Family Friendly 996?
Discussion
In the proccess of narrowing my 996 options down to 3 cars and my wife asked me last night - Could we take our 7month old baby with all the usual baggage out with us - My first thought was YES but after doing a few searches on practicalty,Push Chairs,car seats etc,etc - Is it true that the C4s has allot less luggage space than the Carrera 2? The Targa is the most family friendy due to its hatchback design? Split fold rear seats are standard? A Porsche push chair does indeed cost £500???? If anyone knows of any other push chairs or car seats that fit into a 996 but cost slightly less then please let me know.
May i add that i do have an everyday car(Audi) so i would not be relying on the 911 but i would like to take family out the odd weekend in the 911.
May i add that i do have an everyday car(Audi) so i would not be relying on the 911 but i would like to take family out the odd weekend in the 911.
My wife and I and our two kids have gone on long weekends away in my C2 with no luggage problems .. In fact , I think it's beneficial to have a 'luggage space cap' , it will make your wife think before she packs!! The amount of useless crap that's brought on car journeys sometimes defies reason.
The one thing you will have to think about is whether your baby needs to be facing rearward or not. Forward facing is best as it means "little precious" can fit in the back , but he/she needs to be a little older before that can happen (I can't remember how old at this stage , it's weight determined , but it's around 9 months..)
Both myself and torchman have 'britax trio' seats which are inexpensive and fit the rear seat space beautifully.
I believe you can get a quinny zap to fit in the luggage compartment , but the cheaper (and more space saving ) option is a piece o' crap Maclaren type buggy that'll fit in behind the rear seats. this leaves the front compartment free for supermarket supplies/ overnight bags.
Hope this helps .. It's important the memsaab is onside!!
The one thing you will have to think about is whether your baby needs to be facing rearward or not. Forward facing is best as it means "little precious" can fit in the back , but he/she needs to be a little older before that can happen (I can't remember how old at this stage , it's weight determined , but it's around 9 months..)
Both myself and torchman have 'britax trio' seats which are inexpensive and fit the rear seat space beautifully.
I believe you can get a quinny zap to fit in the luggage compartment , but the cheaper (and more space saving ) option is a piece o' crap Maclaren type buggy that'll fit in behind the rear seats. this leaves the front compartment free for supermarket supplies/ overnight bags.
Hope this helps .. It's important the memsaab is onside!!
steve996 said:
Quinny zapp fits fine in a C2, we had to buy one specifically for this (about the 5th buggy in 3 years!).
What is it about wives/young mothers and buggy fazination!?
My wife has managed to find various flimsy excuses to accumulate no less than 7 buggies in 6 years and 2 kids... And I'm stupid enough to nearly have bought her the Porsche model that fits in the luggage space , at £500.(Well it IS a mechanical marvel!!) Thankfully sense prevailed on that particular occasion.
ballcock said:
My wife and I and our two kids have gone on long weekends away in my C2 with no luggage problems .. In fact , I think it's beneficial to have a 'luggage space cap' , it will make your wife think before she packs!! The amount of useless crap that's brought on car journeys sometimes defies reason.
Mrs B ballcock said:
Both myself and torchman have 'britax trio' seats which are inexpensive and fit the rear seat space beautifully.
I believe you can get a quinny zap to fit in the luggage compartment , but the cheaper (and more space saving ) option is a piece o' crap Maclaren type buggy that'll fit in behind the rear seats. this leaves the front compartment free for supermarket supplies/ overnight bags.
I believe you can get a quinny zap to fit in the luggage compartment , but the cheaper (and more space saving ) option is a piece o' crap Maclaren type buggy that'll fit in behind the rear seats. this leaves the front compartment free for supermarket supplies/ overnight bags.
Be careful with this chum. If the car has Bose fitted then that handy buggy sized compartment behind the rear seats is taken up with the stereo sub. still at least it stops you hearing screams from the kids when you are pressing on
wetwipe said:
Be careful with this chum. If the car has Bose fitted then that handy buggy sized compartment behind the rear seats is taken up with the stereo sub. still at least it stops you hearing screams from the kids when you are pressing on
oh come on - the amount of time you spend thrashing around Europe you want us to beleive you do more than pass the wife and kids as your leaving the house?
mikeg996 said:
magic torch said:
Nothing to add really, but get a C2 for the boot space (and better drive 
) and a cheapo MacLaren buggy for behind the back seats.
We managed the four of us and enough crap for a week, including a travel cot.
) and a cheapo MacLaren buggy for behind the back seats. We managed the four of us and enough crap for a week, including a travel cot.
Good grief! That's impressive. How old were the bairns?
At the time they were 18 months and four. That's with my wife's packing too!
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