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 11:42pm

Hmm... Not so safe. "You canna change the laws of physics" to paraphrase a quote from Star Trek. If the Volvo came to a stop with almost no outer damage then occupants came to exactly same sudden stop and whiplash damage would likely have occurred. If your car had a great deal of outer crumple without much bending of the inner passenger cell then a great deal of the crash energy went into bending the crumple zone allowing your body to decelerate at a much slower rate and protected you from damage. Modern design requires this progressive crumple zone construction to pass approval to sell and license. The better the crumple zone the higher the AMCAP safety star rating. Bottom line, yes Volvo is a very safe construction crumple zone car unless we are talking about an ancient one.

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