Oh, well - not much discussion of the Touran around here, so thought I'd post some links to a few reviews to give a better overall picture of the car:

http://www.whatcar.com/car-review-full.aspx?RT=581 (but interesting to note potential ESP fault being reported in the reader reviews: http://www.whatcar.com/car-review-readers.aspx?RT=581)
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/review...uran-2003.aspx (pretty much sums it up: great build, but can look boring)
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carrevi...en_touran.html (don't know why it got less than 90%!)
http://www.motordaily.co.uk/20080131-volkswagen-touran/ (highlights safety issue, leading in its class)
http://www.topgear.com/uk/volkswagen/touran (Sensible but charisma-free)

Not sure why people talk about the Touran being boring - it's a family car for Pete's sake!! Plus the fact that it focuses on being practical rather than flashy is important - cars that focus on the latter instead of the former are not ones to take your kids out on long drives in!!