paul_y3k Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 the gf and I were talking about kiddies the other night and the inevitable happened ... how would we deal with a small child and a supra ? car seats don't seem possible and using my nephew as a test subject once he gets past the age of five i will need to chop his legs off. How do others manage ? given that we both love hooning around in the car is it a case of going to the dark side and getting a scooby ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 We just have a family car and a Supra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 The Mrs has a Mondeo and I have the soop I have a car seat in the back of the soop, we only stopped using it as we now have three... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilly Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I've got a 10 year old and he fits in fine with the Mrs sat in the front. Anymore than one kid and you'd have to be Douglas Bader to fit in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Having two other cars helps!! If we only had a Supe then having kids would be out of the question....... H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilly Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Having two other cars helps!! If we only had a Supe then having kids would be out of the question....... H. Yep...theres your answer mate, don't have kids!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHanky Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 It is very difficult if you just had the Supra. Me and the wife ran 2 Supra's and an old 328 for a while but in the end it just cost too much. So now I have the Supra and Vic has the DC5 which is a great family car as it is huge in the back If I go out with Tom in the Supra then he rides shotgun as there are no airbags in my car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I put the missus in the back and the childseat in the front to go to Bolney one year Not advised tho. The rear seats are pretty much useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 2 cars thats what we did.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_y3k Posted July 15, 2007 Author Share Posted July 15, 2007 lol yep thats what i thought you'd all say. another nail in the coffin for the supra then lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markymark Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 My six year old fits fine in the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHanky Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 My six year old fits fine in the back. I find that my lad who is 3.1/2 (but the size of a 5 year old) fits fine in the back, but if my wife comes with us then it is just not practical. She is 5'10 and finds it very cramped in the front when the seat is pulled forward to give Tom just enough room to fit his legs behind the seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHanky Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 How do others manage ? given that we both love hooning around in the car is it a case of going to the dark side and getting a scooby ? The wife went to the Scooby after her Supra and at first thought it was fine. Then after a while she just hated it and decided to go for the DC5. The Scooby was obviously pretty grippy and fast from standing but after that initial surge it was pretty rubbish. Feels really really cheap inside the cabin too. The other thing I would say is that every time we went over 100 leptons it just didn't feel safe and secure. The Supra and the Teg feel much better at high speed IMO and that was one of the things that ruined the Scooby for us. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 couple of options, 2nd car, scooby, all good. my choice was have no kids keep the supra next option is to remove the rear seats, and custom fit the baby seat in the back. Once old enough, switch the baby seat to a custom race seat with harness!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooze Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 My son is a year old now, and up until last month, the Supra was our only car. The back seat was absolutely fine for both a rear-facing and front-facing car seat. The reason we got the Aristo instead was because of storage space for all his stuff, not room for him himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Buy a mondeo and keep the sup for weekends;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Snooze what seats did you use? We've got a Mothercare Urban Detour travel system and the fit of the seat just isn't that convincing tbh, it's absolutely fine in my other car though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooze Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 For rear facing, we also had the Mothercare Urban Detour! In the back seat, behind the passenger. The belt won't hold it particularly securely, but if you put the passenger seat tight down onto it when you tilt it back down (you do lose a couple of inches leg room for the passenger, mind), it's locked into place firmer than a very firm locked thing - there is no movement in the seat at all. Front-facing is a bit trickier - we got a Maxi Cosi Tobi in the end. Wasn't a great fitting, but it only had 1 or 2cm movement when given a firm yank, though, so it was safe enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Aristo every time for me. Scooby is just too chav in the UK. Like others have said its not just the sprog its the oodles of stuff that comes with them that causes an issue in the supra. You can swap all the good stuff from the supra to the aristo and the tuning is almost the same. I can't see you getting over 400 horses from a scooby for about £5k either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 It's all very well putting a baby seat in the back, but what about the buggy and all the other stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 To be fair buggy technology has come along way and you can get some fairly space age ones that pack down small. It is do-able in the supe just a total PITA. Breaks your back putting a child in a rear child seat though so your mrs just won't like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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