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12-30-2008, 12:00 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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A question for the parents (or parents to be).
Did you get rid of your vehicle to get a different vehicle once you had kids or found out you were having kids?
Did you go for something with more seating, easier access for car seats, or safer? Just curious.  
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12-30-2008, 12:09 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: GA
Moto: 2006 GSXR 600
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I cant say for me exactly as I dont want ankle biters...but I did have a friend who got married, immediately went and bought a mini van in preparation for the oodles of kids she didnt have yet...
 If i have kids, I plan on being a soccer mom in a sports car or jacked up truck...no mom mobiles...
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12-30-2008, 12:14 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: South Florida
Moto: 2006 GSXR 600-
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Nope, I kept my truck.
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12-30-2008, 12:19 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: western nc
Moto: 1996 M900
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I had a sweet 280zx (remember that was 20 years ago). I kept it for a while after my son was born, we rigged a car seat in the hatch. It became to much of a hassle to get him,dad,& me with all the baby things in the car so I sold it
 and bought a 4-door Camry.
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12-30-2008, 12:16 PM
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Better Off
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Hollyweird, FL
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No, I drove a 2 door compact car and waited 13 years to get a bigger vehicle only because that compact car finally died on me and my (at the time) 13 year old 6' son kept hitting his head every time he got in it. Then I went into something roomier and more comfortable (for my kids).
IMO People who do that are nesting in areas that aren't necessary. Unless they have a 2 seater sports car, there's no need to change from the 4 door sedan to the extended cabin mini-van. The car seat only takes up so much space and the stroller can fit just as easily in the trunk as it can on a luggage rack on the roof or storage space in the back of a minivan! If you want to do something smart for the kid, save the money and start a college fund!
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12-30-2008, 12:21 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: ATX
Moto: 2007 Ducati 1098
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The ex and I were already driving an SUV at the time, so we didn't really need to buy something different.
Even when I had a sports car, it had a back seat and suicide doors (Mazda RX-8).. two car seats fit just fine in it. I've since wrecked it and bought a Mazda 3, but not because it was more "safe", per se (although that was a nice perk)... mainly because, well, I NEEDED a car, and the 3 got way better gas mileage than the RX-8 did. 
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12-30-2008, 12:24 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Central NY
Moto: 2003 SV650S
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we canned my older SUV in favor of something newer that had the child seat attachments/hooks that come in new cars.
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12-30-2008, 09:48 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Huntsville, AL
Moto: 2008 Black/Grey Hayabusa
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Actually one of the reasons why we went w/ the Mega Cab was due to the room for A) practicin' for having kids and B) when we do have kids plenty of room. There's more room in the backseat than the frontseat of my truck. Oh btw, I really need to get some of my truck pictures on here.
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12-30-2008, 10:20 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Back in Nashville!
Moto: I ride Dutch...and an 09 Kawi 250
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I drove a small 2-door when I started having kids...still drive one. I had an 86 Beretta GT when Chris was a baby, it got traded for a Sunbird, then a Toyota, then another Toyota, THEN a four-door Ford for about a minute, then a Nissan Sentra 2-door, and now a Mazda MX6 2-door... I just learned how to pack 'em in.
 I could never afford a bigger car, so I made do. Now we have the Subaru Legacy GT so we can have the best of both worlds...a family sedan with 4 doors and power when we wanna play. My kids hardly ride in the Mazda anymore.
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12-30-2008, 12:25 PM
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Supporting Vendor
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Soon to be Temple, TX
Moto: wide open throttle
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The car seat fits just fine in my Single Cab Ranger and in her Jeep Cherokee.
I did find out that it will not fit in the backseat of an Eclipse and be able to put 2 adults up front. You have to slide the passenger seat too far forward. It won't go in the middle because there is no seat belt. Borrow a car seat and try it out if you are concerned. |
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