Family car reviews

Family car reviews

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• Volkswagen California (2015 - 2024) Review

  Camping icon deserves all the attention its cult status commands

  

  Parkers rating: 4.4 out of 5 4.4

  Used price: £20,764 - £70,730

  PROS

  • Stunning piece of product design
  • Comfortable and easy to drive
  • Lots of clever packaging and storage

  CONS

  • Not cheap – but still good value
  • Unsurprisingly not that nimble to drive
  • Limited engine range

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• Mercedes-Benz V-Class (2014 onwards) Review

  Luxury MPVs don’t come roomier than this

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  New price: £75,360 - £100,700

  PROS

  • Can carry eight in comfort
  • Range of modern technology
    
  • Easy to drive despite its size

  CONS

  • Expensive to buy
  • Still looks very van-like
  • Interior design is dated

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• Ford Grand Tourneo Connect (2013 - 2022) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4.5 out of 5 4.5

  Used price: £3,777 - £21,761

  PROS

  • Commodious seven-seater interior
  • Positive steering and supple ride
  • Large sliding doors for easy access
  • Economical diesel engine range

  CONS

  • Commercial vehicle styling obvious
  • Third row of seats aren’t standard
  • Style specification lacks equipment
  • Longer than many people carriers

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• Skoda Octavia Hatchback (2013 - 2020) Review

  Genuinely great value for money, with bags of space and equipment

  

  Parkers rating: 4.4 out of 5 4.4

  Used price: £2,249 - £20,326

  PROS

  • Impressive build quality
  • Spacious boot
  • Lots of rear legroom

  CONS

  • Non-vRS models can be dull to drive
  • No hybrid option
  • Bland interior

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• Ford Tourneo Connect (2013 - 2022) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4.5 out of 5 4.5

  Used price: £3,570 - £21,247

  PROS

  • Cavernous five-seater interior
  • Sliding rear doors aid access
  • Diesels prove cheap to run
  • Surprisingly good to drive

  CONS

  • Automatic version very thirsty
  • Style trim spartanly-specced
  • Tailgate requires a lot of space
  • Van origins impossible to hide

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• Volvo V40 Hatchback (2012 - 2019) Review

  Comfortable old stager that's still a sound all-rounder

  

  Parkers rating: 3.7 out of 5 3.7

  Used price: £1,678 - £14,201

  PROS

  • Good to drive but not the best ride
  • Exceptionally comfortable seats
  • Good refinement levels
  • Lots of standard safety equipment

  CONS

  • Fewer engines offered as of 2018
  • Dated media system 
  • Cramped interior space
  • Cluttered, button-heavy centre console

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• Volkswagen Passat Estate (2011 - 2014) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4.5 out of 5 4.5

  Used price: £2,168 - £8,559

  PROS

  • One of the largest boots in its class
  • Good residuals
  • Sharper looks than saloon

  CONS

  • Not as fun to drive as a Mondeo estate
  • Servicing may cost more than rivals

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• Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Life (2010 - 2015) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 3.5 out of 5 3.5

  Used price: £2,493 - £9,165

  PROS

  High quality cabin, spacious interior, can seat seven people, good value

  CONS

  Van-like appearance, interior feels spartan

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• Peugeot Bipper Tepee (2009 - 2014) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 3.5 out of 5 3.5

  Used price: £1,039 - £4,030

  PROS

  Low running costs, sliding side doors for simple access, usefully large boot, easy to drive and park, economical engines

  CONS

  Boxy shape, bumpy ride, plain and basic cabin, struggles to hide its van origins

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• Citroën C3 Picasso (2009 - 2017) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 3.5 out of 5 3.5

  Used price: £636 - £6,483

  PROS

  • Easy to drive
  • Good visibility
  • Practical storage space
  • Quiet at high speeds
  • Frugal engines

  CONS

  • Sluggish petrol engines
  • Bouncy ride
  • Cheap feeling interior

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