Help badly needed

Rawhead

Well lads,
I need a bit of help here. I currently have an 08 GTI DSG and a 14 month old baby. Just found out that twins are on the way in june. Needless to say the GTI has to go. I will need a car big enough for 3 child seats in the back and a big boot. I would like something with similar power and half decent looks, I will carry the three of them on my back before i'll get a people carrier. Has anyone any ideas? I'm looking at an '07 A6 2.0 FSI, fully loaded, tiptronic with only 8k miles. I'm thinking this should be a straight swap or fairly close. I would like a straight swap if possible or will spend a few quid if needed. Any suggestions would really help and before anyone says anything i'm going to tie a knot in it after this.

Zube

Rawhead wrote: »

Needless to say the GTI has to go.

No, it doesn't. Before you do anything expensive, try and put three child seats across the back bench. Borrow them if you have to: today's Golf is bloody huge, a Passat (while bigger) is not a hatchback, so no family man could buy one.

Also, test drive an S-Max, you might be surprised about MPVs. You especially might be surprised to learn that a Ford can be 40K.

Ah, family life!

craichoe

Rawhead wrote: »

Well lads,
I need a bit of help here. I currently have an 08 GTI DSG and a 14 month old baby. Just found out that twins are on the way in june. Needless to say the GTI has to go. I will need a car big enough for 3 child seats in the back and a big boot. I would like something with similar power and half decent looks, I will carry the three of them on my back before i'll get a people carrier. Has anyone any ideas? I'm looking at an '07 A6 2.0 FSI, fully loaded, tiptronic with only 8k miles. I'm thinking this should be a straight swap or fairly close. I would like a straight swap if possible or will spend a few quid if needed. Any suggestions would really help and before anyone says anything i'm going to tie a knot in it after this.

Get your missus a second hand car suited to the job, it'll probably cost what you'd lose i.e. cars are cheaper now and you'll lose money on your own car when selling, so its in your favour in both directions !

bennyx_o

If all the above fails, an Octavia VRS has, IIRC, the same engine as the Golf GTI, with somewhat more room in the back and a bigger boot.

Stevie Dakota

New Superb? Will swallow everything, including twins. Congrats by the way!

Martron

back in my day 4 kids were crammed in the back of a mazda 323!!!

yeah i would second the trial of the seats in the back of the golf you could be suprised. will be tricky getting the middle kid in

mumblin deaf ro

First of all congrats on your new arrivals. I read on honestjohn that the Skoda Superb can take three baby seats, so that's one to look at.

fox007

cheak out www.vagdrivers.net

TGi666

if you want power and practicality would you think about a skoda octavia vrs?

davkav

what about 05-07 audi a4 sline 2.0 tdi 170bhp. bit of a remap and you'll be flying.

you could land on VRT'd and all for anywhere between 15-18 depending on spec and mileage.

Could even get an sline avant which are sweet.

galwaytt

you can forget about putting 3 full size baby seats in an A4.

alias no.9

There is another option to consider which is three or four seats combined into one unit that can fit into any car.

Danbo!

+1 on the octavia. It'll fit the 3 seats in the back and approx. 40 child seats in the boot, it's huge.

Slig

Just to clarify, how many doors does the golf have?

Kafer

+2 on Octavia RS.

2 Espressi

Congrats on the Twins, BTW!

dynamick

Lots of work ahead with the new kids.

Normal child benefit of 166/month is increased by 50% for twins. There is also a one-off payment of 635 at the birth of twins. Also you will get 3 early childcare supplements of 92/month as all children are under 5. So you will be getting 940/month tax free which should cover any car you want.

Ideal child car is a 7-seater e-class estate or a new skoda superb 1.8 dsg. The new superb has an extremely wide rear seat compared to other cars and a boot the size of a barn for kiddy equipment. The skoda is probably better value and more fun to drive but seriously ugly. The merc is higher status.

Stevie Dakota

dynamick wrote: »

So you will be getting 940/month tax free which should cover any car you want.

LOL! That's good to know, now he just needs to find a few quid for childcare, health insurance, food, therapy for the parents and a mountain of nappies!

dynamick

lidl nappies. table scraps. estonian aupair. charity shop toys. titty milk. I've got 3 kids under 5.

T-Maxx

Forget about having all 3 of them next to each other on the back seat. It's simply to akward to get them in/out, especially the middle one.

You'd also want to keep them out of reach of each other.

Plus, remember the buggies and all other paraphernalia...

Face fact, you're a family man now so bye-bye GTI, hello 7 seater!:D

goldfish

Just bought up a 08 BMW520d Touring (Estate) to cater for all buggies etc - has the half decent looks you're after and decent enough power. Road Tax €140 per year and 16% VRT on import. Maybe worth looking at.
Congrats on the twins,

Darragh29

I'll swop you with the car below, no cash adjuster necessary...

Spitfire666

+3 on the Octavia,
its as quick as the gti, same engine,
has two extra doors and the boot is epic. even the estate version if you need a bit of extra space.
very reliable and very sporty on the move.
even comes in a diesel VRS. 170bhp. easy to remap too with huge gains to be got.

i've the mk1 Octavia VRS, the 1.8t petrol and i love it to bits. wouldnt touch an Audi after owning the Skoda.
the interior is very tasty too.