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DanCobb

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Registered: 14th May 11
Location: Lewes/Brighton
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7th Jun 12 at 22:34

Is it alot of hastle getting the car seat in and out? Do you wish you had a 4door?

Looking for a new car at the mo and the girlfriend is bugging me for a 4door :/.

Piér

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Registered: 4th Jan 10
Location: Gloucestershire
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7th Jun 12 at 22:41

If you and the girlfriend are together I suggest getting a 4 door.
Especially with a newborn, the seats are a lot more awkward when they are newborn.

I have a 3 year old and he can't yet get into the car and its a right PITA, especially if you are parked on a hill and the seat wont stay forwards...

Go 4 door.

Ojc

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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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7th Jun 12 at 23:05

Have both

_Allan_

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Registered: 24th Mar 04
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7th Jun 12 at 23:34

roof rack

corsajay88

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Registered: 22nd Aug 11
Location: Upton, Cheshire
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8th Jun 12 at 06:06

quote:
Originally posted by DanCobb
Is it alot of hastle getting the car seat in and out? Do you wish you had a 4door?

Looking for a new car at the mo and the girlfriend is bugging me for a 4door :/.

I have a son and have always had 3 doors.corsa's as well. No problem at all. I don't see where the problem is. I had a 4 door corsa for i while and found it was a pain getting him in and out because the space at the back is norrower

cpcrampton

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Registered: 16th Feb 07
Location: Stirling
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8th Jun 12 at 06:25

It's not an issue, iv got a 3 year old and a misses with a BMW coupe, and a 172 cup before that.

richc

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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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8th Jun 12 at 07:28

My mate got his missus up the duff - Child has been here for nearly 8 months now and never had any complaints (megane 225).

Jed D

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Registered: 15th Mar 11
Location: Durham
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8th Jun 12 at 07:34

iv got the one bairn and personally prefer a 3 door to a 5. when we had the 5door mk4 astra is was harder to her in because you were doing it from the side of the seat whereas the 3door corsa is spot on IMO.
besides, shes at that age now where she gets herself in and out, i just need to fasten her seatbelt. easy

Ben J

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Registered: 31st Jan 05
Location: Cheshire
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8th Jun 12 at 07:39

Had an Astra VXR with 1 child. Not a big issue for me. Easier with 5 door obviously. Missus had a 3 door Corsa D too at the time.

We've 2 kids now and we both got 5 door cars. The Corsa screwed Jen's back lifting baby seat in and out but tbh her back was screwed before that anyway.

[Edited on 08-06-2012 by Ben J]

JaffaTB

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Registered: 7th Oct 09
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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8th Jun 12 at 07:44

its easy, I do it with my 3 door without any trouble

btw, another new car? lol

scottyp1989

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Registered: 29th Jul 07
Location: Warley, West Midlands
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8th Jun 12 at 08:24

Its not all that bad tbh, easier with a 5 door but still doable with a 3, or make it really easy and buy somethin with loads of room like a rangerover like i did and its simple

Jon_C

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Registered: 7th Dec 05
Location: Suffolk
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8th Jun 12 at 08:26

We have a 3 dr corsa D and never had a problem. Easier than when I put the seat in my mates 320 tourer and the father in laws land cruiser

John

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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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8th Jun 12 at 08:50

I've not got a kid but it was bad enough trying to get in the back of the missus' 3 door Corsa D, the mechanism didn't feel like it would be any good to do that multiple times a day to get a kid in and out.

Steve

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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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8th Jun 12 at 10:06

they dont make forward reclining seats like they used to, what happened to lifting a latch and a seat falling forward?

now you pull a lever and literally hvae to use most of your effort to force it forward, doesnt seem like progression to me

flybikeslee

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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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8th Jun 12 at 10:11

use the boot

taylorboosh

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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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8th Jun 12 at 10:12

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
they dont make forward reclining seats like they used to, what happened to lifting a latch and a seat falling forward?

now you pull a lever and literally hvae to use most of your effort to force it forward, doesnt seem like progression to me

Clearly weak as fuck if you struggle to tilt a seat forward

Steve

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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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8th Jun 12 at 10:14

its not so much the tilting, its that the seats are now on sliders and you have to shove the whole seat forward aswell as tilting it, its not so much as that i struggle its just extra effort that didnt exist before, i imagine makes it extremely difficult for a women with a baby in one arm, fighting the seat trying to spring back on its runners at the same time

[Edited on 08-06-2012 by Steve]

Steve

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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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8th Jun 12 at 10:15

put it this way you cant these days tilt a seat let go of it and climb in, you actually have to hold the seat from sliding back now, especially if you are on any sort of upwards slope

taylorboosh

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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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8th Jun 12 at 10:18

My seat tilts easily m8. R U trying to tilt fixed buckets?

Steve

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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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8th Jun 12 at 10:19

probably

maybe yours is ok, most modern cars iv used hvae been a bit of a pita to climb into

taylorboosh

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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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8th Jun 12 at 10:32

I wouldn't worry, least 2 years till your lass starts puberty anyway... Risk free

Steve

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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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8th Jun 12 at 10:45

at least 5 years until i have a kid with anyone

Piér

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Registered: 4th Jan 10
Location: Gloucestershire
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8th Jun 12 at 10:47

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
its not so much the tilting, its that the seats are now on sliders and you have to shove the whole seat forward aswell as tilting it, its not so much as that i struggle its just extra effort that didnt exist before, i imagine makes it extremely difficult for a women with a baby in one arm, fighting the seat trying to spring back on its runners at the same time

[Edited on 08-06-2012 by Steve]

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corsa_sean

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Registered: 11th Mar 08
Location: aberdeen
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8th Jun 12 at 12:57

my missues prefers 3 doors for some odd reason

mattk

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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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8th Jun 12 at 13:02

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
probably

maybe yours is ok, most modern cars iv used hvae been a bit of a pita to climb into

if you are on about the ones in the swift then you are right. they are shit and stupid.

Get a van. put the kid on the middle seat. problem solved

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