XC90 carted off for body repairs after minor bump...

[John Laidlaw]

Temporarily replaced by the Ford S Max in the foreground. What a truly awful car !

 

[JBell]

S-Max is supposed to be good, mate has a Viginale one and it is a nice place to be

 

[EmilysDad]

Temporarily replaced by the Ford S Max in the foreground. What a truly awful car ! ...

I said that of a B Class MB lent me a few years ago. On return I said that I couldn't wait to hand it back ... the girl on the desk said that 'everyone says that'

 

[John Laidlaw]

S-Max is supposed to be good, mate has a Viginale one and it is a nice place to be

It’s just gutless Jon, not sure what engine it possesses - seats are hugely uncomfortable.
On the plus side it’s full of kit, most of which will dissolve in a year I’d imagine, plastics feel very cheap and flimsy though. I’m quite glad as the wife had been making silly comments like “remember that nice Galaxy we had....”, she is even more negative about this than I am!

 

[John Laidlaw]

I said that of a B Class MB lent me a few years ago. On return I said that I couldn't wait to hand it back ... the girl on the desk said that 'everyone says that'

Yes, I remember you mentioned that before! They tried to give me one of those when my E300 Hybrid bust which I refused and ended up with a GLA for a while which was remarkable capable

 

[JBell]

It’s just gutless Jon, not sure what engine it possesses - seats are hugely uncomfortable.
On the plus side it’s full of kit, most of which will dissolve in a year I’d imagine, plastics feel very cheap and flimsy though. I’m quite glad as the wife had been making silly comments like “remember that nice Galaxy we had....”, she is even more negative about this than I am!

It will be a boggo spec car, my mates is loaded with leather everywhere, it is a different car to the one he had before which was very plastic.

They have a 2.0 TDi

 

[Blobcat]

I had a S-max as a hire car last year, didn’t find it as comfortable as my SLK and the heating and ventilation was very poorly designed.

Capable enough for the 4 people, luggage and table moving I hired it for but I wouldn’t want one.

 

[davidsl500]

I had a S-max as a hire car last year, didn’t find it as comfortable as my SLK and the heating and ventilation was very poorly designed.

Capable enough for the 4 people, luggage and table moving I hired it for but I wouldn’t want one.

Bet the top was a bugger to get down as well

 

[Blobcat]

Bet the top was a bugger to get down as well

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But not impossible...

 

[EmilysDad]

Yes, I remember you mentioned that before! They tried to give me one of those when my E300 Hybrid bust which I refused and ended up with a GLA for a while which was remarkable capable

the last car they lent me was a pretty new CLS .... she wouldn't let me keep it when I asked ... I only drove it about 10 miles but it was a beautiful car

 

[Rory]

I think S-Max has a bit of a niche as it'll take 3 isofix car seats across the middle row - even the XC90 won't.

Some friends of ours are on their third - they think it's brilliant.

 

[EmilysDad]

I think S-Max has a bit of a niche as it'll take 3 isofix car seats across the middle row - ....

A true Mummy Bus!

 

[mioba]

I think S-Max has a bit of a niche as it'll take 3 isofix car seats across the middle row - even the XC90 won't.

Some friends of ours are on their third - they think it's brilliant.

I am sure the XC90 would if you stumped up the payment for the optional extra

 

[John Laidlaw]

I am sure the XC90 would if you stumped up the payment for the optional extra

Ours has the ‘family pack’, not 3 x Isofix, but the centre 2nd row seat folds up into a booster seat, and there are really neat window blinds on the rear windows. That was £368 at the time which I thought reasonable.

 

[EmilysDad]

I am sure the XC90 would if you stumped up the payment for the optional extra

Not every car manufacturer has a list of options like Mercedes does

 

[Blobcat]

Ours has the ‘family pack’, not 3 x Isofix, but the centre 2nd row seat folds up into a booster seat, and there are really neat window blinds on the rear windows. That was £368 at the time which I thought reasonable.

I had built in toddler and booster seats in the Caravelle and built in booster seats in an XC70 - so much more secure than fitting child seats in with belts

 

[JBell]

Not every car manufacturer has a list of options like Mercedes does

Look at Land Rover products, a truly staggering array of options, they charge £262 for mud flaps on the new Defender!!!!!!

 

[Wighty]

It’s just gutless Jon, not sure what engine it possesses - seats are hugely uncomfortable.
On the plus side it’s full of kit, most of which will dissolve in a year I’d imagine, plastics feel very cheap and flimsy though. I’m quite glad as the wife had been making silly comments like “remember that nice Galaxy we had....”, she is even more negative about this than I am!

Cheap plastics and lack of leather can bring me out in a rash

 

[Blobcat]

Cheap plastics and lack of leather can bring me out in a rash

No “AMG Line” for you then