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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: gti-ug on 06 April 2010, 14:05
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hi guys just got my second gti a few weeks ago (hence not been on here for a while) and enjoying it, prob is i have 2 kids in booster seats and just found out i have a 3rd on the way :smiley:
can i fit 2 booster seats and a stage 1 baby seat in the back, it looks tight to me, if not i will have to get rids for a MPV :sad:
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You could put the stg1 seat in the front and get the missus in the back? If you're talking booster seats rather than childs car seats then you should be OK.
The problem comes when you need to go away and the boot won't be big enough!
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Buy the missus a 'KA' and enjoy the GTI! :laugh:
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Buy the missus a 'KA' and enjoy the GTI! :laugh:
Yep, spot on I think.
Im never having kids :D
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Sell one of the kids to fund mods for the GTI :wink:
One problem I don't have is fitting in kids, but I have seen a few with 2 seats in the rear, but never 3. There are only 4 isofix points in the rear, but another one in the front. Only way around it would be 2 kids and mom in the back and the other kiddie in the front.
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Your newborn will need a Stage 0 seat to begin with, not a Stage 1. You'd probably manage with a non-Isofix seat and two booster seats, but it will be tight, especially if you're safety conscious and go for a decent car seat with good side impact protection etc. Our son uses a Stage 1 Maxi-Cosi PrioriFix seat and it renders the middle seat useless to be honest.
If I was you I'd do a bit of forward planning and take your car to somewhere that will let you try the seats first.
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No kids myself but I've had 2 boosters and a stage 1 in the back of my Golf several times with nieces and nephews.
Just tell the lil darlin's not to kick the back of your seat. Grrrr
Hope that helps
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It wont work.
The baby will need to start in a rear facing car seat, and then move on to a front facing car seat with the 5 point belt, before moving to a booster - so you are looking at 2-4 years at least until you move to a third booster.
These baby car seats take up a little more space then a booster seat. You wont be able to get the baby seat in, alongside 2 booster seats - unless you really shift them along so the edges of the car seats are touching the doors!
Safety first mate. I would just get a bigger car if I were you. Your family is the most important thing, and their safety comes first. Dont risk it by trying to make car seats fit in where they arent supposed to :wink:
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..................... vasectomy, FTW! :laugh:
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thanks for your replys they have been helpful and made me :laugh:, i think its gonna have to be a bigger car or mpv :sad:
i still want something nice when we go out as a family, not sure what i will get.
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You can get a Galaxy SMAX or whatever they are called with the 2.5T Focus ST engine in it :D :D
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^^^^ smax 2.5 titanium x for me :wink: ^^^^
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if out on a weekend trip i struggle with space with just the one in a group 0/1 isofix seat, wife in back, pram in back and weekend bag up front LOL
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if out on a weekend trip i struggle with space with just the one in a group 0/1 isofix seat, wife in back, pram in back and weekend bag up front LOL
You need to pack better mate, I have two kids in the back with an isofix fitting stage 0 rear facing baby seat, misses in front, buggy, travel cot, all bags for 5 people in the boot. The Golf is a family hatchback after all....
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Find it too tight. I have 2 kids(using boosters), but if we take out one of their friends, the wife has to go in the back and place the 3rd booster in the front, not that my son complains! Also consider the space you'll need in the boot for pushchairs/prams, but you can always fit a roofbox :wink: Also consider that for those long trips, you can hire a diesel MPV relatively cheap and save money on fuel.
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if out on a weekend trip i struggle with space with just the one in a group 0/1 isofix seat, wife in back, pram in back and weekend bag up front LOL
You need to pack better mate, I have two kids in the back with an isofix fitting stage 0 rear facing baby seat, misses in front, buggy, travel cot, all bags for 5 people in the boot. The Golf is a family hatchback after all....
I agree - I have 2 children and find the Golf to be a perfect size for a family of 4.
With a family of 5 though, I woudl want something a little bigger.
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if out on a weekend trip i struggle with space with just the one in a group 0/1 isofix seat, wife in back, pram in back and weekend bag up front LOL
You need to pack better mate, I have two kids in the back with an isofix fitting stage 0 rear facing baby seat, misses in front, buggy, travel cot, all bags for 5 people in the boot. The Golf is a family hatchback after all....
I agree - I have 2 children and find the Golf to be a perfect size for a family of 4.
With a family of 5 though, I woudl want something a little bigger.
Sorry I wasn't clear, I have two kids (11 and 9) and a six month old baby in the back. My 11 year old doesn;t need the booster now, it would be a squeeze with two boosters and a baby seat but we have done it comfortably (baby seat in middle at back).