Dirty pink squealing thing.
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Via a process that I still don't fully understand, my wife informs me that a small child will soon be coming to live with us. Apparently this also has something to do with her rapid and disturbing weight gain.
Apparently the job of this child is to prevent me from getting any sleep and try its best to spend all of my money with the ultimate aim of forcing me to sell my Chimaera.
I understand that as well as requiring a complete re-design of my house, this creature also intends to travel with us, and my friends have been laughing, pointing at my TVR and then showing me pictures of buses with names like 'Galaxy', 'Sharran' and 'Espace'.
Surely it is possible to carry one of these creatures in a Chimaera. Do the special seats that they apparently require fit into the front seat of a Chimaera. Surely if I put the Moses basket on the parcel shelf with the targa up, everything will be fine. I know that some of you put dogs there safely....
Apparently the job of this child is to prevent me from getting any sleep and try its best to spend all of my money with the ultimate aim of forcing me to sell my Chimaera.
I understand that as well as requiring a complete re-design of my house, this creature also intends to travel with us, and my friends have been laughing, pointing at my TVR and then showing me pictures of buses with names like 'Galaxy', 'Sharran' and 'Espace'.
Surely it is possible to carry one of these creatures in a Chimaera. Do the special seats that they apparently require fit into the front seat of a Chimaera. Surely if I put the Moses basket on the parcel shelf with the targa up, everything will be fine. I know that some of you put dogs there safely....
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you could foster it out for the first 18 years. ??!!
(sorry!)
Hmmm. When we lived there, we noticed a girls school in Weybridge who would, for the price of a modest Ocean Liner, take your 2 year old child and give her back when she was 18 and presumably fully house-trained, refined and ripe for marriage.
It's slogan was (and I kid you not) 'Give us your girls and we'll give you ladies'!!
My mate and I used to spend quite a lot of time hanging around outside the school (and it wasn't to read the banners...)
(Actually, I should perhaps point out at this juncture that neither was it for the 2 year olds....)
>> Edited by beljames on Monday 23 September 21:21
Got a screaming pink thing myself and he loves the car (actually more than me I think!). Car seats fit fine in the front, though you might want to check them out first.... I fell for this one myself and got one of those 3-in-1 things - buggy, push chair and car seat contraptions.... From Mothercare too..
The thing is that the rear-facing seats that you must use until they are around 8 months take quite a lot of space forward of the seat. Some are better than others and you might find that it will be a squeeze in some cars - and not just the TVR too. Had an Audi A4 and it wouldnt fit in the back at all well and the front passenger was pushing against the airbag!!! Not good, which is why I had it disabled (the airbag that is).... If you can go down a bit out-of-town Mothercare of Halfords and check them out for space and size. They differ quite seriously and the wrong purchase can be a pain...
Front-facing seats are no problem in the TVR at all. Slip slightly on the leather, but just need to make sure that they are well anchored with the belt.
Cheers,
Paul
The thing is that the rear-facing seats that you must use until they are around 8 months take quite a lot of space forward of the seat. Some are better than others and you might find that it will be a squeeze in some cars - and not just the TVR too. Had an Audi A4 and it wouldnt fit in the back at all well and the front passenger was pushing against the airbag!!! Not good, which is why I had it disabled (the airbag that is).... If you can go down a bit out-of-town Mothercare of Halfords and check them out for space and size. They differ quite seriously and the wrong purchase can be a pain...
Front-facing seats are no problem in the TVR at all. Slip slightly on the leather, but just need to make sure that they are well anchored with the belt.
Cheers,
Paul
Jealous of the fact that you have an excuse for a Cerbera.
You need one because:
a) it has four seats
b) with a decent sports silencer it will spit furthest and scream loudest of your family
c) clearly you will need the security of a car with a roof
d) when "it" grows it won't be trendy to do the school run in anything less!
You need one because:
a) it has four seats
b) with a decent sports silencer it will spit furthest and scream loudest of your family
c) clearly you will need the security of a car with a roof
d) when "it" grows it won't be trendy to do the school run in anything less!
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Trust me You'll love the Galaxy, its got cup holders and everything.
You have got to hand it to marketing departments and ad agencies.
