the 'what car' musings thread

[IanUAE]

Chilli, so the mrs gets the child friendly car then. Good luck.

Porsche + wife @ child = cayenne

[Hitch78]

shirt said:

all he needs is space for a child seat though.
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Which is unfortunately more space than most passengers need. Not many child seats fit the XK because the seat is a bucket - Porsche do their own sears but they're about 3k I think.

Shame that I know all this...I'm only looking at saloons and SUVs now as eveything else is a pain. Doable, but a pain.

[yorky500]

Hitch78 said:

Which is unfortunately more space than most passengers need. Not many child seats fit the XK because the seat is a bucket - Porsche do their own sears but they're about 3k I think.

Shame that I know all this...I'm only looking at saloons and SUVs now as eveything else is a pain. Doable, but a pain.

It would be the Jag XFR for me, although I do like the Audi S8's

[shirt]

things to do in the near future

buy a porsche
have kids

[Hitch78]

shirt said:

things to do in the near future

buy a porsche
have kids

You need to do it.

I'm getting away with the MX5 at the moment because my wife's off work so we use the LR2 as the family wagon. As soon as she start's back at work we'll need two family friendly cars for nursery runs and the like. I thought I'd get away with a three door coupe but a week with a Focus of that configuration in the UK taught me that clambering into the back to strap the tyke down is a pain in the arse.

So its four or five doors until she's old enough to climb into the backseat and buckle up herself then...

[yorky500]

I have just done something rather "rash" and bought myself a new car. I am hoping to get it before Eid.

[dxbtiger]

yorky500 said:

I have just done something rather "rash" and bought myself a new car. I am hoping to get it before Eid.

You can't leave it at that!

We need some man points reinjecting into this thread, this family chat is making me queasy.

[shirt]

rash = rasher = pork ?

if so then do tell.

[yorky500]

6.2l V8 Camaro SS with 426bhp (so massive man points right there).

I was very surprised at the level of comfort and gadgets that come in the car e.g.
- Reverse camera (for the Mrs of course)
- Remote start
- blue tooth
- USB
- Heads Up Display
- cruise control
- flappy paddles (which is not bad but not as good as the VW)

Do I lose any man points for going with the yellow with black stripes?

[dxbtiger]

yorky500 said:

6.2l V8 Camaro SS with 426bhp (so massive man points right there).

I was very surprised at the level of comfort and gadgets that come in the car e.g.
- Reverse camera (for the Mrs of course)
- Remote start
- blue tooth
- USB
- Heads Up Display
- cruise control
- flappy paddles (which is not bad but not as good as the VW)

Do I lose any man points for going with the yellow with black stripes?

Sweet!

Also, no, I like them in yellow.

Mabrook!

[yorky500]

dxbtiger said:

yorky500 said:

6.2l V8 Camaro SS with 426bhp (so massive man points right there).

I was very surprised at the level of comfort and gadgets that come in the car e.g.
- Reverse camera (for the Mrs of course)
- Remote start
- blue tooth
- USB
- Heads Up Display
- cruise control
- flappy paddles (which is not bad but not as good as the VW)

Do I lose any man points for going with the yellow with black stripes?

Sweet!

Also, no, I like them in yellow.

Mabrook!

Yellow is a "bit loud" but I like them in that colour as well - there was no way I was going to get another black car!

I sat in the car for about 10mins before I set off for the test drive thinking "can I live with this for approx 2hrs 15mins every day?" - the answer was yes. The Mrs and the Salewomen were like "what are you doing?"

I did ask if Megan Fox (as seen in the original movie) could be incl. as part of the deal - I was laughed at! hahahahaha

[rabailey]

Hitch78 said:

As soon as she start's back at work we'll need two family friendly cars for nursery runs and the like.

Tell me about it we have three Pajeros because of the kids !

Hitch78 said:

So its four or five doors until she's old enough to climb into the backseat and buckle up herself then...

It's not that long.
Nell is four and a half and loves going the the MG, seats have three point harness so that and the booster seat she loves it.

[shirt]

nice one yorky!

reversing camera is handy in the camaro as it has that humped rear. plus you can use it for j turns

[Hitch78]

rabailey said:

Hitch78 said:

As soon as she start's back at work we'll need two family friendly cars for nursery runs and the like.

Tell me about it we have three Pajeros because of the kids !

Hitch78 said:

So its four or five doors until she's old enough to climb into the backseat and buckle up herself then...

It's not that long.
Nell is four and a half and loves going the the MG, seats have three point harness so that and the booster seat she loves it.

Just four years for me then!

[yorky500]

shirt said:

nice one yorky!

reversing camera is handy in the camaro as it has that humped rear. plus you can use it for j turns

Yup, true. Vision overall out of the cabin is not the best but I am sure I will get used to it.

[Chilli]

Nice work!

[yorky500]

Suffice it to say I am not a "ditherer" as some of the folk on this here forum hahahahahahaha

[IanUAE]

Nice, we have a bumble bee in the house. When do we see it on track?

[Hitch78]

yorky500 said:

shirt said:

nice one yorky!

reversing camera is handy in the camaro as it has that humped rear. plus you can use it for j turns

Yup, true. Vision overall out of the cabin is not the best but I am sure I will get used to it.

Surely you only need to see out of the front anyway?

[yorky500]

IanUAE said:

Nice, we have a bumble bee in the house. When do we see it on track?

Will not be seeing the track unless parked outside the fence