please say no....

[swisss]

used to have an s. It wasn't the most reliable car in the world.

If the bread knife knew I was posting in the cerb forum, she'd kill me.

She's pregnant. She thought foru seaters meant I'd go off daft cars.

So, does anyone live with a cerb and a little un/car seat.

Shall I stick to my German stuff until I can afford a second car?

I almost want you all to say 'no you shouldn't buy a cerb, don't be daft, they're unreliable, cramped, don't take little seats etc etc'

[jonmartin]

Hello - I moved to a Cerb when my son passed 1 year, the only car seat I could get to fit in was the Reccaro start, this is for 9kg and up (about 9-12 months). Before this weight you would need to use a rear facing seat in the front and getting the wife in the back is a struggle (i failed to get her in there). I find it fine as a main family car, there is a good sized boot, I can get the push chair, travel cot and a few large travel bags in there. I think if we had another little un the car whould have to go though
Hope this helps, also you will hear talk of a 'bar' that you can fit to the back seat of the cerby to allow more child seats to fit, I spent over a month trying to get one through my local main dealer (they were not too helpful) and gave up in the end.

[BCA]

I'd say you are better off with the German stuff for now.


Sorry.

[swisss]

cheers for the honesty.

Maybe in a couple of years.

[Touching Cloth]

So want to scream "just do it" but am inclined to agree with the others. As has been said you cannot get a rear facing seat in the back which you are going to need for 9 months, that means bubba on the front and wife squeezed into the rear
However if you could squeeze in a budget for a sensible back up motor (even if it is a £1500 Golf or something) then why not. I had a Chim for the 1st 2 years after my son but we had another car for the family stuff.

Edited by Touching Cloth on Thursday 24th August 09:10

[JohnSW20]

Hi

I got the Cerb when my little one turned 2. It's a great family car we've been away for a weeks holiday with it to Devon; the boot is big. I now have a BMW and even though the kids love going in the Cerb I find myself taking the BM if the kids are coming. I've been to Tesco with my 4 year old and the baby (10 months old). You should see the looks you get when you pull in to the mother and baby parking, I had a women shouting that I was a git and the spaces where for people with small children. The look on her face when I got out with the two kids priceless.

John

[shell]

Yep, 2 kids in the back very possible, the driver can feel a little cramped. I have put my kids in the car as soon as I could. They love it. We have been on a few long trips with all the kid stuff in the boot and room all mums and dads stuff too.

[jesfirth]

my kids always ask if I can do the school run in the cerb. They adore it. They are 12, 11 and 7. The 12 year old is getting a little big for the back seats tho

[Scrooloose]

Post-natal abortion?

[BCA]

We've had ours for 6 years and 60k miles. Its been a daily driver for the whole of that time, its then taken to sprints/hillclimbs at weekends and generally used properly. There is a back up car in the form of my Smart, but it doesnt get a look in when the Cerbs not being serviced. During this time, the only big faults have been a starter motor (twice) - a clutch (twice) and a driveshaft. However I would still not recommend it to someone who found an S unreliable, this is a car that occaisionally throws up so many little annoying faults that it will simply drive you nuts if you have to depend on it. This is fine if you are like my Dad and love it enough to forgive it/ dont mind fixing little niggling faults occaisionally/ have a PhD in electrical engineering... but I dont think its the car for you just yet.

Give it a few years, then buy one when you have a back up - I promise you its worth the wait and I honestly think your life will be incomplete if you never experience it. The Cerbera is a car that is still unrivalled for sheer occaision, pace, effortless style and yet it's more than happy to throw three people with loads of luggage off a roundabout and down a dual carriageway at speeds that make you wonder why people spend so much on other lesser cars.

I absolutely adore our Cerbera, and will buy it off Dad at some point if I ever get the chance. But there are times when I wouldnt want it as my daily driver though, especially when the niggling faults are long term affairs that we still havent quite cured re-surface(juddering brakes!) - but nothing demolishes A-roads and roundabouts quite like a Cerb, all is always quickly forgiven.

Edited by BCA on Thursday 24th August 13:48

[FUBAR]

JohnSW20 said:

Hi

You should see the looks you get when you pull in to the mother and baby parking, I had a women shouting that I was a git and the spaces where for people with small children. The look on her face when I got out with the two kids priceless.

John

Ive done/had that happen a couple of times now. As you say, Priceless

[SGirl]

Touching Cloth said:

As has been said you cannot get a rear facing seat in the back which you are going to need for 9 months, that means bubba on the front and wife squeezed into the rear

That's no great hardship. It's what we did. We're still here to tell the tale.

[Touching Cloth]

SGirl said:

Touching Cloth said:

As has been said you cannot get a rear facing seat in the back which you are going to need for 9 months, that means bubba on the front and wife squeezed into the rear

That's no great hardship. It's what we did. We're still here to tell the tale.

If his wife had 3000+ posts on PH then I would agree with you, however reading between the lines I would say that Mrs Swisss may not be quite so as happy with the rear seat option .