What kind of car?
Printed From: OHbaby!
Category: General Chat
Forum Name: General Chat
Forum Description: For mums, dads, parents-to-be, grandparents, friends -- you name it! And you name the topic you want to chat about!
URL: https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21885
Printed Date: 27 December 2025 at 9:06am
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.05 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: What kind of car?
Posted By: DzinerGirl
Subject: What kind of car?
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 9:19am
|
DF and I were talking last night about whether our current cars will suit once we have a bubba..mine is a 2001 Mazda Familia 5 door hatch and DF's is a Mitsi Lancer sedan
Do we need to look at upgrading before bubs comes along or will we be able to cope with these cars till at least #2? What kind of cars do the mummies out there drive? |
Replies:
Posted By: Febgirl
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 9:26am
|
I think you'll be fine. Our family car is a toyota altezza which is probably a similar size to the lancer? (I know nothing really about cars!) Fits a baby capusle without a problem in the middle back seat.
I also have an mx5 convertible and believe it or not that works too - the capsule fits in the passenger seat nicely (no airbags) and I can just fit the pram in the boot! |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 9:26am
|
I don't think you need to upgrade at all.
I drive a 92 toyota something (mummy brain just kicked in lol) sedan and it's fine. It will be fine with 2 car seats in it. I used to have a mitsi lancer and I'd say it would be fine. DH has a company car so we don't have much choice with his. |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 9:27am
|
I had a honda concerto 5 door hatch when Michaela first came along. It was fine except that it didn't work when it rained After spending way too much on auto-electrician bills trying to sort out the issue we bought a nissan bluebird sss 5 door sedan last year. My dad tried to convince us to buy a people mover but TBH we felt ridiculous driving one around with our little family. The bluebird will serve us fine with 2 kids but when we start TTC #3 we'll look into buying a people mover because I prefer to have space between tired kids when they're strapped into the car. -------------  
|
Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 9:31am
We have a Subaru stationwagon which is what we had before Liam came along. We find having a stationwagon ideal because of the extra boot space. With the pram & a week's worth of groceries in there, there ain't too much extra room. 
It's also good when we go away as we seem to need to take quite a bit of "stuff". We don't have any plans to change cars when #2 comes along. -------------    
|
Posted By: ohanlon82
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 9:36am
|
at the moment we have a Mazda Stationwagon for DH and i just have a little Mitsi Mirage..
We are looking at swapping cars and DH getting a ute of some type I think you will be fine  ------------- http://lb2f.lilypie.com/TikiPic.php/RPaODBg.jpg |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 10:04am
|
I think you'll be fine as well.
I drive a Rav4 (5 door). B has a honda accord (?) 3 door job and he manages fine with that taking Miss M to and from day care. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
|
Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 10:16am
| Sounds fine. I drive a Toyota Corolla and while the boot space is really limited, it fits one big pram. Ashlee's right into walking around now without a stroller so it'll be no issue for us when baby #2 arrives. I don't plan on upgrading. |
Posted By: DzinerGirl
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 10:18am
That's what I was mainly concerned about was the amount of 'stuff' that will be needed for each outing  LOL
LOL this is what DF wanted to do he has visions of putting the (future) dog in the back and heading off to the beach but there's no way bubba & I would fit in as well though LOL however when it would come to getting firewood, xmas trees etc etc it would be v handy |
sally belly wrote:Posted By: DzinerGirl
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 10:19am
| How do you find it when you do the grocery shopping baalamb? |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 10:24am
|
In every car I've been shopping with Daniel I've managed to fit the stroller (big one) and all the shopping/groceries with no probs.
Few months back I went shopping, left the pram in the boot, went grocery shopping, that all fitted in the boot and then went shopping for a high chair and that fitted on the floor in the back seats lol. |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 10:31am
|
I drive a mitzi lancer, and can't afford to upgrade so that will be the running around car for us.
We do have the commodore but the cost of gas means it only comes out for long journeys. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 10:52am
We have a Ford Focus station wagon which at a push the boot can take 2 sets of dive gear and the double buggy 
On a recent trip to Taupo we ended up buying a roof rack to take the buggy but that's the only time we've been stuck for space. You'll be fine with what you have I think. |
Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 11:22am
| tishy how do you pronounce your 2 adorable childrens names i have been wondering this for ages. |
Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 11:25am
|
I believe it is ee + mer and ee + fa? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
|
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 11:29am
 
|
Posted By: fallen
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 11:31am
| I drive a Mitsi V3000, but when DD was smaller I drove a 2 door Honda Prelude. I have had 4 car seats in there, no problems! |
Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 11:35am
| So what do their names mean ? |
Posted By: DzinerGirl
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 12:03pm
Yay that's promising then I HATE car shopping with a passion...all the greasy salesmen that pounce on you as soon as you walk on the lot and then hover 
|
Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 12:14pm
|
We have a Ford XR6 and I love it, but with 3 kids could do with a bit of extra room!! ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4 
 
|
DH swore he would never get a people mover or a station wagon but I think he has changed his mind, he was talking about a station wagon the other day and how it would be nice to have some extra boot space! I think with one you should be fine!!
Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 12:16pm
|
and LOL at the greasy salesmen!! ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4
|
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 12:34pm
| We're quite lucky with our cars I think - I have a Mitsi Mirage 4 door sedan, about the same size as a Lancer which will do for whoever doesn't have the kids as the runabout car. DF has a Toyota Landcruiser which is HUGE, which will probably fit at least 3 car seats in the back (it fits 3 adults across the back seat with space left over) plus it fits 5 golf bags in the rear of it with plenty of room leftover, so prams will be no problem. Thank heavens for 4WDs!!! |
Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 12:39pm
|
HA - I love car shopping!! But that's coz I like to weazle free stuff out of people and give sales people stick. And I like to play with all the cars.
We have a Nissan Terrano, a Ford Falcon and a Mazda Atenza which I'm sure will all be fine; they have plenty of boot space. Anyone I know with a smaller car and children has just learnt to make to. I'd say your cars will be fine, they're not too small. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
|
Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 12:49pm
|
i had a mitsi mirage 3 door hatch it was horror trying to get capsule in and out with out waking baby, so we sold it. then dh gave up our family car the boy racer honda accord to me, and he now drives a scooter, which he loves during peak traffic and costs $6 a week to fill up. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel  07/08/2014
|
Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 12:57pm
|
Yay the scooter sarahbetha!! I have one and I absolutely it. It's quite fast and always shocks people at the lights. Sadly I have to sell it as DH doesn't think it's safe being on the road we live on. Couldn't imagine getting a pushchair on the back of that anyway. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
|
Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 1:08pm
|
I have a Peugot 306 and LOVE it! It is 2 door (or do you call it 3 door?). It has been fine with DS and won't be changing it when #2 comes along. It has a odd shaped boot but I manage to fit in a P&T buggy in it (no one thought i would and I was determined too). I do my grocerys every 2 weeks so have heaps and must say i do use the front seat for extras that don't fit in the boot but even with 2 I will have a spare front seat.
Capsule fitted fine but couldn't put a rear facing car seat in it so he has been fwd facing for ages. Am guessing you will be fine. It just takes practise and fiddling to get things to fit the first couple of times and then your sweet. -------------  
|
Posted By: Lisha
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 1:19pm
|
We have a subaru stationwagon... and it is the best! Can fit loads into it.... :o) ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
|
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 1:48pm
Eimear means strength and Aoife means beautiful I think. TBH we picked them because they are common Irish names (Aoife was 4th most popular in 2006) that we both love, and they feature in a lot of Irish mythology as well. DH has a motorbike for commuting to work. It takes him 15 minutes to get from door to door. |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 2:46pm
|
How do you get on with holidays?
We fill up the boot and the back seat with just the two of us, we'll need a trailer if we want to take the kids camping. I found when I was nannying, it got difficult when I had to pick up the kids and their friends, as some cars only have a lap belt in the centre. When we got the commodore I made sure 3 full sized people could fit at the back, leather seats are a plus for wiping up spills. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 8:54pm
|
Yep fleury you take a trailer! That's exactly what we'll be doing, especially since we take our cat too (don't ask lol) so the back seat will be filled with the furbaby and the big baby.
I have a Mazda sedan and its perfect - will be fine for 2 kids in carseats, and have even been able to fit a 9-yo in the middle (poor girl!). I have our buggy in the boot and we easily fit our fortnights groceries in there too. DH has a Legnum Station wagon (leather seats yay) and it has heaps of room. I really don't think that anyone really needs to upgrade unless you have a hatch that you find annoying (I know I couldn't even get Jack's capsule out of my friends one without tipping it over (obviously jack was out of it at the time lol) or one of those stupid little eco cars that fit 2 people only. Unless you have the money to go changing etc, you make do with what you have. We never even considered changing our cars, and we had another car - a wee mirage - that was perfect too. Small but fine.
|
Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 9:31pm
|
Those cars sound fine!
When I first had Charlotte we had a ford focus 5 door (1.8L) which was fine for just one. We then got a Honda Station Wagon (2.5L) which was great with all the extra room but to be honest bigger cars usually have bigger engines and therefore cost more to fill up/run- so although it was great having excess room for things, it did cost us in petrol. I would hold out getting a bigger car until you really need to- hopefully they'll start releasing some family cars with smaller engines/hybrids by then! We now have a Renault scenic which is great- its a bigger family size car but its only 1.8L so its the best of both worlds. Cheaper to run but with lots of room. I have no idea what cars we are going to get when we come back- I was thinking a Toyota Prius for DH and something similar to our reanult here for our family car. Its just blimmin hard to find family size cars that don't have giant engines! I would love to get a Lexus RX400H (hybrid SUV) but at over 100k I don't think I'll be able to talk DH into that  ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3
|
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 3:35pm
| Jennz - our station wagon is a 1.6L. If you keep an eye out you'll get what you want |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 6:51pm
|
I been thinking when we have #4 we might have to change our car... and I am not one who likes people movers but I saw this one and thought thats exactly what we need as you can have it as a 6 seater, 5 seater or 4 seater.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Nissan/photos/a-168719599/p-73001849.htm - Nissan Tino And from selling our other car we wouldn't pay much more for it ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 7:47pm
|
but I can't give up my VW golf so will be keeping that when we have less than 6 to cart ------------- Ann
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 8:23pm
|
I had a Mitsi Lancer (1995 model) which was ok when Ash was in her capsule. The handle didn't go all the way back, but that was ok. However when she needed to go in a normal carseat (rearfacing), we found it didn't fit, even with the front seat pushed all the way forward. So we upgraded to a Ford Telstar station wagon. I LOVE it, heaps of bootspace and enough room between the front and back seats! ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
|