Best car for a young family with a baby

Posted by: annacathryn

13th Jan 2014 03:38pm

My husband and I are expecting a baby and are looking to buy a new car but we disagree on what is important. I want something practical like a station wagon, but he wants something a bit more sporty. What are the most important things to look for in a car for a young family? Has anyone had the same disagreements and if so, how did you resolve them?

jaguar

21st Jan 2014 07:14pm

Oh, forgot to mention driver can set rear doors to child proof so they cannot get out without driver releasing the doors. There is a cargo blind cover over rear up to bottom of hatch window that both restrains and hides stuff under it that comes standard. I have made up a steel frame with a mesh cover and 6 long steel rods that slide down into the headrest holes in the back of the seat to further restrain items in the back (seat would fail first). Main function is isolate the cat which often travels in the back on holiday trips, do not need the headrests till kids heads are higher than top of back seat of course. Carrying adults can just lift out the 6 rods and replace barrier with rests in around 2 minutes.

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