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I think that only happens to women FC!
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Women also cause it.
RSM Masser
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Did you leave them behind with £20 and a suitcase - "Please look after these children" Paddington Bear style
Been at Halfords today to get some advice. The assistant was very friendly and knowledgable (about babies, less though about Maseratis). So, this is what I've learned:
1) The idea of getting one of these new multi-age seats that fit from newborn to 7 or 12 years is rather ambitious. Those seats are just big. Way to big.
2) I understand that baby seats with a handle so you can move the seat with baby in and out of the car without waking the baby is desirable, but I'm not sure if that would really work when you'd have to tilt the seat by 90 degree to get it into the rear.
3) It seems that there are seats such as the Maxi Cosi Pebble that actually fit into the back, even rear-facing. But getting the seat with baby out of the car or, alternatively, getting the baby in and out of the seat in the back of the car is a very different story!
4) It's obviously easier to fit the seat on the front seat, but in that case, fitting the passenger (wife) to the rear needs to be considered. I suppose getting anybody else (e.g. in-laws) into the car must be discarded.
5) The real issue for fitting the seat safely is the shape of the car seat. I mean you really can't call the 3200GT seats really 'bucket seats', but they are not the typical saloon-flat shape. This issue applies both front and back. I read that people do fit anything from custom made cushions to memory foam to a pile of towels under (which also protects the car's leather), but it's not ideal, is it?
6) It kind of would really make sense to swap the 3200 for a QP, but I'm still failing to find a buyer... and actually, I kind of like the idea of keeping the 3200 (nobody heard me saying that, okay?)
7) The fit of a baby trolley in the boot is a completely different story still....
8) It's impossible to predict the future (particularly when expecting your first). I expect my life to be turned upside down, but since we don't really need the car on a daily base (other than my commute to work) I don't expect us to drive around with the baby too often. That might of course change one day, but until then I feel that changing the car just to fit a baby seat more easily or getting another car especially for that purpose seem to be a bit excessive, no?
1) The idea of getting one of these new multi-age seats that fit from newborn to 7 or 12 years is rather ambitious. Those seats are just big. Way to big.
2) I understand that baby seats with a handle so you can move the seat with baby in and out of the car without waking the baby is desirable, but I'm not sure if that would really work when you'd have to tilt the seat by 90 degree to get it into the rear.
3) It seems that there are seats such as the Maxi Cosi Pebble that actually fit into the back, even rear-facing. But getting the seat with baby out of the car or, alternatively, getting the baby in and out of the seat in the back of the car is a very different story!
4) It's obviously easier to fit the seat on the front seat, but in that case, fitting the passenger (wife) to the rear needs to be considered. I suppose getting anybody else (e.g. in-laws) into the car must be discarded.
5) The real issue for fitting the seat safely is the shape of the car seat. I mean you really can't call the 3200GT seats really 'bucket seats', but they are not the typical saloon-flat shape. This issue applies both front and back. I read that people do fit anything from custom made cushions to memory foam to a pile of towels under (which also protects the car's leather), but it's not ideal, is it?
6) It kind of would really make sense to swap the 3200 for a QP, but I'm still failing to find a buyer... and actually, I kind of like the idea of keeping the 3200 (nobody heard me saying that, okay?)
7) The fit of a baby trolley in the boot is a completely different story still....
8) It's impossible to predict the future (particularly when expecting your first). I expect my life to be turned upside down, but since we don't really need the car on a daily base (other than my commute to work) I don't expect us to drive around with the baby too often. That might of course change one day, but until then I feel that changing the car just to fit a baby seat more easily or getting another car especially for that purpose seem to be a bit excessive, no?
CatmanV2
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We don't have kids, but don't get this at all. After 7 years of ****, **** and puke, really are you going to want the seat? Surely you'd just want to *burn* it?
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I have 2 small kids (9months and 2y/o) and I have 2 ISO Fix bases, and 2 seats that are clip-ons: Maxi cosy and peeble. It works great. Although I would do a 500miles journey - being fairly tall myself (6"1) - it is definitely convenient... My GT is the perfect family car
On the rare occasions that I had my baby daughter in the back of the GS, I'd pick her up out of the seat to get her out. If you want to lift baby and seat out together, they'll have to be in the front (with passenger airbag deactivated). We couldn't get our buggy chassis in the boot, even with the wheels.
You can use a coupe to transport a baby, but it will be a faff. And when you're sleep deprived and have a little bundle of 'joy' screaming their head off, the last thing you need is more hassle.
They grow up eventually of course. Then they put their feet on the seats...
You can use a coupe to transport a baby, but it will be a faff. And when you're sleep deprived and have a little bundle of 'joy' screaming their head off, the last thing you need is more hassle.
They grow up eventually of course. Then they put their feet on the seats...
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Join a City Car Club and keep the maserati for fun.
That way you get a nice new Golf type car for baby carrying which keeps her and the inlaws happy and content that you have 'grown up'....whilst secretly you still have your mistress hidden away.
https://www.enterprisecarclub.co.uk...land/london/?gclid=CPqTv4SQss0CFcWVGwod-9wILQ
That way you get a nice new Golf type car for baby carrying which keeps her and the inlaws happy and content that you have 'grown up'....whilst secretly you still have your mistress hidden away.
https://www.enterprisecarclub.co.uk...land/london/?gclid=CPqTv4SQss0CFcWVGwod-9wILQ
A lot has to be said for the 50s and 60s when you could put them in the boot
Me and my brother in the narrow gap behind the seats in my father's Alfa Romeo Spider. Good old times. By todays standards we should not have survived growing up like this!
I was referring to the hassle of getting them in and out of the car... but if you can make things work without resorting to a boring family car then I salute you!
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I can't even hear the stereo in mine, so I doubt I'd hear a screaming kid.
Perfect car?
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You've mentioned the in-laws too often in this thread.
In my experience the in-laws need to be kept well away from a newborn or your poor wife will have to suffer 'you're not feeding him properly', 'he looks too warm to me', 'he'll catch his death in that outfit, you need to dress him properly', 'that afternoon nap is too long', ad nauseam.
Actually, I love my in-laws and I'm quite happy they will come over from Brazil to stay with us for a month.
Thanks! I feel it's the beginning of a great adventure!
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