Family drivers of PH

[arj7]

Out of interest what car do you drive assuming you have one or two children?

I think when people have kids they are convinced they need a huge car but not sure if its true, the mrs is after an SUV but Im not sure we need it, I have a son who is 8 months old.

Im still debating what car to get as the wifes Golf is on its last legs, interested to hear what others drive

Thanks

[arj7]

Amateurish said:

Any modern 4/5 door will do. A Golf is just fine.

The golf on the whole has been good, but there have been times where a bit more space would have been useful. We are planning to have another in the next year or two so would like something that could cater for that.

[arj7]

toon10 said:

You don't "need" and SUV when you have kids but a lot of women prefer them over normal cars. My other half loves the high driving position of 4x4's and we ended up with an XC90. It's not the nicest thing to drive, nor is it refined but I'd hate to be without it for family duties. Huge boot to swallow up shopping, push chairs and all the extra kit you take when you have kids. It's safe, sure footed and well designed for families. Built in booster seat, extra seat options in case we need to take the kids friends anywhere, etc. If we could only have one car, I'd want something more refined and nicer to drive. I'd sacrifice 7 seats (which we only use on rare occasions) and get something like an X5 or similar. We've got the impractical 3 door M135i (mainly for me to get to work) and the Volvo is used by whoever is on parenting duties.

I would love to have an XC90 but its out of our budget, plus I think it maybe too large for what we need

[arj7]

Seems to be mixed, I think if she wants an SUV then ultimately we will go for one, I think she likes the higher driving position, which I do agree with to an extent.

Considered normal saloon cars, some have quite good boots

[arj7]

Willy Nilly said:

Thing is, you buy a bigger car which holds more stuff, so you take more stuff. Then you take so much stuff that your new, bigger car isn't quite big enough any more, so that goes and you get a bigger one and you carry even more stuff to the point where you fill that one up too.

Thats a fair point.
To be honest the only time we have an issue is when we are going on a trip and staying somewhere for more than a few days. His pram and accessories takes the majority of the boot then theres our stuff.

[arj7]

IanCress said:

We ended up with an SUV. I had no interest in getting one but there are a number of advantages such as the higher platform makes strapping kids in to the car seat easier (less bending over), the longer suspension travel and higher profile tyres make the ride more comfortable, and the wife prefers the taller driving position.

I agree with this ,its the perception of being safer than other cars.

[arj7]

MPVs arent for me, just dont fancy them.

Im going to look at an x3 next week and see what she thinks