Family + dog car
Discussion
Mr Roper said:
Thing is with dogs is that they often stink and leave hair everywhere.
My Bulldog stinks after a dip in the lake, sea or mud. Slobbers and sometimes rewards me with stinking of fox piss.
Do I want that in my nice car? Do I ste.
I spent a grand and bought a Skoda Octavia estate...Costs peanuts to run (90bhp) and I really don't care that it has a constant whiff of soggy dog. it also doubles as a tip run car and general daily banger.
i've just returned from a few days at the coast with the kids and mutt and now the car is airing out.
Just something to consider if you take your dog out with you regularly.
Your Skoda isn't a shonky old stbox. It's just a pretty decent car that was a good price because it's 14 years old My Bulldog stinks after a dip in the lake, sea or mud. Slobbers and sometimes rewards me with stinking of fox piss.
Do I want that in my nice car? Do I ste.
I spent a grand and bought a Skoda Octavia estate...Costs peanuts to run (90bhp) and I really don't care that it has a constant whiff of soggy dog. it also doubles as a tip run car and general daily banger.
i've just returned from a few days at the coast with the kids and mutt and now the car is airing out.
Just something to consider if you take your dog out with you regularly.
a311 said:
Got the latest generation Octavia VRs hatch and recently had a kid and also have a Lab. The boot is cavernous, we recently went on a 6 hour each way trip up to Scotland to visit family with baby and all the paraphernalia and dog in the boot. Few bungee cords to keep the load secure and the dog had plenty of room.
The Hatchbacks I looked at were below, I added your Octavia size also as a guideInsigna - 530 L
Civic - 487 L
Octavia - 590 L
Jimmy Recard said:
Mr Roper said:
Thing is with dogs is that they often stink and leave hair everywhere.
My Bulldog stinks after a dip in the lake, sea or mud. Slobbers and sometimes rewards me with stinking of fox piss.
Do I want that in my nice car? Do I ste.
I spent a grand and bought a Skoda Octavia estate...Costs peanuts to run (90bhp) and I really don't care that it has a constant whiff of soggy dog. it also doubles as a tip run car and general daily banger.
i've just returned from a few days at the coast with the kids and mutt and now the car is airing out.
Just something to consider if you take your dog out with you regularly.
Your Skoda isn't a shonky old stbox. It's just a pretty decent car that was a good price because it's 14 years old My Bulldog stinks after a dip in the lake, sea or mud. Slobbers and sometimes rewards me with stinking of fox piss.
Do I want that in my nice car? Do I ste.
I spent a grand and bought a Skoda Octavia estate...Costs peanuts to run (90bhp) and I really don't care that it has a constant whiff of soggy dog. it also doubles as a tip run car and general daily banger.
i've just returned from a few days at the coast with the kids and mutt and now the car is airing out.
Just something to consider if you take your dog out with you regularly.
Once your pride and joy with it's nappa leather and B&O speakers look like a scene from Turner and Hooch then all that really matters is if it's reliable and cheap.
We've got a new Ford Focus estate, complete with me (6ft4), the wife, the 15yr old lanky teenager, the 35kg labrador and the impending baby on its way.
Here's what you do:
Ford pet pack for sub £300 - gives you a divider, a boot floor protector, boot scuff protection and a metal mesh - keeps pooch safe, keeps hair off the fabric, keeps the right hand side for shopping/buggy etc
Get a roof box, use it for everything else.
Enjoy Titanium spec Focus with trimmings and fun ecoboost with great steering - all in the whole thing is about 19k after you get 6k in discount through broker.
Job jobbed.
Here's what you do:
Ford pet pack for sub £300 - gives you a divider, a boot floor protector, boot scuff protection and a metal mesh - keeps pooch safe, keeps hair off the fabric, keeps the right hand side for shopping/buggy etc
Get a roof box, use it for everything else.
Enjoy Titanium spec Focus with trimmings and fun ecoboost with great steering - all in the whole thing is about 19k after you get 6k in discount through broker.
Job jobbed.
Mr Roper said:
Adenauer said:
Mr Roper said:
Thing is with dogs is that they often stink and leave hair everywhere.
My Bulldog stinks after a dip in the lake, sea or mud. Slobbers and sometimes rewards me with stinking of fox piss.
Do I want that in my nice car? Do I ste.
I spent a grand and bought a Skoda Octavia estate...Costs peanuts to run (90bhp) and I really don't care that it has a constant whiff of soggy dog. it also doubles as a tip run car and general daily banger.
i've just returned from a few days at the coast with the kids and mutt and now the car is airing out.
Just something to consider if you take your dog out with you regularly.
