Advantages: space, comfort, price, air conditioning, easy lever gear stick Disadvantages: crash rating is 0, if windows are tinted when you buy you get done for it,
Advantages: Space, power, comfort, auto is standard Disadvantages: Width, servicing and parts costs, residual values
We have owned a Grand Voyager3.3litre LE from new, two years and 30k miles ago. It's been a great vehicle to carry six people in individual comfort, but so could claim a number of other MPV's. The difference is that the long wheelbase gives an extra couple of feet boot space compared with others in this class. We have four children, ranging from 11 to 16 years, and on their return to school on a Sunday evening, the piles of bags and boxes and pets has to be seen to be believed. Previous cars included the Mercedes 230 TE estate, Volvo 850 estate and a Mitsubishi Spacewagon, and this Sunday trip was becoming impossible. Holidays en famille were no fun, even with a roof box. The Voyager has proved to be a great success, and it can swallow up all the luggage for seven, as we have done in the last year.
The downside is that it is not just ...
Advantages: Spacious, comfortable, good driving position, well equipped Disadvantages: Battery too small, wide for small car parks, hard to remove 3rd row of seats
Had a Grand Voyager CRD for 5 years and found it spacious, comfortable and very reliable with one exception - the battery. The one fitted was only 45 amp/hour which is insufficient for a car which has so many electrics. A combination of short journeys and electric door/tailgate usage caused me to need a jump-start several times after year2 . Otherise the fuel economy was good at 38mpg on a long run and 34 about town (semi-rural). The heavy bench rear seat was totally impractical though needing 2 strong people to remove and refit. The new fold-away design, although not as solid to sit on, gives much greater flexibility. Overall nice to drive except for the cable operated gears which made it difficult to engage 1st gear and to change down to 2nd. The hand brake, despite being recalled and replaced was very poor. It would benefit from one ...
