Important family car-buying tips: how to buy a great car
Buying a family car may be a stressful experience if you don’t know what to expect. There are five key factors to finding a great family car: how safe it is, whether the car’s shape is suitable for fitting a family in, the suitability of the seats, the storage, and the specification. Follow these simple steps, and you’ll be halfway towards parental salvation.
First, you have to decide which type of a family car you need. They are usually limited to two options: hatchback and saloon cars. The latter usually look bigger than hatchbacks with a tailgate, and their sheer load-space in the boot can be bigger, but the reality is they are not as flexible. Narrow openings and high boot lips mean that loading pushchairs into many saloons can be very tricky.
A lot of modern family cars have five doors installed that are important if you have to carry a lot of baggage in your car. However, make sure that the back doors open wide enough for you to install a child car seat and get younger children in and out of the car. This is especially important if you suffer from a bad back or are more than six feet tall. Wide-opening doors are also practical for many drivers.
Sometimes, MPV or multi-purpose vehicle can be your only choice when selecting a family car. If you have three young children, all needing to be in child car seats, a people carrier or larger 4x4s is probably the only viable option. Moreover, five-seater cars with two fold-up seats in the boot can be very useful if you occasionally need to transport up to seven people. Of course, these are not all possible options to consider when buying a family car.
However, we hope our tips will make the process of choosing a proper vehicle a lot easier for you. Choose wisely and drive carefully!
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Alan started working at his dad’s car dealership at 12 years old.
After graduating from the University in 1983, he chose to continue the family business – selling used and new cars. Before becoming a Certified Sales Manager in 1990, he has earned his degree through the Automotive Sales & Management Institute and worked as Assistant Sales Manager at local offices of Toyota and Nissan for 6 years.
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John Doe
Thanks for sharing! Now I know how to choose a proper family car. I am sure it will come in handy very soon.
Kathy Gordon
I totally agree! Very useful article!