So my car is off the road and will be for a good 4 to 6 weeks - throw Christmas in there and who knows what that is in reality. We've been talking for a while about upgrading DH's car and/or getting me a "muppet bus" AKA a people mover - something we were going to look at doing next year but given I'm not without a way of getting the girls around at all unless we spend thousands on a hire car we're thinking of bringing it forward.

I'm pretty up there on what the pros and cons are of lots of the people movers and 7 seater SUVs, but I'm wondering who has just a good old fashioned 5 seat, 4 door sedan that fits three seats across the back - two boosters and a rear facing SnS Meridien.

Thanks very much ladies. Buying a new car should be fun and exciting, but given the circumstances that we've found ourselves in I'm finding it very stressful and struggling to work out what is the best way for us to go.