Seven seats, 4WD, and a price that still leaves room for actual weekend plans. The 2024 Nissan X-TRAIL ST is a third-generation family hauler that arrived at MM Carz in Nunawading without the usual sticker-shock that follows anything with that many seats and that kind of capability.

Sixty-four thousand kilometres in and this X-TRAIL still carries itself with the kind of quiet assurance that makes long drives feel shorter. Nissan's 2.5-litre four-cylinder is one of the more composed naturally aspirated engines in this class -- unhurried, unfussy, and entirely happy whether you're threading through Melbourne traffic or pushing up a gravel track on the weekend.

The 7-seater layout is the real headline here. Most families spend months hunting for an SUV with a third row that actually works -- this one has it, and the people sitting back there won't hold a grudge about it. School runs, team carpools, airport pickups with everyone's luggage: the X-TRAIL handles the headcount without making row-three feel like a punishment.

4WD adds real confidence when conditions don't cooperate. Wet school drop-offs, gravel driveways, long weekends that drift further from the bitumen than originally planned -- the X-TRAIL has the traction to follow through without drama. Compliance dated August 2024 means this car is barely run in, which shows in how it drives.

White exterior, clean lines, and the kind of practical interior space that earns a car regular use instead of just admiration in the driveway. The X-TRAIL ST keeps things straightforward -- sensible spec, roomy cabin, proper safety kit -- all the things that matter once the novelty of buying a new car wears off and daily life takes over.

At $27,800 for a 2024 model with 64,000 km, this is well-positioned against newer alternatives and notably better spec for the price than most of them. It's not trying to be anything it isn't -- which, in a seven-seater family SUV, turns out to be exactly the right approach.

Some people buy a seven-seater SUV and immediately fill all seven seats. Others spend the next three years explaining to guests that yes, there is a third row, and no, it is not actually that cramped back there.

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