New baby = New car

[Rumple]

billzeebub said:

swilding said:

Made me smile as I bought an E46 M3 when we had our first!

thats more like it, top effort.

Nissan 200sx, not the most practical car.

[tangerine_sedge]

I don't understand why an M3 & Auris are considered impractical? The only problem I can see is getting access to the baby seat in the rear of the M3, but this is inconveniance, rather than a deal breaker. I say this with experience of getting my own babies/toddlers into the back of a saxo VTS some years ago.

I suggest you keep both cars, then make an informed decision once you've spent time carting the baby around.

[forzaminardi]

Surely an A-Class isn't a hell of a lot more practical than an Auris?

[Escy]

Is this normal practice to allow your Mrs (who presumably knows less about cars than you) to call the shots about what car to buy? It sounds like your not comfortable about the situation. May I suggest growing a pair?

Buy a 5 door Golf TDI for the wife and keep your M3.

If you have to compromise, say you'll go from a M3 convertible to a coupe!

[Ved]

Two Subarus for us but the Forester will do most of the lugging

[jamieduff1981]

tangerine_sedge said:

I don't understand why an M3 & Auris are considered impractical? The only problem I can see is getting access to the baby seat in the rear of the M3, but this is inconveniance, rather than a deal breaker. I say this with experience of getting my own babies/toddlers into the back of a saxo VTS some years ago.

I suggest you keep both cars, then make an informed decision once you've spent time carting the baby around.

This. 100 times this.

[Axionknight]

tangerine_sedge said:

I don't understand why an M3 & Auris are considered impractical? The only problem I can see is getting access to the baby seat in the rear of the M3, but this is inconveniance, rather than a deal breaker. I say this with experience of getting my own babies/toddlers into the back of a saxo VTS some years ago.

I suggest you keep both cars, then make an informed decision once you've spent time carting the baby around.

100% sense, I say listen to this advice.

[Pralo]

Sounds like the op/mrs is just after an excuse to buy a new car. An auris plus an e46 m3 with a newborn will be absolutely fine. We have a punto and a tt with a 2yr old and another on the way but no plans to change either car

[g3org3y]

pwn3d

[Durzel]

M3 cabrio too.

Put the roof down, put baby in the back without even having to move the passenger seat, job done.

[LeoSayer]

Kids love convertibles.

It's one of those memories that never leaves you, your first ride in a convertible with the roof down, the wind in your hair, look up to see the trees speeding past. Even better if it's fast and sounds good.

Keep both cars.

[Clinton Baptiste]

Urban Sports said:

I bought a Z4M

I bought a blackbird!

[blearyeyedboy]

Clinton Baptiste said:

I bought a blackbird!

Do they have ISOFIX mounts?

[Jonnas]

I did twins with a 3 series and a Polo. I am now an expert in tessellation but it's doable and the stuff you need to cart around gets much smaller over time. The only time you really need room is if you are going anywhere overnight. I just hire a people carrier as and when.

[greggy50]

If it had been a 318ci convertible I bet your wife would have decided it was more than practical enough grow some balls...

Dont get the 180cdi though only about 110bhp irc which will seem horrible coming from an M3 and doubt it will be much bigger boot wise. I would get something like a c250cdi if you must change as its due to be replaced and they are some good deals around.

[Fugster]

I sold the corvette and bought a 996tt! not my best decision as getting the pram in was a giggle!

[Disco You]

In what way is an Auris not a perfect baby chariot? An A class is certainly no better!

[jock mcsporran]

Fugster said:

I sold the corvette and bought a 996tt! not my best decision as getting the pram in was a giggle!

996 turbo here also when the lad was born. Sold it after a couple of years and now use the Exige with the child seat.
Missus has her own car but I done all the nursery runs when I'm not offshore and the pork was fine for week long holidays away.

[Spare tyre]

Something with a sliding side door makes life a lot easier, lifting brats in and out, easier to get the seat in as you don't have to consider opening a conventional door

I would say something like a berlingo, but that's not very ph!

[ImpossiblyDaft]

People might suggest Saabs, but all the ones I've been in haven't been that great for short people.

I can understand why, if "aris" is a typo for Yaris rather than Auris it'd be annoying - but I don't get why you'd want to go 1 car? That sounds like it could easily become a pain too.