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10-25-2019, 08:40 PM | #29 |
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No question there are easier cars to get a kid in and out of. It all depends on your priorities. Having a fun car and sucking up the inconvenience or driving a truck and hating life. Some people may be able to tolerate a truck, I can’t. Hahaha
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I love having a truck, lol. The brz is boring to commute in and I'm paranoid about people not seeing it in the early morning. The truck is easier for the kids, therefore it kind of became my priority. It's actually the most convenient vehicle we have. Honestly, I'd rather dump 5-6k into an lt4 blower and make around 500 whp and have a super reliable do everything vehicle than put 7k in to the brz and have a 300 whp single purpose vehicle. Dont get me wrong I love the brz, but it would be a better car for me if I were younger with no kids.
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Yes, but I don't use it enough as a truck. And I have a trailer a car can pull. I thought we'd get a camper trailer, but we never did and don't want to anymore.
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Me and my 2 sisters grew up cramming in the back seat of sports cars. The only memories that stick with me are “man your mom has a cool car”. I don’t have memories of it being inconvenient. I personally have 5 kids ranging from 17 to 2. I’ve always owned one SUV and one sports car and/or sports sedan. With 5 kids it’s not an option to only have a sports car and it is nice to have something for Home Depot runs. We are beach nuts so it’s nice to be able to all pile in and still have a ton of room left in the back and put a surfboard on the roof. But boring is not something I ever think of when driving the Twin. That includes stop and go traffic with a MT. For me driving enjoyment is all about turns and controlling the car and not about how fast I can accelerate in a straight line or how easy/convenient it is to drive. Our Suburban could have 600HP and I still wouldn’t consider it fun. Convenient yes, fun, no. So like I said it’s all about priorities. If you can drive a truck without being bored to death and aren’t completely addicted to driving, manual transmissions etc then having a Twin with kids probably isn’t going to work. |
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You're right, a lot of driving enjoyment with the twins is related to corners. On my commute, there is one corner, and all highway, that's why I said my personal commute can be boring. Either way with two kids in car seats the twin doesnt work for daily commuting. I'm glad my kids will get to have multiple vehicles to experience and grow up with. |
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Otherwise, the cabin is quite the lock box in the event of an accident.
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speaking as an uncle there's a few things i know about children/nephews.
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I still have dried breast milk from my youngest son's bottle on the passenger side door of my '77 911. Twin has tons of room, and child seat mounts. How easy.
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With multiple kids, nothing beats a minivan. I didn't even understand it until I got one as a rental. The huge sliding doors make it easy to get kids in and out of car seats, even in tight parking spaces. Older kids can easily get to the back row without having to move car seats, and they don't smash the doors into things when they open them. Even with a full load there is tons of cargo room, and floor space for the dog. You can actually stand in the back and get to kids in the third row. With the seats folded flat, it fits more 4x8 sheets than a truck and keeps them dry, or makes a flat floor for camping. The whole crossover trend is just moms in denial that they need a minivan.
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-no advice on the car but...
-Prioritize your time with the child and enjoy it. Before you know it the child will be 18 and moving off to college -Speaking of college, begin saving now. How much you think you need to save-----well it's not enough, save more. |
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