Is the new Leon a "family" car?

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Zennith TFSI FR
Dec 5, 2006
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My FR has more than enough space in the back seat for my little one and the boot seems substantially larger than my MK4 GTi... not sure how big your family is but I chose the Leon because it was big enough for my family!
 

tobywuk

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Feb 13, 2007
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im 18 so my family consists of older people lol. im just worried that i will get stick from my m8's for getting one
 

duckson

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Apr 8, 2004
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Well ive a wife, a 4 month old and a nearly 3 year old so its gonna be used as a "family" car!
Rear seat cover will be on order soon though for the kids as will a boot protector (some on ebay from Germany that look good).
Had considered a neww Civic but its only 3 door and 4 seater so thats no good!
 

Ol' Timer

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Jun 20, 2004
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Had considered a neww Civic but its only 3 door and 4 seater so thats no good!

Just a small point. It's only the Civic Type S and Type R which are 3 door cars. All the other models have 5 doors.

I'm sure the Leon will be an excellent family car and probably less claustrophobic in the back than the Civic.
 

Ruddmeister

Everything in Moderation
Jun 23, 2003
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Im not talking about the FR and Cupra Vershions, but


Would you say the new mk2 leon is a "family" car?

I have a test drive booked for Saturday to establish the same thing, why not do the same......I have told them I am bringing the pram and other bit and want some time to try and establish if it's big enough + a road test.

If it is too small the Altea may be an option :shrug:
 

tobywuk

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Feb 13, 2007
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Can i just say... Im not after a family car, im worried that people will think that i have a "family" car and give me stick :p
 

Greytop

Leon FR-TDI 170
Sep 19, 2006
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I'd say it certainly doesn't look like a family car in the way that a 5 door Golf does (for example). But it has enough seating capacity and leg room to be a 'family' car. We regularly use ours with four adults without any issues at all. No dent in performance as far as I can tell either with all that lovely torque :D
 

yell_oh

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Nov 5, 2006
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I have a test drive booked for Saturday to establish the same thing, why not do the same......I have told them I am bringing the pram and other bit and want some time to try and establish if it's big enough + a road test.

If it is too small the Altea may be an option :shrug:

You can put a child seat in the centre rear seat and still get two adults either side (ours is a maxi-cosi priori XP, it has corners "notched out" of the base so you can still access other seatbelt buckles, *every* other seat we tried covered them rendering the adjacent seats useless).

Boot is a bit small though (narrow), so the buggy only just fits (it's actually a smaller boot than my Wife's Honda Jazz which is supposedly equivalent to the Ibiza !).

and to quote my 2 year old... "Daddy's car goes fast!" :whistle:
 
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