Which Car?

[Peter Brown]

We've got 20 month old twins and a new-born of 10 weeks. We need to buy a
new car that can have three baby seats across the back. Any advice?

We've already decided against cars like the Zafira as the middle seat is too
narrow and we'd have to therefore use the third row. This means we'd lose
out on luggage space - very necessary when we plan a holiday.

And finally, I'd need the car for work so I'll need something smart (but not
overly expensive)

Peter & Jennifer

[James W. West]

Hi Peter, I see you are in the uk, like me. The only way to find out if
the seats are going to fit in is to try them out. The VW Sharan has 2 kids
seats built in at either side of the middle row. They are used from age 9
months. The middle row centre seat has the full 3 point seat belt. The
Sharan is quite expensive, though.
Have a look at the Ford Galaxy which is the same as the Sharan, but doesn't
have so much extras, like the built in child seats and is cheaper.
The Skoda Octavia "Yikes, not a Skoda!!" is a very refined car now. The
diesel estate has the same engine as the VW Bora. Very economical. The
boot is enormous. You also get climate control and lots of other extras.
Not sure about whether there is enough room for 3 seats. It looked roomy to
me.
We are also looking for a new car and the more you look at, the harder it
gets.
VW have a new small MPV called the Touran. A bit like the Zaphira, but more
upright seating.
If you can get someone to look after your children for a bit, take your car
seats and visit as many garages as you can and try the seats in.
If your like us, you will come home bamboozled and arguing about about which
car had what!
Have a look at jamjar.com and also carhound.com. Great reduction can be had
on new vehicles there.
Hope this helps.

Alison


"Peter Brown" > wrote in message
...
> We've got 20 month old twins and a new-born of 10 weeks. We need to buy a
> new car that can have three baby seats across the back. Any advice?
>
> We've already decided against cars like the Zafira as the middle seat is
too
> narrow and we'd have to therefore use the third row. This means we'd lose
> out on luggage space - very necessary when we plan a holiday.
>
> And finally, I'd need the car for work so I'll need something smart (but
not
> overly expensive)
>
> Peter & Jennifer
>
>

[The Huwe Family]

:-0 I've never heard of any of these cars!! Not even the Ford Galaxy. Are
these sedans, or minivans? I didn't realize that the UK had so many
different kinds of cars than the US. Just finding this interesting.

Gayle
"James W. West" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Peter, I see you are in the uk, like me. The only way to find out if
> the seats are going to fit in is to try them out. The VW Sharan has 2
kids
> seats built in at either side of the middle row. They are used from age 9
> months. The middle row centre seat has the full 3 point seat belt. The
> Sharan is quite expensive, though.
> Have a look at the Ford Galaxy which is the same as the Sharan, but
doesn't
> have so much extras, like the built in child seats and is cheaper.
> The Skoda Octavia "Yikes, not a Skoda!!" is a very refined car now. The
> diesel estate has the same engine as the VW Bora. Very economical. The
> boot is enormous. You also get climate control and lots of other extras.
> Not sure about whether there is enough room for 3 seats. It looked roomy
to
> me.
> We are also looking for a new car and the more you look at, the harder it
> gets.
> VW have a new small MPV called the Touran. A bit like the Zaphira, but
more
> upright seating.
> If you can get someone to look after your children for a bit, take your
car
> seats and visit as many garages as you can and try the seats in.
> If your like us, you will come home bamboozled and arguing about about
which
> car had what!
> Have a look at jamjar.com and also carhound.com. Great reduction can be
had
> on new vehicles there.
> Hope this helps.
>
> Alison
>
>
> "Peter Brown" > wrote in message
> ...
> > We've got 20 month old twins and a new-born of 10 weeks. We need to buy
a
> > new car that can have three baby seats across the back. Any advice?
> >
> > We've already decided against cars like the Zafira as the middle seat is
> too
> > narrow and we'd have to therefore use the third row. This means we'd
lose
> > out on luggage space - very necessary when we plan a holiday.
> >
> > And finally, I'd need the car for work so I'll need something smart (but
> not
> > overly expensive)
> >
> > Peter & Jennifer
> >
> >
>
>

[James W. West]

I don't even know what a sedan is! I would imagine the cars I am talking
about are like a minivan, but I'm not sure what they are either! I don't
think many of our cars are like US cars, because our fuel is so expensive
(over 3x the price of fuel in the US) and we have very strict laws on
emissions, insurance is also expensive so most have small engines and still
cost a lot of money. One car you can get in the US and here is the Chrysler
PT Cruiser. It actually costs more £'s than it does Dollars. Poor us!

