5dr car for mymate whos just had a baby

skyrocket · Post by **skyrocket** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:47 pm

my mates mrs has just had a baby and had to sell her 53 6spd punto sporting as she couldnt get the baby seat in the back...

she's spent some of the money on the baby and she has about Â£1500 left

needs a five door pref smallish engine eg 1.4 not too old

so far looking at

rover 25's
206's
xsara's
clio's

anyone got any suggestions or know any going in the west mids area...

Sheaf · Post by **Sheaf** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:21 pm

Pug 306
Rover 618
Polo
Astra
Focus

I personally think that for people who dont care about speed or revving the engine then a diesel is better than a small engined petrol. They're more economical and generally not under as much stress.

Long_guts · Post by **Long_guts** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:12 pm

personally id buy a vovlo !! a nice safe s40

skyrocket · Post by **skyrocket** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:15 pm

shes after something small to medium no fords or vauxhalls though

E_T_V · Post by **E_T_V** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:35 pm

620 diesel? Cheap, safe, economical and reliable too.

skyrocket · Post by **skyrocket** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:36 pm

skyrocket wrote:shes after something small......

Post by **IrishRover** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:37 pm

620's got a big boot alright, but I can't think of anything off the top of my head now that'd beat a MKII 200 hatchback for ease of access for buggies in the boot and whatnot.

Long_guts · Post by **Long_guts** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:47 pm

what about a renault megane ? good on safety and you can pick up some bargins

malcolm_durant · Post by **malcolm_durant** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:32 pm

Speaking from some experience.

My wife bought a Rover 400 bubble hatch specifically because you could get our pushchair in the boot more easily than a Golf, Astra or Escort. We actually took the pushchair around a few second-hand dealers to check what "worked" and what didn't.

We've had several pushchairs

, but those fancy three-wheelers are both wide and don't fold flat so you need a wide, deep and longish boot. 400/45 saloon has a huge boot if she will do without the hatchback.

Rover 200 bubble/Fiesta etc won't leave room for shopping etc.

Only thing with all of those is, as the nipper gets bigger, bending down to get him/her in and out of the baby seat in a "normal" car will become a pain in the back - especially if they have bigger than average kids like us (who tend to walk later because they are heavier). My wife then got an early Land Rover Discovery because we needed a double buggy...the Disco was something we came to regret, but that's another story.

Smallish, but tall 4x4/MPV/Van based car (Berlingo) etc would be preferable - if probably out of budget.

Hope that's some food for thought...

Malcolm

Squaddiemodo · Post by **Squaddiemodo** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 2:22 pm

I would go for a bubble shape 414/416 hatch

plenty of space, cheap parts, easy to repair and cheap to insure.

Mr_James · Post by **Mr_James** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:16 pm

Cheap insurance? easy to repair? Mine can't be a 416 then!

Kmartin · Post by **Kmartin** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:24 pm

get a 618si. smallish engine and plenty of space for a baby. i know one thats going cheap

BlueRover · Post by **BlueRover** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:56 am

skyrocket wrote:my mates mrs has just had a baby and had to sell her 53 6spd punto sporting as she couldnt get the baby in the back...

must be a feckin big baby !!

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