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Maxi-Cosi Pebble Plus. It’s already pretty sizeable but, when we have to move up to a rear-facing seat for age 1+, room will be even more limited.
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Yes, I can't remember what one we had but the 1+ was the size of an office chair.

I had a Ford C-Max where the centre rear seat could be removed and the two remaining outer seats slide backwards and slightly inboard. That increase legroom by about 100mm and it still wasn't enough to create a comfortable seating position for the front row passenger.

Working in automotive development I spend a fair amount of my time watching crash simulations with front wheel drive transmissions hitting the LHD brake booster pushing the pedals into the steering column and shoving the steering wheel into the drivers face... Hence I tend to be cautious and aware of the magnitude of deformation that can occur in crash simulations / real-world crashes. If you're of a similar mentality then you'll end up with the biggest, baddest kiddy seat as I did.

I'd suggest a 1st generation Ford S-Max: Loads and loads of 2nd row leg space (it's limousine like!); great to drive and doesn't look too much like a out of fashion MPV.
 
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Anyone here enjoy getting in their car and driving ? Since I’ve had my Peugeot I really look forward to finish time at work, putting my briefcase in the car, sitting in, buckling up and driving. I’m pretty lucky as my drive home opens up into the estuary view of Instow and out to the Atlantic. A nice view no matter what the season, high tide or low. As well as enjoying driving the Pug. Even feel a little disappointed to stop driving when I get home.
 
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Northam Saint said:
Anyone here enjoy getting in their car and driving ? Since I’ve had my Peugeot I really look forward to finish time at work, putting my briefcase in the car, sitting in, buckling up and driving. I’m pretty lucky as my drive home opens up into the estuary view of Instow and out to the Atlantic. A nice view no matter what the season, high tide or low. As well as enjoying driving the Pug. Even feel a little disappointed to stop driving when I get home.
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Absolutely nothing better and windows down of course.

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Northam Saint said:
Anyone here enjoy getting in their car and driving ?
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Absolutely. 20 years ago I was trained to subjectively assess prototype cars. The consequence of which was that I could only ever fault find whilst driving rather than enjoying. However, in the last 10 years I've done very little formal assessing which has allowed me to learn to ignore some vehicle foibles (still can't ignore Mercedes-Benz steering though) and enjoy driving for the sake of driving.
 
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Still debating over a Fabia or equivalent....

Any experiences or views of a Vauxhall Astra? Probably Mk 5, 2004-10

Or Vauxhall Meriva A, 2004-10
 
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Northam Saint said:
Anyone here enjoy getting in their car and driving ? Since I’ve had my Peugeot I really look forward to finish time at work, putting my briefcase in the car, sitting in, buckling up and driving. I’m pretty lucky as my drive home opens up into the estuary view of Instow and out to the Atlantic. A nice view no matter what the season, high tide or low. As well as enjoying driving the Pug. Even feel a little disappointed to stop driving when I get home.
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Every Spring when I get my BMW Z4 out of storage I can hardly wait to get behind the wheel. This feeling lasts right through to mid-November when I put the car back into storage for the winter.
 
Benz3ne

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les24preludes said:
Still debating over a Fabia or equivalent....

Any experiences or views of a Vauxhall Astra? Probably Mk 5, 2004-10

Or Vauxhall Meriva A, 2004-10
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I’ve just changed from a 2.0L 2006 Mx5 to a ‘19 plate Fabia, 1.0tsi 95bhp 5sp manual.

In the day and 45 miles so far it’s been fantastic. Exceptionally quiet and frugal - quieter at *ahem* 70 than my old car was at idle (largely not exaggeration). Will miss the immediacy of the acceleration, pinpoint handling and roof down days but I feel I’ve made a good choice. Happy to report again in a week/month/6 mos etc if you like?
 
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Benz3ne said:
I’ve just changed from a 2.0L 2006 Mx5 to a ‘19 plate Fabia, 1.0tsi 95bhp 5sp manual.

In the day and 45 miles so far it’s been fantastic. Exceptionally quiet and frugal - quieter at *ahem* 70 than my old car was at idle (largely not exaggeration). Will miss the immediacy of the acceleration, pinpoint handling and roof down days but I feel I’ve made a good choice. Happy to report again in a week/month/6 mos etc if you like?
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It's hard NOT to like the Fabia..... Anyone else who has driven one?
 
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Northam Saint said:
Anyone here enjoy getting in their car and driving ? Since I’ve had my Peugeot I really look forward to finish time at work, putting my briefcase in the car, sitting in, buckling up and driving. I’m pretty lucky as my drive home opens up into the estuary view of Instow and out to the Atlantic. A nice view no matter what the season, high tide or low. As well as enjoying driving the Pug. Even feel a little disappointed to stop driving when I get home.
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Yes. It was best when I had my MX5, there was nothing better than finishing work, dropping the roof and blatting home down the coast road. The Land Rover's not fun in the same way but it's lovely to drive, very comfortable, and was magnificent in the snow last year. :)
 
Burgundy

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les24preludes said:
It's hard NOT to like the Fabia..... Anyone else who has driven one?
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Only on hire. I got on with it very well but my first two cars were a VW Polo and a Seat Ibiza, meaning I pretty much knew what to expect! I preferred it to the Corsa and Micra I’ve hired before but think the Fiesta should be on your shortlist if you’re heading in that supermini direction.

Our Fabia hire car was also a manual but it was the lower-powered MPI 75 engine; brilliant as a car in the city but there wasn’t enough oomph for spirited driving either with or without passengers nor for relaxing progress on fast roads. The TSI is probably a much better match.
 
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Burgundy said:
Our Fabia hire car was also a manual but it was the lower-powered MPI 75 engine; brilliant as a car in the city but there wasn’t enough oomph for spirited driving either with or without passengers nor for relaxing progress on fast roads. The TSI is probably a much better match.
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I can confirm it really is. Plenty of urgency around town and I returned 55mpg on the motorway on the way home from work today, second day in.
 
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