For Peter and Jennifer......Just been to see a Fiat Ulysse today. They have
£3,500 off them at Arnold Clark just now. They have a lot of extras, even
in the base model. Worth a look. We are thinking of getting that now.


Alison


"The Huwe Family" > wrote in message
y.com...
> :-0 I've never heard of any of these cars!! Not even the Ford Galaxy.
Are
> these sedans, or minivans? I didn't realize that the UK had so many
> different kinds of cars than the US. Just finding this interesting.
>
> Gayle
> "James W. West" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi Peter, I see you are in the uk, like me. The only way to find out
if
> > the seats are going to fit in is to try them out. The VW Sharan has 2
> kids
> > seats built in at either side of the middle row. They are used from age
9
> > months. The middle row centre seat has the full 3 point seat belt. The
> > Sharan is quite expensive, though.
> > Have a look at the Ford Galaxy which is the same as the Sharan, but
> doesn't
> > have so much extras, like the built in child seats and is cheaper.
> > The Skoda Octavia "Yikes, not a Skoda!!" is a very refined car now.
The
> > diesel estate has the same engine as the VW Bora. Very economical. The
> > boot is enormous. You also get climate control and lots of other
extras.
> > Not sure about whether there is enough room for 3 seats. It looked
roomy
> to
> > me.
> > We are also looking for a new car and the more you look at, the harder
it
> > gets.
> > VW have a new small MPV called the Touran. A bit like the Zaphira, but
> more
> > upright seating.
> > If you can get someone to look after your children for a bit, take your
> car
> > seats and visit as many garages as you can and try the seats in.
> > If your like us, you will come home bamboozled and arguing about about
> which
> > car had what!
> > Have a look at jamjar.com and also carhound.com. Great reduction can be
> had
> > on new vehicles there.
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Alison
> >
> >
> > "Peter Brown" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > We've got 20 month old twins and a new-born of 10 weeks. We need to
buy
> a
> > > new car that can have three baby seats across the back. Any advice?
> > >
> > > We've already decided against cars like the Zafira as the middle seat
is
> > too
> > > narrow and we'd have to therefore use the third row. This means we'd
> lose
> > > out on luggage space - very necessary when we plan a holiday.
> > >
> > > And finally, I'd need the car for work so I'll need something smart
(but
> > not
> > > overly expensive)
> > >
> > > Peter & Jennifer
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Tanya Makins]

Up until recently we had a Landrover Freelander, the back seat is an
excellent size with a propper seat belt rather than a lap belt in the
middle.... plenty of room!!
Tanya (Notts - England)
Peter Brown > wrote in message
...
> We've got 20 month old twins and a new-born of 10 weeks. We need to buy a
> new car that can have three baby seats across the back. Any advice?
>
> We've already decided against cars like the Zafira as the middle seat is
too
> narrow and we'd have to therefore use the third row. This means we'd lose
> out on luggage space - very necessary when we plan a holiday.
>
> And finally, I'd need the car for work so I'll need something smart (but
not
> overly expensive)
>
> Peter & Jennifer
>
>

[Heather Bogan]

Congrats on the new addition. We've got 23 month old ID twin boys and a 7
month old boy. How is everything going for the two of you. Best of luck.

Heather
mom to Keaton and Keagan 8/20/01
www.babiesonline.com/babies/d/donahoo
mom to Chase 01/08/03
www.babiesonline.com/babies/c/chasemark


"Peter Brown" > wrote in message
...
> We've got 20 month old twins and a new-born of 10 weeks. We need to buy a
> new car that can have three baby seats across the back. Any advice?
>
> We've already decided against cars like the Zafira as the middle seat is
too
> narrow and we'd have to therefore use the third row. This means we'd lose
> out on luggage space - very necessary when we plan a holiday.
>
> And finally, I'd need the car for work so I'll need something smart (but
not
> overly expensive)
>
> Peter & Jennifer
>
>

[MWAndHK]

We have the fiat multipla. It has three proper seats in front and back and a
huge boot which easily takes our double pushchair in the 'proper' boot. We got
it as an ex-hire car from Arnold Clark and was the cheapest reasonable option
for us. If you can get over the odd shape it's a brilliant car! It's well
worth a test drive with and without your children. It was voted best family
car for at least two years, (may be more).
Helen