Westfield XTR2 as a nursery car? How irresponsible?
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The little emperor is bored of the VX (see recent car pool), and has told me to get a Westfield XTR2 to take him to nursery.
Should I give in to his wishes? Anyone owned one or know whether a babyseat will fit?
(Admittedly, he can't talk yet, or even walk properly, but I can tell he wants me to do it)
Should I give in to his wishes? Anyone owned one or know whether a babyseat will fit?
(Admittedly, he can't talk yet, or even walk properly, but I can tell he wants me to do it)
I currently own 15 kit cars including three Westfields. I would not suggest any of them are suitable for the safe transport of a small child. Without being a spoilsport I suggest your view of the suitability is likely to be more relevant than your small offspring in this case. It might be possible to fit child seats but personally I would strongly advise such a use an not offering reasonable care.
No stupid idea. How much weather protection does and XTR2 have? So if the weather takes and unexpected turn for the worse junior is going to get soaking wet. It also won't protect junior from the sun. No you don't need 2 tonnes of 4x4, but i'd suggest a roof of some sort is a minimum requirement.
village idiot said:
The little emperor is bored of the VX (see recent car pool), and has told me to get a Westfield XTR2 to take him to nursery.
Should I give in to his wishes? Anyone owned one or know whether a babyseat will fit?
(Admittedly, he can't talk yet, or even walk properly, but I can tell he wants me to do it)
What are you going to do about helmet and hearing protection? Anything with an aeroscreen gets pretty noisy and it would be a shame (and perhaps a little irresponsible) to knacker his hearing.Should I give in to his wishes? Anyone owned one or know whether a babyseat will fit?
(Admittedly, he can't talk yet, or even walk properly, but I can tell he wants me to do it)
Personally I'd wait until he's at least 5 or 6 (into booster seats instead of full blown baby seats) and can talk to you via an intercom.
I arrived at nursery one morning last year in the wet and dark with my 9 month old daughter in her rearward facing child seat in my triumph spitfire.
Would we have been squished had we been run over by a truck? Yes, but guess what - life isn't safe. I'd made the safety precautions prescribed by law (used a child seat) and drove sensibly. Did we have fun? Absolutely. She loved it, it was the first time she was able to see me when she was in the car (normally rear ward facing and in the back)
I'll continue to do fun things with her as she grows up, and when she's old enough I'll explain that it's important to understand and manage risk. I didn't grow up wrapped in cotton wool and neither will my kids.
Would we have been squished had we been run over by a truck? Yes, but guess what - life isn't safe. I'd made the safety precautions prescribed by law (used a child seat) and drove sensibly. Did we have fun? Absolutely. She loved it, it was the first time she was able to see me when she was in the car (normally rear ward facing and in the back)
I'll continue to do fun things with her as she grows up, and when she's old enough I'll explain that it's important to understand and manage risk. I didn't grow up wrapped in cotton wool and neither will my kids.
I use our MX5 with my daughter (7 months old) and she likes it. But I do restrict my journeys to local runs, no motorways, however irrational. I use the barge for long journeys.
I guess I would go down to as small as a Caterham, but I think I'd want something factory built or at least a good Indy checking over the passenger gubbins first.
I guess I would go down to as small as a Caterham, but I think I'd want something factory built or at least a good Indy checking over the passenger gubbins first.
LooneyTunes said:
village idiot said:
The little emperor is bored of the VX (see recent car pool), and has told me to get a Westfield XTR2 to take him to nursery.
Should I give in to his wishes? Anyone owned one or know whether a babyseat will fit?
(Admittedly, he can't talk yet, or even walk properly, but I can tell he wants me to do it)
What are you going to do about helmet and hearing protection? Anything with an aeroscreen gets pretty noisy and it would be a shame (and perhaps a little irresponsible) to knacker his hearing.Should I give in to his wishes? Anyone owned one or know whether a babyseat will fit?
(Admittedly, he can't talk yet, or even walk properly, but I can tell he wants me to do it)
Personally I'd wait until he's at least 5 or 6 (into booster seats instead of full blown baby seats) and can talk to you via an intercom.
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