Baby for Sale....

pauljmcnulty · Mar 23, 2006

The whole reason I lusted over a 944 for 20 years was because my Father ran an '83 and an '86 back to back as company cars.

My brother and I, both ending up at around 5'11" adults, had no problems in the back through our late teens.

Since trying to fit my stepchildren, and their friends, into the back of VJ, I can only assume that either the car has shrunk, the kids are spoilt, or we were born petrolheads [

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I reckon that you can persuade the kids to suffer the headroom in the back for a while, but you will need overhead lockers and in-headrest dvd players before too long [:'(]

Diver944 · Mar 24, 2006

ORIGINAL: pauljmcnulty

I reckon that you can persuade the kids to suffer the headroom in the back for a while, but you will need overhead lockers and in-headrest dvd players before too long [:'(]

Not in my family you won't [

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Our 944s are the largest cars we've ever had. My boys are now 16 (5'11") and 13 (4'11") and we go everywhere in the car. Admittedly my wife now sits in the back and my eldest in the front.

A baby is not a valid reason to sell a Porsche (EEC directive 11702.3) [

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Guest · Mar 24, 2006

You're all horrible teasers....[8D]

Guest · Mar 24, 2006

I'm currently straining to keep the 944 with a baby due in May. My wife is extremely supportive and doesn't want me to sell (she isn't a petrol head, but she indulges me). She doesn't drive, but is hopefully going to start learning soon, which means we need a second car (probably a 2nd hand Micra, Jazz, Aygo, Swift or 911 (well, I can dream)) both for her to learn in and drive, and to take a rear facing child seat.

On which note, AFAIK, there's just no way to get a rear facing child seat in the back of a 944 - the seats just aren't deep enough (though it might work with the front passenger seat leant forward). Apparently it will fit in the front if you put the seat right back, though you may need to lengthen the seat belt. Still, come 9 months to 1 year in, it should be reasonably easy to find a car seat that fits (such as the Britax Ranger), so is it really worth selling your pride and joy?

Tom

Guest · Mar 30, 2006

Having been in the same position, and subsequently sold my S2 I have some advice: for God's sake, don't get rid of it. I regret my decision every morning on the drive to work.

I'm definitely going to be hunting for one in the future, especially once my son (currently six months old) doesn't require so much stuff to be hauled around with him.

sawood12 · Mar 30, 2006

I've just kitted the wife out with a nice Focus in preparation for our arrival in July. Ultimately how many sensible cars do you want as she'll be off on maternaty leave for a year so will be running the tot around in the Focus and i'll have the 944 as my daily transport/fun thing so everyone's happy. In a years time when she's back at work I can get a rear-facing baby seat in the 944 for those odd occasions that she's stuck at work and I need to pick up the tot from child care. With the addition of roof bars and a roof box to the Focus (or even the 944) we can even get the space we need for those family holidays when we will need the boot space for other things other than baby stuff. Everyones happy.

My mum brought both me and my brother up in an Austin Mini so it just goes to show you don't need a car the size of a Transit van and seven seats to transport two adults and a baby around.

Guest · Mar 30, 2006

My youngest (16) insists on getting his mates in the back of the 944, so thats as good as 4 grown men in there!. Rear tyre hits the wheel arch on bumps, not good, £140 per shredded tyre![

] Travelling in the nice comfortable, sensible Rover doesn`t happen as often as my rear tyres would like.