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Posted: 25 January 2010 at 4:37pm |
for those of you who dont know we are TTC #1 but i like to plan ahead!
I have a Mazda Lantis hatchback (4door but on the smaller size) im wondering if it is going to be big enough for a carseat in the back  and about how the anchor points work in a hatchback?
also wondering what carseats and capsules are smaller? i am, of course, going to try anything before i buy it but would like some ideas
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WestiesGirl
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Posted: 25 January 2010 at 6:57pm |
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We have a Hyundai Gets and we have the capsule in it at the moment with the base. The front passenger seat is sitting up right and has been moved forward quite a bit for it to fit.
We also have a convertable car seat in our other car rear faced and to be honest it takes up about the same amount of room as the capsule and base because of the recline. So if it were in the Gets we'd face the same problem.
As for the anchor points, in the Gets its on the back panel near the bottom if that makes sense. The strap that goes around the capsule and into the anchor point goes over the boot which is a PITA cos it takes up boot space.
I think both normal car seats and capsules are around the same size when rear faced but once the car seat is front faced you would have more room again.
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Posted: 26 January 2010 at 9:47pm |
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I have a Ford Focus hatchback and a P&T's bebe capsule. My DH can fit in the passenger seat with the capsule behind in the back seat, so is very compact.
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Posted: 27 January 2010 at 11:20am |
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We have a toyota corolla hatchback, and a mothers choice convertible carseat from farmers. It fit well, but only goes up to 9kg rear-facing. We managed to stretch it out until 10kg (for a big road trip down country) but as soon as we went home, it went front-facing (10 months old).
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Posted: 27 January 2010 at 4:02pm |
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We have a mazda3 and a safensound convertible. It works fine, although the front passenger seat does have to be reasonably far forward, more so than in the lancer sedan. The anchor is on the back of the seats, so the strap goes over into the boot but it isn't in the way in the boot.
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Posted: 29 January 2010 at 2:40pm |
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I too have a hatch back mine is a daewoo lanos and was wondering how much boot space the straps take up as mine would attach on the back panel. does anyone know if you can get the anchor points moved?
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Posted: 29 January 2010 at 3:43pm |
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Hmm good question sweatpea. Might have to ask DH when he gets home tonight cos I'd like to move ours if we can. Having said that the only other place it could go would be the roof lining otherwise it wouldnt be straight.
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Posted: 29 January 2010 at 7:53pm |
 Jaxnz1 wrote:
I have a Ford Focus hatchback and a P&T's bebe capsule. My DH can fit in the passenger seat with the capsule behind in the back seat, so is very compact. |
Do these have a base or do they just fasten with a seat belt?
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Posted: 30 January 2010 at 2:11am |
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Dh says that an engineer/someone certified would need to move an anchor point as most modern cars have them designed into the car in the factory.
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Posted: 30 January 2010 at 4:51pm |
If you need anchor point advice look for a Safe2go technician in your area. We have a mobile one in Chch who came to our house and fitted the bolt. They should know where they can be attached in different cars. The child restraint safety website is also great for tether bolt advice.
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Carseats and a hatchback