The latest must have motor is a .....a van.
I remember seeing one of these things on a top gear report, it had a high seating position for good visibility (- like a van), a diesel engine for good econony (again...) and sliding side doors (sounds familiar.)
However as the test continued I saw the extra seats... (ahh a minibus) which can be removed (back to a van).
I wonder how many they would have sold if they had called it the 'Transit 2.2D Ghia'
Don't dispair though, I drove a white transit for a while and it's one of the fastest vehicles on the road especially round corners and in reverse, and if the noise of the pink thing gets too much you could always live in it.
GF. ;-)
PS. the ford is a much better package than the Freight Rover 110 in my opinion.
PPS. My girlfreind wants a pink thing too but I got her a dog as a delaying tactic.
PPPS. I'm only jelous 'cos you've got a better TVR than me (and yours is in one piece).
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True, but then you are appealing to the 'Scoobie Doo' generation.
It would be useful if my dog was good at solving mysteries though, like why my top of the range bmw (excuse the swearing) alarm didn't go off when some bas**rd was removing my stereo with what could only have been a crow bar (by the carnage that was left).
The dog didn't even bark (some body's not getting any scooby snacks).
Still at least I still have about 3/4 of the stereo left (- some of it was still in the dashdoard).
The police were nice though and told me how easy it was, that will come in handy if I ever fall on hard times!!!
The moral of this story is if you want to knick some poor sods car stereo, ask the police how to break in to the model of car you have selected and bring a decent selection of tools - I can't abide these bl**dy amateurs.
GF.
Thanks for all the help. I'm going to hold back on the Galaxy. We're not Catholics you know. Surely it's the only car that comes with an optional crucifix and incense burner?
She had the second scan today. I managed to disguise the fact that I was more interested in the nurse, and it didn't matter anyway, because both of them were looking at some fuzzy stuff on a big screen. I must say that I nearly fainted when she got the KY jelly out, but thankfully, she just smeared it all over my wife.
Strange business indeed. Oh - all was well by the way!!
She had the second scan today. I managed to disguise the fact that I was more interested in the nurse, and it didn't matter anyway, because both of them were looking at some fuzzy stuff on a big screen. I must say that I nearly fainted when she got the KY jelly out, but thankfully, she just smeared it all over my wife.
Strange business indeed. Oh - all was well by the way!!
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Thanks for all the help. I'm going to hold back on the Galaxy. We're not Catholics you know. Surely it's the only car that comes with an optional crucifix and incense burner?
She had the second scan today. I managed to disguise the fact that I was more interested in the nurse, and it didn't matter anyway, because both of them were looking at some fuzzy stuff on a big screen. I must say that I nearly fainted when she got the KY jelly out, but thankfully, she just smeared it all over my wife.
Strange business indeed. Oh - all was well by the way!!
I think despite what we all say about bloody MPV's when you have more than 2 kids you get drawn towards them, a bit like the fact that one day you will wear a zip up cardigan, no matter how much you hate them now!!
I wish you all the best and hope that you have many years of Galaxy free motoring ahead of you.
I think despite what we all say about bloody MPV's when you have more than 2 kids you get drawn towards them, a bit like the fact that one day you will wear a zip up cardigan, no matter how much you hate them now!!
I wish you all the best and hope that you have many years of Galaxy free motoring ahead of you.
You could be right there (heavens forbid).
I had better start planning now.... Has anyone lost a couple of rows of seats and stuffed a 5l v8 in the back?
I am sure I remember a drunken conversation with one of my old Uni mates who was looking into getting a Galaxy v6 to transport his one newly born child around in. I suppose its quite a good idea for kids, you can stuff them in the last row of seats and you won't be able to hear the complaining or get splattered with sick - see its happening to me already! - I'll get my cardigan, It's got buttons OK!
BTW thanks Tim for sorting out the hoses for me today, sorry If I seemed a bit abrupt at the end, some one else was trying to talk to me at the same time. They obviously didn't realise there was important car stuff being discussed and were trying to interrupt with some sort of work thing!
Gareth.
>> Edited by gf350 on Tuesday 24th September 21:30
>> Edited by gf350 on Tuesday 24th September 21:32
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