Family car: 5 or 7 seats, how to choose?
Family car with 5 or 7 seats: the third row costs you twice, at purchase and every day. Real boot space, how often you use it, Belgian budgets, figures in hand.
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Cheap & used
Family car: value for money, actually measured
Value for money on a family car in Belgium: measured in boot litres, warranty years and real 8-year cost, not the sticker price. Figures in hand.
Hybrids & electric
Electric family car: the real cost over 5 years
Electric family car cost over five years in Belgium: where you plug in matters seven times more than which model you pick. The figures, socket by socket.
Estates & family cars
Diesel family estate: still worth it?
Diesel family estates in Belgium: Euro 6d ratings, the 2030 Brussels diesel ban, pump prices and towing. The three cases where diesel still wins.
Family SUVs & 7-seaters
Family SUV or estate car: which one should you choose?
Family SUV or estate car: loading sill, floor length, real litres and the five-year premium in Belgium. The match is won on boot geometry, not on paper.
MPVs & ludospaces
MPV or 7-seater SUV: which one for three children?
MPV or 7-seater SUV for three children: three child seats side by side, the real boot left with all seven seats up, Belgian budgets. Figures in hand.
Cheap & used
Cheap family car: which to buy, which to avoid
Cheap family car in Belgium: which models to buy for their real running cost and which to avoid (PureTech engine, old diesels, rare parts).
Hybrids & electric
Electric family MPV: which one to choose in Belgium?
Which electric family MPV should you choose in Belgium? A comparison of 5 genuine 7-to-9-seat vans: real range, measured boot and company-car tax.
Estates & family cars
Family hybrid estate: HEV or PHEV, which to choose?
HEV or PHEV for a family estate in Belgium? The real boot cut by the battery, the true electric range, the budget and the company-car tax.