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Have been in the hunt for a 7 seater car that is not totally massive (wish us luck lol). We were looking at the Honda Odessey but it is really quite expensive, even second hand, and then came across the toyota prius 7 seater...but being so new i dont know anyone IRL that has one...
do you?
I have a 2.2m high 5.2m long IMAX ;) it zips around like a little car LOL
hahaha, you havent seen my grandma driving skills :ROFL:
I don't know about the Prius but we just got a brand new 7 seater ford territory and live it. It accommodates 3 car seats easily, we went for a drive with 7 adults and the car felt no heavier to drive and it drives really smoothly & is a great family car (big boot too if the 6&7 seats are not up)
Kluger ;)
I have the 7 seater kluger & love it. How often will you use the 7 seats?
Who for & long/short trips etc?
It looks huge but is very easy to park & beautiful to drive!
I can give more info if you want specifics, just on my phone ATM.
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I think, not entirely sure if in Aus though, you can get Ravs with 7 seats. Like ZF said, it would depend though onhow often you need the 6 and 7th seats.
Yeah, see this is why i was thinking a smaller size 7 seater because we we only be using the 6 and 7th seat occasionally...like when parents come into town. I think i will be hard pressed to get DH to look at the kluger simply because it is 'higher' off the ground :rolleyes:
Have a look at the Kia Rondo. There's also another smaller 7 seater which I can't think of the name of atm.
I think it's the Toyota Avensis.
I have the same dilemma. 7 seats would be handy for us be we would only use it occasionally so not sure what to get??!!
I think Nissan does a smaller 7 seater too, the dualis+2.
i saw a car zipping around with the dualis+2 thingo and was wondering what that meant :lol: kinda makes sense hahaha.
i know that citroen have the picasso and peugoet have the 307 (or 8??) that is a sometimes 7 seater...but my spidey senses tell me that they might be more exxy to service and for parts in the long run.
I want to check out the avensis too...but i really think that i will be hard strapped to convince DH on any car that looks bigger than a matchbox hahaha. and living in inner north melbourne i will have the 'large pram in a small cafe' look if i come home with a 'big' car...and might face neighbourly wrath :ROFL:
The other thing DP actually didn't mind that one of the mums at kinder has is the Honda Odyssey (i think).
They actually look ok and this woman uses it for her 4 kids every day.
Not high off the ground and they don't look huge, qould be no bigger than an average sedan
ETA: had a quick look at the prius and it has the same middle seat as the kluger in the 2nd row, it's not really a full sized seat so you would be hard pressed to fit 3 full sized car seats in there.
We can JUST fit 2 maxi-riders and HotI's spare THIN seat in the middle when we need a 3rd - i can't imagine the prius being any wider than a kluger so thats something you would need to check also.
Personally I'd go for the Honda.
yeah, this is what i was thinking when driving home today. the good thing about the odyssey is that it can fit the 3 across the middle row with no probs....argh! too difficult for my brain to compute hahaha
The odyssey was actually quite nice, I just preferred something a little bigger and I live Toyota's
But I'm nearly 6ft tall so it's an advantage for me!
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ALso the Odyssey 3rd row seats can comfortably seat adults, not many 3rd rows can do that. My Nissan Patrol can't.:
Do Volvo still make a 7 seater station wagon?
Nissan Dualis is smaller. You can also get the Dualis in a longer axle length. I have just gotten the Kia Sorento and it's great!
What about that Holden captiva 7 seater? They're small enough, but it's got that extra room "just in case" and I believe they aren't too expensive, (depending on what you're budget is of course lol)
Sent from the land of "iSomethings" so forgive me for any spelking misstaks ;)
Here is a list of 7 seater cars available in Australia :D
SUVs
Audi Q7
BMW X5
Dodge JC Journey
Ford Territory
Holden Captiva
Hyundai Santa Fe
Jeep Commander
Kia Sorento
Kia Rondo
Land Rover Discovery 3
Mazda CX9
Mercedes GL Class
Mercedes R Class
Mitsubishi Challenger
Mitsubishi Outlander
Mitsubishi Pajero
Nissan Dualis 2
Nissan Pathfinder
Nissan Patrol
Peugeot 308 Touring
Peugeot 4007
Ssangyong Rexton
Ssangyong Stavic
Subaru Tribeca
Toyota Kluger
Toyota Landcruiser 200
Toyota Prado
Volvo XC90
People Movers
Chrysler Voyager
Citroen C4 Picasso
Honda Odyssey
Hyundai iMax - Flash
Kia Carnival
Mitsubishi Grandis
Renault Grand Scenic
Toyota Avensis
Toyota Tarago
Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Life
Volkswagen Caravelle
Volkswagen Multi Van
We are going to check out the captiva (just such a crap sounding name :rofl:) and the prius v...then we will see where we are at from there. I think we will also check out the peugeot...but i really need to keep in mind that we are in need of space for 3 car seats across the middle. I would love to check out some volvo xc90s (second hand!!), but i think they will be way too massive...but the boot space is really nice.
How did you go? :)
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Ok! Soooo, we looked at both the captiva and prius v today!!
They both are around the same price tag drive-away.
One thing that REALLY suprised me is that the Prius is actually more spacious inside :o it has 3 full sized seats on the second row and was able to fit the car seats with much more ease (ie the seats weren't jammed against eachother...we have S&S Compaq carseats). and the layout of the seats in the full configuration actually leaves more room for storage. I was suprised.
The other thing that is in favour of the prius (for us!) is that it is fully-loaded. there is no model tiering (like the captiva has a base model, middle and luxury). it has rear camera as standard and touch screen etc.
I think for us it will be the car we get. it is just a nice, simple zippy car that will not freak me out to park in very tight inner north melbourne sidestreets lol.
The ONLY bummer is that we won't (in most likelyhood) be able to get second hand as it is brand newish on the market :( If anyone is selling one let me know :lol: