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We've got two young kids and they have rear facing seats. The youngest has a massive Silver Cross pram and bassinet that goes in the boot. We occasionally need to carry a rear seat passenger along with the kids.
My current Arteon BiTDi passes all the tests except the rear seat passenger.
So I need something the same size but with front isofix so we can pop two adults in the back, or something with 6/7 seats so we can pop an adult in the very back?
Needs to be 2020 on, approved used ideally for a full warranty and ideally under £30k-ish. Or around £350pm max on a 3+ lease (10k).
Really unsure what direction to go in. I've been nosing A6 Avant, XC90 and even the ID.Buzz
What do the good people of PH in similar circumstances drive?
My current Arteon BiTDi passes all the tests except the rear seat passenger.
So I need something the same size but with front isofix so we can pop two adults in the back, or something with 6/7 seats so we can pop an adult in the very back?
Needs to be 2020 on, approved used ideally for a full warranty and ideally under £30k-ish. Or around £350pm max on a 3+ lease (10k).
Really unsure what direction to go in. I've been nosing A6 Avant, XC90 and even the ID.Buzz
What do the good people of PH in similar circumstances drive?
Sadly it looks like an MPV with individual 5 seats maybe the most practical choice, think VW touran or French equivalent.
However there is alternative option which allows you to keep the arteon:
The multimac seat bench thing, it allows for rear facing addons and seat buckles for adults:
However there is alternative option which allows you to keep the arteon:
The multimac seat bench thing, it allows for rear facing addons and seat buckles for adults:
MondeoMan1981 said:
We've got two young kids and they have rear facing seats. The youngest has a massive Silver Cross pram and bassinet that goes in the boot. We occasionally need to carry a rear seat passenger along with the kids.
My current Arteon BiTDi passes all the tests except the rear seat passenger.
So I need something the same size but with front isofix so we can pop two adults in the back, or something with 6/7 seats so we can pop an adult in the very back?
Needs to be 2020 on, approved used ideally for a full warranty and ideally under £30k-ish. Or around £350pm max on a 3+ lease (10k).
Really unsure what direction to go in. I've been nosing A6 Avant, XC90 and even the ID.Buzz
What do the good people of PH in similar circumstances drive?
Put one rear facing seat in the front, 2 adults and one rear facing seat in the rear is perhaps more managable.My current Arteon BiTDi passes all the tests except the rear seat passenger.
So I need something the same size but with front isofix so we can pop two adults in the back, or something with 6/7 seats so we can pop an adult in the very back?
Needs to be 2020 on, approved used ideally for a full warranty and ideally under £30k-ish. Or around £350pm max on a 3+ lease (10k).
Really unsure what direction to go in. I've been nosing A6 Avant, XC90 and even the ID.Buzz
What do the good people of PH in similar circumstances drive?
Mr E said:
My standard answer for “I need a big family bus” is “E-class estate”.
Even then, two adults in the back with a kiddy seat was “snug”. Two rear facing seats plus adult can’t be any better.
these are very rare to find.... Both the Eclass and Volvos with the rear facing extra seats are very difficult to find nowadaysEven then, two adults in the back with a kiddy seat was “snug”. Two rear facing seats plus adult can’t be any better.
Shabaza said:
Sadly it looks like an MPV with individual 5 seats maybe the most practical choice, think VW touran or French equivalent.
However there is alternative option which allows you to keep the arteon:
The multimac seat bench thing, it allows for rear facing addons and seat buckles for adults:
Had one of these for a couple of years now and they're fantastic things, really well made. However, there's not a chance you'll fit an adult in one, well not any human that has a neck anyway (they must be in a minibus in that photo)However there is alternative option which allows you to keep the arteon:
The multimac seat bench thing, it allows for rear facing addons and seat buckles for adults:
CrippsCorner said:
Had one of these for a couple of years now and they're fantastic things, really well made. However, there's not a chance you'll fit an adult in one, well not any human that has a neck anyway (they must be in a minibus in that photo)
You can remove the rear seat squab in some(/most?) cars, prevents damaging the seats and it makes it less high.Although the kids may miss out on window views.
Download this pdf, it has a really good chart that shows the isofix for a lot of cars:
Look for cars with isofix in position 1:
https://dl.joiebaby.com/Instruction_Manual/GL/i-Sp...
Look for cars with isofix in position 1:
https://dl.joiebaby.com/Instruction_Manual/GL/i-Sp...
Skoda Superb, wouldn't be too far off an order of the latest generation with some negotiation, though a 1-2 year old would fit nicely. They are absolutely vast inside, have acres of space and if you somehow fill it then you can fit a roof box. Not sure when it was introduced but most of the newer versions I have seen have front Isofix.
Granted these aren't the most emotive of cars - but they drive well, are reliable, good value and decent residuals. Importantly you don't need a masters from MIT to work the infotainment system, unlike sister VW products (even the latest version has aircon knobs!).
Granted these aren't the most emotive of cars - but they drive well, are reliable, good value and decent residuals. Importantly you don't need a masters from MIT to work the infotainment system, unlike sister VW products (even the latest version has aircon knobs!).
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