Hi Brian,

The thing is that you're almost always better off keeping your car and keeping it serviced (as you seem to have done already) than changing it. The cost of upkeep etc is almost always less than the cost of change, so with the whole 'keeping it until it dies' approach, I'd say your best bet is to keep the Golf Plus and just give it an occasional long run to keep the exhaust filter clear. Other options would be the Toyota Verso, Ford C-Max or Citroen C4 Picasso in five-seat format, but you're going to struggle to find anything fuelled by petrol.