We are a family with 2 children (aged 5 and 7), and are about to change our Laguna W reg 2.0 auto hatchback. We found the Laguna was spacious, comfortable easy-to-drive, but not 100% reliable. Yet it's been ok for the school run and the occasional UK based camping holiday. My aim is an upgrade to something that is more reliable, cheaper to run/service/tax, but it should also be good to drive, comfortable on long journeys with reasonable amount of space - we only do around 7k miles a year. Our budget is around £3k-£4k and for value and preference I have narrowed down our decision to 2 quite different cars. I have a weakness for the estate (and saloon) version of Rover 75 (CDT / CDTi) - I've always liked them from both a style and comfort point of view. I've heard that the auto diesel is reliable, and have read reviews till my eyes are bleary. I was worried by perhaps an issue with parts but as a version of the car is now being made in China I wonder if that fear is valid. My other choice would be for a Xsara Picasso 2.0 HDi. My wife prefers the looks and dimensions of the Picasso, although she would prefer an auto gearbox. We would hope to keep our next car for a minimum of 4/5 years. Any advice on the cars to sway a decision would be very gratefully received.