Baby on the way - what options for the monaro
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A few years ago now, but Mrs mik ferried our young younglings around in a Ford Ka, and then a 944 S2 - whose boot swallowed buggies, shipping and other shizzle with ease.
Sprogs dont have to signal the end of interesting cars. Although you might get a but fooked off when you realise you can't fold your teenagers into the rear seats of a 911.
Sprogs dont have to signal the end of interesting cars. Although you might get a but fooked off when you realise you can't fold your teenagers into the rear seats of a 911.
Yanayaya said:
My wee one is 11 weeks old and I kept my Ro. It's not a practical family car at all so I generally only take her out at the weekends 
I use a Recaro baby carrier which allows you to secure it in with a seatbelt as the Ro doesn't have ISO fix.
My '05 CV8 has ISO fix in the back seat. I use a Recaro baby carrier which allows you to secure it in with a seatbelt as the Ro doesn't have ISO fix.A type 0 seat will go in the back if you have an isofix model, but an earlier monaro might not have isofix and so the rear belts are not long enough to go round the seat. Once they grow out of a rear facing seat there are no real problems. I daily use mine with my 2 and 4 year old and they are happy. The front seats don't allow the easiest of access, but I have memory programmed button 3 to move seat to its highest and most forwar position which gives the most room.
I suggest a trip to mothercare and test out what works. Also I suggest you buy some seat covers for the rear seats to protect from the inevitable baby detritis
I suggest a trip to mothercare and test out what works. Also I suggest you buy some seat covers for the rear seats to protect from the inevitable baby detritis
I have an '05 CV8 which has isofix in the back (look/feel for the two little metal loops between the seat back and seat squab). Used the Monaro as sole family transport for about 3 years until, for baby No.2, I recently bought a Jeep Cherokee to act as main family wagon, keeping the Ro for occasional use.
In the Ro, I used a Mamas & Papas Primo Viaggio seat with the matching isofix base. Worked fine. Was a bit tricky to get the seat in and out past the B pillar, so mostly just left the seat in the car and lifted the baby in and out. Just have to step inside the car from the other side to put the baby in. My wife mostly rode in the back to keep an eye on the baby, or you can buy a baby mirror. Then after 18 months we bought the Vito front facing seat which uses the same isofix base.
The main issue in 05/06 cars is not fitting the car seat but the small boot, which gets largely filled by the pram, leaving you little space for anything else. Many prams won't fit but if you measure up the boot you can then spend ages checking pram specs to see if the folded dimensions work for you. You need one that folds quite long and thin. We went for the Mamas & Papas Pliko Pramette, which does fit in the boot of the Ro. Even managed a holiday to the Lake District, but the cabin was filled to the roof with bags and baby junk.
I wouldn't recommend the Ro as sole family wheels if you are going to be in and out the car with the baby every day, but for trips a few times a week it worked fine for us.
In the Ro, I used a Mamas & Papas Primo Viaggio seat with the matching isofix base. Worked fine. Was a bit tricky to get the seat in and out past the B pillar, so mostly just left the seat in the car and lifted the baby in and out. Just have to step inside the car from the other side to put the baby in. My wife mostly rode in the back to keep an eye on the baby, or you can buy a baby mirror. Then after 18 months we bought the Vito front facing seat which uses the same isofix base.
The main issue in 05/06 cars is not fitting the car seat but the small boot, which gets largely filled by the pram, leaving you little space for anything else. Many prams won't fit but if you measure up the boot you can then spend ages checking pram specs to see if the folded dimensions work for you. You need one that folds quite long and thin. We went for the Mamas & Papas Pliko Pramette, which does fit in the boot of the Ro. Even managed a holiday to the Lake District, but the cabin was filled to the roof with bags and baby junk.
I wouldn't recommend the Ro as sole family wheels if you are going to be in and out the car with the baby every day, but for trips a few times a week it worked fine for us.
Had monaros through both my sprogs being born and now at age 5 an 2. We had the maxi cosi type with a base that was permanently seat belt fixed into the car and the car seat clicked in an out. Only problem is with a normal 5dr car you can carry baby in seat an click into the car. With the Monaro you have to fix the seat then add the baby in
granjuiceymoose said:
Had monaros through both my sprogs being born and now at age 5 an 2. We had the maxi cosi type with a base that was permanently seat belt fixed into the car and the car seat clicked in an out. Only problem is with a normal 5dr car you can carry baby in seat an click into the car. With the Monaro you have to fix the seat then add the baby in
I did this then got a Recaro buck seat as he got bigger S11MON said:
Cheers for that, car is staying had it for many years and it has adapted to everything required. 
As this forum has experts in the field of 3 door Aussie cars I was hoping for some feedback on the types of baby carrying aids that people used in there's.
We used a strap in seat base and click in seat. I think we needed seat belt extenders. I sold them on when we were done with the small stuff.As this forum has experts in the field of 3 door Aussie cars I was hoping for some feedback on the types of baby carrying aids that people used in there's.
recaro young sport fits well in the back and front (non-isofix, but mine's an 04).Gassing Station | HSV & Monaro | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff