Braehead wrote:

As a family car i personally think my smax (had two) was better than the disco. My kids prefer the disco but mainly because of the RSE! There's more leg room for kids in the smax due to the sliding seats, the boot is much of a muchness but has more height in the disco. I'd always wanted a disco and now I've got one. Don't know how long I'll have it though. Nothing fundamentally wrong with it and I certainly prefer the look relative to the old smax but you get a lot of car for the money with the ford.

You certainly speak a lot of Sense there , The big plus points for me on the S-MAX are like you say : Lots of rear legroom, and the ability to put the child seats in the middle and outer seats, leaving an extra passenger seat free. Built in Sun-Blinds, Panoramic (but fixed) sunroof with electric blind , And the Economy is unbelievable despite the way i sometimes drive it

robpenrose wrote:

I can see you get a lot of car for your money with an S-Max, however you get a lot with a disco as well.

Over an S-Max, you get a proper 4WD system, height adjustable suspension (for offroad use etc) and the highest towing capacity available.

The problem is a lot of people may never use the above, which sort of means they are wasted, and the above all need maintaining, which increases service and maintenance costs.

I can see why you may look to compare the S-Max to the Disco, but in reality, they are worlds apart.

Braehead wrote:

Of all the cars I looked at to replace my SMax (and I looked at a lot!) this was the best. The middle seat was the least compromised and there is little or no transmission tunnel to foul your feet. I've got three kids and the one stuck in the middle finds the disco better than the ford. The things I probably miss the most are the adaptive cruise control, lane depart warning and blind spot warning. Oh and a heater that works - search for that on here.

adeal3 wrote:

Timed climate and remote don't always go together but it's easy to retro fit the remote and Bodsy (forum member) can probably sell you the kit which you'll also need to get activated.

I can't help with the leather other than perhaps a clean with a decent leather cleaner.

I'm not convinced that the answer about keys is correct. I'd think if someone can get into the car they can delete a key and add a new one (if that's how they pinch them). At the end of the day if someone really wants it they'll probably find a way and the easiest way to make it harder is an old fashioned steering wheel lock.