internal spec
Fuel consumption
Me being able to park the thing!
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Get an estate car - ALL SUV type vehicles guzzle fuel something terrible.
 
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