Hi
We have an FRV since May 2005, and we've put 80,000km on it in that time. We use it as a family car, we have 3 kids between the ages of 5 and 8. The back seat is very good, with three independent seats that are perfect for child/booster seats, and the high roof makes access simple. When we need it we have the sixth seat, but normally its folded down gving us a big armrest in the front. The boot is very big, we've gone to France for the summer every year without the need to resort to a roof box. We have a 1.7 petrol version, which I think has since been replaced by a 1.8. Fuel consumption is ok, handling is good and while acceleration is less than electric its not bad either if you get the revs up first. We've had no mechanical problems since we bought it. All in all I think its a great family car and I intend to keep it until the kids refuse to get in to it!
On the downside it is wide, even if this is more of a perception than a reality, and rear view is a bit limited too. I have no problem parking it in carparks, it would certainly be no more difficult than other mid-sized MPVs.