4 seater car suggestions. 1st child in February. £25k budget
Discussion
Well PH'ers, i'm getting married this week with our 1st daughter coming in February. I have a demo from work and my missus has a driving school so runs micras. Both 4 seats but we can't guarantee either will always be available so must plan if we have car seats etc.
I thought it would be a good idea to buy another car just for us, no one borrowing for test drives or being off the road 'cos a pupil knackered the clutch again.
I thought of this. Thoughts please?
I thought it would be a good idea to buy another car just for us, no one borrowing for test drives or being off the road 'cos a pupil knackered the clutch again.
I thought of this. Thoughts please?
A situation I know well. My shortlist would be as follows (I have sampled some of these)
Subaru Impreza 22B
Lancia Integrale Evo 2
Lotus Carlton
Bentley Arnage T
Bentley Mulsanne Turbo RT
Lotus Evora (nearer 30k)
Bentley Continental GT
Maserati 4200 Gran Sport
Ferrari 456 (also nearer 30k)
Ferrari Mondial Cabriolet
BMW M3 E30 (maybe convertible?)
Older 911
928GT
Merc E500
Subaru Impreza 22B
Lancia Integrale Evo 2
Lotus Carlton
Bentley Arnage T
Bentley Mulsanne Turbo RT
Lotus Evora (nearer 30k)
Bentley Continental GT
Maserati 4200 Gran Sport
Ferrari 456 (also nearer 30k)
Ferrari Mondial Cabriolet
BMW M3 E30 (maybe convertible?)
Older 911
928GT
Merc E500
please dont shoot me for this pathetically non PH answer, but I'd probably be looking at getting something much more modern with a good NCAP rating and a large flexible boot.
its amazing how impractival you'll find even a saloon when carting round a baby, let alone in a Ferrari!
i dont mean an MPV, i mean something like a Volvo T5 estate!
its amazing how impractival you'll find even a saloon when carting round a baby, let alone in a Ferrari!
i dont mean an MPV, i mean something like a Volvo T5 estate!
andburg said:
please dont shoot me for this pathetically non PH answer, but I'd probably be looking at getting something much more modern with a good NCAP rating and a large flexible boot.
its amazing how impractival you'll find even a saloon when carting round a baby, let alone in a Ferrari!
i dont mean an MPV, i mean something like a Volvo T5 estate!
The gun was cocked until the last sentence! its amazing how impractival you'll find even a saloon when carting round a baby, let alone in a Ferrari!
i dont mean an MPV, i mean something like a Volvo T5 estate!
LotusOmega375D said:
A situation I know well. My shortlist would be as follows (I have sampled some of these)
Subaru Impreza 22B
Lancia Integrale Evo 2
Lotus Carlton
Bentley Arnage T
Bentley Mulsanne Turbo RT
Lotus Evora (nearer 30k)
Bentley Continental GT
Maserati 4200 Gran Sport
Ferrari 456 (also nearer 30k)
Ferrari Mondial Cabriolet
BMW M3 E30 (maybe convertible?)
Older 911
928GT
Merc E500
Forgot about the Bentleys! I thought my mind was made up. No Mercs unless I can find a 6.8 SE in budget but I don't think that's going to happen.Subaru Impreza 22B
Lancia Integrale Evo 2
Lotus Carlton
Bentley Arnage T
Bentley Mulsanne Turbo RT
Lotus Evora (nearer 30k)
Bentley Continental GT
Maserati 4200 Gran Sport
Ferrari 456 (also nearer 30k)
Ferrari Mondial Cabriolet
BMW M3 E30 (maybe convertible?)
Older 911
928GT
Merc E500
andburg said:
please dont shoot me for this pathetically non PH answer, but I'd probably be looking at getting something much more modern with a good NCAP rating and a large flexible boot.
its amazing how impractival you'll find even a saloon when carting round a baby, let alone in a Ferrari!
i dont mean an MPV, i mean something like a Volvo T5 estate!
BMW M5 Touring (recent 'spotted' thread about this iirc).its amazing how impractival you'll find even a saloon when carting round a baby, let alone in a Ferrari!
i dont mean an MPV, i mean something like a Volvo T5 estate!
Audi RS4 or RS6 in Avant flavour also an option.
With the benefit of being slightly ahead of OP in terms of parenthood, but still refusing to resign to people carriers or big high 4x4s or ugly estate cars, I'll suggest that you do want something with back doors for the daily transport with the baby.
Of course big coupes can be done, but the fun aspect will wear off quickly when standing in the rain with an 18 month old who is heavier than ideal to lift through a door aparture at arm's reach (how butch is your wife???) and has ideas of his/her own about whether to sit in the seat but not yet able to climb in themselves - in the pouring rain with something too close to the side to get a big coupe door fully open.
Estates are simply unnecessary unless you insist of having a dog to stink our car and home. (I hate dogs - can you tell?)
I'd suggest a sporting saloon therefore.
Of course big coupes can be done, but the fun aspect will wear off quickly when standing in the rain with an 18 month old who is heavier than ideal to lift through a door aparture at arm's reach (how butch is your wife???) and has ideas of his/her own about whether to sit in the seat but not yet able to climb in themselves - in the pouring rain with something too close to the side to get a big coupe door fully open.
Estates are simply unnecessary unless you insist of having a dog to stink our car and home. (I hate dogs - can you tell?)
I'd suggest a sporting saloon therefore.
jamieduff1981 said:
Of course big coupes can be done, but the fun aspect will wear off quickly when standing in the rain with an 18 month old who is heavier than ideal to lift through a door aparture at arm's reach (how butch is your wife???) and has ideas of his/her own about whether to sit in the seat but not yet able to climb in themselves - in the pouring rain with something too close to the side to get a big coupe door fully open.
Wise words. Manipulating 12kg of wriggling toddler at arms reach through a coupe space to back seats is no fun. No need to go MPV, fast estate or saloon. I have a saloon, with hindsight I would have gone for an estate, or an A8....jpg)
My stock answer for everything is a Supercharged L322 Range Rover.
You must try one.
However, after seeing your 400i picture, it reminded me that another 'practical' 4-seater car is a '71-'73 Mustang. Before you start laughing, I've recently bought one and there's loads of space in the rear for little people, the boot is huge, spares are plentiful and not expensive and they're better to drive than you'd think.
OK, so not for everyday use, I admit. But then neither really is a 400i, I suppose.
Bentley would be my choice from the previously submitted list. It's the only one that'd ever tempt me away from my Range Rover.
You must try one.
However, after seeing your 400i picture, it reminded me that another 'practical' 4-seater car is a '71-'73 Mustang. Before you start laughing, I've recently bought one and there's loads of space in the rear for little people, the boot is huge, spares are plentiful and not expensive and they're better to drive than you'd think.
OK, so not for everyday use, I admit. But then neither really is a 400i, I suppose.
Bentley would be my choice from the previously submitted list. It's the only one that'd ever tempt me away from my Range Rover.
andburg said:
please dont shoot me for this pathetically non PH answer, but I'd probably be looking at getting something much more modern with a good NCAP rating and a large flexible boot.
its amazing how impractival you'll find even a saloon when carting round a baby, let alone in a Ferrari!
i dont mean an MPV, i mean something like a Volvo T5 estate!
Its also amazing how much unnecessary stuff parents seem to buy and and then carry around with them. If the buggy you choose is so large you need an estate then I hope neither of you have bad back.its amazing how impractival you'll find even a saloon when carting round a baby, let alone in a Ferrari!
i dont mean an MPV, i mean something like a Volvo T5 estate!
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