Family friendly Car ideas

[Rooter]

Seconded - BMW Diesels are great - but they are rubbish compared to a remapped one - my 325D now has 290bhp from 220bhp before the map - the guy that followed had a 335D and that was 302bhp standard (350+ mapped) - so both cars were chucking out more than claimed to begin with, but they are so much more driveable afterwards and economy is also improved. If you buy a turbocharged petrol or diesel, the best option is the remap!! DMS in Southampton are great but pricey and many others are also very good

Yeh i had a 330D before, mapped to not far off 335d spec by e-maps, the biggest benefit was the torque low down, pulled like a train! was a proper quick car, even being a family saloon! i even took it on a trackday and got held up by a supercharged M3 running 600BHP (ok the guy couldn't drive for toffee!) but still!

If you are bored, i found the video! watch it without sound, i had the aircon on full blast as it was roasting and it was noisy!

[video=youtube;VezwT2xFbDA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VezwT2xFbDA&list=FLpHDdJ0Y0jU1HB6F-njlEAg[/video]

 

[Coatsy79]

I have a 1 series, and a two year old toddler, and he fits in just fine

2.0 diesel handles like its on rails, well built and most importantly Rear Wheel Drive

 

[kev_off_the_tee]

Yeh i had a 330D before, mapped to not far off 335d spec by e-maps, the biggest benefit was the torque low down, pulled like a train! was a proper quick car, even being a family saloon! i even took it on a trackday and got held up by a supercharged M3 running 600BHP (ok the guy couldn't drive for toffee!) but still!

If you are bored, i found the video! watch it without sound, i had the aircon on full blast as it was roasting and it was noisy!

[video=youtube;VezwT2xFbDA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VezwT2xFbDA&list=FLpHDdJ0Y0jU1HB6F-njlEAg[/video]

Dam right the guy couldn't drive, the two of you got dropped by a Citroen Saxo, mk2 vx Astra and a Ford Focus Rs1

German engineering pffft:whoo:

 

[Rooter]

Dam right the guy couldn't drive, the two of you got dropped by a Citroen Saxo, mk2 vx Astra and a Ford Focus Rs1

German engineering pffft:whoo:

LOL knew i was asking for it... the Mk2 astra blew up, but it was running a turbo charged red top, the saxo no idea, but it was a specific trackday car with roll cage etc. My car still had my kids car seats in the back!

 

[Five&One]

funnily enough, yes it is. I run a Mobility adaptations business and get to drive every car on the market at some point. The best SUV for the money is the Hyundai IX35 closely followed by the latest ford Kuga.

I wouldnt touch a QashQai as even Nissan Workshop fitters say they are pants. And the +2's (7seater) are useless as others have said you couldn't pull a hooker in one.

I bought the wife a petrol Cmax Titanium because she does low mileage and when I worked the figures out I saved money over 3 years by doing so. Plenty of space in the back for all of the gear :thup:

The Hyundai IX35 is a brilliant car throughout the range. The only thing that lets it down is the fuel filters in the diesel versions which have a nasty habit of emulsifying the fuel on really cold winter days. Ours did it twice, Hyundai denied the problem was theirs despite having bays full of IX35's with the same problem every time it dipped below minus 3 or 4. It had to go after the second time when it stopped dead on the by pass and a lorry nearly cleared it out.

Kuga is a tad over priced IMO but a perfectly good alternative to the IX35

Petrol version of the IX35 ? No hesitation in recommending them.

 

[kev_off_the_tee]

The Hyundai IX35 is a brilliant car throughout the range. The only thing that lets it down is the fuel filters in the diesel versions which have a nasty habit of emulsifying the fuel on really cold winter days. Ours did it twice, Hyundai denied the problem was theirs despite having bays full of IX35's with the same problem every time it dipped below minus 3 or 4. It had to go after the second time when it stopped dead on the by pass and a lorry nearly cleared it out.

Kuga is a tad over priced IMO but a perfectly good alternative to the IX35

Petrol version of the IX35 ? No hesitation in recommending them.

then loose the spare wheel and replace with and LPG system :thup: