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The Jester
 Post subject: Whats the best 6 seater
PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 8:48 am 
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Changing vehicle and thinking of buying a 6 seater, any tips on what to aviod and what is considered to be a good buy
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E7fan
PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 10:22 am 
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Hack or PH???
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skippy41
PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 10:53 am 
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The best for both PH and hack is anything from the VW/Seat stable,
The worst Kia or Ford and Renault, or anything else thats French
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wannabeeahack
PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:13 am 
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why not go straight to 8 seats?...

most 6 seaters have little luggage space, the E7 dont seem to anyway

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skippy41
PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:29 am 
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VW caddy max 3 engines to choose from
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... ?logcode=p
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The Jester
PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 6:16 pm 
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E7fan wrote:
Hack or PH???


Private Hire, although it may eventually become a hack depending on circumstances
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wannabeeahack
PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 6:36 pm 
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The Jester wrote:
E7fan wrote:
Hack or PH???


Private Hire, although it may eventually become a hack depending on circumstances


Have you no colour reg differences?

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The Jester
PostPosted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 3:00 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
The Jester wrote:
E7fan wrote:
Hack or PH???


Private Hire, although it may eventually become a hack depending on circumstances


Have you no colour reg differences?


Hack has to be black, so would get a black one to have the option to put on as that, quite strange that PH, can be any colour including black, strange but true.
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jimbo
PostPosted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:11 pm 
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skippy41 wrote:
The best for both PH and hack is anything from the VW/Seat stable,
The worst Kia or Ford and Renault, or anything else thats French


The things I learn on here. Ford are FRENCH? Wow!!!

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wannabeeahack
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jimbo wrote:
skippy41 wrote:
The best for both PH and hack is anything from the VW/Seat stable,
The worst Kia or Ford and Renault, or anything else thats French


The things I learn on here. Ford are FRENCH? Wow!!!


they use PSA engines so they might as well be

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wannabeeahack
PostPosted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 2:41 pm 
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Best 6 seater we had....

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skippy41
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wannabeeahack wrote:
Best 6 seater we had....

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FFS wana I agree with something you have posted at last, yes dam good they where even in petrol form
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wannabeeahack
PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:18 pm 
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skippy41 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
Best 6 seater we had....

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FFS wana I agree with something you have posted at last, yes dam good they where even in petrol form


KINEL......but I guess it was bound happen in 11,000 posts sooner or later!

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taxitone
PostPosted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 2:29 am 
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plenty of these still used as taxis in egypt (sharm el sheik)
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BOURNEMOUTHTAXI
PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:44 am 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
Best 6 seater we had....

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theres still one of these running around Bournemouth
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