Well this thread has certainly given me a lot of food for thought.
We are going to go car shopping tomorrow morning, have a browse around and see what we can get with what can afford.
It's either going to be another medium sized car for her, and I keep the C5, or something for me, and the wife has the C5, either way, we're keeping it and her Xsara estate (the reason this all came about) is getting traded in.
well, it is my turn for a new car