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Zenaida Yanowsky
Age 39
LivesWest Ealing London
Job Ballerina
Drives Volkswagen Touran
Budget E30 ,000-£40,000
Uses car forSchoolruns family
outings andextended family
holidays Wales
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ZENAIDA' VWTOURAN
was herfirst
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peoplecarrier
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Zenaidaneeds an MPV that works thecity.
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wasn' an easy emotional
transition from estate MPV.
We loved that Audi said Zenaida
but when the kids arrived wehad
deal with enormous childseats.
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to
fit
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CHOICE ONEFORDGALAXY 2.0TDCi 163 TITANIUM
readyfor minibus proportions
just yet.
both
wasjust impossible
them the back theA4with
anadult between spent almost
yeartravelling sideways.'
TheTouran wasthe ideal
solutionfor while Notonly
can accommodate Zenaida her
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the back and
THESHORTLIST
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Ford Galaxy 2.0 TDCi163
Titanium
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Peugeot 50082.0 HDi150 Allure
Seat Alhambra 2.0 TDI140
SE Lux auto
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husband the kids their seats and
nanny Anna butZenaida' parents
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can comealongfor theride too.
The problemsstartwhen
3
travel their
holidayhome Wales which
often two people have get
Wales by thetrain when everyone'
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THE TOURAN' APPEAL for
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time upgrade then
but what? With her extended
family tow Zenaida after
more space but herdailyLondon
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Zenaida considered theVW
Sharan but shewas put offbythe
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List price £28 ,650
Target Price£26 ,423
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itching get
into theGalaxy
and shewasn'
disappointed
beautiful she said.
feelsrobust and
although
mostly
beenonschool duty
doesn' feel like
you' driving an
empty box.
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theirindependence the back too and very comfortable.'
wasn' all positive though This massive handbrake' bit much
and the steering heavy the tailgate heavy and had consult
themanual before putting the rear seats back up she said %%so with
theseats down theboot floor raised don' see thepoint not
whentheSeat does flat so well.
Finally whydoesn' have heated seats?That' definitely
thumbsdown Surely such car with all its gadgetsshouldhave
seats that keep youwarm!'
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CHOICE TWOPEUGEOT5008 2.0HDi 150ALLURE
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lotbigger and
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Target Price £22 ,167
Best deal £19,922
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Zenaida' first
impressions
s
s
simplynot
enoughspace
foreveryone
andtheirbags'
of
the5008 weren'
entirelypositive.
Well the engine
t
'
,
feels robust and
sounds powerful
it
,
,
but the car itself
feels
a
bitmore
The5008' controls gotthenod from Zenaida
fragile more tinny
than the other two.
although thetiny rearseats were forkids only
feels the most
like myTouran she said so drove more than theothers first
because
sofamiliar The other carslook lot biggerfromthe
outside and feltmore confident the Peugeot.
Thecabin
nice place beand love thehead-up display
great that youdon' have look away fromtheroad see how fast
you' going All thecontrolsare simple use and really like this
big parking brake button youcan' forgetabout
notsureabout the tiny
There' plenty storage too although
sixth and seventh seats they' definitely have befor the kids.'
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However Zenaida hadseen
in
London and waskeen
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,
one Aswell asbeingbig
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just
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,
think theylook great she said.
We agreed was worthy
contender for someone looking
for spacious MPV its smallest
the Galaxy' boot two-and-a-half
times bigger thanthe Touran'
givingZenaida andherfamily
fightingchance fitting
their overnight bags and other
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initial worries that
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The Seat' electrically powered reardoors
and the reversing camera were revelation
lift
to
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Unfortunately the ride
much easier
s
rareoccasions The 5008
alsocheaper than its rivals and
its seats are easier foldaway.
.
I
than theGalaxy' Therear seats are simple flip up anddown with
one hand although
annoying that you have go round the
cabin clickthem into place.
The best thing thatthe boot floor completelyflat sothere' no
wasted space feelsbiggerthanthe Galaxy too even though isn'
not so keen onthe steering wheel withthese complicated
buttons but thereversing camera easy get the hang of.
Actually loveeverything about the electric seats are great
and thislumbarsupport amazing.'
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Zenaida' choiceSeat Alhambra
Although theGalaxy hasthespace
Zenaida wants spades itsbulk
ultimately proved beitsundoing.
MeanwhilethePeugeot although
impressingwith itssmooth driveand
relaxing interior fellshort the wow'
stakes whencompared withthe other
cars ontest.
Thisleftthe
Alhambra which
morethanmatched
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Alhambra despite
'
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such bad thing you' going
in
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Also the bootlid
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may betoo big.
pleasantly
surprised she
said love the
sliding doors
they' wonderful.
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.
,
Zenaida hadworried
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to
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recommended
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farther away from the floor.
Next the Galaxy and
Alhambra the5008 feels
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Zenaida' rating
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it'
Listprice£31 ,635
Target Price £29 ,249
Best deal £26 ,647
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travelling gear.
Rave reviews from friends
alsoputthe Seat Alhambra
the running anadmirable
recommendation TheAlhambra
hasbeen our MPV the Year for
threeyears onthe trot for good
reason
spacious comes with
an impressive equipment listand
important for Zenaida
easy
lug child seats and outof.
ThePeugeot 5008 was our final
suggestion Officially its boot
volume withall seven seats
place 679 litres more thanfive
times what Zenaida used with
theTouran and more than twice
thesize the Galaxy' However
our measurements reveal thatthe
boot the shortest thethree
withall seats place
also the
shortest with fiveseats folded.
,
it
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of
to
handles surprisingly well
for such large boxy car.
However asgood as
we' spendourmoney on
theAlhambra.
Not only the Seat more
comfortable andrefined
more practical too Its sliding
rear doors make easier get
children andtheir seatsinto and
out thecar plus its third-row
seatsaremore comfortable
for adults than the Galaxy'
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The Galaxy has plenty
The bootlid easy lift andtheseats
aresimple flipupwith onehand
space forseven people and
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a
CHOICETHREE SEAT ALHAMBRA 2.0TDI 140 SE LUXAUTO
Road
testers'
choice
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Ford Galaxys beingused astaxis
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t.
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Used
alternative
FordS-Max 2.0 TDCiTitanium
Sport 12 61 15 ,500miles £19 ,975
X
'
/
,
,
,
Zenaida isn' comfortable
swapping straight into large
t
If
a
MPV but lovesthe buildquality
of
,
the Galaxy Ford other
peoplecarrier
perfect The S-Max
'
s
,
.
is
is
the
MPV for people who don' like
MPVs withits sleek lines and
t
,
sharp handlinghelping make
feel much smaller than really is.
There' still room forseven too.
TheTitanium Sportexample
we foundhad sat-nay
panoramic sunroof climate
to
it
it
s
,
X
a
,
,
control front and rearparking
sensors and half-leather seats.
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,
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