Hi FJ - that's a great idea - thank you! However, until I buy whichever vehicle it turns out to be I had better hold off buying the tent.
With the two young kids, I also need to try and get out to a good camping show and see some of the tents 'in the flesh' and see the practicalities and space we'd need.
I'm a big fan of the Oztents from what I've seen. They are pricey but they do have a fair bit more room than the Caranex. I will definitely be after something quick to put up and fairly spacious (room for travel cot etc).
Thanks for carriage info too.
Absolutely no probs, you've got to sort the vehicle first and work out what tent space you need afterwards. Hence reason I got the Caranex takes five minutes to put up once you've studied the instructions, but helps if there's two of you!! The free-standing bit is easier. We had three adults in the sleeping end with more than width of rear door spare to move about in.
It does sound as if there would be enough rooom in the Caranex just about. I've noted there are two models that fit the Freelander, one slightly larger than the other.
I'll have to see if I can google some photos of the insides, as the main Caranex website has limited photos.
gjf72 - can't help you with photos - amongst stuff that went missing a while back. If you imagine car left, tent right, we slept with heads at lower bit and feet near door. The draft screen fits around your vehicle using a part elasticated attachment - sounds weird but it actually was quite sound, except in one west coast gale on an exposed (very) site when the wind went round !. Same goes for the velcro for the roof bit - if you're going to be seriously in the wild weather, I'd fit extra wide velcro additionally. (This after discussion with Caranex who aren't a million miles down the coast from me.)
Meant to say that it depends what you're intending doing. If a full two weeks camp not moving; then I'd say not. If you're wanting weekends or touring holiday with 2/3 days in same place before moving on - then it works.
Another thing - the CCC recognises Caranex as tents - remember one private campsite insisted it was a folding camper - until I left it for the day with the free standing kit!!
Glorious weather up here and warm. Cannot believe at 3am this morning I was marshalling without waterproof trousers, jacket and gloves and my fleece open! The stars were like you could touch them! Hope it's like this next weekend in the Trossachs - although dossing in the car might be a tad cool - finish one stage at 8pm and have to be 70 miles down the road and 19 into stage by 3am and with all these deer about.......!
I know its no where near what you have been talking about but how about just getting yourself a estate car and one of those pop up quechua tents
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/seconds-base-4-2-74200814/
very easy to put up and with a bit of practice get back in the bag,easily do able for a one nighter,
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Hmm - Excellent value by the looks of things. Thanks for running that by me. Hoping to list the car for sale Wed or Thurs night so will see what vehicle I end up with soon and then go from there.
I was thinking along the lines of velcro and then some suitable material, but will check out poundland too. We've just had a new store open in our local town where our old Woolworths used to be.
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!. Same goes for the velcro for the roof bit - if you're going to be seriously in the wild weather, I'd fit extra wide velcro additionally. (This after discussion with Caranex who aren't a million miles down the coast from me.) 