You have just stopped me from getting an estate as my next company car. I shall buy a DDC (dedicated dog car), and not drive to work stinking of wet dogs. My Bulldog stinks after a dip in the lake, sea or mud. Slobbers and sometimes rewards me with stinking of fox piss.
Do I want that in my nice car? Do I ste.
I spent a grand and bought a Skoda Octavia estate...Costs peanuts to run (90bhp) and I really don't care that it has a constant whiff of soggy dog. it also doubles as a tip run car and general daily banger.
i've just returned from a few days at the coast with the kids and mutt and now the car is airing out.
Just something to consider if you take your dog out with you regularly.
I shall buy you one small beer for your efforts when you come over in September.
Did you book my apartment for September?
My dog is almost 60Kg and refuses to ride anywhere but the passenger seats.
She sat on the middle rear seat of an E Class saloon with her chops on the centre console all the way from Tournais to Bristol. I bought a dog guard for my Jeep GC and she pulled it off and jumped over the seats... I now cannot be bothered policing her. She can sit where she likes and the car gets valeted every other week. Luckily she doesn't like getting wet or dirty so never smells and is rarely muddy.
She sat on the middle rear seat of an E Class saloon with her chops on the centre console all the way from Tournais to Bristol. I bought a dog guard for my Jeep GC and she pulled it off and jumped over the seats... I now cannot be bothered policing her. She can sit where she likes and the car gets valeted every other week. Luckily she doesn't like getting wet or dirty so never smells and is rarely muddy.
A dedicated dog / tip run car is all very well, especially for ours who is always, without question, the filthiest dog in the forest, but that's not what I want to drive up to Scotland/ South West/ North Yorkshire starting out in Worcestershire. Suspect rest of family don't want to travel in a dog 'van' either.
ryry3 said:
The Hatchbacks I looked at were below, I added your Octavia size also as a guide
Insigna - 530 L
Civic - 487 L
Octavia - 590 L
Impressive that it tops the Insignia given it's a class below. We also have a Seat Leon, essentially the same car but the boot is tiny.Insigna - 530 L
Civic - 487 L
Octavia - 590 L
ETA I believe the estate is the same length etc so not huge to manoeuvre.
a311 said:
ryry3 said:
The Hatchbacks I looked at were below, I added your Octavia size also as a guide
Insigna - 530 L
Civic - 487 L
Octavia - 590 L
Impressive that it tops the Insignia given it's a class below. We also have a Seat Leon, essentially the same car but the boot is tiny.Insigna - 530 L
Civic - 487 L
Octavia - 590 L
ETA I believe the estate is the same length etc so not huge to manoeuvre.
I have relooked at the seat leon and the boot is good at 587L
Updated list, I have acutally looked more into the new astra estate, as its pretty impressive compareed to the insigna, youd expect the insigna to be bigger
Estate -
VW Passat - 650 L
Honda civic - 624 L
Seat Leon - 587 L
Hyundai i40 - 553 L
Vauxhall Astra NEW - 540 L
Vauxhall Insigna - 540 L
Toyota Auris - 530 L
Hyundai i30 - 528 L
Ford Mondeo - 525 L
Vauxhall Astra - 500 L
SUV -
Hyundai ix35 - 591 L
VW Tiguan - 520-615 L (back seats slide)
MPV -
VW Toura - 743 L
Ford Smax - 700 L (to parcel shelf only)
Hatchback -
Insigna - 530 L
Civic - 487 L
Updated list, I have acutally looked more into the new astra estate, as its pretty impressive compareed to the insigna, youd expect the insigna to be bigger
Estate -
VW Passat - 650 L
Honda civic - 624 L
Seat Leon - 587 L
Hyundai i40 - 553 L
Vauxhall Astra NEW - 540 L
Vauxhall Insigna - 540 L
Toyota Auris - 530 L
Hyundai i30 - 528 L
Ford Mondeo - 525 L
Vauxhall Astra - 500 L
SUV -
Hyundai ix35 - 591 L
VW Tiguan - 520-615 L (back seats slide)
MPV -
VW Toura - 743 L
Ford Smax - 700 L (to parcel shelf only)
Hatchback -
Insigna - 530 L
Civic - 487 L
Edited by ryry3 on Tuesday 26th July 14:05
bulldong said:
Any Passat estate that suits your budget.
I think I may be priced on the passat looking further into it, really looking for no more than 3 years old and no more than 30k, just a couple Ks over my budget. Looking a bit more into it Im prob looking about £13k, needing £15-16k for passat. I couple prob look for 4 year old but would like to keep the car for 4 yearsGassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff