Even though I dont have 4 kids (soon to have 3) I have a SsangYong Stavic. I do like to pick up friends for meetups, and when we have family up visiting they don't always have access to a car, so I thought a 7 seater would be better for our needs. I have a 3 wheeler pram, which is about 60cm wide and I can lay that down width wise in the boot and still have room for everything else in my boot. I am fussy when it comes to boot space so that was the biggest selling point to me.

Mechanically they are very sound, they are basically a Mercedes with a cheaper price tag, and a mechanic friend who has worked at both Kia and Mercedes said to go for the Stavic because of all the things he has seen in his work.

Mine is Diesel, and I get close to 600km out of a 75 litre tank, so quite efficient, and most of that is stop/start driving.

I did have to have the extra anchorages put in for the 3rd row, but it was not too expensive to have that done (had to be certified for Qld Transport). For 3 anchorages to be installed it was $254.50. That was the only thing that I though was not the greatest with it, that I had to have the extra points installed, but in the scheme of things that was not a huge issue.